Reporting & Disclosures

Reporting & Disclosures

UK Seeks Feedback on Scope 3 Disclosures

By ESG Investor | 23/10/2023

The call for evidence on Scope 3 GHG emissions reporting will inform the UK’s planned endorsement of ISSB standards.

Reporting & Disclosures

New Record for CDP Company Disclosures

By ESG Investor | 23/10/2023

The US, China, Japan, UK and Germany had the highest number of disclosing companies. A “considerable increase” was observed in South Korea and Cambodia.

Reporting & Disclosures

ESMA Warns on “Misleading” Use of ESG-related Terms by Funds

By ESG Investor | 23/10/2023

Research by ESMA shows that ESG-related named funds attract more inflows, raising concerns about potential greenwashing.

Reporting & Disclosures

Super Funds Urged to Ensure Accurate Sustainable Finance Disclosures

By Mark Johnston | 21/10/2023

At a roundtable, APRA and ASIC asked super fund trustees to prepare for mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements.

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia Helps SMEs Navigate Complex ESG Frameworks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/10/2023

CMM’s Navina Balasingam shares that Malaysia is the first country globally to introduce simplified ESG disclosure guidance for SMEs in supply chains.

Climate Risk

MAS Issues Net Zero Transition Planning Guidelines for FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2023

Banks, insurers, and asset managers must “actively support” borrowers, insured parties, and investee companies to progressively decarbonise.

Sustainable Finance

ASEAN Regulators Endorse Transition Finance Guidance, CIS Handbook

By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2023

The transition finance guidance and handbook for cross-border offerings of sustainable funds were endorsed at the 39th ACMF Chairs’ Meeting.

Reporting & Disclosures

ESG Reporting’s Evolution and Convergence

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 18/10/2023

ERM’s Matt Klein and Andrew Radcliff discuss the convergence of sustainability regulations and the equally important social component of ESG.

Sustainable Finance

MAS Asks Firms to Pilot Transactions in “Transition Credits”

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2023

Ravi Menon is seeking support from the industry to help develop transition credits that can be used to reduce the economic gap from retiring coal plants early.