ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore: SIAS Joins Fight Against Greenwashing

By Editors | 12/10/2022

Chief executive David Gerald said the Securities Investors Association of Singapore working to enhance its guidance for annual reports to combat greenwashing.

Big Picture

IMF Says Global Environment is Fragile, Storm Clouds Brewing

By Editors | 12/10/2022

Up to 29 percent of emerging market banks would breach their capital requirements in a severe global recession.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB on Track to Finalise Standards in Q1 2023

By ESG Investor | 12/10/2022

The ISSB is listening to asset owner feedback on draft sustainability disclosure standards, according to Katie Schmitz Eulitt.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Updates G20 on Work to Strengthen Financial System Resilience

By Editors | 12/10/2022

FSB chair Klaas Knot says the outlook for global financial stability remains challenging, citing tighter financial conditions and higher inflation.

ESG / Sustainability

Republicans Withdraw US$1b From BlackRock Over ESG

By ESG Investor | 11/10/2022

Republican-governed US states have started to withdraw state funds from BlackRock due to the asset manager’s ESG investment policies.

ESG / Sustainability

Turn Commitments into “Hard Numbers”, says GFANZ’s Carney

By ESG Investor | 11/10/2022

Transition plans should demonstrate alignment with 2030 decarbonisation targets, says UN Climate Envoy Mark Carney.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Calls on Investors to Engage with Listed Companies

By Manesh Samtani | 11/10/2022

Asset managers and retail investors are encouraged to more actively engage with their investee companies and participate in setting their strategic direction.

ESG / Sustainability

CSX Set to List Cambodia’s First Green Bond

By Editors | 11/10/2022

The issuance will still need approval from the securities regulator, but it will be the first green bond to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange.

ESG / Sustainability

LSE’s VCM to Finance Climate Change Mitigation

By ESG Investor | 10/10/2022

The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of the first VCM by a primary exchange with the publication of final admission and disclosure rules.