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Janice Lim

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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People walk in front of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) headquarters in Singapore, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Yantoultra Ngui

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...

As exposure to floods increases in South-east Asia, "the risk of disruption and food-supply shocks" will also rise, says the report.

Transport, agriculture most exposed to flood risk in South-east Asia: report

BMI study notes that more people in region will be affected as global warming accelerates and populations in vulnerable areas grow

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South-east Asia’s ESG bond proceeds rebound with 73% jump in Q3 2025

Issuance of environmental, social and governance loans rise 33.3% to US$14.8 billion over the same period

lyplant - The eight-unit Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten, among the largest of its kind in Indonesia contributing to hazardous smog in Jakarta, which topped the world’s most polluted city in August.

Asian utility companies to face climate-driven losses of US$8.4 billion by 2050: report

A report by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and MSCI notes that failure to adapt will increase operational costs and...

South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) coal-fired power plant (CFPP) in Batangas, the Philippines. 
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More regulatory support is needed to encourage the use of transition credits in Asean’s decarbonisation process

MAS report notes that governments play a pivotal role in setting baselines and creating an enabling environment for coal phase-out

The eight-unit Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten, is among the largest of its kind in Indonesia contributing to hazardous smog in Jakarta.

COP30: About one-third of world’s coal fleet shows ‘significant’ opportunity for early shutdown, says report

Coal Transition Commission notes that 80% of this capacity are young to middle-aged assets which offer potential for significant emissions reductions

Jardine Matheson’s retail arm DFI Retail, which operates 7-Eleven stores in Singapore, reported a 48% year-on-year increase in Q3 underlying profit.

Jardine Matheson’s Q3 performance ‘in line with expectations’

[SINGAPORE] Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson said in a bourse filing on Friday (Nov 21) that its performance for the third quarter...

Left: Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Singapore Right: Dr. Jean Mathanga, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Malawi

COP30: Singapore, Malawi sign preliminary carbon credits deal

MOU paves way for trading of carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of Paris Agreement

1128 Darwis [1128项雪财经即时IREIT全球] https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ireit-global-inks-lease-contract-premier-inn-reposition-berlin-campus-mixed-use-space The move is part of the Reit's efforts to diversity the tenant base and reduce the risk of Berlin Campus (above), its largest asset, says chief executive of IReit Global's manager Peter Viens. PHOTO: IREIT GLOBAL

Repositioning of IReit Global’s Berlin asset to have ‘significant impact’ on DPU

Excluding the Berlin Campus, it has a portfolio occupancy of 89% in Q3

ljhongkong29 - Hongkong Land developed Marina Bay Financial Centre together with Keppel Land and Cheung Kong Holdings.

Hongkong Land Q3 profit falls 13% on lower contributions from its office portfolio

Company says outlook for its full-year financial results remains unchanged

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