Sustainability & ESG

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    ESG Data

    EU Agrees Regulatory Approach for ESG Rating Providers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2024

    ESG rating providers will need to be authorised and supervised by the ESMA and comply with transparency requirements.

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    Climate Risk

    China Releases New Trading Rules for National Carbon Market

    By Editors | 06/02/2024

    The new regulations cover all the main aspects of carbon emission trading and address the issue of carbon emission data falsification.

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    Climate Risk

    New Climate Risk Data Platform for FIs Goes Live in Taiwan

    By Editors | 01/02/2024

    The FSC said the platform will help FIs in developing models, disclosing information, conducting scenario analysis, and performing stress tests.

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    Payments & Settlements

    HKMA, BOT to Enhance Cross-border Collaboration

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/01/2024

    HKMA and BOT will explore the use of local currencies in cross-border trade and collaboration in financial digitalisation, fintech, and sustainable finance.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    IESBA Proposes Ethics Standards to Improve Sustainability Reporting

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/01/2024

    The global standard-setting board conducted extensive outreach, including roundtables in Singapore and Sydney last year, for the development of new standards.

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    Structural Regulation

    WFE Announces 2024 Priorities For Exchange and Clearing Industry

    By Editors | 31/01/2024

    The WFE will focus on corporate governance, reinforcing CCPs, ESG issues, and new tech like crypto and AI.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    STACS Joins Malaysia’s SEDG Adopter Programme

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/01/2024

    Capital Markets Malaysia developed the programme last October to guide local SMEs in disclosing ESG data from their supply chains.

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    Sustainable Finance

    Taiwan to Launch Certification System for Sustainable Finance

    By Editors | 26/01/2024

    The certification is divided into two stages, the first for obtaining “basic abilities” and the second for “advanced abilities” in sustainable finance.

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    Climate Risk

    IIGCC Publishes Scope 3 Emissions Paper

    By ESG Investor | 26/01/2024

    The paper outlines investor perspectives on the importance and complexity of investee companies’ emissions in the context of achieving net zero portfolios.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    Hong Kong to Launch New Subsidy Scheme for Green Fintech

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/01/2024

    The scheme will provide early-stage funding for pre-commercialised green fintech companies, said Hong Kong official Salina Yan.

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