Consultant Column

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) continues to demonstrate its powerful influence as a global financial innovation hub. The event brings together major regulatory authorities, multinational banks, investment funds, insurance companies, and technology enterprises from around the world, focusing on sustainable finance, AI applications, RegTech, data governance, and cross-border finance. This positions Singapore's FinTech ecosystem as highly strategic within the region. Sustaihub attracted significant attention with its intelligent ESG solutions combining AI and SaaS technology, dedicated to creating the most comprehensive ESG digital transformation solutions. This year, with support from the Kaohsiung City Government, the company participated in the Singapore Fintech Festival and officially launched the new "Sustain AI Sustainable Finance Analytics Module".

From the overall framework to the three dimensions of Environment (E), Social (S), and Governance (G), we bring you an in-depth analysis of this major institutional reform and key topics that companies should focus on.

IFRS sustainability disclosure standards are gradually coming into effect. For companies, implementing IFRS S1 S2 is no easy task. To help companies respond smoothly, regulatory authorities have launched the 'IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards Implementation Plan.' So how should this implementation plan be promoted? What preparations should companies make at different stages? This article will guide you through the core points of the IFRS sustainability disclosure standards implementation plan in the clearest and most practical way.

IFRS released sustainability disclosure standards S1 'General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information' and S2 'Climate-related Disclosures' in June 2023. Taiwan will implement these in three phases starting from 2027, with full application to all listed companies by 2029 (reporting 2028 information). This article provides an in-depth analysis of the key differences between current sustainability report frameworks and IFRS S1/S2, along with alignment strategies and available resources to help enterprises successfully implement IFRS sustainability disclosure standards.

At the 2025 ESG Summit hosted by the Accounting Research and Development Foundation last month, "Digital Sustainability" became a focal point of discussion. XBRL was mentioned multiple times, becoming one of the key focuses across various sessions. Many experts believe that XBRL adoption helps improve report transparency and data comparability. As global requirements for sustainability information quality become increasingly stringent, XBRL has been regarded as a key trend in future sustainability reporting development. This article will further explain the basic concepts of XBRL and explore how it drives the digital transformation of sustainability information, accelerating ESG tool applications and improving disclosure efficiency.

Taiwan listed companies must complete ESG reporting annually. However, if errors are found after ESG information has been submitted and not corrected in time, companies may face fines of up to NT$1 million and reputational crisis. This article provides a complete analysis from penalties to the ESG information correction application process, helping ESG officers understand everything at once and reduce potential legal and reputational risks.

If you are a domestic listed company, you must complete the sustainability report filing according to FSC regulations by the end of August 2025. This article will help you fully understand the latest ESG filing system, including digital platform functions, key timelines, and common error analysis, helping enterprises complete compliance tasks on time and painlessly.

Facing the global sustainability wave and information disclosure trends, businesses and investors have increasingly urgent needs for ESG information. To help stakeholders more effectively grasp the sustainability pulse of Taiwanese companies and markets, the Taiwan Stock Exchange has launched the ESG InfoHub digital platform, integrating key sustainability data from official institutions to provide one-stop information inquiry and comparison functions.