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Investors urge G7 to implement standardised climate risk disclosure rules

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 01 June 2021 • 4 min read
The G7 summit is being hosted by the UK in Cornwall in June 2021
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The G7 summit is being hosted by the UK in Cornwall in June 2021

Call comes as G7 finance minsters reportedly prepare to announce commitments to beef-up climate risk disclosures

Pressure is mounting on the world's most advanced economies to agree standardised rules requiring companies to report on the risks to their businesses posed by climate change and the net zero transition,...

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