Asian exchanges push for greater ESG disclosure to woo investors
”Asian stock exchanges are seeking to improve the region’s historically weak record of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. Recent reforms may lure more international investors. Beyond Japan’s much-vaunted Abenomics governance reforms, stock exchanges in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan are among those requiring companies to soon provide more transparency into ESG performance and risks. Greater disclosure helps provide better insight into operational risk for investors as well as companies………….”
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Source Bloomberg