ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

PITCH! REGTECH: ESG Data Needs to Be More Accurate 

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/05/2023

Panellists at Regulation Asia’s PITCH! REGTECH conference said RegTech needs to be “creative” to help FIs manage ESG data.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Launches Sustainable Finance Training for Asset Managers

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/05/2023

IMAS is introducing sustainable finance training courses to enhance capacity building within the asset management industry.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Establishes Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 24/05/2023

The Committee will explore the enablers that would support the implementation of the ISSB Standards in Malaysia, and discuss matters related to assurance of sustainability statements.

ESG / Sustainability

NGFS Explores Short-Term Climate Scenarios

By ESG Investor | 24/05/2023

The NGFS is inviting modelling teams to participate and contribute to the development of short-term climate scenarios.

ESG / Sustainability

ELFA, ICMA Offer Practical Guidance on High Yield SLBs

By Mark Johnston | 24/05/2023

The ELFA and ICMA partnered to create guidance for the high yield bond market in line with ICMA’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles.

ESG / Sustainability

G7 Leaders Committed to Tackling Biodiversity Crisis

By ESG Investor | 22/05/2023

The G7 will “identify incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity by 2025″.

ESG / Sustainability

Indonesia Becomes First Asian Sovereign to Sell Blue Bond

By Editors | 22/05/2023

Indonesia sold a JPY 104.8 billion blue bond with four-tranches, less than two years after establishing a framework to do so.

ESG / Sustainability

ACSI Updates Voting Policy to Promote Gender Balance on Boards

By Editors | 22/05/2023

The policy means ASX300 companies could face recommendations ‘against’ male director re-elections if women do not occupy a minimum of 30% of board seats.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA, LuxSE Launch New Sustainable Bond Database

By Editors | 17/05/2023

Data is available on more than 8,700 listed green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds aligned with ICMA’s Principles.