Reporting & Disclosures

    News Coverage on regulatory mandates, standards and challenges in ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures for financial and non-financial entities.

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    Climate Risk

    Report Offers Guidance on Financial Sector Alignment With Paris Accord

    By Editors | 18/09/2023

    New report from IMF, World Bank, and OECD seeks to ensure diverging approaches to Paris Agreement alignment do not push climate goals further away.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    EU SFDR Review Mulls New Categorisation System

    By ESG Investor | 15/09/2023

    The consultation spans issues such as legal certainty, usability, and how SFDR can play its part in tackling greenwashing.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    Investor Demand Drives Improved ESG Reporting in APAC: Report

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/09/2023

    Regulation Asia spoke to global law firm Slaughter and May during the launch of its publication on ESG reporting, transition planning and greenwashing across different APAC jurisdictions.

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    Nature & Biodiversity

    How APAC Financial Institutions Can Meet Market Expectations on Nature

    By Wolfram Hedrich | 13/09/2023

    In the countdown to the TNFD framework launch, the region’s financial sector is still a long way from including nature risk in business decisions, says Wolfram Hedrich.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    ASEAN Exchanges Agree on New Set of ESG Metrics

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    Previously, Environment (E) and Social (S) metrics were developed. The exchanges have now agreed on complementary Governance (G) metrics.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    OECD Launches Governance Principles for Green Transition

    By ESG Investor | 13/09/2023

    The revised G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance were also endorsed at the G20 Leaders Summit in India at the weekend.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    Australia Urged to Make Transition Plans Mandatory

    By ESG Investor | 10/09/2023

    IGCC, PRI, and Carbon Disclosure Project have written to Australia’s Treasurer calling for standardisation and regulatory guidance on transition plans.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    SEC Philippines to Issue Revised Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/09/2023

    The SEC says the revised guidelines will take into account the IFRS S1 and S2 standards and ensure listed companies report sustainability information consistently.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    SGX RegCo Seeks to Align Listing Rules with ISSB Standards

    By Jill Wong | 07/09/2023

    SGX Regco is seeking to align listing rules with ISSB Standards by year-end in order to guide companies on how to explain the impact of climate change on their business.

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    Sustainable Finance

    International Bodies Publish New Guidance on Blue-Themed Bonds

    By Editors | 07/09/2023

    The guidance provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for “blue bond” lending and issuances.

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