How to Plan Your ESG Year Ahead
Planning the year ahead for ESG reporting, disclosures, and events can be a challenging undertaking. There are countless events and submission deadlines to track, several of which have limited timeframes each year for participation, and the dates are not always easy to track down. Nasdaq’s dedicated ESG team therefore compiled the calendar below as a resource to assist you in organizing and resourcing your 2024 ESG plans. Presented in a quarterly format, the calendar identifies key reporting deadlines and release dates for ESG frameworks, standards, rating and ranking questionnaires, and assessments, as well as important ESG events and conferences where our Nasdaq ESG Advisory team can connect with you live. Engaging our team and Nasdaq Metrio, our end-to-end sustainability reporting platform, can also streamline the transfer of your data to many of the reporting and rating organizations to minimize duplicative data entry and ensure the accuracy of your responses.
These dates and deadlines may be subject to change. Please refer to the links included for updated information.
View our additional ESG Reporting & Events Calendars for Europe and North America here:
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How to Plan Your ESG Year Ahead
Planning the year ahead for ESG reporting, disclosures, and events can be a challenging undertaking. There are countless events and submission deadlines to track, several of which have limited timeframes each year for participation, and the dates are not always easy to track down. Nasdaq’s dedicated ESG team therefore compiled the calendar below as a resource to assist you in organizing and resourcing your 2024 ESG plans. Presented in a quarterly format, the calendar identifies key reporting deadlines and release dates for ESG frameworks, standards, rating and ranking questionnaires, and assessments, as well as important ESG events and conferences where our Nasdaq ESG Advisory team can connect with you live. Engaging our team and Nasdaq Metrio, our end-to-end sustainability reporting platform, can also streamline the transfer of your data to many of the reporting and rating organizations to minimize duplicative data entry and ensure the accuracy of your responses.
These dates and deadlines may be subject to change. Please refer to the links included for updated information.
View our additional ESG Reporting & Events Calendars for Europe and North America here:
Q1 – January, February, and March
- March 1: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong submissions close
- March 6-7: Sustainability Leaders Summit in Melbourne
- March 7: Asia Green Tech Summit in Singapore
- March 11-13: Economist Impact 3rd Annual Sustainability Week Asia in Bangkok
- March 1: UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions open
- Q1: Corporate Knights Global 100 most sustainable corporations rankings announced
- Q1: Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies announced
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- March 1: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong submissions close
- March 6-7: Sustainability Leaders Summit in Melbourne
- March 7: Asia Green Tech Summit in Singapore
- March 11-13: Economist Impact 3rd Annual Sustainability Week Asia in Bangkok
- March 1: UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions open
- Q1: Corporate Knights Global 100 most sustainable corporations rankings announced
- Q1: Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies announced
Q2 – April, May, and June
- April 1: GRESB Real Estate Assessment opens
- April 1: UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions open
- April 3: Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (S&P Global CSA) survey opens (two-month reporting window varies by company)
- April 15-17: Ecosperity Week 2024 in Singapore
- April 22-23: Impact X Summit Sydney
- April: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards submissions open
- May 31: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong submissions open
- June 4: CDP response window opens
- June 4-5: Financial Review ESG Summit in Sydney
- June 18-19: ESG & Sustainability Strategy India Summit
- June 19-21: Asia Climate Forum in Singapore
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- April 1: GRESB Real Estate Assessment opens
- April 1: UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions open
- April 3: Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (S&P Global CSA) survey opens (two-month reporting window varies by company)
- April 15-17: Ecosperity Week 2024 in Singapore
- April 22-23: Impact X Summit Sydney
- April: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards submissions open
- May 31: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong submissions open
- June 4: CDP response window opens
- June 4-5: Financial Review ESG Summit in Sydney
- June 18-19: ESG & Sustainability Strategy India Summit
- June 19-21: Asia Climate Forum in Singapore
Q3 – July, August, and September
- July 1: GRESB Real Estate Assessment closes
- July 31: Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit
- July 31: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards submissions close
- July 31: United Nations Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions close
- July: Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies opens
- July: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong announced
- September 12-13: ReTHINK HK Sustainable Business Forum & Solutions Expo in Hong Kong
- September: CDP portal closes
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- July 1: GRESB Real Estate Assessment closes
- July 31: Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit
- July 31: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards submissions close
- July 31: United Nations Global Compact Communication on Progress (UNGC CoP) submissions close
- July: Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies opens
- July: HKGFA UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong announced
- September 12-13: ReTHINK HK Sustainable Business Forum & Solutions Expo in Hong Kong
- September: CDP portal closes
Q4 – October, November, and December
- October 2: Corporate Knights Global 100 portal opens and closes
- October 21: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards announced
- October 22-24: Asia Climate Summit in New Delhi
- October: GRESB Real Estate Assessment results available
- October (typically): Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies applications close
- November 6-8: Singapore Fintech Festival in Singapore
- November 14: ESG Summit NSW 2024 in Sydney
- November 11-22: UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)
- November: Corporate Knights Global 100 most sustainable corporations rankings notification to companies
- December (typically): CDP scores released
- December (typically): Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (S&P Global CSA) membership update
- Q4: ISS Benchmark Policy Guidance released
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- October 2: Corporate Knights Global 100 portal opens and closes
- October 21: HERA Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards announced
- October 22-24: Asia Climate Summit in New Delhi
- October: GRESB Real Estate Assessment results available
- October (typically): Ethisphere® World’s Most Ethical Companies applications close
- November 6-8: Singapore Fintech Festival in Singapore
- November 14: ESG Summit NSW 2024 in Sydney
- November 11-22: UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)
- November: Corporate Knights Global 100 most sustainable corporations rankings notification to companies
- December (typically): CDP scores released
- December (typically): Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (S&P Global CSA) membership update
- Q4: ISS Benchmark Policy Guidance released
Ongoing or Company-Determined Timing
- Bloomberg: Rolling submissions, ongoing analysis
- B Corp Certification by B Lab: Rolling submissions
- First Movers Coalition (FMC) through the World Economic Forum: Company-determined commitment, launched by sector
- GRI: Company-determined
- HKCPA Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards: Ongoing analysis
- HKEX ESG Reporting: Company-determined
- IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards: Company-determined
- Inrate: Company-determined, ongoing
- ISS Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore: Annual based on sector schedule
- ISS Governance QualityScore: Based upon company annual meeting schedule
- MSCI: Company-determined, ongoing
- Nasdaq Board Diversity Matrix: Company-determined based upon proxy statement or information statement for annual meeting of shareholders
- Nasdaq ESG 30: Company-determined
- Morningstar Sustainalytics: Rolling by company
- SASB Standards (now part of IFRS): Company-determined
- Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Company-determined, validation period closed from December into January
- Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) (now part of IFRS): Company-determined
- Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): Company-determined
- UN Sustainable Development Goals: Company-determined
- World Benchmarking Alliance: Timing determined by company sector
- World Economic Forum: Company-determined
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- Bloomberg: Rolling submissions, ongoing analysis
- B Corp Certification by B Lab: Rolling submissions
- First Movers Coalition (FMC) through the World Economic Forum: Company-determined commitment, launched by sector
- GRI: Company-determined
- HKCPA Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards: Ongoing analysis
- HKEX ESG Reporting: Company-determined
- IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards: Company-determined
- Inrate: Company-determined, ongoing
- ISS Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore: Annual based on sector schedule
- ISS Governance QualityScore: Based upon company annual meeting schedule
- MSCI: Company-determined, ongoing
- Nasdaq Board Diversity Matrix: Company-determined based upon proxy statement or information statement for annual meeting of shareholders
- Nasdaq ESG 30: Company-determined
- Morningstar Sustainalytics: Rolling by company
- SASB Standards (now part of IFRS): Company-determined
- Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Company-determined, validation period closed from December into January
- Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) (now part of IFRS): Company-determined
- Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): Company-determined
- UN Sustainable Development Goals: Company-determined
- World Benchmarking Alliance: Timing determined by company sector
- World Economic Forum: Company-determined
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