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ESG / Sustainability
CBIRC Issues Draft Guidelines on Corporate Governance
By Editors | 05/02/2021
The guidelines formalise obligations for banks and insurers to integrate Communist Party leadership in the governance of state-owned and private banks and insurers.
Market Infrastructure
Is it Time to Regulate ESG Scores and Ratings?
By ESG Investor | 03/02/2021
End-users are seeking more transparency around cost and methodology to improve comparability across third-party vendors.
ESG / Sustainability
IFRS Foundation Announces Next Steps for Sustainability Standards
By ESG Investor | 03/02/2021
The Sustainability Standards Board – widely supported across the investment industry – will be established in time for COP26 in November.
ESG / Sustainability
FSC Korea Outlines Additional Green Finance Initiatives
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2021
The FSC plans to draw up a climate risk management and oversight plan for FIs by March and develop a green taxonomy within H1.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Taskforce Proposes Taxonomy for Identifying Green Activities
By Editors | 29/01/2021
The taxonomy draws on the theoretical underpinnings of the EU taxonomy and proposes a traffic-light system which sets out how activities are classified.
ESG / Sustainability
SGX Launches ESG Futures as Part of Sustainability Agenda
By Editors | 25/01/2021
The launch is part of the SGX FIRST initiative, a multi-pronged expansion of the exchange’s sustainability capabilities announced in December.
ESG / Sustainability
GRI Updates Disclosure Standards to Align with SDGs
By ESG Investor | 24/01/2021
New guidance for corporates from the Global Reporting Initiative will help asset owners track their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
ESG / Sustainability
FSB Publishes Work Programme for Year Ahead
By Editors | 20/01/2021
The work programme includes initiatives to strengthen NBFI resilience, enhance cross border payments, and address climate change, among other priorities.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong Influence in Global Climate Finance of ‘Critical Importance’
By Manesh Samtani | 19/01/2021
At the Asian Financial Forum, SFC chief Ashley Alder discussed the steps Hong Kong has taken to support a greener and more sustainable future.
ESG / Sustainability
Thailand SEC Declares Support for TCFD, Enhanced ESG Disclosures
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/01/2021
The move will lead to better disclosure of ESG information in the capital market, including information related to greenhouse gas emissions.
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