ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

IFRS Foundation, GRI Agree to Align Common Disclosures

By Editors | 25/05/2024

The IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative will work together to optimise how GRI and ISSB Standards can be used together.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Proposes Inclusion of Green Credits Under BRSR Framework

By Ajoy K Das | 23/05/2024

Green credits can be generated by planting trees on degraded land parcels identified by the Forest Department.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS, PBOC Advance Collaboration on Green Finance Initiatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2024

The deliverables relate to alignment of taxonomies, facilitation of green finance flows, and the development of a decarbonisation rating platform.

ESG / Sustainability

NGFS Offers Central Banks Sustainable Investing Insights

By ESG Investor | 21/05/2024

The NGFS encourages all central banks and supervisors globally to include sustainability considerations in their portfolio management.

ESG / Sustainability

China Leads Way on Green Bond Issuance

By ESG Investor | 20/05/2024

Onshore and offshore green bonds originating from Chinese issuers in 2023 amounted to $131bn, according to Climate Bonds Initiative.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA Proposes Draft Code for ESG Data Providers

By Manesh Samtani | 17/05/2024

The draft Code of Conduct was prepared by an ICMA-led industry working group that was sponsored by Hong Kong’s SFC.

ESG / Sustainability

ASIC Outlines Focus Areas for Financial Reporting, Auditing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/05/2024

ASIC’s priorities include certain ‘enduring focus areas’ along with climate reporting and compliance with ethical and independence standards.

ESG / Sustainability

ESMA Issues Fund Naming Guidance to Combat Greenwashing

By ESG Investor | 16/05/2024

The guidelines establish harmonised criteria for the use of ESG and sustainability terms in fund names.

Crypto / Digital Assets

StanChart, Mastercard Complete PoC Involving Tokenised Carbon Credits

By Editors | 15/05/2024

Mastercard, StanChart, Mox Bank and Libeara are partnering to catalyse the adoption of tokenisation in financial assets.