How scoring for the index is done

THE Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) is a joint initiative of CPA Australia, NUS Business School's Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) and the Singapore Institute of Directors. The strategic media partner is The Business Times.

From this year, the SGTI is a unified framework comprising two separate categories - the General Category and the Reit and Business Trust Category. These categories are distinct and are not to be compared directly with each other.

The objective of the SGTI is to evaluate listed companies, including Reits and business trusts, on their corporate-governance practices and disclosures, as well as the timeliness, accessibility and transparency of their financial results.…