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Sustainable Finance
SEBI Proposes Enhancements to Green Bond Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 08/08/2022
SEBI proposes to expand the framework to cover more of India’s commitments from COP26, introduce the concept of ‘blue bonds’, and enhance disclosures.
Climate Risk
APRA Reveals Findings of Climate Risk Management Surveys
By Editors | 05/08/2022
Survey responses from banks. insurers and super funds shows are “encouraging”. A key area for improvement is metrics and targets.
Climate Risk
RBI Publishes Paper on Climate Risk, Sustainable Finance
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
The paper offers guidance for FIs on managing climate risk. The RBI also published results from a survey to assess banks’ readiness to address climate risk.
Reporting & Disclosures
PBOC Preparing to Require Environmental Disclosures from FIs
By Darien Choong | 03/08/2022
The PBOC plans to release standards for environmental information and carbon emissions disclosures, along with a roadmap for implementation.
Reporting & Disclosures
SFC Sets Out Next Steps on Green Transition Agenda
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/08/2022
The agenda focuses on enhancing corporate disclosures, monitoring implementation of existing measures, and advancing work on a carbon market.
ESG Data
Data with Destiny: Bridging Asia’s ESG Information Gap
By Editors | 02/08/2022
While there has been a surge of data disclosure in Asia, the lack of a unified set of rules across the region opens the door for inconsistencies.
Sustainable Finance
China Releases Domestically Unified Green Bond Principles
By Darien Choong | 02/08/2022
The Principles will promote the unification of domestic green bond standards and integration with international green finance standards – including those from ICMA.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore to Launch Inaugural Sovereign Green Bond Sale
By Editors | 01/08/2022
Both institutional and retail investors will be able to apply to purchase the bonds, which will be launched via a book-building process this week.
Climate Risk
Pilot Indicators Launched to Track Banks’ Net Zero Transition
By ESG Investor | 01/08/2022
The IIGCC and TPI have launched an investor-led framework of pilot indicators to assess banks on the transition to net zero.
Sustainable Finance
High Definition: Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?
By Editors | 01/08/2022
As countries move at different speeds towards developing their own standards, is this multiplicity an obstacle to a greener future?
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