Sustainability & ESG

Sustainable Finance

DBS, SGX, StanChart, Temasek to Launch Carbon Exchange

By Editors | 20/05/2021

‘Climate Impact X’ seeks to address a need for more high-quality carbon credits and promote active cross-border trading of such credits to drive global price transparency.

Reporting & Disclosures

Singapore Sustainability Reporting Sees Marked Improvement: SGX

By Editors | 19/05/2021

In a joint review, SGX RegCo and NUS Business School found an overall increase in the depth and understanding of sustainability reporting.

Reporting & Disclosures

Singapore Taskforce Issues Climate Disclosure Guide for FIs

By Editors | 19/05/2021

GFIT also announced a framework for green trade finance and published a roadmap to scale green finance in the real estate, infrastructure, fund management and transition sectors.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Conduct Risk Management Shifts to ‘Predict and Prevent’ Approach

By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2021

In its annual Compendium on culture and conduct risk supervision, Starling highlights a shift from ‘detect and correct’ to ‘predict and prevent’.

Sustainable Finance

New Zealand Enhances Voluntary Retirement Savings Scheme

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 17/05/2021

The government has announced changes to the KiwiSaver default providers, among other changes to enhance the financial wellbeing of locals in retirement.

Sustainable Finance

COP Presidency Calls for Ambitious Climate Commitments

By Editors | 16/05/2021

Private financial institutions are encouraged to join a net zero alliance, publish transition plans, phase out of coal, and commit to nature-positive finance.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Panel Offers Recommendations on Social Stock Exchange Listings

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021

A technical group was set up last September to develop a framework for on-boarding non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises on social stock exchanges.

Reporting & Disclosures

SEBI Enhances Sustainability Reporting Rules for Listed Entities

By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2021

The new Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reports will contain disclosures relating to ESG risks, sustainability performance, environmental metrics, and social factors.

Reporting & Disclosures

CSRC Adds Environment & Social Responsibility to Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2021

A new chapter on environmental and social responsibility has been added to the disclosure rules for publicly listed companies. The consultation is open until 7 June.