ESG Compliance and Beyond 2022 | Regulation Asia | 26 July 2022 | Webinar

For financial institutions across the APAC region, compliance represents one of the most fast-moving and multi-faceted of regulatory challenges, with far-reaching implications for risk and data management.

This ‘heavy lift’ also offers opportunity for those able to ‘operationalize’ and embed sustainability not only in its compliance and reporting practices, but also in its culture.

The risks of ‘greenwashing’ are well known, but the long-term reputational benefits of delivering credible propositions are only beginning to be realized.

In terms of its regulatory framework, APAC broadly stands between Europe, the first-mover with its taxonomy, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and related rules, and the United States, only just beginning to align with Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

As APAC’s regulators ramp up their expectations, it is the perfect time for the region’s financial institutions to step up their efforts to deliver on compliance and beyond to pursue commercial advantage.

• Key Themes:

- The current variance between mandatory regulations and voluntary standards

- Concerns over transparency and reliability of ratings and data, and the risks of 'greenwashing'

- The growing reputational risk attached to ensuring accurate and transparent disclosure and reporting

- The ability of financial firms to translate executive-level pledges into meaningful action within organizations

2022 Speakers

Rongrong Huo
Executive Director, Ninety One / Chair ESG Leadership Forum, UK

Prashant Joshi
GM APAC Regulatory Affairs & Projects, BNP Paribas

Edel Brophy
Global Director of Regulatory Compliance, Fenergo

Nick Wakefield
Co-founder, ESG Investor & Regulation Asia