ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan FSC Establishes New Division to Promote Innovation

By Editors | 07/01/2025

The division will focus on formulating policy relating to fintech and innovation, green and transition finance, and financial market development.

ESG / Sustainability

Regulation Asia: Top 10 Contributed Articles for 2024

By Editors | 05/01/2025

This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2024, based on aggregated user traffic.

ESG / Sustainability

Philippine SEC Issues Draft Framework for Green Equity Offerings

By Editors | 05/01/2025

The ‘green equity’ designation signifies that over 50% of both revenue and investments are linked to green activities.

ESG / Sustainability

ASEAN Taxonomy Version 3 Takes Effect Following Revisions

By Editors | 02/01/2025

Version 3 of the ASEAN Taxonomy was revised before it took effect to provide greater clarity on the two new focus sectors.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Issues Revised Stress Testing Guidelines for Banks

By Editors | 02/01/2025

The revised guidelines require all scheduled banks to conduct stress tests quarterly, including assessments of the impacts of climate-related risks.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX Launches Tool to Reduce Burden of Preparing ESG Disclosures

By Editors | 01/01/2025

The tool is intended to make it easier for TSE-listed companies to gather relevant information in the process of preparing sustainability disclosures.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Defers Key ESG Reporting Deadline by One Year

By Editors | 28/12/2024

The BRSR Core reporting deadline is deferred by one year until fiscal year 2025-2026 for value chain disclosures and assurance.

ESG / Sustainability

China Finalises Sustainability Disclosures Standards for Enterprises

By Manesh Samtani | 27/12/2024

The so-called ‘Basic Standards’, designed to align with IFRS S1, will initially be implemented by enterprises on a voluntary basis.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Will Adopt Changes to Corporate Governance Code

By Manesh Samtani | 26/12/2024

HKEX will cap the number of board seats that INEDs can hold at six and limit the duration of their tenure to nine years.