Tag: ESG

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to make sustainability reporting mandatory for all companies that are listed by 2023.

A new regulation by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) may lead to the introduction of mandatory climate-risk related disclosures by March 2022.

The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has published a consultation paper that is suggesting bolstering disclosure requirements for company around climate risk.

MioTech, an AI-powered sustainability data and solution developer, has closed its Series B+ round, which will help it increase product development efforts.

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed it is planning to develop a new framework for the certification of ESG-related products.

Single.Earth, which claims to be the world’s first nature-backed MERIT tokens, has secured $7.9m in its seed round.

A financial group has called for the adoption of impact-reporting standards that account for social and environmental factors to speed up a sustainable transition for banks.

As dangers associated with climate change continue to become more inescapable in the lives of companies and individuals alike, the importance and need for ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – in the financial sector is growing stronger. Is it time for globally mandated ESG reporting in the financial sector?

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is apparently planning to speed up proposals to require financial organisations to disclose their climate change-related financial risks.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority proposes the introduction of climate-related disclosure rules for the most prominent listed commercial companies in December 2020.