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Climate Risk
Near-term Economic Climate Change Impacts “Harder to Ignore”
By ESG Investor | 17/05/2022
New report says the near-term impacts of climate change are becoming ever harder for financial institutions to ignore.
Sustainable Finance
Bursa Malaysia, CIMB Collaborate to Drive ESG Adoption
By Editors | 16/05/2022
CIMB becomes the fourth bank overall, and first home-grown bank, to collaborate with Bursa Malaysia on its #financing4ESG initiative.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Bank Culture Regarded as Critical Governance Priority: Report
By Manesh Samtani | 16/05/2022
Financial regulators are prioritising psychological safety, ‘speak up’ culture, and the ability to “predict and prevent” stakeholder harm, says a report from Starling.
Reporting & Disclosures
Future Uncertain for UK SDRs After Omission
By ESG Investor | 16/05/2022
Details on the SDRs were omitted from a new financial services bill outlined during the Queen’s Speech last week.
Reporting & Disclosures
China: ESG Disclosure Standards to Take Effect on 1 June
By Darien Choong | 14/05/2022
Ping An, China Mobile, Ant Group, Dagong Credit Rating as well as asset managers and energy producers helped to develop the standards.
Reporting & Disclosures
Singapore Listed Companies Form New Industry Body
By Editors | 13/05/2022
The new association will serve as a platform for thought leadership and advocacy, ESG ecosystem building, and corporate access and investor relations.
Reporting & Disclosures
Singapore Taskforce Issues Second Consultation on Green Taxonomy
By Editors | 13/05/2022
The proposed traffic light-based taxonomy is accompanied by a user guide for financial institutions and companies to apply the taxonomy.
Climate Risk
KRX Seeks to Launch New Market for Carbon Futures
By Editors | 12/05/2022
A futures market would help boost liquidity in the existing K-ETS, which has allowed spot trading in carbon allowances since 2015, KRX said.
Reporting & Disclosures
SEBI to Enhance ESG Disclosure, Assurance Requirements
By Editors | 11/05/2022
A new committee will work to address mis-selling and greenwashing risks and explore the introduction of prudential requirements for ESG funds.
Reporting & Disclosures
Thai Stock Exchange Publishes Sustainability Reporting Guide
By Editors | 10/05/2022
The guide contains ESG metrics for eight industry groups and should be used to inform listed company practices for disclosing sustainability-related information.
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