Sustainable Investor
Asia-Pacific
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is
February 4, 2022Paul Smith, Founding Partner at SustainFinance, makes a mouth-watering case for vegetarian and vegan investing.
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MAS to Issue New Anti-Greenwashing Rules for ESG Funds
February 2, 2022Greenwashing poses a “real and present danger” to industry efforts to advance sustainability considerations in their investment processes.
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India to Impose Standards, Transparency on ESG Ratings Providers
January 27, 2022Regulator says reliance on unregulated ESG rating providers poses risks to investors, transparency and market efficiency.
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Philippines SEC Issues Draft Rules for SRI Funds
January 26, 2022To qualify as an SRI fund, an investment company must have at least 70% of its NAV allotted to ESG investments.
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Indonesia Launches Green Taxonomy, Sets Policy Priorities
January 24, 2022Taxonomy aims to enable the financial sector to classify green activities, facilitate monitoring of credit and investment flows, and prevent greenwashing.
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Listed Companies in Taiwan to Disclose GHG Emissions
January 18, 2022The largest listed companies, as well as those in the steel and cement sectors, will have to disclose GHG emissions in their 2022 annual reports.
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Philippines Launches Sustainable Finance Framework
January 18, 2022Framework sets out a roadmap outlining how the government intends to raise green, social and sustainability bonds, loans, and other debt instruments in international capital markets.
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China Issues New Rule on Mandatory Environmental Disclosure
January 5, 2022From February, companies will be required to compile annual environmental disclosure reports for submission by 15 March of each year.
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Mandatory TCFD Reporting in Singapore from 2023
December 16, 2021Climate reporting will be mandatory for financial institutions from financial year 2023; board diversity policies to be disclosed in annual reports.
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Malaysia Consults on Climate Risk, Disclosures for Finance Sector
December 14, 2021Guidance to be issued on climate risk management, scenario analysis and TCFD-aligned disclosures.
