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ESG / Sustainability
Environmental Groups Take Legal Action over EU Taxonomy
By ESG Investor | 22/09/2022
Four environmental groups are set to start legal action in an attempt to prevent the EU including fossil gas in its sustainable finance rulebook.
ESG / Sustainability
ECB Issues Bond Decarbonisation Plans
By ESG Investor | 21/09/2022
The ECB has published details of how it intends to “gradually decarbonise” the corporate bond holdings in its monetary policy portfolio.
ESG / Sustainability
GRI Standards to Integrate Human Rights
By ESG Investor | 21/09/2022
The Global Reporting Initiative intends to better integrate consideration of human rights into its disclosure requirements.
ESG / Sustainability
Korean Banks, Insurers Meet to Discuss Climate Stress Tests
By Editors | 21/09/2022
KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, along with six insurers, participated in the first meeting of a new working group set up to prepare for the stress tests.
ESG / Sustainability
ACCC to Commence Internet Sweep Targeting Greenwashing
By Editors | 21/09/2022
Businesses may be asked to substantiate their green claims. The ACCC may take enforcement action if consumers are being misled or deceived.
ESG / Sustainability
Common Ground Taxonomy: An Analytical Tool
By Manesh Samtani | 20/09/2022
The HKGFA is looking to address misconceptions about the EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy and how it is meant to be used, says Chaoni Huang.
ESG / Sustainability
Taipei Exchange Lists First Two Sustainability-linked Bonds
By Editors | 19/09/2022
Taiwanese conglomerate Far East New Century and chemicals company Chi Mei Corp issued TPEx’s first two sustainability-linked bonds on Wednesday.
ESG / Sustainability
New Zealand to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds This Year
By Editors | 18/09/2022
New Zealand’s Treasury has appointed BNZ and Deutsche Bank (Sydney) as joint structuring advisors to help establish the sovereign green bond programme.
ESG / Sustainability
NGOs Call on Banks to Improve on Net Zero Delivery
By ESG Investor | 18/09/2022
Net Zero Banking Alliance members are under pressure to restrict their financing of fossil fuel projects, including coal production.
ESG / Sustainability
Work Begins on Assurance Standards for Sustainability Reporting
By Editors | 16/09/2022
IOSCO welcomes work by the IAASB and IESBA to develop assurance and ethics standards for sustainability-related corporate reporting.
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