ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Offers Grants to Help Firms in Sustainability Reporting

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2024

The grant will help companies cover a portion of their costs in producing their first sustainability report in Singapore.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia to Ramp Up Focus on Nature Risk, Transition Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2024

The Joint Committee on Climate Change also pledged continued transition support for SMEs, and to launch new training in Q2 2024.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong Launches Prototype ‘Green Fintech Map’

By Editors | 03/03/2024

The Map is a directory of more than 50 green fintech firms so far, intended to help firms identify solutions that meet their business needs.

ESG / Sustainability

RBI Issues Draft Disclosure Framework for Climate Risk

By Ajoy K Das | 01/03/2024

Disclosures on governance, strategy and risk management will start from fiscal 2026, and on metrics and targets from fiscal 2028.

ESG / Sustainability

China Publishes New Green Industry Guidance Catalog

By Editors | 29/02/2024

FIs are encouraged to provide financial support for domestic and Belt and Road projects or activities that meet the requirements of the Catalog.

ESG / Sustainability

SG to Introduce Mandatory Climate Disclosures from FY 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/02/2024

The requirements will be implemented in a phased manner starting with listed companies in 2025 and large non-listed companies two years later.

ESG / Sustainability

FIs Asked to Declare Support for Ending Plastic Pollution

By ESG Investor | 29/02/2024

FIs are invited to sign a statement demonstrating support for an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX to Launch New Data Services Platform by End-March

By Editors | 28/02/2024

“J-LAKE” will centralise the management and analysis of financial and capital market data and help expand JPX’s data distribution services.

Enforcement

ASIC Fines Melbourne Securities for Alleged Greenwashing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/02/2024

ASIC alleges that Melbourne Securities made misleading statements in its PDS regarding its Bloom Climate Impact Fund.