ESG Digest №25

Contents:

• PwC Eurasia Survey: A significant majorityof companies in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia acknowledge the importance of ESG agenda
• Kazakhstan has released new hydrogen standards based on international ISO standards
• Moody’s and MSCI announced a strategic partnership to enhance ESG transparency
• World Benchmarking Alliance: 90% of companies do not meet social expectations in the areas of human rights, labourand ethics
• ESMA unveils measures tosupport Corporate Sustainability Reporting
• EU Imposes ProvisionalDutieson Chinese Electric Vehicle Imports Amid Subsidization Concerns
• EU Expands Ecodesign Rules to Nearly All Goods, Enhancing Sustainability and Transparency
• U.S. Announces USD 4.3bn Funding for Projects to Cut Climate Pollution Across Key Sectors
• The Hong Kong Government has launched an HKD 25bn green bond offering
• The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive entered into force
• Global Energy Monitor report: China is home to two-thirds of world's utility-scale solar and wind power in construction
• The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has approved the Methodological Guide on Environmental and Social Risk Management