Course curriculum

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainability Reporting for Financial Institutions

    • 1.1 What is Sustainability Reporting?

    • 1.2 Brief Oerview of ESG Factors

    • 1.3 Why It Matters for Banks and Financial Institutions

    • 1.4 Key Concepts: Materiality

    • 1.5 Single Materiality (Financial Materiality)

    • 1.6 Double Materiality

    • 1.7 Why the Distinction is Important and Increasingly Relevant

    • 1.8 Stakeholders in Financial Services Sustainability Reporting

  • Chapter 2: Evolution of Sustainability Reporting and SGX requirements

    • 2.1 Evolution of Sustainability Reporting

    • 2.2 From Voluntary Disclosures to Mandatory Requirements

    • 2.3 The Global Shift Towards Standardised, Comparable Data

    • 2.4 SGX Listing Rules and Practice Note 7.6

    • 2.5 Mandatory Primary Components of an SGX Sustainability Report Part I

    • 2.6 Mandatory Primary Components of an SGX Sustainability Report Part II

    • 2.7 SGX's Phased Approach to Mandatory Climate Disclosures

    • 2.8 Transition from TCFD Recommendations to ISSB Standards

  • Chapter 3: Overview of Climate-related Disclosures and ISSB’s IFRS S2 requirements

    • 3.1 The Four Pillars that continue from TCFD into ISSB’s IFRS S2

    • 3.2 Key Requirements Under IFRS S2

    • 3.3 Specific Relevance for Financial Institutions

  • Chapter 4: MAS Expectations and Guidelines for Financial Institutions

    • 4.1 MAS Expectations and Guidelines for Financial Institutions

    • 4.2 MAS Finance for Net Zero (FiNZ)

    • 4.3 The Core Strategic Outcomes

    • 4.4 MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (for Banks)

    • 4.5 MAS's Role in Driving ISSB Adoption

    • 4.6 Key Expectations for Transition Planning

    • 4.7 Industry-Led Initiatives Supported by MAS

  • Conclusion

    • Conclusion

  • Assessment

    • Instructions

    • Questions