ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Verra Releases Version 4.5 of the VCS Standard

By Editors | 30/08/2023

The changes to the Verified Carbon Standard Programme strengthen its usability, transparency, integrity, and alignment with other carbon markets initiatives.

ESG / Sustainability

CIX’s Larsen Sees Case For Regulating Carbon Credits

By Jill Wong | 30/08/2023

Mikkel Larsen, Singapore-based CEO of Climate Impact X (CIX), talks to Regulation Asia about greenwashing and the scope for regulating the carbon credit market.

ESG / Sustainability

Digital Technologies, Sustainability Key Areas for Dispute Resolution

By Jill Wong | 29/08/2023

The Singapore Convention Week, jointly organised by Singapore’s Ministry of Law and UNCITRAL, kicks off today (29 August) with discussions around digital technologies and sustainability.

ESG / Sustainability

IAIS Asks ISSB to Maintain Climate Focus

By ESG Investor | 27/08/2023

The IAIS said ensuring effective implementation of the climate standard is “more important than moving into new areas”.

ESG / Sustainability

Indonesia’s OJK Issues New Rules for Carbon Trading

By Editors | 26/08/2023

The rules set out how OJK will supervise carbon trading ahead of the planned launch of Indonesia’s first carbon exchange by end-September.

ESG / Sustainability

185 Countries Launch Global Biodiversity Framework Fund

By Editors | 25/08/2023

Canada and the UK are together providing about $160mn in seed money to set up the fund, which was first agreed in December 2022.

ESG / Sustainability

IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

By ESG Investor | 25/08/2023

Adaptation themes will be incorporated into IGCC’s workstreams to drive investment in climate resilience across Australia and New Zealand.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore, Sri Lanka Forge Partnership to Develop Carbon Credit Agreement

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/08/2023

Under the agreement, Singapore’s carbon tax-liable companies can purchase carbon credits from eligible projects to offset up to 5 percent of their taxable emissions.

ESG / Sustainability

RBNZ Releases Results of Second Climate Risk Survey

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2023

Just over half of the entities have not yet undertaken climate-related scenario analysis, though all plan to do so in the next 12 months.