ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Quarter of ASEAN Companies Disclosing Climate Risk Strategy

By ESG Investor | 19/07/2022

Most companies are reporting their emissions, but climate-related targets remain vague, says GRI.

ESG / Sustainability

IMF Outlines Approaches to Climate Risk Analysis in FSAPs

By Manesh Samtani | 18/07/2022

Climate risk analysis in FSAPs typically entails the development of scenario-based stress tests for assessing bank solvency and liquidity, using bank level data.

AML / KYC

Sanctions Over-Compliance Causes Human Rights Violations: UN Expert

By Editors | 18/07/2022

UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan says governments and FIs should be doing more to ensure over-compliance with sanctions does not negatively impact human rights.

Big Picture

Asset Managers Need to Collaborate on Risk, Compliance – IA

By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

New report from the Investment Association and Deloitte offers recommendations for asset managers on net zero transition.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand SEC Launches ‘SDG Investor Map’

By Editors | 15/07/2022

The SEC says the SDG Investor Map will promote the capital market as a mechanism for driving Thailand towards the UN SDGs.

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Launches ‘Data Catalyst’ to Support Nature Disclosures 

By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

New initiative aims to bring together parties across the nature-related data landscape to respond to gaps and challenges.

ESG / Sustainability

Encouraging Progress on Climate Risk Roadmap: FSB

By Editors | 15/07/2022

The FSB has published its first annual stocktake on progress to address climate-related financial risks since the release of its roadmap last July.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Overhauls 2020 Proxy Rules

By ESG Investor | 14/07/2022

SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the amendments are “bettered tailored” to balance the needs of investors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

By Editors | 13/07/2022

Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.