Thursday April 2 2020

News Source: Global Exchanges

Focus: General - Global Exchanges

Type: General

Country: Japan

Link: https://bit.ly/3bIHhCg




On 31st March 2020, the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) published the “Practical Handbook for ESG Disclosure”.

JPX and TSE are publishing a Handbook to support listed companies who are choosing to work on ESG disclosure, linking their company’s mid- to long-term corporate value improvement to its sustainable growth. Importantly:

– Rather than listing specific data points, the Handbook brings together the issues that listed companies come across when looking into ESG disclosure and splits them into four steps that companies can follow, each including related processes and other points to think about. These are:

  1. ESG issues and ESG investment.
  2. Connecting ESG issues to strategy.
  3. Oversight and implementation; and
  4. Information disclosure and engagement.

– By including real-life examples of the disclosure and referring to existing disclosure frameworks and standards, the Handbook provides a practical guide that will enable companies to begin concrete work on ESG disclosure.

The handbook is currently available only in Japanese. An English translation will be published in the near future.

Click on the above link for further information.