ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

IFSCA Issues Framework for CRAs Providing ESG Ratings in GIFT City

By Ajoy K Das | 31/07/2024

The framework comes on the heels of a decision by SEBI to permit CRAs and ESG rating providers to undertake rating activities in GIFT City.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia & New Zealand to Align Sustainable Finance Taxonomies

By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2024

Australia and New Zealand agreed to align sustainable finance taxonomy policy “where appropriate” and to engage on transition planning and investment product labelling.

ESG / Sustainability

ASX Launches First Environmental Futures Contracts

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/07/2024

Three new environmental futures contracts will allow market participants to price and hedge emissions reduction risks, ASX said.

ESG / Sustainability

Adapt or Burn: Investing in Climate Adaptation

By Mary Leung | 28/07/2024

Mary Leung, Senior Advisor of Research and Advocacy for Asia-Pacific at the CFA Institute, makes the case for increased investment in climate adaptation.

ESG / Sustainability

BCX Completes Auction of First Malaysian Nature-based Carbon Credits

By Jaya Prakash Balakrishnan | 25/07/2024

The carbon credits come from the Kuamut Project, a domestic forest protection and regeneration project on the island of Borneo.

ESG / Sustainability

TWSE Awarded ISO Carbon Neutrality Certificate by BSI

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/07/2024

The Taiwan Stock Exchange has become the world’s first exchange to receive the ISO 14068-1:2023 carbon neutrality certificate.

Crypto / Digital Assets

NBFI Vulnerabilities Remain Largely Unaddressed, Warns FSB

By Manesh Samtani | 22/07/2024

The global financial system remains susceptible to further shocks, the FSB says, calling for faster implementation of reforms to address NBFI vulnerabilities.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand FMA Issues Draft Disclosure Guidance for CREs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/07/2024

The guidance describes how climate reporting entities should refer to climate statements in documents such as PDS and annual reports.

ESG / Sustainability

Thai Stock Exchange to Update ESG Ratings Methodology

By Editors | 21/07/2024

The updated methodology will place “greater emphasis on publicly available information, reinforcing transparency and credibility in the assessment”.