ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

AML / KYC

AMLC Philippines Issues Draft Rules for Anti-Human Trafficking Law

By Editors | 25/09/2022

Financial intermediaries will be required to monitor for and report financial activity and transactions suspected to be related to human trafficking.

ESG / Sustainability

Bangladesh Issues Green Bond Financing Policy for Banks, NBFIs

By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2022

Banks and NBFIs can issue and invest in green bonds subject to meeting prudential, reporting and disclosure requirements.

ESG / Sustainability

JPX Launches Pilot Trading in New Carbon Credit Market

By Editors | 23/09/2022

The TSE commenced pilot trading in J-Credits, which have been circulating on a voluntary basis in Japan since 2013. Trading began with 145 registered participants.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Issues Guidance for Firms’ Transition Plans

By ESG Investor | 23/09/2022

GFANZ has released a report advising companies on the information they should disclose in their transition plans.

ESG / Sustainability

HKGFA Publishes Guidance on Using Common Ground Taxonomy

By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2022

The Common Ground Taxonomy can be used for debt issuance, equity portfolio construction, index creation, company and fund disclosures, and policy settings.

Securities / Derivatives

More S&P 500 Firms Disclosing in Line with TCFD – CDP

By ESG Investor | 22/09/2022

Over half of S&P 500 firms assessed by CDP are 90-99% aligned with the TCFD key recommendations.

ESG / Sustainability

US Banks “Ignoring Climate Emergency” – Reclaim Finance

By ESG Investor | 22/09/2022

Reclaim Finance calls on US banks to “immediately complement their net zero pledges with real action and implement robust coal policies”.

ESG / Sustainability

Environmental Groups Take Legal Action over EU Taxonomy

By ESG Investor | 22/09/2022

Four environmental groups are set to start legal action in an attempt to prevent the EU including fossil gas in its sustainable finance rulebook.

ESG / Sustainability

ECB Issues Bond Decarbonisation Plans

By ESG Investor | 21/09/2022

The ECB has published details of how it intends to “gradually decarbonise” the corporate bond holdings in its monetary policy portfolio.