ESG Reporting Archives

02 Feb UK to Enhance Supervision of ESG Reporting in Company Audits

Posted at 10:58 by Jordy Leo

UK’s accounting regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), will monitor whether auditors are making spot checks on their compliance with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements in company audits, as reported by Reuters on January 30. On the same day, the FRC updated its...

17 Nov Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Releases First ESG Report

Posted at 14:51 by Tina Zhang

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway [601816:CH] published its first ESG report for FY20 on November 15, as reported by XinhuaNet on the same day. It is the first time for the company to disclose its ESG policies and performances, strictly following the nationally-recognized standards and the...

27 Aug Singapore Exchange Regulation to Revise Listing Rules with Mandatory Climate Disclosures

Posted at 17:37 by Maria Ma

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) on August 26 proposed revisions of the listing rules to demand sustainability-related reporting from listed companies, according to The Business Times on the same day. The bourse would require listed firms to disclose their ESG efforts, climate-related information, and details...

01 Jul INSIGHTS | A Look at ESG Reporting Requirements for Hong Kong-Listed Companies

Posted at 17:55 by Haiyan Luo

Amid the rising awareness of ESG issues, Asian governments are prioritizing ESG related regulations and developing rules to push forward more accountable and sustainable development of companies. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is proposing changes to its Corporate Governance Code and Listing Rules to...

27 May PRI New Reporting Framework: A Stricter Standard for Investor Signatories

Posted at 17:39 by Tina Zhang

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) requires compulsory disclosures of all signatories’ performances on responsible investment annually, except for a one-year grace period of voluntary disclosure for new members. After reports submitted, PRI will assess signatories on their responses in each module and send them a...

22 Apr Sustainability Reporting: GRI and SASB Complement Each Other

Posted at 15:57 by Haiyan Luo

In the field of sustainability information, there are an increasing number of players with different roles, such as investors, corporates, regulators, NGOs, and other civil societies, forming a dynamic ecosystem of sustainability information. Sustainability standard is the foundation of this ecosystem, where the Global Initiative...

15 Apr Introduction of Scenario Analysis on Climate Change Based on TCFD Recommendations

Posted at 10:32 by Una Qu

Scenario analysis refers to a tool that considers various plausible outcomes in the future and analyzes possible pathways and responses by giving a set of assumptions and factors. Different from accurate predictions, scenario analysis requires an entity to take all plausible future situations into account...

25 Mar Why Materiality Matters to Measuring ESG Impact?

Posted at 11:31 by Haiyan Luo

Nowadays, both companies and investors are spending more resources on ESG issues. A core question has emerged, that is, which ESG issues are financially material and why. This is important not only for companies to manage their resources properly, but also for investors who seek...

09 Feb The Merger Intention of IIRC and SASB: Anticipate a Global Reporting Framework

Posted at 16:54 by Haiyan Luo

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced on November 25, 2020, that they intended to merge into a new organization, called the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF). This move aims to offer investors and enterprises a unified and comprehensive...

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