Disclosure

With two different systems for assessing emissions data, aligning the frameworks is essential to achieve policy objectives, says economist Sayuri Shirai.

Despite implementation delays, upcoming disclosure rules will give Singapore and other Asian countries a competitive advantage, say Xpansiv’s Adam Kirkman and Ben Stuart.

Forest loss is underpriced and underregulated, generating both physical and transition risks that can impact economic stability, says Elena Almeida of the Grantham Research Institute.

Despite India’s climate ambitions, its banks are providing billions to the coal industry and the Reserve Bank of India needs to act, says finance analyst Anusha Das of Climate Risk Horizons.

The EU’s omnibus proposal was meant to make Europe more competitive but politics has gotten in the way and is giving investors mixed signals. …

Simplification of EU reporting rules could make transparency less costly, says Hans Stedeman of Tridos Bank, but confusing greater clarity with deregulation is dangerous.

Revising EU sustainability requirements will have impacts far beyond its borders, says Richard Gardiner of the World Benchmarking Alliance.

Achieving net-zero targets means tracking progress via company reporting but the EU’s omnibus proposal jeopardises that, argues MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen.

Is India’s financial system ready for the climate crisis? Suma Chakrabarti and Neha Kumar assess how the Reserve Bank of India is laying the foundations for greater resilience.

The Reserve Bank of India’s draft disclosure guidelines provide a roadmap for financial institutions but challenges remain in making them work, says Neha Kumar of the Climate Bonds Initiative.