ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

    Securities / Derivatives

    Bank of China Issues First Notes Aligned to Updated CGT

    By Editors | 17/06/2022

    The Common Ground Taxonomy, first published in November by the EU and China, was updated following consultation.

    ESG / Sustainability

    PBOC Orders Banks to Finance Water Conservancy Projects

    By Darien Choong | 16/06/2022

    Policy, development, state-owned, small and medium-sized banks are directed to provide credit to support the construction of water conservancy infrastructure.

    ESG / Sustainability

    UK Proposes Climate Risk Requirements for Actuaries

    By ESG Investor | 15/06/2022

    The UK Financial Reporting Council proposes to require actuaries to include climate change and other ESG–related risks in the course of their work.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Green Funds Largely Unaligned with Paris Agreement – S&P

    By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022

    S&P looked at nearly 12,000 equity mutual funds and ETFs representing more than USD 20 trillion in market value. About 11% were aligned with the Paris goals.

    ESG / Sustainability

    US SEC Probes Goldman Sachs for Suspected Greenwashing

    By Editors | 14/06/2022

    The SEC is reportedly investigating whether disclosures made to clients accurately described the investment practices used by two Goldman funds.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Corporate Net Zero Targets on the Rise, But Credibility Lacking

    By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022

    Roughly 60% of companies with net zero targets have yet to specify whether carbon offsetting will feature in their decarbonisation strategies.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ASIC Issues New Guidance on Prevent Greenwashing in Funds

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2022

    Being ‘true to label’ is a regulatory must-have when it comes to sustainability-related products, says ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester.

    ESG / Sustainability

    UK, Japan Formalise Arrangements on Regulatory Cooperation

    By Editors | 13/06/2022

    UK and Japan participants agreed to establish an innovation working group to provide a space for collaboration on payments, cryptoassets and financial innovation.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Bursa Malaysia Issues ESG Guidance for Listed Companies

    By Editors | 13/06/2022

    The guidance is issued as part of an initiative to help listed companies adopt best practices in areas such as governance and sustainability.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds

    By Darien Choong | 10/06/2022

    Singapore authorities have published a framework setting out how the government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances.

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