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News Coverage on regulatory mandates, standards and challenges in ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures for financial and non-financial entities.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Adoption in Hong Kong Will Have Global Significance: SFC
By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2022
The SFC is working with HKEX to develop a regulatory framework for listed company climate-related disclosures “based on the ISSB standards”.
Reporting & Disclosures
UK FCA Warns on Green Fund Label Abuse
By ESG Investor | 05/10/2022
FCA Director of ESG Sacha Sadan underlines need for market confidence, highlights importance of investor engagement.
Reporting & Disclosures
Taiwan Amends Prospectus Rules to Accommodate ESG Funds
By Editors | 05/10/2022
The draft amendments specify the disclosures securities investment trust funds must make in their prospectuses if they are ESG-themed.
ESG Data
Thai Stock Exchange Launches New ESG Data Platform
By Editors | 05/10/2022
Phase one allows listed companies to submit ESG data to the platform. Phase two will enable the distribution of ESG data to the public domain within the Q2 2023.
Climate Risk
BSP Issues Guidance for Banks on E&S Risk Management
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
Banks must develop ESRM systems that assess environmental and social risks arising from their operations, products, services, transactions, activities, and operating environment.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
TWSE Issues Governance Guidance for Listed Company Directors
By Editors | 04/10/2022
The guidance provides a reference for how independent directors should be selected, how they should perform their duties, and their role in audit committees.
Reporting & Disclosures
An Increasing Sense of Urgency
By ESG Investor | 03/10/2022
Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer at Japan’s Financial Services Agency, is targeting increased action among asset owners.
Sustainable Finance
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Voluntary Carbon Markets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/10/2022
The spotlight review details the key challenges of VCMs and offers recommendations to help in their transition into a mature asset class.
Sustainable Finance
China Designates 18 ‘Gatekeepers’ for Green Bond Market
By Darien Choong | 02/10/2022
The 18 firms, which include PwC, EY and Morningstar’s China units, will be responsible for evaluating and certifying green bonds and help to prevent greenwashing.
Sustainable Finance
Fitch Flags Growing Pains for Sustainability-linked Bonds
By ESG Investor | 01/10/2022
Remedies needed to address misaligned incentives and lack of comparability in booming market, says ratings agency.
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