FCA seeks experts to join new ESG advisory committee

Earlier this year, the FCA board decided to establish a new ESG advisory committee to help execute its ESG-related responsibilities, which includes meeting the government's expectation that the regulator has regard for the UK's commitment to achieving a net zero economy by 2050 when considering how to advance and achieve its objectives and functions, it said. The new committee's role will be to advise the board on the following: How it executes oversight of ESG issues relevant to the FCA both as a regulator and in its own operations; Relevant emerging ESG topics or issues; How t...