James King

Beijing is taking steps to bring its voluntary carbon market in line with Paris Agreement commitments

Traditionally considered a climate laggard, Australia should soon be brought closer to leaders in the field, such as the EU, by proposed government legislation

Several of the world’s largest multilateral development banks are expected to launch a debt-for-nature and debt-for-climate swap task force at COP28 following new types of...

Recent policy changes in Australia have alarmed the Japanese government, which relies on its southern partner for energy supplies and has warned about ‘sovereign risk’

With claims of alleged greenwashing on the rise, the competition watchdog has published draft guidance for companies, warning them to provide evidence to back up...

The critical minerals agreement signed between the US and Australia paves the way for Washington’s clean technology standards to play a bigger role across the...

A new task force is being created to develop ESG fund disclosure standards and prevent greenwashing in South Korea’s securities market. South Korea’s integrated financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service,...

A voluntary carbon market committee is to be created as Egypt aims to establish itself as the go-to destination for carbon credit trading in Africa. Egypt’s Financial Regulation Authority is...

The Asean region is expected to be the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030. But balancing the bloc’s economic success with its sustainable development obligations, including the need to cut greenhouse...

UAE working group takes broad approach in proposed sustainable finance guidelines ahead of country's hosting of COP28. The United Arab Emirates’ Sustainable Finance Working Group — a body of federal...

The public consultation aims to deliver lasting change across Papua New Guinea’s wider economy by setting new corporate governance standards, including a recommendation on tackling gender-based violence. Papua New Guinea’s...