Sustainability & ESG

Nature & Biodiversity

TNFD Looks to Balance Comparability and Flexibility

By ESG Investor | 28/03/2023

V.04 of the nature risks and disclosure framework takes a streamlined approach to metrics through introduction of leading indicators.

Reporting & Disclosures

Assurance Standards for Sustainability Reporting On Their Way

By Editors | 28/03/2023

IOSCO calls on issuers, assurance providers and other stakeholders to engage in the development of assurance and ethics standards for sustainability reporting.

Sustainable Finance

AFMA Updates Environmental Products Conventions

By Editors | 28/03/2023

AFMA revised its environmental products conventions to align with other conventions and clarify their non-mandatory nature.

Reporting & Disclosures

ESMA Told to Watch and Wait on ‘Greenbleaching’

By ESG Investor | 28/03/2023

Advisory group outlines its recommendations on addressing SFDR Article 9 downgrades and greenwashing regulatory uncertainty.

Reporting & Disclosures

Version 2 of ASEAN Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Released

By Editors | 28/03/2023

Version 2 highlights the importance of social aspects, expands the DNSH criteria, and recognises efforts to retire coal plants early.

Reporting & Disclosures

PRI: Policymakers Must “Establish Coherence” on Investor Stewardship

By ESG Investor | 28/03/2023

The investor network has issued recommendations for policymakers to create an “enabling environment” for stewardship activity.

Structural Regulation

Bursa Malaysia Extends Waqf Framework to REITs, ETFs

By Editors | 28/03/2023

Listing rule amendments enhance the post-listing disclosure framework for Islamic REITs and ETFs to provide transparency on the waqf arrangement.

Climate Risk

Bank Exposures to Flood Risk Likely Compounded by Other Risks: RBNZ

By Editors | 27/03/2023

Bank capital ratios are resilient when each flood event is considered in isolation, but flood risk could potentially compound with other risks.

Sustainable Finance

WFE Publishes Framework for Designating Equities as Green

By Editors | 23/03/2023

WFE members created a global framework for defining green equities, which will enable sustainability-focused investors to make more informed decisions.