ESG / Sustainability

    ESG / Sustainability

    CBIRC Issues Draft Guidelines on Corporate Governance

    By Editors | 05/02/2021

    The guidelines formalise obligations for banks and insurers to integrate Communist Party leadership in the governance of state-owned and private banks and insurers.

    Market Infrastructure

    Is it Time to Regulate ESG Scores and Ratings?

    By ESG Investor | 03/02/2021

    End-users are seeking more transparency around cost and methodology to improve comparability across third-party vendors.

    ESG / Sustainability

    IFRS Foundation Announces Next Steps for Sustainability Standards

    By ESG Investor | 03/02/2021

    The Sustainability Standards Board – widely supported across the investment industry – will be established in time for COP26 in November.

    ESG / Sustainability

    FSC Korea Outlines Additional Green Finance Initiatives

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2021

    The FSC plans to draw up a climate risk management and oversight plan for FIs by March and develop a green taxonomy within H1.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Singapore Taskforce Proposes Taxonomy for Identifying Green Activities

    By Editors | 29/01/2021

    The taxonomy draws on the theoretical underpinnings of the EU taxonomy and proposes a traffic-light system which sets out how activities are classified.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SGX Launches ESG Futures as Part of Sustainability Agenda

    By Editors | 25/01/2021

    The launch is part of the SGX FIRST initiative, a multi-pronged expansion of the exchange’s sustainability capabilities announced in December.

    ESG / Sustainability

    GRI Updates Disclosure Standards to Align with SDGs

    By ESG Investor | 24/01/2021

    New guidance for corporates from the Global Reporting Initiative will help asset owners track their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    ESG / Sustainability

    FSB Publishes Work Programme for Year Ahead

    By Editors | 20/01/2021

    The work programme includes initiatives to strengthen NBFI resilience, enhance cross border payments, and address climate change, among other priorities.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Hong Kong Influence in Global Climate Finance of ‘Critical Importance’

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/01/2021

    At the Asian Financial Forum, SFC chief Ashley Alder discussed the steps Hong Kong has taken to support a greener and more sustainable future.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Thailand SEC Declares Support for TCFD, Enhanced ESG Disclosures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/01/2021

    The move will lead to better disclosure of ESG information in the capital market, including information related to greenhouse gas emissions.

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