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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Reporting & Disclosures
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.
Sustainable Finance
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.
Reporting & Disclosures
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.
Reporting & Disclosures
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.
Reporting & Disclosures
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.
Nature & Biodiversity
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.
Reporting & Disclosures
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.
Climate Risk
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.
Sustainable Finance
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.
Reporting & Disclosures
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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