ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Korea to Release Draft ESG Disclosure Standards Next Week

By Editors | 24/04/2024

The standards will make climate-related disclosures mandatory and non-climate-related ESG elements voluntary.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB to Start Research on Biodiversity, Human Capital Disclosures

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2024

The research projects will focus on the information needs of investors and how these risks could affect the company’s prospects.

ESG / Sustainability

Preparations for Mandatory Climate Disclosures Must Start: ASIC

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2024

ASIC calls on companies to put in place systems, processes and governance practices that will be required to meet new climate reporting requirements.

ESG / Sustainability

RBNZ Unveils Results of 28-year Climate Stress Test

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2024

The stress test highlighted the potential for climate-related risks to “significantly” reduce bank profitability.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Adopts Phased Approach to New Climate Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2024

All listed issuers will have to mandatorily disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 1 Jan 2025. Requirements drawn from the ISSB standards will be mandatory for large caps from 1 Jan 2026.

ESG / Sustainability

NZAOA Launches Fourth Iteration of Target-setting Protocol

By ESG Investor | 22/04/2024

Latest iteration of the alliance’s target-setting protocol expands coverage to private markets, providing more detail on sovereign debt.

ESG / Sustainability

BSP Completes Self-Assessment Against Climate Risk

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2024

The assessment generated  recommendations including for BSP to enhance its emergency response systems and business continuity strategies.

ESG / Sustainability

Plugging Risk Gaps Key to Scaling Blended Finance: MAS

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/04/2024

Blended finance volumes have been flat over the past five years. Hence structuring and right-sizing risks are essential to scaling up, said Gillian Tan.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Offers Recommendations to Address Greenwashing in VCMs

By Editors | 21/04/2024

Firms should improve third-party oversight and monitoring in respect of the due diligence being done on VCCs, protocol quality, rating programmes and advisors.