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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
China Issues Guidelines on Institutionalising Emissions Disclosures
By Mark Johnston | 06/03/2025
By 2027, authorities seek to have established basic policies and technical standards for voluntary GHG emissions disclosures by enterprises.

AI Risk & Governance
Using AI in Regulatory Reporting and Change Management: Webinar Recap
By Manesh Samtani | 06/03/2025
Panellists from Nasdaq, Standard Chartered Bank and Regional Australia Bank discussed APAC’s transition to granular data reporting.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
ASIC Intensifies Enforcement Efforts, Investment Scam Crackdown
By Thisanka Siripala | 03/03/2025
ASIC shut down more than 10,000 fraudulent websites since mid-2023 and launched 109 new investigations in H2 2024.

Sustainable Finance
China Issues Green Finance Implementation Plan for Banking, Insurance
By Mark Johnston | 28/02/2025
The green finance implementation plan is part of a broader strategy for China to achieve its peak carbon and carbon neutrality goals.

Reporting & Disclosures
Indonesia Releases V2 of Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2025
Version 2 expands the scope to include new sectors and updated criteria. A third version is also in the pipeline.

Reporting & Disclosures
Hong Kong Enhances ESG Disclosure Rules for MPF Funds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/02/2025
MPF trustees are directed to review disclosures in MPF scheme brochures and make necessary updates and revisions by 30 September 2025.

Structural Regulation
Vietnam Securities Commission Signs Information-Sharing MoU
By Nithya Subramanian | 25/02/2025
The SSC signed the IOSCO APRC Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding for Supervisory Cooperation (SMMoU).

Climate Risk
IIGCC Sets Out Core Principles for Sectoral Roadmaps
By ESG Investor | 25/02/2025
The IIGCC said the new core principles will allow roadmaps to be “more effectively used by investors to inform decision-making and investment processes.”

Reporting & Disclosures
SC Malaysia and ICAEW Partner to Strengthen Sustainability Disclosures
By Nithya Subramanian | 24/02/2025
The partnership focuses on capacity-building with training on climate-related financial disclosures, sustainability certifications, and regulatory best practices.

Sustainable Finance
China Releases Framework for Sovereign Green Bonds
By Mark Johnston | 21/02/2025
The framework will be used as one of China’s key tools to help it achieve peak carbon by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
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