Tighter scrutiny looms as Asia delivers lacklustre ESG report cards

Asian supply chains have been slow in raising environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards in their business practices, but there are pockets of improvement among some companies in the region as the global demand for higher accountability from investors steps up, analysts have told AsianInvestor. The gains are most noticeable in the environmental area such as carbon reduction pledges by Asian economies though how quickly its manufacturing sectors – major suppliers of part…