Sustainable Investor
Asia-Pacific
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HK Bourse Finalises New Rules on Governance, Board Diversity
December 14, 2021Amended corporate governance code and listing rules will require firms to ensure board independence, refreshment, and diversity from January 2022.
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Corporate Net Zero Plans Can’t Rely on Carbon Capture – AIGCC
December 13, 2021Engagement encouraged on CCS usage as Asia-based investors attempt to get to grips with corporates’ decarbonisation strategies.
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Governance Shift Prompts New Dawn
December 10, 2021Jeff Atherton, Head of Japanese Equities at Man GLG, explains how a corporate governance revolution is changing the landscape for Japanese equity investors.
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See no Evil
December 8, 2021Investors lament the lack of transparency on modern slavery, but addressing under-reporting will require multi-stakeholder action.
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HKEX Launches Net Zero Guide, ESG Metrics on STAGE
December 6, 2021The Net Zero Guide will help companies develop a pathway to net-zero. A new equities section on STAGE will provide a consolidated view of ESG ratings from different providers.
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Australian Parliament Approves Magnitsky-style Sanctions Law
December 6, 2021The legislation will allow Australia to address gross human rights violations, serious corruption, malicious cyber activity, among other themes.
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To Shift the Dial, we Must act in Asia
December 3, 2021After the talking at COP26, it’s time for real climate action, says Nandita Sahgal Tully, Managing Director for Infrastructure Asset Management at ThomasLloyd Group.
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HK SFC Targets Adoption of Global ESG Standards
December 2, 2021SFC currently evaluating ESG disclosures “much more closely” and looking for more ways to reduce opportunities for greenwashing.
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Steering Aquaculture to Calmer Waters
December 1, 2021New investment in shrimp farming highlights the challenges and opportunities of place-based investing in the opaque world of aquaculture.
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Japan FSA Calls for Sharper Focus on ‘Transition’ Concept
November 29, 2021FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda says corporate disclosures need to capture genuine progressive efforts towards achieving carbon net zero, not just point-in-time snapshots. Good coordination between the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Foundation is a necessity for the adoption...
