ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

    ESG / Sustainability

    ICMA Publishes Compendium of Global Sustainable Finance Initiatives

    By Editors | 24/02/2020

    Key international initiatives identified are the Equator Principles, the FSB TCFD Recommendations, the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, the NGFS, and the UN SDGs.

    ESG / Sustainability

    China Likely To Push Asset Owners To Embrace ESG

    By AsianInvestor | 21/02/2020

    Beijing will likely require asset owners play a bigger role in ESG investing as part of broader sustainability plans when it announces its five-year plan later this year, according to KPMG.

    ESG / Sustainability

    TWSE Amends Listed Company Guidelines to Enhance Governance, CSR

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    The amendments include stock trading controls to prevent insider trading, ethical management units at listed companies, and disclosures of governance practices for managing climate risk.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Hedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption

    By Editors | 11/02/2020

    ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.

    ESG / Sustainability

    FSAP Stress Tests to Prioritise Climate Risk Assessments: IMF

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2020

    The IMF is adding climate-related factors to its existing stress-testing methodology to help government and private-sector leaders prepare for potential financial shocks.

    ESG / Sustainability

    MAS to Broaden Range of Climate Risks Included in Stress Tests

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    The current priority is to collect climate-related data and understand how it impacts FIs in order to conduct a proper stress test, says MAS board member Ong Ye Kung.

    Market Infrastructure

    World Federation of Exchanges Sets Out 2020 Priorities

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    In 2020, the WFE will focus its work on the role of exchanges in creating data, the role of CCPs in ensuring systemic safety, and ESG issues.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Refinitiv Launches ESG Data Initiative at WEF, Davos

    By Editors | 23/01/2020

    The Alliance aims to identify and consolidate the fundamental ESG and alternative data firms require to make sustainable investment decisions and positively contribute to the UN SDGs.

    ESG / Sustainability

    BIS Calls on Central Banks to Coordinate Action on Climate Change

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/01/2020

    Without coordinated action, a new global financial crisis triggered by climate change would render central banks and financial supervisors powerless.

    ESG / Sustainability

    TWSE Adds Climate Risk to Disclosure Rules for Listed Companies

    By Editors | 20/01/2020

    Listed companies are required to disclose information on their governance of climate-related risks and opportunities, and the actual and potential impacts of their activities on climate.

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