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SGX: 'Uneven' Singapore climate disclosures a 'reality check'

Climate-related disclosures by Singapore-listed firms remain "uneven" after the recent roll-out of requirements by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), but the stock exchange hopes data from the first round of reporting will spur improvement.

NBIM: ESG ratings 'should disclose methodology change impacts'

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has urged regulators to require environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers to be more transparent about the impact of changes to their methodologies.

Singapore prices SGD2.8bn green bond tap

Singapore is raising SGD2.8 billion ($2.1 billion) from a tap of its 50-year green bond, which takes the total raised by the city-state from its debut sovereign green bond to SGD5.2 billion.

Singapore plans SGD1.8bn green bond tap this week

Singapore is planning to raise at least SGD1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) from a tap of its 50-year debut green bond this week.

Free climate data repository to link with MAS, SGX disclosure portal

A free-to-use climate data platform launched by Emmanuel Macron and Michael Bloomberg is to link with a disclosure portal developed by the Monetary of Singapore and Singapore Exchange, it has been announced.

MAS developing ESG ratings code of conduct

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is supporting work to create an ESG code of conduct which will ask ESG ratings and data providers to disclose how transition risks are factored into their products.

Asian banks not taking enough action on nature-related risks, warns WWF

Banks across Asia are failing to take action on nature-related risks in their supply chains, which could put them at risk from tightening regulation, WWF Singapore said.

Investors should 'bundle' forestry assets to limit risk exposure, say academics

Asian banks need to better manage nature-related risk, says WWF

Banks in Asia must act to effectively manage nature-related risks and supply chain traceability in the wake of the latest UN biodiversity summit, WWF-Singapore has said.

Video: Tze Khai Poh (MAS) on Singapore's first sovereign green bond issuance

Tze Khai Poh shares his key experiences and takeaways from Singapore's first sovereign green bond issuance