Tackling the nature and climate crises is the biggest business opportunity this century, say industry leaders

Business leaders including Deborah Meaden and leaders from NatWest, John Lewis Partnership and the Financial Conduct Authority, are joining the UK’s three leading nature charities WWF, RSPB and National Trust to urge all businesses to act now to tackle the nature and climate crises. Nature is the foundation of the systems that allow businesses to function, yet the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Nature loss and climate change are resulting in ecological breakdown at an unprecedented level, creating risks to businesses from supply…

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ASA – ASA partners with FCA and Sharon Gaffka to educate influencers around ‘finfluencing’

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: ASA partners with FCA and Sharon Gaffka to educate influencers around ‘finfluencing’. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has partnered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and former Love Islander Sharon Gaffka, including with a new infographic, to help educate influencers about the potential pitfalls of promoting financial products, or…

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Law Family Commission on Civil Society report says FCA should make philanthropy advice training mandatory for financial advisors

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should make philanthropy advice training mandatory for financial advisors and introduce regulation to ensure it is discussed with clients, according to a report. New research for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, carried out by Pro Bono Economics, has called on the FCA to act to improve “the quality and the quantity of financial advice and guidance on philanthropy” in the UK, making four key recommendations. Currently, philanthropy in the UK is worth close to £20 billion annually, but there is an opportunity to…

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FCA announces future work on climate change and green finance

The FCA has published a feedback statement setting out its proposals to improve climate change disclosures by issuers and information to consumers on green financial products and services. The Statement identifies a number of priorities, which will provide a foundation for the FCA’s future work on climate change and green finance. These include issuers’ climate change disclosures, regulated firms’ integration of climate change risk and opportunities into their decision-making and consumers’ access to green financial products and services. Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA said: ‘We have an important…

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