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.
Articles by ESG Investor
ESG / Sustainability
Group of Five Releases Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Prototype
21/12/2020
The proposed standard for sustainability-related financial disclosures builds on TCFD pillars and supports the IFRS consultation on non-financial reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
New Alliance Lays Out Recommendations to Tackle ESG Data Gaps
17/12/2020
The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance will prepare a report to develop a detailed overview of the steps needed to address challenges in the ESG data space.
ESG / Sustainability
CDSB and GRI Back IFRS on Sustainability Reporting
17/12/2020
The independent sustainability standards organisations call for increased cohesion between sustainability and financial reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
Paris Anniversary Marked by New Finance Initiative
14/12/2020
Participating countries issued new commitments related to the three pillars of the Paris Agreement at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020.
ESG / Sustainability
Asset Managers, Insurers Must Embed Environmental Risk: MAS
09/12/2020
Guidelines due to take effect in 18 months call for increased engagement with stakeholders, stress testing and risk disclosures.
Market Infrastructure
“Swift Action” Needed to Implement Carbon Pricing: GFMA
06/12/2020
An estimated $100 to $150 trillion of climate-related investment will be required over the next three decades to transition to a low carbon economy, says a report from GFMA and BCG.
ESG / Sustainability
ESG Indices Offer Ethical Investment Without Sacrificing Returns: HKEX
02/12/2020
Outperformance by ESG indices versus parents stems from “better financial performance and/or higher investor valuation of constituents, HKEX says in a new study.
ESG / Sustainability
FSB Warns of Sharp Falls in Asset Prices from Climate Risk
23/11/2020
Physical and transition risks could combine to increase destabilisation, the FSB says in a new report, citing “numerous sources of uncertainty”.
ESG / Sustainability
Exchanges to Support Investor Need for Climate Disclosures: UN SSE
18/11/2020
The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange is looking to publish climate-related reporting guidelines next year.
ESG / Sustainability
OECD, UNDP Launch Plan to Align Global Finance with SDG Goals
15/11/2020
According to new research from Standard Chartered, SDGs are not getting the investment needed to meet the targets by 2030.
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