ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Koscom Launches System to Ease Carbon Credit Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/11/2025

In collaboration with KRX, the intermediary platform allows financial institutions to trade carbon credits more easily, lowering market entry barriers.

ESG / Sustainability

South Korea Opens Carbon Trading to Financial Firms

By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2025

Seoul permits asset managers and banks to trade emissions credits via brokerages to boost liquidity and price discovery mechanisms.

Fintech / Regtech

Cambodia to Introduce Digital Asset and ESG Rules under $50M ADB Scheme

By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2025

New ADB financing will support a multi-phase overhaul of Cambodia’s regulatory frameworks, covering cryptocurrency, P2P lending and green finance.

Fintech / Regtech

Philippines, Cambodia Sign Pact on Capital Market Development

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/11/2025

The agreement focuses on mutual assistance and cooperation in areas including regulatory supervision, fintech, and sustainable finance.

Market Infrastructure

G20 Targets Debt, Regulation, and Climate Finance Gap

By Manesh Samtani | 25/11/2025

G20 communique outlines a comprehensive financial agenda, including MDB reform, crypto-asset regulation, and a USD 5.9 trillion funding need for developing nations' climate goals.

ESG / Sustainability

COP30 Climate Summit Concludes With New Adaptation Finance Goal

By Manesh Samtani | 25/11/2025

The agreement calls for tripling adaptation funds by 2035, but fails to strengthen fossil fuel phase-out language in the main text.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan to Replace Corporate Governance Evaluation with ESG Framework in 2026

By Mark Johnston | 24/11/2025

Taiwan’s FSC will transition its corporate governance assessment to a three-pillar ESG Evaluation system comprising 75 indicators starting 2026.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand Amends Rules to Boost Sustainability-Linked Bond Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/11/2025

The new regulations provide issuers with greater flexibility on financial returns and instrument structures, aiming to align with international standards.

ESG / Sustainability

BNM Urges SMEs to Report Emissions, FIs to Provide Support

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/11/2025

BNM warns SMEs to meet rising sustainability disclosure demands, urging stronger support from financial institutions as global supply-chain standards shift.