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Companies are increasingly recognising that climate risk poses 'strategic and operational risk' that could severely impact business operations. On 3 August 2023, United Nations Global Compact released Just Transition in [...]

On 27 July 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (the 'ISSB') published the Proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy for public consultation. The IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy, which follows the issue [...]

Businesses, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), continue to face practical challenges in ESG reporting due to costs, the lack of resources and expertise on sustainability reporting, and the [...]

1. Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions constitute the anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and general financial crime prevention (collectively, 'AML') regime in your jurisdiction, from a [...]

In the Hong Kong government's 2023-2024 budget, the Financial Secretary, the Hon Paul MP Chan, unveiled various measures to bolster Hong Kong's economy following the Covid-19 epidemic, with a strong [...]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ('HKMA') released a research report last week showing evidence that about one-third of global corporate green bond issuers are reaping the benefits of issuing green [...]

Singapore recently launched two ESG initiatives to accelerate the growth of a 'vibrant and robust' ESG ecosystem in the city state. The ESG Impact Hub (Hub) and ESGenome were launched [...]