ADVERTISEMENT
Sustainable Finance
PBOC Sets Out Action Plan for Second Half of 2021
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/08/2021
Key focus areas include promoting a greener financing system, resolving major financial risks, promoting financial opening-up, and cracking down on crypto trading.
Climate Risk
JPX Sets Organisational Targets to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
By Editors | 02/08/2021
JPX is researching the possibility of generating renewable energy through its own energy generation facilities.
Sustainable Finance
PBOC to Guide Long Term Funds Towards ESG Investments
By Editors | 01/08/2021
The PBOC will guide pension funds, insurance, social security and asset managers towards investing in ESG products, officials said at a recent forum.
Climate Risk
BOJ to Pursue ‘Learning-by-doing’ Approach to Climate Risk
By Editors | 29/07/2021
The BOJ will offer zero-interest funds to FIs making loans and investments to tackle climate change, study the programme’s impacts, and make adjustments when necessary.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore’s CTX to Debut Cross-border Trading of China Carbon Credits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021
Cyberdyne Tech Exchange said its carbon neutrality tokens, or CNTs, would pave the way for carbon credits to be transferred across international borders.
ESG Data
IOSCO Proposes Recommendations for ESG Ratings, Data Providers
By ESG Investor | 27/07/2021
IOSCO proposes recommendations to address the risks and challenges associated with products and services from ESG ratings and data providers.
Climate Risk
BOJ Sets Out Strategy to Address Climate Change
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/07/2021
A measure will be introduced enabling FIs to receive funds from the BOJ against investments or loans made in support of efforts to address climate change.
Sustainable Finance
Japan FSA Consults on Draft Guidelines for Social Bonds
By Manesh Samtani | 22/07/2021
The guidelines are aimed at promoting the issuance of social bonds by the private sector and preventing ‘social washing’.
Climate Risk
IIF Publishes Guidance for Scenario-based Climate Risk Measurement
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/07/2021
The IIF has developed a set of reference approaches to be used by supervisors and banks as blueprints when designing their SCRM approaches.
Climate Risk
Singapore Reviewing Carbon Price Trajectory, says MAS Chief
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/07/2021
The government is reviewing its targets for the price of carbon to ensure it helps Singapore meet its climate commitments.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.