More ESG proposals ahead for China’s AGM season
May 30th, 2024
New reforms to China’s company law will lead to an increase in ESG proposals at AGMs, Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) predicted.
A revision to China’s company law will …
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China Stock Exchange releases sustainability reporting requirements
February 20th, 2024
China’s major stock markets have announced sustainability reporting guidelines to be adhered to from 2026 and to include a double materiality approach.
China’s three major stock markets, the Shanghai Stock …
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China energy providers behind on carbon targets
14 May, 2021
China currently accounts for almost 28% of global carbon emissions, almost double the emissions of the United States. In accordance with international trends, most of China’s emissions are generated by …
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The company will no longer use cotton from China’s Xinjiang region
Marks & Spencer has become the first top-tier UK clothing company to formally announce it will cut all ties with suppliers that are connected to the forced labour of …
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China announces aim to be carbon neutral by 2060
China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 in an ambitious statement by a country that currently burns half the world’s coal.
In perhaps the most significant positive climate development …
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“Exploitative” Chinese companies face new battle to list in US
Chinese companies looking to list on US exchanges are set to face tougher scrutiny, thanks to moves to protect investors by Senators and a homegrown accounting scandal.
On Wednesday (May …
Read MoreWu Xiaohui, chairman of insurer Anbang, has been arrested, according to widespread reports, due to a crackdown on alleged corruption in the financial sector by the Chinese government. Reports of the arrest first appeared in the Chinese news magazine …
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