ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

EFRAG Consults on European Sustainability Reporting Standards

By ESG Investor | 03/05/2022

The double materiality-based standards are designed to underpin the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

ESG / Sustainability

CSRC Launches Campaign to Expand Public Funds Market

By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2022

Banks, insurers, brokers and foreign FIs are urged to establish licensed fund management companies. Fund investment channels will be expanded and operational rules relaxed.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Launches Public Repository on Issuer Board Diversity

By Editors | 30/04/2022

The centralised platform will make available data regarding each listed company’s board of directors – by age, gender and years of tenure.

ESG / Sustainability

Asset Managers Report EU Taxonomy Teething Problems

By ESG Investor | 30/04/2022

A new PRI report outlines recommendations to ensure clarity and ease the reporting process.

ESG / Sustainability

Philippine SEC Implores Listed Firms to Improve Board Diversity

By Editors | 29/04/2022

The SEC said having women represented on the board is a good corporate governance practice and more listed companies should strive to achieve greater boardroom diversity.

ESG / Sustainability

FSB Issues Guidance for Regulators on Climate-related Risks

By Editors | 29/04/2022

The report offers recommendations for monitoring, managing and mitigating climate-related risks to promote consistent approaches across sectors and jurisdictions.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan Adopts Equator Principles in Credit Guidelines for Banks

By Darien Choong | 29/04/2022

The move is aimed at standardising the key principles banks follow when handling large-scale project financing cases involving environmental and social risks.

Big Picture

Green Transition Needs Greater Transparency – NGFS

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

Consistent, comparable and reliable data and products dependent on disclosure standards and harmonised taxonomies.

Enforcement

US SEC Charges Brazil’s Vale for “Misleading” ESG Disclosures

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

Brazilian mining firm Vale regularly misled local governments, communities, and investors about the safety of its Brumadinho dam through its ESG disclosures.