ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Planning Regulatory Changes in the ESG Space

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/12/2022

SEBI is planning to simplify its BRSR framework to take into account local market conditions, mandate ESG audits, and regulate ESG rating providers.

Big Picture

Asian Investors Raise the Bar on Gender Diversity: ASIFMA

By ESG Investor | 06/12/2022

ASIFMA has published guidance on investors’ expectations on gender diversity to support understanding, engagement and disclosures among issuers.

ESG / Sustainability

Fed Board Proposes Climate Risk Framework for Large US Banks

By Editors | 06/12/2022

One governor said he disagrees with the premise that climate change poses a serious risk to large banks and US financial stability because stress tests show the banks are resilient.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Publish Digitalisation, Nation Building Guidance for PLCs

By Editors | 06/12/2022

Five digital guidebooks have now been published under the PLC Transformation programme, to help deliver sustainable and robust financial performance from listed companies.

ESG / Sustainability

GRI Consults on Biodiversity Disclosure Standard

By ESG Investor | 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.

ESG / Sustainability

BNM Finalises New Requirements on Climate Risk Management

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/12/2022

Governance, strategy, risk appetite and risk management requirements take effect on 31 Dec 2023; and scenario analysis and disclosure requirements one year later.

AML / KYC

Swimming in Dirty Money: It’s Time to Dive Below the Surface

By Tom Keatinge | 05/12/2022

The failure to address the illicit finance in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is a glaring omission, says RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.

ESG / Sustainability

Florida to Divest $2bn from BlackRock Over ESG Objections

By Editors | 05/12/2022

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis describes BlackRock’s ESG strategy as a “social-engineering project” that has “nothing to do with maximizing returns”.

ESG / Sustainability

The Legal and Regulatory Risks of ESG “Greenwashing” in Hong Kong

By Stephanie Tsui | 02/12/2022

Stephanie Tsui and Mark Lin at Hogan Lovells discuss the legal framework and tools available in Hong Kong to combat greenwashing behaviour.