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Sustainable Finance
Bangladesh Bank Issues New CSR Guideline for Banks
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/01/2022
Banks and FIs should spend at 20 percent of their CSR funds on the environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation, up from 10 percent previously.
Reporting & Disclosures
OJK Indonesia Launches Green Taxonomy, Sets Policy Priorities
By Manesh Samtani | 21/01/2022
OJK says the taxonomy will enable the financial sector to classify green activities within their portfolios, facilitate monitoring of credit and investment flows into the green sector, and prevent greenwashing.
Sustainable Finance
Deutsche Börse, GFEX to Cooperate on Carbon Market Development
By Editors | 19/01/2022
Deutsche Börsem, including European Energy Exchange, will explore opportunities to cooperate with and Guangzhou Futures Exchange to develop green finance products and services.
Sustainable Finance
BSP Evaluates Sustainable Finance Incentives for Banks
By Mark Johnston | 18/01/2022
The BSP is considering using preferential rediscount rates and providing high value loans to help banks finance green loans and sustainable investments.
Reporting & Disclosures
PRI Warns Sovereign Debt Investors on Human Rights
By ESG Investor | 18/01/2022
UN body encourages engagement, due diligence; World Bank outlines sustainability bonds framework.
Climate Risk
NGFS Appoints Ravi Menon to Serve as New Chair
By Mark Johnston | 18/01/2022
Menon will serve a two-year term as chair of the NGFS, succeeding the ECB’s Frank Elderson. Deutsche Bundesbank’s Sabine Mauderer will serve as vice-chair.
Reporting & Disclosures
Taiwan to Require Listed Companies to Disclose GHG Emissions
By Darien Choong | 18/01/2022
The largest listed companies, as well as those in the steel and cement sectors, will have to disclose GHG emissions in their 2022 annual reports.
Reporting & Disclosures
ESG Explainer: UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
By ESG Investor | 17/01/2022
New framework aims to broaden sustainability reporting and embrace double materiality but faces long path to law.
Sustainable Finance
Philippine Govt Launches Sustainable Finance Framework
By Mark Johnston | 17/01/2022
The framework sets out a roadmap on how the government intends to raise green, social and sustainability bonds, loans, and other debt instruments in international capital markets.
Sustainable Finance
Tokyo to Establish Sustainable Energy Fund in March 2022
By Editors | 15/01/2022
The Tokyo metropolitan government will invest JPY 1 billion in the fund, which will be operated by Looop Inc, as part of efforts to promote the development of renewable energy.
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