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Reporting & Disclosures
WFE Publishes Paper on Human Rights Disclosure Practices
By Editors | 19/04/2022
The paper addresses social washing concerns and offers guidance for exchanges on reporting against human-rights related reporting frameworks.
Climate Risk
SBTi Offers Guidance to FIs on Setting Net Zero Targets
By Editors | 19/04/2022
SBTi’s new paper provides principles, definitions, metrics, and target formulation considerations for FIs to set quantitative net-zero targets.
Sustainable Finance
Hong Kong Set to Relaunch Inaugural Retail Green Bond
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/04/2022
The government has increased the target issuance size of the retail green bond. The minimum annual interest rate has also been increased.
Climate Risk
FSA Issues Guidance to Japanese FIs on Using NGFS Scenarios
By Editors | 19/04/2022
The guidance will help Japanese financial institutions use of the NGFS scenarios to conduct climate-related financial risk analysis, the FSA said.
Structural Regulation
China to Unify Domestic Markets to Prevent Unfair Competition
By Editors | 19/04/2022
China will cultivate a unified national ecological and environment market and create unified carbon emissions and water rights trading markets.
Sustainable Finance
JPX Issues Framework for Digitally Tracked Green Bonds
By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2022
JPX also announced a partnership with Hitachi, Nomura Securities and BOOSTRY to issue the first publicly-offered bonds under the new framework.
Reporting & Disclosures
Bangladesh Bank Issues Revised CSR Reporting Form
By Mark Johnston | 14/04/2022
The new reporting form introduces a requirement to disclose whether banks and NBFIs are using external agencies, foundations or other third parties to conduct their CSR activities.
Reporting & Disclosures
Canada to Require Climate Disclosures for FIs from 2024
By Editors | 14/04/2022
The OSFI will consult financial institutions on climate disclosures guidelines that will phase in mandatory TCFD-aligned reporting beginning in 2024.
Emerging Prudential Risks
ASEAN Ministers, Central Banks Prioritise Financial Stability, Inclusion
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022
Finance ministers and central bankers have committed to promoting financial stability, financial inclusion and banking integration in the ASEAN region.
ESG Data
European Commission Consults on ESG Ratings Market
By Editors | 13/04/2022
The consultation will feed into an impact assessment being prepared this year to evaluate whether a policy initiative on ESG ratings is needed.
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