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Climate Risk
Corporate Net Zero Targets on the Rise, But Credibility Lacking
By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022
Roughly 60% of companies with net zero targets have yet to specify whether carbon offsetting will feature in their decarbonisation strategies.
Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC Issues New Guidance on Prevent Greenwashing in Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2022
Being ‘true to label’ is a regulatory must-have when it comes to sustainability-related products, says ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester.
Structural Regulation
UK, Japan Formalise Arrangements on Regulatory Cooperation
By Editors | 13/06/2022
UK and Japan participants agreed to establish an innovation working group to provide a space for collaboration on payments, cryptoassets and financial innovation.
Reporting & Disclosures
Bursa Malaysia Issues ESG Guidance for Listed Companies
By Editors | 13/06/2022
The guidance is issued as part of an initiative to help listed companies adopt best practices in areas such as governance and sustainability.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds
By Darien Choong | 10/06/2022
Singapore authorities have published a framework setting out how the government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances.
Reporting & Disclosures
Code of Practice Launches for Voluntary Carbon Markets
By ESG Investor | 10/06/2022
Google, Unilever and Hitachi have signed on to the new code, which aims to improve the integrity of corporate claims about the use of carbon credits.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB, IMF Conclude Second G20 Data Gaps Initiative
By Editors | 09/06/2022
A third data gaps initiative has been proposed, to address data gaps relating to climate change, fintech and financial inclusion, among other things.
Climate Risk
EU ETS Reform Proposal Falls at Parliamentary Hurdle
By ESG Investor | 09/06/2022
Some MEPs argued this would result in more emissions in the short term, choosing to vote down the “weaker” proposal altogether, causing delays.
Sustainable Finance
China Launches Transition Bonds for Eight ‘Dirty’ Industries
By Darien Choong | 09/06/2022
Huaneng, Hualu Group and Baosteel have become the first companies to issue transition bonds, marking the official launch of the pilot programme.
Climate Risk
Taiwan Banks to Undergo Climate Change Stress Tests in 2023
By Editors | 08/06/2022
The local banking association is developing the climate-change stress tests, the content of which will be finalised by the end of this year.
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