Sustainability & ESG

Reporting & Disclosures

Asian Asset Owners to Accelerate ESG Ambitions

By ESG Investor | 24/10/2021

ESG investing is still nascent, but asset owners are expecting greater pressure to disclose and improve ESG practices.

Nature & Biodiversity

UPDATED – Chinese Banks Declare Support for Biodiversity Protection

By Editors | 21/10/2021

36 Chinese banking and financial institutions, 24 foreign banks and international organisations have jointly signed a biodiversity protection declaration.

Climate Risk

Too Soon to Base Capital Requirements on Climate Scenarios

By ESG Investor | 21/10/2021

NGFS members do not yet envisage calibrating prudential policies such as capital requirements on the basis of climate scenario exercises.

Sustainable Finance

BIS Announces Plans to Launch Asian Green Bond Fund

By Editors | 21/10/2021

The fund will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in Asia Pacific, complementing two other green bond funds already launched by the BIS.

Sustainable Finance

PBOC Set to Launch Credit Tools to Support Emissions Reduction

By Darien Choong | 21/10/2021

FIs will be able to lend to qualified companies to back emissions reduction projects and apply to the central bank for funding support.

Sustainable Finance

Thai SEC to Collaborate with Environmental Organisations  

By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 20/10/2021

The collaboration will aim to promote good governance, while encouraging businesses to take into account social and environmental considerations.

Reporting & Disclosures

BIS Outlines Principles for Designing Effective Taxonomies

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/10/2021

The principles for sustainable finance taxonomies will facilitate comparability and interoperability across firms and markets, the BIS says.

Anti-Money Laundering

India, US Pledge to Take Stronger Action Against Financial Crime

By Editors | 20/10/2021

Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen also pledged to further engage on climate change.

Climate Risk

Transition Guidance is “Fundamentally Important”, says FSA’s Ikeda

By ESG Investor | 19/10/2021

The FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda said the regulator is “eagerly pushing” for measures to enable more dynamic investing in low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies.