ESG / Sustainability

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.

ESG / Sustainability

BSE India Receives Approval to Set Up Social Stock Exchange

By Editors | 10/10/2022

The social stock exchange will allow direct listings from non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Budget 2023 to Tackle Scams, Promote Capital Market

By Editors | 09/10/2022

Budget 2023 includes measures to strengthen the capital market, protect against scams and cyber threats, and drive the ESG and climate change agenda.

ESG / Sustainability

Risk Monitoring Needed for Non-Climate ESG Risks: FSA

By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2022

Risk practitioners should establish risk monitoring systems that cover sustainability themes beyond climate change, said the FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda.

ESG / Sustainability

US FSOC Establishes New Advisory Committee on Climate Risk

By Editors | 08/10/2022

The committee will help the FSOC gather information, conduct analysis, and make recommendations to address climate-related financial risks.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB Adoption in Hong Kong Will Have Global Significance: SFC

By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2022

The SFC is working with HKEX to develop a regulatory framework for listed company climate-related disclosures “based on the ISSB standards”.