ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

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    APAC Firms Lag on Integrating Critical ESG Measures

    By ESG Investor | 20/04/2023

    Only 29% of companies include ESG-related goals and KPIs for their C-suite, despite 58% of companies stating that ESG is critical to their long-term success.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Climate Bonds Initiative Offers Firm-level Certification for SLBs

    By ESG Investor | 19/04/2023

    The expansion looks to recognise “appropriate ambition” on transition and bring all sectors “into the fold”.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    More Credit Downgrades Imminent Under Climate Change

    By Hazel Ilango | 18/04/2023

    Bond investors, including those who do not prioritize climate change mitigation, are unknowingly exposed to the increasing impact of climate-related credit risk.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    HKEX: Climate-related Disclosures to Become Mandatory in 2024

    By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2023

    New rules aligned with the TCFD recommendations and the ISSB Climate Standard will become effective in January 2024.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    EU Financial Regulators Propose SFDR Amendments

    By ESG Investor | 14/04/2023

    The consultation is open to feedback until 4 July. Regulators plan to submit their final report to the European Commission by end October.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Hong Kong Overtakes France in Morningstar’s ‘Sustainability Atlas’

    By ESG Investor | 13/04/2023

    Hong Kong overtook France for 3rd place and Taiwan jumped from 11th place to 5th place in Morningstar’s 2023 Sustainability Atlas.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Blockchain Can Revolutionise Energy Sector – WEF Report

    By Editors | 13/04/2023

    The report offers guidance on conducting impact assessments of blockchain projects that encompasses environmental, social and economic impacts.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Bursa Malaysia, PETRONAS Partner to Drive ESG Adoption

    By Editors | 13/04/2023

    PETRONAS, the largest corporate entity in Malaysia, will participate as an early adopter of Bursa Malaysia’s Centralised Sustainability Intelligence Platform.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    GFIN Set to Open Applications for ‘Greenwashing TechSprint’

    By Editors | 12/04/2023

    The TechSprint, hosted on the FCA’s digital sandbox, will seek to develop a tool or solution to help tackle greenwashing risks in financial services.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    RBI Issues ‘Green Deposits’ Framework for Banks, NBFCs

    By Editors | 12/04/2023

    The allocation of funds raised through green deposits shall be subject to independent third-party verification and assurance each year, the RBI says.

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