Sustainability & ESG

Reporting & Disclosures

Asset Managers Report EU Taxonomy Teething Problems

By ESG Investor | 30/04/2022

A new PRI report outlines recommendations to ensure clarity and ease the reporting process.

Climate Risk

FSB Issues Guidance for Regulators on Climate-related Risks

By Editors | 29/04/2022

The report offers recommendations for monitoring, managing and mitigating climate-related risks to promote consistent approaches across sectors and jurisdictions.

Sustainable Finance

HKMA Launches New Initiative to Address Banking Talent Gap

By Editors | 29/04/2022

The initiative is aimed at growing the banking sector talent pool in three areas, namely fintech, green and sustainable finance, and GBA business.

Sustainable Finance

Taiwan Adopts Equator Principles in Credit Guidelines for Banks

By Darien Choong | 29/04/2022

The move is aimed at standardising the key principles banks follow when handling large-scale project financing cases involving environmental and social risks.

Reporting & Disclosures

Green Transition Needs Greater Transparency – NGFS

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

Consistent, comparable and reliable data and products dependent on disclosure standards and harmonised taxonomies.

Reporting & Disclosures

US SEC Charges Brazil’s Vale for “Misleading” ESG Disclosures

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

Brazilian mining firm Vale regularly misled local governments, communities, and investors about the safety of its Brumadinho dam through its ESG disclosures.

Climate Risk

Malaysia Advances Work on Financial Sector Sustainability

By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2022

A new report was released assessing current sustainability practices at FIs. Work has commenced to develop a climate disclosure guide for businesses.

Sustainable Finance

F4B Proposes Governance Model for Carbon Markets

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

The model builds on three principles to ensure carbon markets grow rapidly, adhere to standards, and help the global economy move toward net zero.

Reporting & Disclosures

ISSB Forms Working Group to Prevent Jurisdictional Fragmentation

By Editors | 28/04/2022

The working group will seek to align work being done across jurisdictions to set standards in the field of sustainability-related financial disclosures.