China Working Group

Investor Climate Action Plans and The Expectations Ladder

July 2023

This provides investors with clear expectations for issuing and implementing comprehensive climate action plans, including steps investors can take to support the goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 or sooner.

The framework aims to help investors navigate existing expectations and initiatives on climate change. It is inclusive and unique in that it sets out expectations for investors wherever they may be on their climate journey.

It summarizes the key climate actions investors can take right now in the four interlocking areas of the Investor Agenda: investment, corporate engagement, policy advocacy, and investor disclosure. Governance is a cross-cutting theme across all four areas.

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Greenwashing and how to avoid it: An introductory guide for Asia’s finance industry

April 2023

This report addresses the prevalence of greenwashing in financial markets in Asia and an overview of the various forms of regulation and guidance being developed to address it.

It features updates on China’s latest regulations addressing greenwashing, across labelling standards, climate disclosure standards, and green taxonomies.

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Net zero engagement in Asia-A guide to shareholder climate resolutions

November 2022.

This guide is a practical reference for institutional investors considering shareholder resolutions as a complement to other stewardship options when engaging with companies on climate-related matters.

In this guide, leading corporate lawyers from 11 markets in Asia analyse the jurisdiction-specific nuances of bringing shareholder climate resolutions in private and public listed companies.

Each jurisdiction’s expert also provides a brief summary of key developments relevant to climate risk and ESG in 2021-22 in that jurisdiction, to situate investor engagement within its appropriate local context.

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