Topic: Governance & Disclosure

Greenwashing and how to avoid it.

Guides | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change & Client Earth | April 2023

Designed with asset managers, banks, and institutional investors in mind, the guide offers practical information to combat greenwashing:
  • An overview of emerging forms of greenwashing and the different regulations, guidelines and legal action on greenwashing across Asia and elsewhere;
  • Supplemented with selected case studies from leading financial institutions in Asia;
  • Recommendations for financial institutions to guard against greenwashing risks.

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Climate Action 100+ releases the latest evolution of the Net Zero Company Benchmark

31 March 2023

In consultation with investor signatories, the initiative releases today an updated Benchmark (Benchmark 2.0) to ensure that it continues to effectively support investor engagements with focus companies during this critical decade. The enhancements made intend to embed a stronger focus on emissions reductions, alignment with 1.5°C pathways and the robustness of transition plans. The Benchmark will remain one of the key pillars of the initiative as it embarks upon Phase 2.

Asia-focused Investor Guide Launched – Guide supports engagement with companies in Asia towards net zero transition

24 November 2022

In the investor guide, 11 leading corporate law experts across Asia provide expert analysis on the framework for shareholder climate resolutions in Japan, South Korea, India, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Net Zero Engagement In Asia: A guide to shareholder climate resolutions

Guides | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change & Client Earth | November 2022

With the growing urgency of climate change, corporate engagement on climate in Asia, once considered a novelty,has transformed in the last five years into a new but widely accepted form of stewardship. Opportunities have increased for investors to demonstrate their role as good stewards of their assets. International collaborations, such as Climate Action 100+, AIGCC Asian Utilities Engagement Program, Net Zero investor initiatives and global policy statements to governments on the climate crisis, share a common agenda in creating frameworks and increasing expectations around investing for a net zero future and to reach Paris-aligned climate goals through investor collaboration.

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Feedback on Exposure draft IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures

Policy Submissions | AIGCC | 29 July 2022

AIGCC supports the development of consistent sustainability reporting standards globally. There is some level of fragmentation in the standards that are being implemented in many markets, however it is important now more than ever to develop a comprehensive and globally interoperable standard for sustainability reporting. Further delays in developing a global standard for sustainability disclosures will result in increasing costs, risks for the investment community as well as reporting entities operating internationally, and ultimately result in difficulties to give effect to the much-needed sustainability transition.

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Asian Utilities Engagement Program 21-22 Progress Report

Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | July 2022

At AUEP’s one-year mark, three additional investors were joining the program, taking the combined assets under management or advice by the participating investors to $US 10 trillion. Two new focus companies have been added: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN) and Huaneng Power International. Indonesia will be an important focus country going forward as it works towards a just transition away from coal as currently, 14GW of coal-fired power is still expected to come online before 2030.

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Climate Action 100+ アジアでのエンゲージメントに関する 投資家ガイド 2022年版(日本語参考訳)

Guides | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | 2022年6月

このガイドは、ベンチマークが自社にどのように関係しているかを理解するためにアジアおよび新興市場の企業にどのように関与できるかについて投資家にガイダンスを提供し、投資家が気候変動目標の達成における企業パフォーマンスの理解を知らせるために使用できる他の独自のツールと組み合わせて使用できます。 。

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氣候行動100+ 亞洲議合投資人指南 2022年最新指南

Guides | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | 2022 年 6 月

本指南為投資者提供指導,指導他們如何讓亞洲和新興市場公司了解基準與他們的關係,並可與其他專有工具結合使用,投資者可以使用這些工具來了解公司在實現氣候目標方面的表現 .

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Climate Action 100+ Investor Guide for Engaging in Asia: An updated guide for 2022

Guides | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change & PRI | June 2022

This Guide provides guidance to investors on how they can engage Asian and emerging market companies in understanding how the Benchmark relates to them and can be used in conjunction of other proprietary tools that investors may use to inform their understanding of company performance in reaching their climate goals.

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Submission to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | 16 June 2022

The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to public consultation on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal on the
Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.

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