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Sustainable Investing Slowly Taking Root at Central Banks

By ESG Investor | 30/05/2022

A new report says central banks are increasingly looking to align their operations with sustainability objectives within the constraints of their mandates.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Advances Work on Voluntary Carbon Market

By Editors | 30/05/2022

Bursa Malaysia has signed an MOU with non-profit organisation Verra, which manages the world’s largest GHG crediting programme.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia to Start Work on Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in July

By Editors | 30/05/2022

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute is seeking proposals from consultants who can work with it on the first phase of its taxonomy project.

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“Notable Progress” in Financial Institutions’ D&I Policies: BIS

By ESG Investor | 28/05/2022

International standards could be more explicit in articulating expectations on diversity and inclusion practices.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Funds Proposals Aim to Tackle Greenwashing

By ESG Investor | 27/05/2022

Asset managers will be required to justify their use of ESG labels under new proposals from the SEC.

ESG / Sustainability

BSP Consults on Sustainable Investment Guidelines for Banks

By Editors | 27/05/2022

The guidelines offer three recommended approaches to help banks assess the sustainability of their prospective investments.

ESG / Sustainability

ESG Explainer: SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table

By ESG Investor | 25/05/2022

Despite high levels of investor support, proposed rules on climate-related disclosures have prompted questions of regulatory over-reach.

ESG / Sustainability

BOE Publishes Results of First Supervisory Climate Stress Test

By Manesh Samtani | 25/05/2022

Without early action, the UK’s largest banks and insurers would suffer climate-related losses worth $418bn by 2050.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Fines BNY Mellon Unit for ESG Misstatements

By Editors | 25/05/2022

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser stated in documents that all investments in its funds had undergone an ESG quality review, but that this was not always the case.