Climate Risk

    Reporting on regulatory responses, risk management practices, and financial impacts of climate-related risks, including physical and transitional risks.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    HK FRC Establishes Sustainability & Climate Action Task Force

    By Editors | 24/02/2022

    The task force will provide high level recommendations on strategic actions the FRC should consider to promote sustainability reporting in Hong Kong.

    Climate Risk

    Singapore Govt, MAS to Extend Support for Businesses

    By Editors | 21/02/2022

    MAS is extending its SGD facility to support SME lending. Singapore will target net zero emissions by or around 2050, which was previously the target for halving emissions.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Interconnected Data: A Strategic Approach to Regulatory Compliance

    By Bradley Foster | 14/02/2022

    Bradley Foster and Murat Bozdemir discuss the need to have a strategic data framework in place to ensure regulatory compliance and set out operational best practices for the road ahead.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    EU Due Diligence Proposal Expected Before end-February

    By ESG Investor | 10/02/2022

    Investors and companies are urging the European Commission to adopt supply chain scrutiny rules “without further delay”.

    Sustainable Finance

    Thai SEC, UNDP Agree to Support Sustainable Capital Markets

    By Editors | 10/02/2022

    The UNDP and SEC will co-create a web-based tool to help listed companies measure and manage their impact on the SDGs, among other tools.

    Structural Regulation

    BOT Sets Out Plans for ‘New Financial Landscape’

    By Mark Johnston | 07/02/2022

    The BOT will introduce virtual bank licences, relax fintech investment limits for banks, promote open data, and establish TCFD aligned disclosure standards.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    PRI Calls for ISSB Prototype to go Further on Materiality

    By ESG Investor | 07/02/2022

    The PRI also recommends improvements with regard to interoperability, presentation of disclosure requirements and implementation.

    Sustainable Finance

    New IIGCC Net Zero Guidance for Private Equity Investors

    By ESG Investor | 04/02/2022

    The guidance outlines recommended scope, metrics and targets, and implementation actions investors can use when aligning PE assets with net zero ambitions.

    Sustainable Finance

    Tokyo Seeks Status as Asian Hub for Transition Finance

    By Editors | 04/02/2022

    Establishing Tokyo as a regional transition finance hub is part of a Kishida policy goal to create an “Asian zero-emission community”.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    ISSB Climate Standard Won’t Ignore Impact – IOSCO

    By ESG Investor | 03/02/2022

    Interoperability between reporting standards and across jurisdictions is key to establishing a global baseline, says IOSCO chair Ashley Alder.

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