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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
EU Due Diligence Proposal Expected Before end-February
By ESG Investor | 10/02/2022
Investors and companies are urging the European Commission to adopt supply chain scrutiny rules “without further delay”.
Sustainable Finance
Thai SEC, UNDP Agree to Support Sustainable Capital Markets
By Editors | 10/02/2022
The UNDP and SEC will co-create a web-based tool to help listed companies measure and manage their impact on the SDGs, among other tools.
Sustainable Finance
MAS, IBF Develop Skills Framework for Sustainable Finance
By Editors | 10/02/2022
Technical skills and competencies have been set out for FIs to use to upskill finance professionals and build deeper talent pools for sustainable finance.
Sustainable Finance
Bursa Malaysia Teams Up with HSBC Islamic Bank on ESG Adoption
By Editors | 09/02/2022
Under a new MoU, Bursa Malaysia will collaborate with HSBC Amanah in developing sustainability-linked Islamic financial products and ESG solutions for listed companies.
Sustainable Finance
How Asset Managers Are Using New Sustainability Taxonomies
By Mark Uhrynuk | 07/02/2022
Mark Uhrynuk and Alexander Burdulia discuss taxonomies that have been developed, how asset managers are already applying them, and the associated challenges.
Reporting & Disclosures
PRI Calls for ISSB Prototype to go Further on Materiality
By ESG Investor | 07/02/2022
The PRI also recommends improvements with regard to interoperability, presentation of disclosure requirements and implementation.
Reporting & Disclosures
CDSB Consolidates into IFRS Foundation to Support ISSB
By Editors | 06/02/2022
The consolidation includes the transfer of CDSB staff and core intellectual property and technical assets to support the work of the ISSB.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Climate Standard Won’t Ignore Impact – IOSCO
By ESG Investor | 03/02/2022
Interoperability between reporting standards and across jurisdictions is key to establishing a global baseline, says IOSCO chair Ashley Alder.
Structural Regulation
Japan Considers Removing Quarterly Reporting Requirements
By Editors | 02/02/2022
A summary report setting out key considerations for the removal of quarterly reporting is expected to be released in the coming months.
Reporting & Disclosures
MAS to Issue New Anti-Greenwashing Rules for ESG Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2022
Greenwashing poses a “real and present danger” to industry efforts to advance sustainability considerations in their investment processes.
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