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ISS ESG Enhances EU Taxonomy Alignment Solution

ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), has launched an enhanced EU Taxonomy Alignment Solution, to help clients meet imminent and medium-term reporting deadlines for their products’ alignment with all six EU Taxonomy objectives, starting in January 2024. The European Commission recently approved EU Taxonomy criteria for economic activities making a […]

The AMF Publishes a Second Educational Report on Taxonomy Reporting by Listed Companies

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), France’s stock market regulator, published a second educational report on taxonomy reporting by listed companies. Following a first analysis of listed companies’ reporting on the taxonomy published in November 2022, the AMF is publishing a second report this year analyzing the quality of the information provided by 31 non-financial […]

Useful Reminders in ESMA Publications on SFDR

In November 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published three aides for stakeholders to support in navigating three areas of the European Union’s (“EU”) sustainable finance regulation: sustainable investments and environmentally sustainable activities; Do No Significant Harm (“DNSH”) regime; and Use of estimates. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) and the Taxonomy Regulation […]

Generative AI Benchmark: Increasing the Accuracy of LLMs in the Enterprise with a Knowledge Graph

Large Language Models (LLMs) present enterprises with exciting new opportunities for leveraging their data, from improving processes to creating entirely new products and services. But coupled with excitement for the transformative power of LLMs, there are also looming concerns. Chief among those concerns is the accuracy of LLMs in production. Initial evaluations have found that […]

Singapore vs EU: Color-Coded Alignment Adds Complexity to the Interoperability of Global Sustainability Taxonomies

A sustainable taxonomy is a framework used to identify and classify economic activities based on their sustainability attributes. Often recognized as a gold standard in this domain, the European Taxonomy is considered an example of taxonomy development. Its prominence has not only piqued the interest of investors keen on understanding their portfolios’ alignment with this […]

Taxonomists Agree on How to Create a Single List of All Life on Earth

A new survey shows most taxonomists now agree on how a single authoritative list of the Earth’s species would work. Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control, etc. The people who describe new species […]

Understanding RDF Data: The Foundation of Semantic Web and Linked Data

A Resource Description Framework (RDF) provides a framework for specifying–in digital library terminology, metadata–that makes information machine-readable. It is based on a graph with subjects, predicates, and objects. The basic statement has a subject in the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and an object that can be either a URI or a literal […]

How Generative AI Can Create, Enrich and Manage Semantic Models

Generative AI models can empower organizations to create, enrich, and manage semantic models efficiently. Making sense of data and extracting meaningful insights has become increasingly challenging for all organizations. Semantic Knowledge Models, which help organize and understand data by capturing its relationships and meaning and applying context to the data, have emerged as a crucial […]

CPT Appendix S: AI Taxonomy for Medical Services & Procedures

At its September 2021 meeting, the CPT® Editorial Panel accepted the addition of a new Appendix S to guide classifying various artificial intelligence/augmented intelligence (AI) applications. This taxonomy guides classifying various artificial intelligence/augmented intelligence (AI) applications (e.g., expert systems, machine learning, algorithm-based services) for medical services and procedures into one of three categories: assistive, augmentative, […]

Data Alignment in Banking: Unveiling Taxonomy, Ontology, and Semantics

In the intricate domain of data management, aligning and clarifying data interpretation is crucial. The Data Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) explores this in depth, emphasizing the need for a coherent approach to data comprehension. Within DCAM, the “Alignment to Meaning” facet is pivotal, shedding light on three core pillars: Taxonomy, Ontology, and Semantics. Taxonomy: The […]