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Basel Committee Unveils Voluntary Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for Banks

Basel Committee Unveils Voluntary Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for Banks

June 16, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Basel Committee Publishes Voluntary Climate Disclosure Framework The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has released a voluntary framework for disclosing climate-related financial risks, allowing individual jurisdictions to decide whether and how to implement it domestically. Built-in Flexibility for Evolving Data Recognizing the rapid evolution of climate-related data,

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EU Ombudsman Queries Commission’s Sustainability U-Turn

EU Ombudswoman Slams Commission’s Sustainability U-Turn

May 27, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points What’s under scrutiny The EU Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho opened an inquiry on 21 May 2025 into how the European Commission drafted its Omnibus I simplification package. That package proposes to limit the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to companies with over 1,000 employees and €50 million turnover and

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Weaker Climate Rules May Heat Up Market Volatility

Weaker Climate Rules May Heat Up Market Volatility

May 13, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Basel Retreat from Mandatory Climate Standards Sparks Concern Global financial watchdogs have scaled back their climate oversight ambitions. At its latest meeting in Basel, Switzerland, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) approved a pivot for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision—favoring voluntary

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ISSB Must Clarify Climate Reporting Rules to Avoid Stalling Progress

ISSB Must Clarify Climate Reporting Rules to Avoid Stalling Progress

April 29, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: ISSB Responds to Market Feedback The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced proposed amendments to its climate-related disclosure standard (IFRS S2), aiming to ease application challenges without compromising decision-useful information for investors. The proposed changes would significantly affect financial sector companies, offering new reliefs to

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