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Reporting on the tools, platforms, and regulatory standards supporting ESG data collection, analytics, and transparency in sustainability-related markets.
Climate Risk
FSB Urges Greater Coordination on Climate-related Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2021
The interconnected nature of climate-related financial risks and the growing body of work to address them reinforce the need for coordinated action, the FSB says.
Reporting & Disclosures
IOSCO Proposes Sustainability-related Rules for Fund Managers
By Editors | 01/07/2021
Recommendations for securities regulators cover asset manager practices, product disclosure, supervision and enforcement, terminology, and investor education.
ESG Data
IOSCO Set to Issue Regulatory Guidance on ESG Ratings
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/06/2021
A report due to by published be mid-July will offer guidance to ESG service providers and ratings agencies and recommendations for regulators.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Climate Reporting Standard Could be Ready by July 2022
By ESG Investor | 28/06/2021
IOSCO publishes indicative timeline for development of global climate reporting standard, sets sights on ESG data and ratings providers.
Sustainable Finance
Japan Panel Offers Recommendations on Sustainable Finance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2021
The panel says the FSA should introduce a code of conduct for ESG data providers and develop an information platform for ESG-related bonds.
Sustainable Finance
SGX, Nasdaq Partner to Enhance ESG Visibility of APAC Issuers
By Editors | 15/06/2021
The addition of SGX data to Nasdaq’s sustainable bond network will enhance transparency of green, social and sustainability bonds in Asia Pacific.
ESG Data
Thailand: SEC Pledges Support for AIMC Sustainability Roadmap
By Manesh Samtani | 11/06/2021
The three-year roadmap includes an initiative to develop an ‘ESG Data Framework’, which will enhance the information investors can be provided on the ESG efforts of listed companies.
Nature & Biodiversity
TNFD Framework to Build Capacity for Nature-Related Data
By ESG Investor | 08/06/2021
Like the TCFD, the TNFD reporting framework is expected to be incorporated into disclosure standards and written into national law by governments.
Sustainable Finance
Transparency & Data Needed to Fuel Green Equity Growth
By ESG Investor | 03/06/2021
The evolving asset class still presents risks due to differing definitions, transparency levels and data quality, according to panellists at an ASIFMA conference.
ESG Data
NGFS Publishes Preliminary Findings on Climate-related Data Gaps
By Editors | 26/05/2021
The availability of reliable climate-related data requires swift progress on disclosures, global taxonomy, and transparent and quality-assured metrics, the NGFS says.
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