Climate Risk

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

    Climate Risk

    PwC Offers ESG Risk Management Recommendations for Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2021

    Banks need to adopt training and change management programmes to ensure employees embrace ESG risk management as a requirement and discipline.

    Climate Risk

    BOJ Governor Says Climate Change Should Guide Monetary Policy

    By Editors | 08/03/2021

    The BOJ must speed up research and deepen its understanding of climate change and its impacts on monetary policy, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda told parliament.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    US SEC Forms Task Force to Pursue ESG-related Misconduct

    By Editors | 08/03/2021

    The task force’s initial focus will be to identify material gaps or misstatements in issuers’ disclosure of climate risks under existing rules.

    Sustainable Finance

    Chinese SOEs to Issue Carbon Neutrality Bonds on Shanghai Bourse

    By Editors | 04/03/2021

    China Energy Investment Corp, State Power Investment Corp, China Huaneng Group Co and China National Nuclear Corp will issue carbon neutrality bonds on the SSE.

    Sustainable Finance

    UK to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds for Retail Investors

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2021

    The savings bonds will fund projects in areas such as renewable energy and clean transportation and will go on sale to retail investors this year.

    Climate Risk

    UK to Launch Post-Brexit Carbon Trading Scheme in May

    By ESG Investor | 02/03/2021

    The UK’s emissions trading scheme is “unlikely” to diverge too much from the EU’s regime, says Hæge Fjellheim, Head of Carbon Research at Refinitiv.

    Sustainable Finance

    China, US to Co-Chair G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group

    By Editors | 02/03/2021

    The Sustainable Finance Study Group is being re-established after a two-year suspension, with the PBOC and the US Treasury as its co-chairs.

    Climate Risk

    Malaysian FIs to Start Applying Climate Risk Taxonomy

    By Editors | 02/03/2021

    Financial institutions will begin capturing exposures based on the Climate Change and Principles-Based Taxonomy over the course of 2021.

    Climate Risk

    BOJ, FSA to Analysis Climate Impacts on Banks This Year

    By Editors | 02/03/2021

    The BOJ will reportedly work with the FSA to analyse the impact of climate risks on banks in this year’s examinations.

    Climate Risk

    Former SEC Chairman Embraces Climate-Related Disclosure

    By ESG Investor | 01/03/2021

    Jay Clayton had previously defended voluntary ESG disclosures as opposed to mandatory, insisting that flexible requirements would be effective.

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