ESG / Sustainability

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.

ESG / Sustainability

GRI Standards to Integrate Human Rights

By ESG Investor | 21/09/2022

The Global Reporting Initiative intends to better integrate consideration of human rights into its disclosure requirements.

ESG / Sustainability

Korean Banks, Insurers Meet to Discuss Climate Stress Tests

By Editors | 21/09/2022

KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, along with six insurers, participated in the first meeting of a new working group set up to prepare for the stress tests.

ESG / Sustainability

ACCC to Commence Internet Sweep Targeting Greenwashing

By Editors | 21/09/2022

Businesses may be asked to substantiate their green claims. The ACCC may take enforcement action if consumers are being misled or deceived.

ESG / Sustainability

Common Ground Taxonomy: An Analytical Tool

By Manesh Samtani | 20/09/2022

The HKGFA is looking to address misconceptions about the EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy and how it is meant to be used, says Chaoni Huang.

ESG / Sustainability

Taipei Exchange Lists First Two Sustainability-linked Bonds

By Editors | 19/09/2022

Taiwanese conglomerate Far East New Century and chemicals company Chi Mei Corp issued TPEx’s first two sustainability-linked bonds on Wednesday.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds This Year

By Editors | 18/09/2022

New Zealand’s Treasury has appointed BNZ and Deutsche Bank (Sydney) as joint structuring advisors to help establish the sovereign green bond programme.