Standardised reporting key to wider ESG take-up

Environment, social and governance (ESG) principles are increasingly being incorporated into the investment process in Asia, but a lack of agreed reporting standards remain a barrier, finds a new survey by State Street. The study* – based on responses from Australia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea – argues that many of the traditional barriers to ESG integration are receding in Asia. Yet the region is still lagging on this front. Nearly three-quarters…