Sustainability & ESG

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.

Reporting & Disclosures

Mandatory Disclosure Needed to Address “Persistent” GHG Reporting Gap

By ESG Investor | 09/05/2022

FTSE Russell paper reveals wide variations across countries, sectors and company size for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Credit Risk

Human Rights Abuses Prompt Review of Cambodian Microloans

By Editors | 07/05/2022

Ombudsman agrees to review complaint from Cambodian NGOs alleging IFC funding contributed to human rights abuses in microfinance lending.

Reporting & Disclosures

UK Regulator Accuses HSBC of Greenwashing Through Advertising

By Editors | 04/05/2022

The UK’s advertising watchdog says HSBC misled customers by selectively promoting its green initiatives without mentioning its continued financing of fossil fuel businesses.