ESG Guidelines issued for listed companies at the London Stock Exchange Group ("LSEG")

 

With increased investor demand for more availability and consistency of environment, social and governance ("ESG"), the LSEG have released guidance through its Global Sustainable Investment Centre.

 

The guide, available for both investor and issuers has been issued to over 2,700 companies listed on LSEG's UK and Italian markets. The market combined capitalisation of these markets are valued at more that £5trillion.

 

The guidance, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative, has identified eight priorities for ESG reporting which are 1) strategic relevance, 2) investor materiality, 3) Investor grade data, 4) global frameworks, 5) reporting formats, 6) regulation and investor communication, 7) green revenue reporting and 8) debt finance.

 

LSEG's "Your Guide to ESG reporting" can be accessed via this link.

 

Category: Growth

Initiative: United Nations' Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative

Date published: 09 February 2017

Source: London Stock Exchange Group