ESG Investor
A sister publication of Regulation Asia, ESG Investor covers the integration of ESG factors into the investment processes and strategies of asset owners globally.
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ESG / Sustainability
ISSB Introduces Scope 3 Disclosure Guidance
18/12/2022
A temporary exemption from Scope 3 disclosures will be granted for the first 12 months after the ISSB standards are finalised to give companies more time to prepare.
ESG / Sustainability
HSBC to Stop Financing Oil and Gas Fields
14/12/2022
HSBC has updated its oil and gas policy, which includes a commitment to no longer finance new oil and gas fields.
ESG / Sustainability
Australian Treasury Consults on Climate Disclosures
13/12/2022
Australia is consulting on the design and implementation of its proposed standards for the mandatory disclosure of climate‑related financial risks and opportunities.
ESG / Sustainability
ESMA Labelling Rules to Complicate Green Fund Market
11/12/2022
Plans to introduce minimum investment thresholds risk creating two types of Article 8 products, says Julia Vergauwen at Linklaters.
Big Picture
Asian Investors Raise the Bar on Gender Diversity: ASIFMA
06/12/2022
ASIFMA has published guidance on investors’ expectations on gender diversity to support understanding, engagement and disclosures among issuers.
ESG / Sustainability
GRI Consults on Biodiversity Disclosure Standard
06/12/2022
The revised GRI Biodiversity Standard will be used to inform the CDP disclosure platform, and the TNFD disclosure framework for nature-related risks.
ESG / Sustainability
TCFD Disclosures Not Delivering Decision-Useful Information
30/11/2022
While the number of companies producing climate-related disclosures is increasing, less than half are including decision-useful information, says Manifest Climate.
ESG / Sustainability
ClientEarth, AIGCC Offer Asia Guidance on Climate Resolutions
28/11/2022
Different tactics are required across the region for institutional investors looking to hold corporates to account on net zero strategies.
ESG / Sustainability
Law Change Needed to Protect ESG Rules for US Pension Plans
25/11/2022
ERISA pensions are now permitted to incorporate material ESG factors into their investment and voting decisions.
ESG / Sustainability
Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Swiss Firms From 2024
24/11/2022
Switzerland’s Federated Council has opted to adopt an ordinance on mandatory climate disclosures for large Swiss companies.
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