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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
ASIC Launches Educational Modules for New Sustainability Rules
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/03/2026
ASIC has released self-paced training modules to help firms prepare for the country's new mandatory climate reporting regime.

Sustainable Finance
Korea Must Bridge Gap Between Financial Strength and Climate Action: IEEFA
By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2026
New commentary highlights a significant misalignment in South Korea’s climate finance, urging robust regulatory and policy reforms to match its advanced financial system.

Reporting & Disclosures
Japan FSA Targets Deficiencies in Sustainability, Governance Disclosures
By Manesh Samtani | 30/03/2026
FSA annual review identifies persistent and new shortcomings in corporate reporting, focusing on substance over form in key areas.

Sustainable Finance
India Offers Template for Integrating Social Impact in Capital Markets: WEF
By Manesh Samtani | 27/03/2026
SEBI has created new instruments, professional standards, and reporting requirements to integrate social impact into India’s capital markets.

Climate Risk
Japanese FIs Could Be Underpricing Climate Risk as Litigation Heats Up
By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 26/03/2026
Structural barriers in Japan’s courts shield banks from immediate legal exposure, but pressures are building.

Sustainable Finance
Inconsistent Taxonomies Risk Slowing APAC Transition Finance: Moody's
By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026
New report says policy divergence may stymie capital flows to high-emitting sectors, despite strong momentum from energy security goals

Reporting & Disclosures
Taiwan: Phase One of GHG Disclosures Roadmap Successfully Implemented
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/03/2026
The regulator has confirmed the next phase of its sustainability roadmap, bringing smaller listed companies into scope for GHG inventories.

Reporting & Disclosures
Japan, UK Seek Alignment on ISSB, Basel III and Crypto Regulation
By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2026
Regulators discussed sustainability reporting, digital assets, and reaffirmed their commitment to the full, timely, and consistent implementation of Basel III.

Reporting & Disclosures
Korea Ruling Party Proposes Accelerated Timeline for ESG Disclosures
By Editors | 18/03/2026
Proposal aims to align with ISSB standards, making disclosures statutory and bringing forward the Scope 3 deadline by two years.

Reporting & Disclosures
China Overhauls Fund Disclosure Rules to Emphasise Long-Term Value
By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2026
New CSRC guidelines mandate the disclosure of investor profitability ratios and stock turnover rates to tackle short-termism.
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