ESG Digest №44

Regional:

• Kazakhstan Updates ESG Disclosure Guidance to Align Banking Sector with Climate Standards
• Azerbaijan Central Bank Expands ESG Requirements for Financial Institutions
• Kyrgyzstan Considers Launching Domestic Solar Panel Production
• Kazakhstan and China Expand Cooperation on Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects

Global:

• ISO Introduces Global Climate Adaptation Standard to Strengthen Local Resilience Planning
• HKMA Expands Sustainable Finance Taxonomy with Transition and Adaptation Categories

• EU LaunchesFirst Certification Methodologiesfor Permanent Carbon Removal Technologies
• GHG Protocol Publishes New Land Sector and Removals Accounting Guidance
• SBTi Publishes Revised Net-Zero Standard Draft for Automotive Industry
• IPSASB Establishes Global Climate Disclosure Baseline for Public Sector Entities
• EU Parliament Endorses 90% Emissions Reduction Goal for 2040
• European Commission Clears EUR 3bn German Aid Package to Expand Clean Technology Manufacturing
• New Water Sustainability Index Aims to Close ESG Reporting Gap on Water Use