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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
Taiwan to Require Emissions Disclosures in Annual Reports in 2024
By Editors | 11/08/2022
Companies will have to start disclosing climate-related information including GHG emissions data in annual reports and prospectuses in 2024.
Reporting & Disclosures
JPXI to Launch Platform For Listed Company ESG Disclosures
By Editors | 11/08/2022
ESG-related information disclosed on each company’s website for the most recent three months will be displayed on the portal.
Climate Risk
Asset Owners Increasingly Committing to Net Zero
By ESG Investor | 11/08/2022
The most requested data in Asia will be security-level exposure to climate risk, portfolio-level exposure to climate risks, and scenario metrics for climate change.
Climate Risk
GFANZ Launches Net Zero Alignment Guidance
By ESG Investor | 10/08/2022
A key enhancement is an illustrative credibility framework to help assess emissions reduction targets and corporate net zero transition plans.
Sustainable Finance
SEBI Proposes Enhancements to Green Bond Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 08/08/2022
SEBI proposes to expand the framework to cover more of India’s commitments from COP26, introduce the concept of ‘blue bonds’, and enhance disclosures.
Climate Risk
APRA Reveals Findings of Climate Risk Management Surveys
By Editors | 05/08/2022
Survey responses from banks. insurers and super funds shows are “encouraging”. A key area for improvement is metrics and targets.
Climate Risk
RBI Publishes Paper on Climate Risk, Sustainable Finance
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
The paper offers guidance for FIs on managing climate risk. The RBI also published results from a survey to assess banks’ readiness to address climate risk.
Reporting & Disclosures
PBOC Preparing to Require Environmental Disclosures from FIs
By Darien Choong | 03/08/2022
The PBOC plans to release standards for environmental information and carbon emissions disclosures, along with a roadmap for implementation.
Reporting & Disclosures
SFC Sets Out Next Steps on Green Transition Agenda
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/08/2022
The agenda focuses on enhancing corporate disclosures, monitoring implementation of existing measures, and advancing work on a carbon market.
ESG Data
Data with Destiny: Bridging Asia’s ESG Information Gap
By Editors | 02/08/2022
While there has been a surge of data disclosure in Asia, the lack of a unified set of rules across the region opens the door for inconsistencies.
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