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ESG / Sustainability
Taiwan FSC Ramps Up Efforts to Promote Green Finance
By Darien Choong | 06/04/2022
The FSC will encourage FIs to use their capital, investment and financing decision-making power to guide enterprises towards sustainable development.
Market Infrastructure
BOJ Publishes Details on Planned Bank Examinations for Fiscal 2022
By Manesh Samtani | 05/04/2022
Key areas of focus for the BOJ will be to assess how banks are managing climate risk, credit risk, cross-border loans, and cybersecurity.
ESG / Sustainability
RBI Identifies Faults in Risk, Compliance, Audit Functions
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/04/2022
The RBI has bolstered its supervisory focus at banks amid findings of compliance, risk management and internal audit weaknesses.
Big Picture
“Room for Improvement” in Climate Risk Tools – UNEP FI
By ESG Investor | 03/04/2022
Greater scope and depth needed to keep pace with demand for more holistic approaches to climate risk management by banks and investors.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia JC3 Issues Draft TCFD Application Guide for FIs
By Editors | 03/04/2022
All Malaysian FIs will be expected to adopt basic recommendations set out in the application guide and encouraged to adopt more sophisticated ‘stretch’ recommendations.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Updates Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors
By Editors | 03/04/2022
The updated Principles emphasise the need to integrate ESG considerations into investment decision-making and stewardship practices.
Big Picture
FSB Publishes Work Programme for 2022
By Editors | 31/03/2022
Key focus areas include work to address Covid-19 scarring effects, enhance cross-border payments, and address financial risks from climate change.
ESG / Sustainability
ADGM to Launch Regulated Carbon Exchange and Clearinghouse
By Darien Choong | 31/03/2022
ADGM will launch a carbon trading exchange and clearinghouse, offering trading in tokenised carbon credits, carbon credit futures and green energy contracts.
Market Infrastructure
ISSB Publishes First Sustainability Reporting Standards
By ESG Investor | 31/03/2022
The ISSB requests feedback on general and climate-focused disclosure drafts, which will be finalised by end of 2022.
ESG / Sustainability
Indian Banks ‘Unprepared’ to Fight Climate Change: Report
By Editors | 31/03/2022
A report from Climate Risk Horizons finds that most Indian banks have not yet factored climate change into their business strategies.
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