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Mekong Club Calls on FIs to Bolster Efforts Against Modern Slavery

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/08/2024

Mekong Club published a new report offering recommendations, typologies and indicators to help FIs address modern slavery risks.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand Launches New “Financing the Transition Project”

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/08/2024

Under the BOT initiative, banks will provide favourable loans to SMEs to support their transition to environmentally sustainable practices.

ESG / Sustainability

ICVCM Rejects Eight Methodologies in Latest CCP Assessment

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/08/2024

Eight renewable energy methodologies, representing 32% of the carbon credit market, fail to meet Core Carbon Principles requirements.

ESG / Sustainability

PBOC to Extend Decarbonisation Loan Support Until End 2027

By Editors | 12/08/2024

Under the programme, launched in 2021, FIs are asked to provide low-interest loans to companies and projects in clean energy, supported by central bank funding.

ESG / Sustainability

TPEx Lists First Sustainability-linked Convertible Bonds

By Editors | 11/08/2024

FSC Vice Chairman Chen Yanliang said sustainability bonds will help attract foreign investment and further Taiwan’s goal of becoming an asset management hub.

ESG / Sustainability

UK to Introduce Bill Next Year to Regulate ESG Ratings

By Editors | 10/08/2024

The regime will help address a lack of transparency in ratings processes and help support the development of the sustainable finance sector.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia to Develop Fundraising Platform for Domestic Carbon Projects

By Editors | 09/08/2024

Bursa Malaysia is establishing a new industry working group to help develop a conceptual framework for the new fundraising platform.

ESG / Sustainability

SBTi Proposes Stricter Scope 3 Target Standards

By ESG Investor | 06/08/2024

Value chain emissions have been considered too hard to deal with by many companies, but that needs to change, says the SBTi.

ESG / Sustainability

IFRS Foundation Issues Guidance on Digital Financial Reporting

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/08/2024

IFRS Foundation provides guidance to regulators on implementing digital taxonomies for digital financial reporting.