ESG & SUSTAINABILITY
By: Clara Chua, DigitalCFO Asia | 3 December 2021 With all eyes on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, firms are beginning to move beyond the current view and strategically respond to leverage on innovative technology and seek new partnerships.…
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Adrián Sánchez, Director, Financial Crime & Compliance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions | 29 November 2021 Drug and human trafficking and illegal arms trading typically come to mind when we hear about global money laundering and its association to transnational organized crime.…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 29 November 2021 ESR Cayman Limited (“ESR” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; SEHK Stock Code: 1821) is pleased to announce that the Group has upsized its first Sustainability-Linked Loan (“SLL”) to US$1 billion after its…
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Qinthara Fasya | 18 November 2021 The latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) found that economic growth connected to pandemic recovery weakened in Q3 2021, with…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 16 November 2021 World’s largest global shopping festival running 100% on cloud for the first time Computing resources reduced by half for every 10,000 transactions compared to last year Over 26,000 tons of carbon dioxide emission eliminated…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 15 November 2021 The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), representing AICPA & CIMA, welcomes the creation of the new International Sustainability Board (ISSB) as a means for developing consistent, reliable, and comprehensive global sustainability…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 11 November 2021 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will partner the industry to pilot four digital platforms under Project Greenprint, to address the financial sector’s needs for good data on sustainability. Project…
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Thirteen professional accountancy bodies from around the world – including AAT, ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants – have joined forces to fight climate change by committing to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions. DigitalCFO…
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DigitalCFO Newsroom | 11 October 2021 As Singapore aims to grow its green finance ecosystem, a new office has been established within the Ministry of Finance to help catalyze sustainable funding and investments. This was revealed by Finance Minister Lawrence…
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While potentially offering tremendous benefit, the broad applicability of AI across society must be handled carefully and professional accountants have a key role to play. DigitalCFO Newsroom | 24 August 2021 In 2019, the IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority) released…
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Article by Emmanuel Olivier, Esker Worldwide Chief Operating Officer People the whole world over are currently asking themselves the same questions: how do we overcome the negative impacts of this pandemic and what can be done to build a sustainable…
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