ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

AVPN Launches Social Investing Platform in Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/04/2024

ImpactCollab launched with MAS support, offering due diligence resources to facilitate impact investing and philanthropic giving.

ESG / Sustainability

UK FCA Proposes to Extend SDR Rules to Portfolio Managers

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/04/2024

The FCA is consulting on extending the SDR rules until 14 June and concurrently published anti-greenwashing guidance which takes effect on 31 May 2024.

Securities / Derivatives

Asia-first Transition Strategy Scouts Opportunities

By ESG Investor | 25/04/2024

Robeco’s Head of Fixed Income argues that the hunt for “perfect” forward-looking emissions data cannot stand in the way of progress.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea to Release Draft ESG Disclosure Standards Next Week

By Editors | 24/04/2024

The standards will make climate-related disclosures mandatory and non-climate-related ESG elements voluntary.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB to Start Research on Biodiversity, Human Capital Disclosures

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2024

The research projects will focus on the information needs of investors and how these risks could affect the company’s prospects.

ESG / Sustainability

Preparations for Mandatory Climate Disclosures Must Start: ASIC

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2024

ASIC calls on companies to put in place systems, processes and governance practices that will be required to meet new climate reporting requirements.

ESG / Sustainability

RBNZ Unveils Results of 28-year Climate Stress Test

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/04/2024

The stress test highlighted the potential for climate-related risks to “significantly” reduce bank profitability.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Adopts Phased Approach to New Climate Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2024

All listed issuers will have to mandatorily disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 1 Jan 2025. Requirements drawn from the ISSB standards will be mandatory for large caps from 1 Jan 2026.

ESG / Sustainability

NZAOA Launches Fourth Iteration of Target-setting Protocol

By ESG Investor | 22/04/2024

Latest iteration of the alliance’s target-setting protocol expands coverage to private markets, providing more detail on sovereign debt.