The initiative, known as #financing4ESG, will promote sustainable finance in Malaysia and accelerate ESG adoption among listed companies.
November 19, 2021Malaysia's Securities Commission is on track to publish a draft SRI taxonomy for consultation by the end of the year.
November 16, 2021The Steering Group welcomed initiatives from the IFRS Foundation and IPSF, saying it will continue efforts to develop Hong Kong into a carbon trading hub.
November 8, 2021Japan's FSA will also formulate codes of conduct for ESG evaluation organisations, covering transparency, fairness, and good governance.
October 29, 2021The guidance includes measures to develop the green finance sector, provide low-cost funds for green projects, and expand the carbon trading market.
October 26, 2021ESG investing is still nascent, but asset owners are expecting greater pressure to disclose and improve ESG practices.
October 24, 202136 Chinese banking and financial institutions, 24 foreign banks and international organisations have jointly signed a biodiversity protection declaration.
October 22, 2021The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group pledges support for the government's Climate Action Plan 2050.
October 13, 2021Japan would become the first G7 government to use its foreign reserves for ESG investments, as it ramps up efforts to combat climate change.
October 13, 2021The success of China’s national emissions trading scheme depends on rapid extension beyond the utilities sector, says a report from the AIGCC and Schroders.
August 19, 2021