Asia-Pacific
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MAS Announces Launch of Singapore Green Finance Centre
October 15, 2020The SGFC is Singapore’s first research institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development and is support by MAS and nine partner financial institutions.
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Grinding Through the Gears
September 30, 2020As Asia’s asset owners and managers get to grips with sustainability factors at varying speeds, regulators are pushing the pace of change.
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New Guidance on Integrating Climate Change in Investment Process
September 29, 2020CFA Institute says 75% of global C-level executives in the investment industry believe climate change is important, but only 40% incorporate it in their investment process.
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BIS Report Proposes Carbon Intensity-based Rating System
September 21, 2020A new report proposes a system for labelling issuers for firm-level greenness based on carbon intensity, the ratio of carbon emissions to revenue.
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PRI CEO Calls for “Strong Intervention” from APAC on Sustainability
September 21, 2020The Asia-Pacific region has an important role to play in addressing global ESG concerns, panelists at PRI’s APAC Digital Symposium opined.
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APAC Asset Owners Toughen up ESG Selection Criteria
September 18, 2020Asset managers face rising expectations from asset owners, a panel session at the Principles of Responsible Investment’s APAC Digital Symposium has revealed.
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Malaysian FIs to Pilot Implementation of Climate Risk Taxonomy
September 17, 2020This month, 12 financial institutions will commence a pilot to implement a principles-based taxonomy for classifying climate risk, one of a number of initiatives to build climate resilience.
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New Zealand to Introduce Mandatory Climate Risk Reporting
September 16, 2020If approved by Parliament, the new comply-or-explain climate risk disclosure regime could come into effect in 2023 at the earliest.
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Standard-setters Kick Off Initiative to Harmonise Sustainability Reporting
September 14, 2020The IFRS Foundation is proposed as the body that is “optimally positioned” to lead and coordinate the creation of a new sustainability standards board.
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IOSCO to Harmonise Global ESG Disclosure Frameworks – Report
September 10, 2020A new IOSCO taskforce will work to identify commonalities across sustainability disclosure standards from across the world to develop principles-based guidelines.
