Asia-Pacific
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New Zealand Extends Guidance on Climate Disclosures
May 30, 2023The FMA will be covering monitoring, third-party providers, record-keeping and scenario analysis summer 2023.
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Singapore Unveils Finance for Net Zero Action Plan
April 21, 2023Code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers, grant schemes for transition bonds and loans, and ISSB-aligned disclosures included in action plan.
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GPIF Gender Focus Could Push Japan from Laggard to Leader
April 18, 2023New index will reward best performers on gender equity, says Morningstar Indexes.
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HK to Mandate Climate-related Disclosures from 2024
April 17, 2023New rules aligned with ISSB and TCFD will become effective on 1 January 2024, applying to ESG reports published in 2025.
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Investors Search for Answers
April 12, 2023Steep but rapid post-GBF learning curve on nature risks predicted at recent roundtable held by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor.
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“Clear Direction” on ESG in New Guidance for Australian Super Funds
March 29, 2023The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has cemented the importance of ESG in new guidance on investment governance for superannuation funds but needs to be clearer on terminology.
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China’s ESG Policy Dash
March 29, 2023As China’s carbon neutral by 2060 pledge spurs sustainable finance regulation, its financial institutions are calling on the government to move quickly on establishing a taxonomy and ESG standards.
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Asian Energy Investment Key to Closing “Carbon Cost” Gap
March 20, 2023Investment in energy infrastructure in Asia is vital to deliver low carbon transition across the region and bring its global carbon cost of GDP in line with the global average.
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Australian Asset Owner Mandates Omit Climate
March 9, 2023Only a “small number” issuing specific decarbonisation or net zero requirements; IGCC urges investors to “translate aspirations into action”.
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Ten Ways to Finance India’s Just Transition
March 1, 2023Investing in a socially responsible net zero represents a “multi-trillion, multi-decade investment opportunity”, according to group of multi-stakeholders.
