Tag: ESG

ESMA considers financial sustainability and stability issues in 2022 agenda launch

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published in 2022 Annual Work Programme to set out what it intends to work on over the next 12 months.

Doconomy raises $17m to continue its mission of helping banks reduce...

Doconomy, which provides data tools to help banks and other financial services to understand their environmental impact and reduct it, has closed a $17m funding round.

Risk of price bubble in ESG markets growing, BIS warns

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has warned of the escalating risk of a price bubble in environmentally-friendly-focused asset markets.

Banks and asset managers not yet prepared to meet climate risk...

A barometer measuring the climate risk preparedness of the global banks and asset managers has found a lot still needs to be done in terms of practical implementation.

Philippines’ SEC set to make sustainability reporting obligatory

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

The FSA moves forward with potential new climate risk disclosure regulation

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

Singapore’s SGX unveils paper proposing mandatory climate reporting

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

MioTech to upgrade ESG data services on the back of Series...

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

Japanese Financial Services Agency steps up plans to establish new ESG...

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 nets funding to aid launch of world’s first nature-backed MERIT...

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

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