ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Aims to Boost “Speed and Scope” of Net Zero Transition

By ESG Investor | 01/11/2022

Alongside the finalised transition framework for financial institutions, GFANZ issues updates on portfolio alignment metrics and policy levers.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Banks ‘Well Placed’ to Withstand Stagflation Scenario: RBNZ

By Editors | 01/11/2022

The stress tests show that river and surface water flooding may be a greater climate-related hazard for residential mortgages than coastal flooding.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong Invites Firms to Provide Training in Green Finance

By Editors | 01/11/2022

Providers of green and sustainable finance-related training are invited to register their programmes for a capacity building support scheme launching later this year.

ESG / Sustainability

SFDR Level 2 – Implications for SFC Authorised UCITS Funds

By Alwyn Li | 31/10/2022

Alwyn Li and Vincci Ip discuss pre-contractual disclosure requirements for SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 funds and the relevant regulatory requirements in Hong Kong.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ ‘Quiet Quits’ Race to Net Zero

By ESG Investor | 30/10/2022

The GFANZ 2022 progress report appeared to confirm the alliance’s intention to allow member groups to set their own path to net zero.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Launches Carbon Market to Support Net Zero Transition

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/10/2022

The new platform will allow participants to source, hold, trade, settle and retire voluntary carbon credits from internationally-certified carbon projects.

Enforcement

ASIC Issues First Penalty Over Greenwashing Concerns

By Editors | 29/10/2022

ASIC said Tlou Energy made “false or misleading sustainability-related statements” in materials filed with ASX about its energy production.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore to Host Platform to Unify Carbon Market Registry Data

By Editors | 29/10/2022

Climate Action Data Trust, or CAD Trust, will link, aggregate and harmonise all major carbon market registry data, and help with reporting under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX to Launch Futures Based on MSCI Climate Action Indexes

By Editors | 28/10/2022

Futures contracts based on MSCI’s new Climate Action Indexes will help investors reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios and drive investment into climate transition efforts.