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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
SG to Introduce Mandatory Climate Disclosures from FY 2025
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/02/2024
The requirements will be implemented in a phased manner starting with listed companies in 2025 and large non-listed companies two years later.

Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC Fines Melbourne Securities for Alleged Greenwashing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/02/2024
ASIC alleges that Melbourne Securities made misleading statements in its PDS regarding its Bloom Climate Impact Fund.

Sustainable Finance
Hong Kong to Develop Transition Finance Framework: HKMA
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/02/2024
HKMA’s Darryl Chan said the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group will start work on a transition taxonomy this year.

Reporting & Disclosures
Taiwan FSC Proposes Rule Changes to Improve Insurers’ ESG Disclosures
By Mark Johnston | 27/02/2024
Insurers will have until 1 January 2025 to establish internal control systems for the management and disclosure of sustainable information.

Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Works to Finalise Jurisdictional Adoption Guide
By ESG Investor | 25/02/2024
The ISSB’s Inaugural Jurisdictional Guide should be finalised by mid-year, with the core objective of reducing fragmentation.

Sustainable Finance
BSP Approves Adoption of Sustainable Finance Taxonomy for Banks
By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024
The first version of the taxonomy focuses on climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation. Future iterations will cover biodiversity and circular economy.

Reporting & Disclosures
Navigating the ESG Reporting Landscape in Singapore
By George Cyriac | 23/02/2024
Experts from Morgan Lewis offer a comprehensive look into the dynamic and continuously evolving ESG regulatory landscape in Singapore.

Reporting & Disclosures
Indonesia Publishes Revised Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024
The revised taxonomy assigns an amber colour code to projects that help to facilitate low-carbon transition.

Reporting & Disclosures
Hong Kong Launches New Tools to Improve GHG Reporting
By Manesh Samtani | 22/02/2024
The calculation tool will help SMEs calculate GHG emissions; the estimation tool will help FIs estimate emissions of investees and borrowers.

Reporting & Disclosures
ASEAN Taxonomy Version 2 Takes Effect Following Consultation
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/02/2024
The consultation received mainly positive feedback suggesting improvements to clarify definitions and usability.
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