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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
Singapore Updates Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors
By Editors | 03/04/2022
The updated Principles emphasise the need to integrate ESG considerations into investment decision-making and stewardship practices.
Sustainable Finance
SGX, UK Partner to Fund New SDG-Aligned Issuers
By Editors | 03/04/2022
SGX and MOBILIST will partner to support new issuers of securities aligned with the SDGs by deploying equity capital and other forms of assistance.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Publishes First Sustainability Reporting Standards
By ESG Investor | 31/03/2022
The ISSB requests feedback on general and climate-focused disclosure drafts, which will be finalised by end of 2022.
Climate Risk
Indian Banks ‘Unprepared’ to Fight Climate Change: Report
By Editors | 31/03/2022
A report from Climate Risk Horizons finds that most Indian banks have not yet factored climate change into their business strategies.
Sustainable Finance
Hong Kong to Develop VCM, Unify GBA Carbon Market
By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2022
Hong Kong’s VCM will target local, Mainland and overseas buyers of carbon credits. Authorities will also work to establish a unified carbon market for the GBA.
Cloud & Infrastructure
BOT Offers Update on Transition to Sustainable Digital Economy
By Editors | 29/03/2022
The BOT will publish a virtual bank licensing framework by Q2 2022, and directions on its open banking policy in Q3 2022.
Sustainable Finance
CBSL to Incentivise Green Finance, Create Taxonomy
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 29/03/2022
Sri Lanka’s banks and the private sector need to be incentivised to make investments in low carbon energy projects, the CBSL said.
Reporting & Disclosures
IFRS Foundation, GRI to Align Sustainability Reporting Work
By Editors | 24/03/2022
The ISSB under the IFRS Foundation will publish proposed Climate and General Sustainability-related Disclosure requirements next week.
Reporting & Disclosures
Bursa Malaysia to Enhance Sustainability Reporting Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2022
Listed issuers will be required to disclose prescribed “common sustainability matters” and indicators and provide TCFD-aligned climate change related disclosures.
Reporting & Disclosures
US Climate Reporting Framework “Strikes a Good Balance”
By ESG Investor | 23/03/2022
The framework has been welcomed by investors, though Commissioner Hester Peirce warned it will undermine the existing regulatory framework.
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