ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

UAE State Fund Acquires Stake in AirCarbon Exchange

By Editors | 17/11/2022

The investment will help AirCarbon Exchange establish a regulated carbon trading exchange and clearinghouse in Abu Dhabi.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia, Companies Commission Offer Boost to SMEs

By Editors | 17/11/2022

The collaboration includes exploring opportunities to support digital economy growth, facilitating data sharing between businesses, and advancing the ESG agenda.

ESG / Sustainability

Alternative Credit Managers Launch ESG Disclosure Tool

By Editors | 17/11/2022

The ESG Integrated Disclosure Project template provides private companies and credit investors a standard format for ESG-related disclosures.

ESG / Sustainability

EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks

By ESG Investor | 16/11/2022

The feedback may lead to further supervisory or enforceable action to reduce greenwashing risks; ESAs also call for an extension to the PAI review.

ESG / Sustainability

Scenario Analysis “May Understate” Climate Risks

By ESG Investor | 16/11/2022

The FSB and NGFS warn in a new report that current climate scenario analysis exercises “may understate” climate exposures and vulnerabilities.

ESG / Sustainability

CBIRC Directs Insurers to Report Data on Green Insurance Business

By Editors | 16/11/2022

Insurers will have to report the number of green insurance policies issued, premiums collected, amounts insured, claims filed, and indemnity paid.

ESG / Sustainability

ISO Offers Framework for Setting Net Zero Standards

By ESG Investor | 15/11/2022

ISO has launched guidelines in collaboration with the United Nations to tackle the “fragmented net zero governance landscape”.

ESG / Sustainability

UK Think Tank Accuses Singapore’s Sembcorp of Greenwashing

By Editors | 14/11/2022

The allegations relate to Sembcorp’s sale of its India coal business while still retaining “substantial liabilities” and “operational influence”.

ESG / Sustainability

Overwhelming Majority for CSRD Secured in EU Parliament

By ESG Investor | 14/11/2022

The EU Parliament has adopted new sustainability reporting rules for large companies under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.