ESG / Sustainability

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NGFS Issues Reports on Climate-related Risks and Ratings

By Editors | 24/05/2022

Two new reports shed light on the extent to which climate risks are taken into account by FIs and affect credit ratings.

Securities / Derivatives

Sustainable Exchanges Partnership Increases Emerging Markets Focus

By Editors | 23/05/2022

UN SSE and IFC will work to advance gender equality and support the adoption and implementation of sustainable finance products.

ESG / Sustainability

ASEAN+3 Ministers Pledge to Maintain Regional Stability

By Editors | 19/05/2022

The CMIM is being enhanced to allow ASEAN+3 members to use their own and each other’s local currencies for CMIM liquidity support.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Launches ESG Registry Under Project Greenprint

By Manesh Samtani | 17/05/2022

STACS says the registry will provide financial institutions, corporates, and regulators access to quality ESG certifications and data.

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Near-term Economic Climate Change Impacts “Harder to Ignore”

By ESG Investor | 17/05/2022

New report says the near-term impacts of climate change are becoming ever harder for financial institutions to ignore.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia, CIMB Collaborate to Drive ESG Adoption

By Editors | 16/05/2022

CIMB becomes the fourth bank overall, and first home-grown bank, to collaborate with Bursa Malaysia on its #financing4ESG initiative.

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Bank Culture Regarded as Critical Governance Priority: Report

By Manesh Samtani | 16/05/2022

Financial regulators are prioritising psychological safety, ‘speak up’ culture, and the ability to “predict and prevent” stakeholder harm, says a report from Starling.

ESG / Sustainability

Future Uncertain for UK SDRs After Omission

By ESG Investor | 16/05/2022

Details on the SDRs were omitted from a new financial services bill outlined during the Queen’s Speech last week.

ESG / Sustainability

China: ESG Disclosure Standards to Take Effect on 1 June

By Darien Choong | 14/05/2022

Ping An, China Mobile, Ant Group, Dagong Credit Rating as well as asset managers and energy producers helped to develop the standards.