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ASEAN data utility working with Japanese banks to harmonise supply chain data

The creators of a Single Accesspoint for ESG Data (SAFE) are partnering with Japanese financial institutions in an attempt to ensure financial institutions in the ASEAN region have full visibility of sustainability information throughout their supply chains, it has been revealed.

The Future of ESG Data, Asia: conference round-up

The region faces unique challenges, including that many SMEs are not able or willing to report the ESG data being demanded of them. Peter Cripps reports

'Only Asian investors seem to understand Asian issuers'

Emerging market green bonds may need credit enhancement to attract Western investors, Golden Tree's David Oum told Environmental Finance ESG in Fixed Income Asia. Ahren Lester reports

New sustainability finance hires 'specifically requesting no SFDR reporting'

New sustainability hires at companies and some banks are specifically requesting that their role does not require any EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) reporting duties as "reporting fatigue" deepens,...

The Future of ESG Data Asia conference: Does APAC need ISSB-Lite?

The Asia-Pacific region might require a slimmed down version of the sustainability standards drawn up by the IFRS's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), a conference heard.

Japan to announce debut sovereign transition bond in December

Japan is planning to issue its ground-breaking debut sovereign transition bond in February 2024, with further details on the size, maturity and expected issuance date released in early December.

The rise of responsible investment in Asia: A focus on transition finance

Asian efforts to catalyse transition finance present lessons for the rest of the world, Romain Pison writes

Singapore regulator launches Microsoft Chat GPT-powered ESG data platform

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched an ESG data platform, which will use Chat GPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools to simplify ESG data collection and reporting, and is expected to be particularly useful for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Future of ESG Data Asia: Why one company is reducing its sustainability reporting to just nine metrics

A real estate firm plans to reduce the number of sustainability indicators it will report - from more than 300 to just nine - amid concerns the costs of assuring them could exceed those of its financial audit.

FSSA pursues progress on modern slavery following environmental engagement gains