Janice Lim
CORRESPONDENT
Janice Lim covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at The Business Times. She joined BT after more than three years at TODAY covering a wide range of topics including economy and social issues. Before this, she had a four-year stint as a broadcast journalist with CNA. She graduated with a master’s degree in human rights from the University of Sydney and did her undergraduate studies in sociology and history at the National University of Singapore.
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EDB issues grant call for monitoring technologies for biomass projects
It will fund academic and industry players to develop digital measurement, reporting and verification technologies
Only 12.3% of natural disaster losses in Asia-Pacific for 2025 were insured: Munich Re
This makes it one of the least insured regions against natural disasters
Issue 177: Investing in the blue economy
This week in ESG: Mark Dalio lays out a viable pathway to investing in oceans
AI-driven oceantech is the most investable path in ocean financing: Mark Dalio
The OceanX founder and co-CEO believes such investments might bring about outsize economic and environmental impact
Carbon market players to focus on driving up demand of credits in 2026: CIX
Carbon exchange Climate Impact X CEO notes the importance of building confidence in the procurement of carbon credits
Capital allocation in Asia remains the same despite EDP Renewables exiting several markets
The renewables energy company says it will invest up to US$2 billion in the region by 2030
Investor interest in Indonesia’s energy transition may suffer after first coal phase-out project scrapped
The policy U-turn contradicts the country’s own commitments, says a think tank
LMIRT launches rights issue to raise S$63 million
Most of the proceeds will go towards paying off loans; some of it will be used for general working capital
Moody’s downgrades Genting Bhd and two subsidiaries
Move reflects Malaysian giant’s ‘already-weak position’ due to prolonged deleveraging amid slow earnings recovery, says ratings agency
OCBC invests in low-carbon steel in Malaysia’s Sabah
The investment is for the development of a hot briquetted iron plant, which will be part of South-east Asia’s largest integrated low-carbon...
