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ARTICLE · 27 APRIL 2023

Sustainable Asset Management In Asia: 2023 Sustainability Pulse Check

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Sedgwick Richardson and Mayer Brown are pleased to share the results of our recent Sustainable Asset Management in Asia survey in this Sustainability Pulse Check.

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Sedgwick Richardson and Mayer Brown are pleased to share the results of our recent Sustainable Asset Management in Asia survey in this Sustainability Pulse Check.

As interest in sustainability continues to grow worldwide, much of the focus has been on Europe and the United States. From the explosive growth of flows into funds classified as Article 8 or 9 products under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in Europe to pending climate-related disclosure requirements in the United States, there is no shortage of developments in these regions affecting the asset management industry.

The landscape in Asia, however, is also evolving in significant ways. Hong Kong and Singapore have developed sustainability-related regulations that require covered asset managers to incorporate climate-related and environmental risks into the investment process and make related disclosures. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has developed the ASEAN Taxonomy for

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