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Climate Risk
Reporting on regulatory responses, risk management practices, and financial impacts of climate-related risks, including physical and transitional risks.
Reporting & Disclosures
ESMA Consults on Sustainability Reporting Draft Guidelines
By ESG Investor | 19/12/2023
The guidelines seek to establish consistency in and robust approaches to the supervision of listed companies’ sustainability and financial information.
Reporting & Disclosures
ESMA Plans Scrutiny on ESG Disclosure Under BMR
By ESG Investor | 18/12/2023
ESMA will assess compliance with ESG disclosure rules under the BMR to enhance comparability of information provided to users of benchmarks.
Nature & Biodiversity
NGFS Issues Guidance on Development of Nature-related Scenarios
By Nithya Subramanian | 14/12/2023
The guidance will help develop scenarios for assessing the impact of nature-related physical risks and transition policies.
Climate Risk
New Playbook to Develop Carbon Crediting Programmes
By Nithya Subramanian | 14/12/2023
The playbook will define the roles of national registries and crediting programme registries and detail how information should be exchanged.
Climate Risk
COP28 Nations Agree to ‘Transition Away’ from Fossil Fuels
By Editors | 14/12/2023
The agreement calls on countries to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems and boost renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency.
ESG Data
Climate Action Data Trust Launches Public Dashboard
By Editors | 13/12/2023
The dashboard incorporates datasets from Verra, Global Carbon Council, EcoRegistry, BioCarbon Registry, the UNFCCC’s Clean Development Mechanism, and Bhutan’s national registry.
Climate Risk
HKMA to Launch Physical Risk Assessment Platform for Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2023
HKMA’s Arthur Yuen also said the first version of Hong Kong’s green classification framework will be released “very soon”.
Sustainable Finance
Thailand Launches 22 ESG Funds to Support Sustainability Goals
By Mark Johnston | 08/12/2023
Investors can gain tax benefits by investing in the funds, which invest in Thai bonds or stocks that adhere to ESG criteria.
Reporting & Disclosures
IFRS Foundation Offers Three New Commitments
By Manesh Samtani | 07/12/2023
Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, Erkki Liikanen, declared each of the commitments given two years ago “fulfilled”.
Sustainable Finance
Export Credit Agencies Team Up to Decarbonise Global Trade
By Editors | 06/12/2023
The export credit agencies commit to ending new direct support for the fossil fuel energy sector by the end of 2024.
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