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Sustainability & ESG
Climate Risk
ASIC to Develop Climate Reporting Guidance for Small Businesses
By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2024
Scope 3 requirements for larger businesses mean small businesses may come into scope, even if they do not have direct climate reporting obligations.
Reporting & Disclosures
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Passes Key Committee
By Editors | 20/03/2024
Compared to the initial proposal, the number of companies in scope has been scaled back, and the financial industry is excluded, among other changes.
Climate Risk
Charting a New Course for Climate Risk Management
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/03/2024
The BCBS’ proposed Pillar 3 disclosure framework for climate-related financial risks highlights the need for broader consensus on such issues.
Climate Risk
BIS Demonstrates the Use of GenAI in Climate Risk Analysis
By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2024
Project Gaia delivered a platform that can extract data from corporate climate-related disclosures and generate harmonised metrics, despite differences in disclosure frameworks.
Reporting & Disclosures
UNDP, MAS, GLEIF Launch Whitepaper on Project Savannah
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 18/03/2024
The whitepaper details Project Savannah’s goals and strategy for empowering MSMEs in sustainability reporting through three key pillars.
ESG Data
BIS Project to Address Scarcity of Scope 3 Data
By Manesh Samtani | 15/03/2024
Project Symbiosis aims to address the lack of comprehensive emissions data from SMEs that are part of larger supply chains.
Climate Risk
Net-Zero Banking Alliance Issues Revised Guidelines
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/03/2024
The revised guidelines require NZBA members to set climate targets for their capital markets activities for the first time.
Liquidity Risk
ECB Announces Changes to Operational Framework
By Editors | 14/03/2024
The ECB will shrink its balance sheet, purge the system of excess liquidity, and incentivise banks to lend to each other.
Sustainable Finance
China Pledges to More Support for Innovation, Green Development
By Editors | 14/03/2024
The NFRA is looking to enrich the green financial product ecosystem, and potentially using state-run asset managers to invest in innovative firms.
Climate Risk
Australia Publishes First National Climate Risk Assessment
By Manesh Samtani | 12/03/2024
The priority risks identified are now undergoing a second, more detailed technical assessment, scheduled for completion by end 2024.
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