Sustainable Investor
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IMF Publishes New Transparency Code for Central Banks
August 4, 2020The voluntary code allows central banks to measure transparency, which the IMF says is necessary to facilitate accountability and enhance public trust and support.
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China Launches National Green Development Fund
July 31, 2020The National Green Development Fund will be used to invest in key areas of green development along the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
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Malaysia Issues Director Conduct Guidelines for Listed Issuers
July 30, 2020The guidelines set out the obligations of directors of listed companies and their subsidiaries, and requirements for the establishment of group-wide frameworks.
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CDSB Issues New Guidance to Mainstream Climate Reporting
July 28, 2020The new Climate Guidance will help enhance reporting quality by addressing the lack of decision-useful material climate information for investors.
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PBOC to Punish Banks Based on Green Finance Performance
July 27, 2020The PBOC’s branches will grade banks on their green finance performance quarterly starting in January 2021, using a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators.
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Inconsistent Data Hindering Quantification of Climate Risks: FSB
July 23, 2020Multiple layers of uncertainty on the course of climate change give rise to a lack of consistent data and methodologies for translating potential outcomes into financial exposure estimates.
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The Role of Derivatives Markets in Sustainable Finance
July 17, 2020The derivatives market can contribute in the transition towards a low-carbon economy, due its ability to facilitate capital-raising via the hedging of risks related to sustainable investments.
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FSDC Proposes Measures to Advance Hong Kong as ESG Hub
July 14, 2020Hong Kong needs a more coordinated policy environment and an ESG policy roadmap, to provide greater certainty and foster confidence for institutional investors, the FSDC says.
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ASIC Directs Listed Firms to Disclose Covid-19 Impacts
July 9, 2020Firms should “tell the story” of how their businesses are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including support and assistance received from government, lenders, landlords and others.
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BOE Sets Deadline for UK Firms to Embed Climate Risk
July 7, 2020By end-2021, financial firms will have to be able to demonstrate that their approaches to managing climate-related financial risk have been implemented and embedded in their organisations.
