Reporting & Disclosures

Reporting & Disclosures

Bursa Malaysia, LSEG to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform

By Editors | 09/03/2023

At Invest Malaysia 2023, funding incentives for the Bursa Carbon Exchange were also announced, along with other initiatives to increase the vibrancy of the Malaysian capital market.

Reporting & Disclosures

ACCC Enforcement to Prioritise Misleading Environmental Claims

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/03/2023

The ACCC has established a new taskforce that will focus on sustainability and its intersection with competition and consumer law.

Sustainable Finance

New ISO Standard for Sustainable Finance Launched

By ESG Investor | 05/03/2023

The British Standard Institute has launched a sustainable finance standard to help ‘demystify’ principles for the market.

Reporting & Disclosures

ACCC Internet Sweep Reveals Widespread Greenwashing by Businesses

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2023

Out of 247 businesses reviewed during the ACC’s internet sweep, 57 percent made “concerning claims about their environmental credentials”.

Reporting & Disclosures

Japan Sets Timeline for Domestic Implementation of ISSB Standards

By Editors | 03/03/2023

Japan will issue draft sustainability disclosure standards based on the ISSB standards by 31 March 2024, and final standards by 31 March 2025.

Reporting & Disclosures

US Senate Votes to Overturn ESG Investing Rule for Retirement Funds

By Mark Johnston | 02/03/2023

The US Senate voted to repeal a Labour Department rule that allowed managers of retirement funds to consider ESG factors in their investments.

Sustainable Finance

Ten Ways to Finance India’s Just Transition

By ESG Investor | 02/03/2023

Investing in a socially responsible net zero represents a “multi-trillion, multi-decade investment opportunity”, according to group of multi-stakeholders.

Reporting & Disclosures

NZX Amends Corporate Governance Code to Raise ESG Bar

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/03/2023

The amendments cover ethics training, director independence, diversity policies, conflicts of interest, and ESG and climate reporting.

Sustainable Finance

EU Strikes Deal on Green Bonds Standard

By ESG Investor | 01/03/2023

Negotiators of the European Council and Parliament have reached an agreement on a voluntary standard for EU green bonds (EuGB).