Author: 羅海燕

03 Nov INSIGHTS | How Companies May Avoid Unintentional “Greenwashing”

發表於 17:02 作者羅海燕

Anxiety over proper ESG information disclosure is rising among companies. What information must be disclosed? Should companies tell the truth when they realize that they are not doing well? Should ESG issues be stated again when corrections and rectifications have been implemented? These problems have...

30 Jun INSIGHTS | Crackdown on Greenwashing by Regulators Has Begun

發表於 17:07 作者羅海燕

The global rise of ESG investments in recent years has brought increasing greenwashing behaviors from investment product providers. Greenwashing is known as a cheating practice in which companies exaggerate their environmentally friendly approaches to gain more benefits. The phenomenon becomes more and more common as...

26 May INSIGHTS | Tesla’s Removal from S&P 500’s ESG Index Causes Debate on ESG Ratings

發表於 16:54 作者羅海燕

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc [TSLA:US] was dumped by S&P 500 from its ESG Index in an annual rebalancing of the index. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was angered by the decision of the index, saying that S&P Global Ratings has “lost their integrity.” Tesla’s stock fell...

17 May Ant Group Completes First ESG-Linked Loan Deal in China Tech Sector

發表於 16:44 作者羅海燕

Ant Group, an affiliate of Chinese tech giant Alibaba [BABA:US], has completed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) agreement with BNP Paribas [BNP:FP], marking the first SLL deal in China’s technology sector, as reported by Bloomberg on May 16. The loan, offered as a revolving credit line,...

12 May Singapore’s Carbon Exchange to Launch Futures Trading for Carbon Offsets

發表於 13:35 作者羅海燕

AirCarbon, a Singapore carbon exchange, is working with Germany’s main bourse to launch futures trading for carbon offsets, as reported by Bloomberg on May 8, 2022. The futures contracts will be traded on the European Energy Exchange beginning as early as this year. The offer...

21 Apr INSIGHTS | Signals from the CSRC: What’s Next in China’s ESG Journey?

發表於 17:47 作者羅海燕

CSR strategy - ESG reporting and transparency...

07 Apr INSIGHTS | ISSB Releases Proposals to Create a Global Baseline of Sustainability and Climate Disclosure

發表於 16:11 作者羅海燕

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) announced on March 31 that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released its first exposure drafts of proposed standards of company sustainability and climate-related disclosures. The new standards will become a comprehensive global baseline, assisting the capital market...

17 Mar INSIGHTS | Europe’s CBAM and its Impact on China

發表於 16:53 作者羅海燕

On March 15, 2022, the European Council reached an agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation. The mechanism stipulates that the EU will levy taxes on cement, aluminum, fertilizer, iron and steel, and other products imported from countries and regions with relatively loose...

24 Feb INSIGHT | Sustainability at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

發表於 17:38 作者羅海燕

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics event has ended in success. What was amazing about this Winter Olympics was not only the high level of event management but also its practices and breakthroughs in sustainability. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics and Paralympic Winter...

27 Jan Shanghai Stock Exchange Asks its Tech Market to Disclose ESG Information

發表於 17:54 作者羅海燕

The Shanghai Stock Exchange has announced on January 20 that it will ask the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR) market companies to disclose ESG information in annual reports beginning in 2022. As China has pledged to hit peak carbon emission before 2030 and achieve...

30 Dec Net-Zero for Chinese Tech: A Quick Look at Alibaba’s Carbon Neutrality Plan

發表於 18:04 作者羅海燕

Alibaba Group [BABA:US], a Chinese e-commerce giant and one of the largest tech companies in the world, pledged to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations and reduce emissions across its supply chains and transportation networks by 2030. The commitment comes from its 2021 Carbon Neutrality...

25 Nov Responsible Investment: How Real Estate Investors Manage ESG Issues

發表於 17:10 作者羅海燕

Transition to net-zero carbon and climate resilience has already become mainstream for all sectors in the world. As for the real estate industry, buildings account for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, 50% of the world’s energy consumption, and 40% of raw materials...

11 Nov Singapore to Crack Down Greenwashinig via Stress Tests, Disclosure Requests

發表於 09:51 作者羅海燕

Singapore’s financial watchdog, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is planning to deal with greenwashing issues through regulations and technologies, as reported by Bloomberg on November 7. Banks in Singapore will have to conduct stress tests that included climate-related scenarios from 2022 while making required...

04 Nov China’s 1+N Climate Policy System: The Path to Carbon Neutrality

發表於 16:16 作者羅海燕

During the week before the UN COP26, China published five key documents to address climate change issues, including two documents submitted to the UN. October 24: a guiding document on the country’s climate action and an action plan on peaking emissionsOctober 26: an action plan to...

28 Oct Tencent, Huawei, and Other Major Shenzhen Firms Pledge to Enhance Data Security

發表於 15:59 作者羅海燕

More than 20 firms based in Shenzhen vowed not to violate user privacy and promote healthy and sustainable development of the internet industry at a conference on October 22, according to South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the same day. Those companies include Tencent [0700:HK],...