ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Thai SEC Signs New Financial Services MoU with UK

By Editors | 11/01/2023

The MoU will focus on developing the FinTech sector, promoting sustainable finance, and increasing awareness of sustainable investment in Thailand and other ASEAN countries.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand Exempts New SRI Funds from Establishment Fees

By Editors | 11/01/2023

The fee exemptions are intended to support fund managers companies in giving more weight to sustainability-driven securities investment.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX RegCo Finalises Rules on Independent Director Tenure

By Editors | 11/01/2023

Listing rule changes introduce a nine-year tenure limit for independent directors and requirements for enhanced remuneration disclosures in annual reports.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA, CCDC Take Stock of ESG Practices in China

By Manesh Samtani | 10/01/2023

White paper calls for more consistent ESG-related standards, a uniform disclosure template for companies, and measures to boost foreign participation.

ESG / Sustainability

Philippine SEC Finalises Rules for SRI Funds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/01/2023

SRI Funds will have to allocate at least two-thirds of their NAV to their sustainable investment objective.

ESG / Sustainability

Independent Review Concludes ACCU Scheme is ‘Essentially Sound’

By Editors | 10/01/2023

Australia’s Climate Council said the review “ignores the elephant in the room”, namely that too many major emitters are buying ACCUs so they can “continue to pollute as usual”.

ESG / Sustainability

India to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds on 25 January

By Editors | 09/01/2023

There will be no limit on overseas investment in the $1.9bn sovereign green bond issuance. Five percent of the sale will be reserved for retail investors.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong Raises $5.8b in Asia’s Largest Green Bond Issuance

By Editors | 09/01/2023

Hong Kong is the first government issuer in Asia to issue green bonds in three currencies concurrently, said Financial Secretary Paul Chan.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan: TDCC Adds Moody’s ESG Assessments to ESG IR Platform

By Editors | 05/01/2023

The ESG IR platform provides free ESG information from domestic and foreign data providers for retail investors, institutional investors and issuers.