ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Updates Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors

By Editors | 03/04/2022

The updated Principles emphasise the need to integrate ESG considerations into investment decision-making and stewardship practices.

Big Picture

FSB Publishes Work Programme for 2022

By Editors | 31/03/2022

Key focus areas include work to address Covid-19 scarring effects, enhance cross-border payments, and address financial risks from climate change.

ESG / Sustainability

ADGM to Launch Regulated Carbon Exchange and Clearinghouse

By Darien Choong | 31/03/2022

ADGM will launch a carbon trading exchange and clearinghouse, offering trading in tokenised carbon credits, carbon credit futures and green energy contracts.

Market Infrastructure

ISSB Publishes First Sustainability Reporting Standards

By ESG Investor | 31/03/2022

The ISSB requests feedback on general and climate-focused disclosure drafts, which will be finalised by end of 2022.

ESG / Sustainability

Indian Banks ‘Unprepared’ to Fight Climate Change: Report

By Editors | 31/03/2022

A report from Climate Risk Horizons finds that most Indian banks have not yet factored climate change into their business strategies.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong to Develop VCM, Unify GBA Carbon Market

By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2022

Hong Kong’s VCM will target local, Mainland and overseas buyers of carbon credits. Authorities will also work to establish a unified carbon market for the GBA.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HKEX Sets Out Vision to Build ‘Marketplace of the Future’

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/03/2022

HKEX will introduce a new platform for ESG-related products, ETF connect schemes with the mainland, more yuan products, and more listing reforms.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BOT Offers Update on Transition to Sustainable Digital Economy

By Editors | 29/03/2022

The BOT will publish a virtual bank licensing framework by Q2 2022, and directions on its open banking policy in Q3 2022.

ESG / Sustainability

CBSL to Incentivise Green Finance, Create Taxonomy

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 29/03/2022

Sri Lanka’s banks and the private sector need to be incentivised to make investments in low carbon energy projects, the CBSL said.