ESG / Sustainability

Too Much Leeway Offered by Updated ASEAN Taxonomy

By ESG Investor | 07/03/2024

Second version of the voluntary guidance limits utility to investors by allowing companies and countries to “pick and choose”.

ESG / Sustainability

RBNZ Considers Ways to Build Climate Risk into Credit Risk Weights

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2024

When considering any future changes to the approach to setting risk weights, the RBNZ will ensure they are data-driven and explicitly linked to financial risk.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX RegCo Consults On Integrating ISSB Standards Into Listing Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2024

SGX RegCo proposes to make it mandatory for listed companies to report on sustainability, compared to the current “comply or explain” approach.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan to Help Eswatini Establish Carbon Exchange

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2024

The TWSE and TCX signed MoUs with the Eswatini Stock Exchange to enhance cooperation including in carbon credit business.

ESG / Sustainability

Philippine SEC Adopts Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2024

The SEC said issuers of securities should refer to the taxonomy when making investment decisions or designing sustainable financial products and services.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Sets Expectations on Climate Risk Stress Testing

By Manesh Samtani | 05/03/2024

Capital add-ons may be used to address inadequate progress towards strengthening resilience to climate-related risks.

ESG / Sustainability

JPX Develops Method to Automate TCFD Disclosure Checks

By Mark Johnston | 05/03/2024

Large language models are used evaluate securities reports to check whether recommended TCFD disclosures were made.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan to Require Emissions Disclosures from Top-tier Firms

By Editors | 05/03/2024

The FSA is expected to release draft standards by end-March proposing requirements for Prime Market companies to disclose supply chain emissions data.

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.

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