China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is looking for public comments on newly drafted guidelines for governing online platforms, as reported by The Paper on November 10. The rules aim to stop internet platforms’ monopolistic behaviors and prevent them from engaging in unfair competition....
The Shenzhen Municipal People's Government has released the Mainland’s first set of regulations to govern local green finance development, which will come into effect on March 1, 2021, as reported by Sina Finance on November 9. Under the rules, listed financial companies that registered in...
MSCI [MSCI:US] recently published the newest ESG scores of 35 Chinese securities companies listed in A-share and H-share markets, as reported by People.cn on November 4. In comparison with 2019, 12 brokers received upgraded ratings and 22 firms remained the same this year, with only...
COVID-19 has given many investors a chance to step back and evaluate the longevity of companies in the face of sudden critical incidents. It has defined the need for ESG more so than any other event in history, especially for the mining sector. At its...
State Council issued its development plan for the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry which will span from 2021 to 2035 on November 2, as reported by Caixin on the same day. The Chinese government’s definition of NEVs include battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric...
Key points on China’s 14th Five-Year Plan From October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) announced the upcoming publication of the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (2021-2025) and a long-term goal for 2035 to be released sometime in...
Alibaba [BABA:US] has been evaluating methods to incorporate sustainability into the firm’s long-term strategy, looking to achieve business development in a socially responsible manner. The Chinese conglomerate has leveraged its tech and services to help global anti-pandemic efforts and accelerate economic recovery in the post-pandemic...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong is soliciting opinions about a new rule, which will ask fund managers to take climate-related risks into consideration and disclose relevant information in their investment and risk management processes, as reported by Caixin on October 30....
ESG has increasingly been on many investor’s radars, with more funds and index providers offering ESG options in their array of services. Blackrock took an assertive position earlier this year, alerting financial institutions around the globe of the standard it was planning to use, and...
“The change wrought by the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath will teach us about priorities, resilience, and demand in ways that we did not dare test before,” said Michel Couillard, the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). The CRE, an international advisory firm focusing on the...
The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing China, as with countries around the world, towards a higher level of digitalization, transforming sectors like traditional retail, tourism, education, and other industries that mainly rely on offline operations. Boosted digitalization demand after the outbreak and people’s increasing dependence on...
Five Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, NDRC, PBoC, CBIRC and CSRC, on October 26 jointly issued guidance to boost climate financing activities in the country, as reported by China Securities Journal on the same day. Under the regulatory guidelines, by 2022,...
Yunnan province in Southwest China recently issued the country’s first local standard for green catering, as reported by Sina on October 26. Yunnan Administration for Market Regulation will set a green channel to make sure the guidance is distributed to over 220,000 catering companies in...
US electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla [TSLA:US] recently filed a product recall plan with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), as reported by People.cn on October 26. The carmaker plans to recall a portion of its imported Model S and Model X cars, totaling...
The Guangzhou Development District recently launched a green finance service platform, as reported by Eastmoney on October 26. The platform is a comprehensive system consisting of green finance-related policy briefings, as well as disclosure of green projects and enterprise applications. The platform aims to facilitate...
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