Sustainability & ESG

Climate Risk

ECB Sets New Deadlines for Managing Climate & Environmental Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 04/11/2022

The deadlines will be closely monitored and, if necessary, enforcement action will be taken, the ECB said, adding that bank capital requirements are already being affected.

ESG Data

Bursa Malaysia, LSEG Expand Collaboration on ESG Initiatives

By Editors | 03/11/2022

FTSE Russell will provide ESG scores for all companies listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Main and ACE Markets, compared to 30 percent currently.

Reporting & Disclosures

Presentation: Setting a Global Baseline — Key Developments of International Sustainability Standards

By Editors | 02/11/2022

IFRS Foundation’s Eulitt spoke about the initial progress from the International Sustainability Standards Board towards delivering a global baseline of sustainability disclosure standards for capital markets

Reporting & Disclosures

Presentation: Mitigating ESG Risks in Managing Supply Chains

By Editors | 02/11/2022

This session will dissect the issues surrounding due diligence for financial institutions in assessing, planning for and remediating the risks within supply chains.

Reporting & Disclosures

Fireside Chat: The Role of Sustainability Reporting

By Editors | 02/11/2022

Join us as we look at the role of sustainability reporting in managing ESG risks, and the next steps taken in integrating frameworks and making them mandatory.

Reporting & Disclosures

Fireside Chat: Mitigating ESG Reputational Risks

By Editors | 02/11/2022

This session will look at how financial institutions are managing the reputational risk incumbent upon navigating the growing relevance of ESG issues within their wider businesses.

Climate Risk

Fireside Chat: Quantifying Real-world Impacts – Pricing ESG Risk

By Editors | 02/11/2022

This session looks at best practice approach to understanding the real-world impacts of climate change on their portfolios and how best to measure, manage, quantify and price these risks.

Sustainable Finance

Fireside Chat: Regulating Carbon Markets

By Editors | 02/11/2022

IOSCO’s Nathanail described the challenges across different jurisdictions in building functional, efficient and standardised carbon markets. She also discussed the incentives for jurisdictions to sell offset units to other countries, regulatory arbitrage issues, and the interplay between ETS schemes, VCMs, and carbon tax regimes.

Sustainable Finance

MAS, PBOC to Jointly Establish Green Finance Taskforce

By Editors | 02/11/2022

A number of Singapore-China initiatives were announced this week, including plans by SGX, SSE and SZSE to launch a Low Carbon Index Family by year-end.