ESG Regulation:
FCA Plans to Supervise Asset Management Companies on ESG
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to carry out an ESG supervision on asset management companies. The supervision is under the charge of the Buy-Side Directorate of FCA, which includes the corporate governance content that asset management companies are most likely to have a negative impact on consumers and the market in their business activities.
ESMA SMSG Give Advice on ESG Greenwashing
The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) under the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) put forward advice on the problem of ESG greenwashing.
US SEC Regards ESG Investing as an Examination Priority
The Division of Examinations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC for short) recently includes ESG investing in the examination priorities in 2023 to understand the latest industry development trend and protect investors from potential risks.
ESG Research:
CDP Releases Companies Climate Transition Report
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released the 2022 companies’ climate transition report, investigating more than 18600 enterprises from 13 industries in 135 countries, to obtain the progress of these enterprises in climate transition through using climate change questionnaires.
IMA Releases China Companies ESG Disclosure Report
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) released the ESG disclosure report of listed companies in China, taking 140 companies listed in the mainland China market and Hong Kong market as samples, to study their ESG information disclosure and climate related disclosure based on the TCFD framework.
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