All posts tagged "STANDARDS"

• Asia-Pacific

  New ESG Disclosure Standards for Chinese Corporates

  Standards developed by corporates, financial institutions, asset managers and energy producers intended to augment mandatory reporting requirements.

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  Europe

  Stopped in its Tracks

  Mandatory EU Green Bond Standard risks slowing issuance, but a voluntary approach can still drive Taxonomy-aligned volumes.

• Industry

  Mandatory Disclosure Needed to Address “Persistent” GHG Reporting Gap

  FTSE Russell paper reveals wide variations across countries, sectors and company size for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

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  Commentary

  Both Hands on the Wheel

  Richard Howitt, Senior Advisor at Frank Bold, explains how European and global sustainability standards for corporate reporting can and will converge.

• Europe

  EFRAG Consults on European Sustainability Reporting Standards

  Double materiality-based standards designed to underpin Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

• Commentary

  ICYMI, More of the Same is not Enough

  Calls grow for new tools and new approaches to accelerate the low-carbon transition.

• Industry

  This Week’s People Moves: ESG Lead for Real Assets Appointed by Church Commissioners

  ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including the Church Commissioners for England, EFRAG, Ninety One, Rathbone...

• Asia-Pacific

  ISSB Forms Working Group to Prevent Standards Fragmentation

  Group will seek to align standards-setting work on sustainability-related financial disclosures across major jurisdictions.

• Industry

  Green Transition Needs Greater Transparency – NGFS

  Consistent, comparable and reliable data and products dependent on disclosure standards and harmonised taxonomies.

• Asia-Pacific

  China Plans Adoption of ISSB Standards

  The CSRC is asking A-share companies to disclose their ESG information on a voluntary basis before formally adopting the international standards.