ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Unveils Metrics Architecture in Second Beta Framework

By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

There are due to be two further beta drafts to be launched ahead of the final framework’s planned publication in September 2023.

ESG / Sustainability

ESG Ratings Providers Fall Short on Transparency – ESMA

By ESG Investor | 27/06/2022

There are 59 ESG ratings providers active in the EU, ESMA said in a letter to the European Commission.

ESG / Sustainability

Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

By ESG Investor | 26/06/2022

Stock exchanges’ listing rules are putting investors at risk, a new report from think tank Carbon Tracker finds.

ESG / Sustainability

Moody’s Finds ESG Risk Mitigation Delivers Higher Returns

By ESG Investor | 25/06/2022

Controversial events can cause lasting damage to shareholder value, analysis from Moody’s Analytics suggests.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Consults on Net-zero Transition Planning Framework

By Editors | 24/06/2022

GFANZ identifies four critical approaches for financial institutions to support real-economy GHG emissions reductions.

ESG / Sustainability

IFRS Foundation, VRF Finalise Consolidation Arrangements

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2022

The consolidation will support the sustainability reporting work of the ISSB, which is also working to establish an MOU with GRI.

ESG / Sustainability

HKMA Asks Banks to Apply Basel Climate Risk Guidance

By Editors | 22/06/2022

The HKMA will assess the need to align its supervisory framework with BCBS Principles for managing and supervising climate-related financial risks.

ESG / Sustainability

Thai SEC Partners With CDP to Drive Environmental Disclosures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2022

The SEC and CDP will co-develop a programme to improve the quantity and quality of environmental disclosures from corporates and FIs in Thailand.

ESG / Sustainability

ACRA, SGX to Develop Sustainability Reporting Roadmap

By Editors | 22/06/2022

New advisory committee to develop roadmap for wider implementation of sustainability reporting in Singapore, beyond SGX-listed companies.