ESG Digest №40

Regional:

• Uzbekistan Advances ESG Bond and Islamic Finance Strategy
• Kazakhstan and IRENA Sign Climate Cooperation Agreement Ahead of Regional Summit

Global news:

• ISO Unveils First Global Biodiversity Standard for Organizations
• EU Delays Sustainability Reporting Rules for Non-EU Firms
• IUCN Calls for Environmental Destruction to Be Recognized as Crime Against Humanity
• Korea Unveils Roadmap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blending Requirements
• Indonesia has Resumed Cross-Border Carbon Credit Trading

• Global Leaders Urge Fossil Fuel Phase-Out to Protect Biodiversity
• China Standardizes ESG Disclosure in Line with InternationalStandarts
• Japan has Issued The World’s First Certified Climate Transition Bonds
• CDP and GRI have Launched a Tool to Align Climate and Energy Reporting
• IATA Launches Global Sustainability Certification Program for Airlines
• EU Confirms EUDR Start Date, Eases Rules for Small Businesses
• U.S. Financial Regulators Withdraw Climate Risk Guidelines for Banks
• UN Warns Methane Mapping Outpaces Action as Emissions Persist