ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Launches New Climate Finance Accelerator

By Editors | 07/11/2022

MAS, Google Cloud and KPMG launched the accelerator to channel capital toward companies with market-ready climate fintech solutions.

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Update Allows Varying Approaches to Materiality

By ESG Investor | 06/11/2022

V0.3 of nature risks and disclosure framework also covers nature-focused metrics, target-setting and supply chain traceability.

Capital / Liquidity

Banks Working to Assess Climate Impacts on Trading Book

By Editors | 06/11/2022

An ISDA-EY report says banks see the potential benefits of engaging with regulators to help define and run an exploratory scenario for the trading book.

ESG / Sustainability

ECB Sets New Deadlines for Managing Climate & Environmental Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 04/11/2022

The deadlines will be closely monitored and, if necessary, enforcement action will be taken, the ECB said, adding that bank capital requirements are already being affected.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia, LSEG Expand Collaboration on ESG Initiatives

By Editors | 03/11/2022

FTSE Russell will provide ESG scores for all companies listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Main and ACE Markets, compared to 30 percent currently.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS, PBOC to Jointly Establish Green Finance Taskforce

By Editors | 02/11/2022

A number of Singapore-China initiatives were announced this week, including plans by SGX, SSE and SZSE to launch a Low Carbon Index Family by year-end.

ESG / Sustainability

IDX, MVGX Partner to Develop Indonesia’s Carbon Market

By Editors | 02/11/2022

Indonesia Stock Exchange and Singapore’s MetaVerse Green Exchange will collaborate to develop a carbon exchange system in Indonesia.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Aims to Boost “Speed and Scope” of Net Zero Transition

By ESG Investor | 01/11/2022

Alongside the finalised transition framework for financial institutions, GFANZ issues updates on portfolio alignment metrics and policy levers.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Banks ‘Well Placed’ to Withstand Stagflation Scenario: RBNZ

By Editors | 01/11/2022

The stress tests show that river and surface water flooding may be a greater climate-related hazard for residential mortgages than coastal flooding.