ESG Data Quality is Receiving Increasing Attention
The key idea of “ESG” has been deeply [...]
The key idea of “ESG” has been deeply [...]
2022 was a significant and memorable year for Macau with its issuance of gaming licenses renewal.
GreenCo suggests, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), to help investment companies move towards sustainability and grasp the growing opportunities in sustainable investment.
GreenCo is glad to assist its clients to be well-prepared for the potential enhancements in reporting requirements, such as new standards, by staying aligned with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong’s guidance in their latest reports.
The SGX Group has amended the listing rules to require issuers to provide climate-related disclosures in the sustainability report from the financial year commencing in 2022 based on the recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) on a “comply or explain” basis.
As a general practice for most listed companies, stakeholders engagement and materiality assessment are conducted annually or at least regularly.
The rising attention towards ESG performance has been accelerating companies to review their sustainability framework in searching for the most suitable environmental targets and actions.
In virtue of growing attention to the climate change issue, it is believed that stricter and wider disclosure requirements will be formulated on climate-related information for listed companies.
GreenCo has recently started a new project to organize ESG data from issuers covered by mainstream ESG rating or evaluation suppliers listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In view of the increasing trend of independent assurance requirements of sustainability reports in various countries, it has been gaining more concerns regarding the credibility of the ESG data collected and disclosed.