ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

CSRC to Develop Five Areas of Capital Market Activity

By Editors | 11/02/2025

New guidelines aim to promote investment in cutting-edge fields, and encourage more green products including futures and options.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong to Develop Operational Guidance for Transition Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2025

This year, Hong Kong regulators will also launch an official “green fintech map” and a “transition finance knowledge hub”.

ESG / Sustainability

Taxonomies in Southeast Asia Lack Ambition – Fitch

By ESG Investor | 06/02/2025

Sustainable Fitch says limited uptake could be attributed to the high benchmarks required for activities to qualify as transitional

ESG / Sustainability

IFRS Foundation Publishes Guide on Using ISSB Transition Relief

By Thisanka Siripala | 06/02/2025

The guide explains which parts of IFRS S1 apply when a company is only reporting climate-related disclosures under IFRS S2

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Tightens Shareholding Disclosure Requirements

By Thisanka Siripala | 05/02/2025

The rules will require companies to disclose more detailed information in annual securities reports regarding changes to the purpose for holding shares

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Revises 2021 Guidelines on Transition Finance

By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

METI said the guidelines have been revised to take into account recent developments, including ICMA’s June 2023 handbook update.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Hits Pause on Crucial Transition, Nature Guidance

By ESG Investor | 04/02/2025

The pause is part of a restructuring effort announced in December amid mounting pressure from the anti-ESG movement in the US.

ESG / Sustainability

US Treasury Announces Withdrawal from NGFS

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/01/2025

Treasury said the move aligns with the current administration’s policies of prioritising US interests in international environmental agreements and energy policy

ESG / Sustainability

IAIS Sets Out Work Priorities in New 2025-2026 Roadmap

By Thisanka Siripala | 30/01/2025

Following the adoption of the Insurance Capital Standard at the end of 2024, the IAIS will shift focus to implementation and addressing risks in the industry.