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'Maturing' Chinese ESG ratings market prepares for 'significant' changes in 2025
08 January 2025The increasingly mature Chinese environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating industry looks set to experience significant changes in 2025, according to a major market participant
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2025 to be a big year for Chinese sustainability reporting
07 January 2025Improvements in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting by Chinese companies and prioritisation of climate adaptation are among the key sustainable finance trends in China during 2025, according to a leading Chinese sustainable finance consultancy.
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China appoints 63-member sustainability disclosure expert group
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Chinese exchanges consult on ISSB-style disclosure expectations
13 February 2024Listed companies in China are to be required to explain results of climate-related scenario analysis under disclosure 'guidelines' published by Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
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China green bond principles 'important' but imperfect
22 August 2022Publication of the China GBPs has potential wide-ranging implications for the green bond market, but they remain a work in progress. Ahren Lester reports
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China Green Bond Principles will 'ensure place in global market'
08 August 2022China has published its own green bond principles (GBP) broadly based on the standard administered by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)...
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China's ETS: launch hope high as officials step up support
16 October 2020Following their recently upgraded climate pledge, senior Chinese officials have given renewed backing to a national emissions trading system (ETS), reigniting hopes it will soon be built and be more ambitious, writes Ahren Lester
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Chinese green bond standard update a 'great signal' to market
11 June 2020After years of misalignment with global green bond standards, the new proposals from Chinese watchdogs should clear the way for greater green bond issuance. Ahren Lester reports
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Moody's continues buying spree with minority stake in SynTao Green Finance
29 October 2019Moody's Corporation will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance (STGF), the Chinese provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.
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China’s NDRC includes ‘clean coal’ in new green guidelines
08 March 2019The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has indicated that it deems ‘clean coal’ projects as eligible to receive funding under new guidelines on green finance.
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