Sustainability & ESG

Reporting & Disclosures

Australia Faces Warnings Over Plan to Ease Corporate Reporting Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/05/2026

The government’s budget plan to double financial reporting thresholds for mid-sized firms has drawn sharp criticism from accountants, who warn of unacceptable economic risks and a lack of consultation.

Reporting & Disclosures

Taiwan Regulator Issues New Guidance on IFRS S1, S2 Adoption

By Editors | 26/05/2026

The FSC is providing new guidance and workshops to help listed companies with the phased adoption of IFRS sustainability standards.

Reporting & Disclosures

Indian Regulators Strengthen Corporate Governance, ESG Standards

By Editors | 25/05/2026

India’s securities and corporate affairs bodies have signed an MOU to enhance capacity building, policy, and research on ESG and capital markets.

Trading & Investment

NCDEX to Launch India's First SEBI-Approved Weather Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/05/2026

India’s national commodity exchange is launching the country’s first exchange-traded weather derivatives, creating a new regulated asset class for hedging monsoon risk.

Sustainable Finance

Singapore, World Bank Launch Programme to Bolster Carbon Markets

By Editors | 25/05/2026

The new initiative aims to build technical capacity and digital infrastructure to help developing nations participate in high-integrity carbon trading.

Sustainable Finance

Japan to Widen Green Bond Scope Amid Issuance Slowdown

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/05/2026

Tokyo plans to revise its green bond guidelines to include a broader range of technologies, responding to a downturn in climate-related fundraising.

Sustainable Finance

Cathay United Bank Joins MAS-Backed Green Investment Partnership

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/05/2026

Cathay United is the first bank from Taiwan to join the blended finance platform, which aims to fund sustainable infrastructure in Asia and is expected to reach USD 800 million.

Sustainable Finance

MAS Led Green Fund Hits $800m, Taxonomy Review Underway

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/05/2026

The regulator announced new funding milestones for its blended finance initiative and has commenced a review of its green and transition taxonomy for key sectors.

Climate Risk

Singapore’s First National Adaptation Plan to Focus on Risk Assessment

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2026

Singapore’s government is preparing a national framework to identify climate adaptation risks, alongside a new initiative by DBS and the CBI to mobilise private capital for adaptation projects