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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
Malaysia Consults on Local Implementation of ISSB Standards
By Editors | 18/02/2024
IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 would be mandatory for Main Market issuers, and potentially ACE Market issuers and large non-listed companies.

Reporting & Disclosures
Top ASEAN Exchanges to Jointly Develop Sustainability Ecosystem
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/02/2024
The exchanges will reconvene in July to finalise the ecosystem’s implementation details, governance framework and operating structure.

Sustainable Finance
ICMA Calls for Widespread Voluntary Adoption of Transition Plans
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/02/2024
In a new paper, the industry body offers a model structure for integrated transition plans that align with IFRS, EU, UK and ICMA’s own standards.

Anti-Money Laundering
LME Facing Lawsuit Over “Dirty Metals” Sourced from Indonesia
By Editors | 14/02/2024
The case could force the LME to revisit its rules for listing metals for trading, the London Mining Network and Global Legal Action Network said.

Nature & Biodiversity
Investors Embrace GRI Biodiversity Standard, Acknowledge Systemic Risk
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/02/2024
GRI’s Harold Pauwels tells Regulation Asia that the financial sector acknowledges that biodiversity impacts bring associated risks to investor portfolios.

Reporting & Disclosures
Major Chinese Bourses Issue Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
By Editors | 09/02/2024
Companies in the SSE 180, STAR 50, SZSE 100, and ChiNext indexes, and those dually listed overseas, have to report in line with the new guidelines by 30 April 2026.

Sustainable Finance
IIGCC Releases Derivatives, Hedge Funds Guidance
By ESG Investor | 09/02/2024
The guidance provides advice to hedge fund managers on how to report on the real-economy impact of their holdings and better support net zero investment strategies.

ESG Data
Gprnt: Simplifying ESG Data Management for Financial Services
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/02/2024
Industry experts anticipate the MAS-led digital ESG platform, Gprnt, will improve sustainability reporting across the real economy and financial sector.

Reporting & Disclosures
Disclosure Progress “Much too Slow” – CDP
By ESG Investor | 08/02/2024
The number of firms disclosing rose 24% in 2023, but only slow progress is being made to improve the quality of climate and nature.

ESG Data
EU Agrees Regulatory Approach for ESG Rating Providers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2024
ESG rating providers will need to be authorised and supervised by the ESMA and comply with transparency requirements.
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