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Don't rush into regulating data providers, says Japan's FSA

Supervisors should not rush into regulating data providers while work to understand their "increasingly important" role in capital markets is ongoing, said Satoshi Ikeda, chief sustainable finance officer of the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA).

Japan consults on ESG data 'code of conduct'

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published what is believed to be a world-first 'code of conduct' for providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and evaluations.

Global capital requirement for climate risks is crucial for transition

Japanese regulator recommends framing global warming as "a time bomb" to spur action

ESG industry 'has become a bit lazy'

Providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and investment products is "a contact sport, not an exercise one can do from a desk," according to a sustainable finance expert,...

Loan round-up: Qatari Diar, GIC, EdgeConneX and more

Regulator: 'Let's focus more on emissions data, rather than taxonomies'

Focusing on emissions data is a more straightforward way to assess transition strategies, rather than taxonomies, a regulator has suggested.

Russian invasion "puts fracking investment back on the agenda"

The Russian invasion will "set us back" on decarbonisation and has put fracking investment back on the agenda, policy experts have warned.

Japanese financial institutions at risk from floods

Increasing floods may put financial institutions in Japan at risk of worsening financial conditions, the Bank of Japan has warned.

Asia's first ESG engagement fund to launch

An ESG engagement fund has been announced by Japanese insurance company Meiji Yasuda (MY)

PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support

Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...