ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

SSBJ: Japan Sustainability Reporting Standards Align with ISSB

By Thisanka Siripala | 04/04/2025

The Sustainability Standards Board of Japan published documents explaining the degree of alignment with the ISSB Standards.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea’s Acting President Vetoes Commercial Act Revision

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/04/2025

The revision sought to expand the fiduciary duties of corporate boards, requiring them to consider shareholder interests more.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Issues Updated Guidelines on Preparing Securities Reports

By Thisanka Siripala | 03/04/2025

The updated guidelines aim to improve the quality of disclosures related to sustainability, corporate governance, and risk management.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Introduces “Green Credit Programme” Disclosures for Listed Companies

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/04/2025

The new framework allows businesses to opt for assessment or assurance, and defers value chain disclosures by a year.

ESG / Sustainability

ASIC Issues New Guidance on Sustainability Reporting

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/04/2025

The guidance has new sections on climate scenario analysis, scope 3 disclosues, and more specific guidance for directors of reporting entities.

ESG / Sustainability

China Adds More Sectors to National Carbon Emissions Trading Market

By Editors | 31/03/2025

The addition of the steel, cement and aluminum smelting industries is expected to add 1,500 major carbon emitters to the market

ESG / Sustainability

Thai SEC Relaxes Rules to Allow Tokenisation of Carbon Credits

By Manesh Samtani | 29/03/2025

Digital asset businesses can provide services for carbon credits, RECs, and carbon allowances in a “ready-to-use digital token format”

Enforcement

NZ Probing Whether NZBA Commitments Constitute Cartel Activity

By Mark Johnston | 28/03/2025

New Zealand investigates whether banks’ net-zero pledges under the Net-Zero Banking Alliance violate anti-cartel laws.

ESG / Sustainability

UOB Becomes First Singapore Bank to Publish TNFD-aligned Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/03/2025

UOB will prioritise the agriculture, metals and mining, and built environment sectors, as they are “the most material in terms of portfolio size and potential risk”.