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.

Ravi Menon delivering a lecture at RSIS on Jul 14, 2026. He says there has been “heartwarming” interest in blended finance, which he hopes to see more of in future.

Singapore working with banks on blended finance vehicle for climate adaptation

2026-07-22T23:00:00.000Z
The offer amount includes S$50 million of bonds that will be set aside for the public, who can apply for the bonds from 9 am on Thursday to Jul 27, says MAS.

Singapore prices S$2.6 billion of 20-year green bonds at 2.4%

2026-07-22T14:56:49.000Z
Temasek is not just focusing on managing its portfolio emissions target, but also on real-world decarbonisation.

Don’t misinterpret Temasek as giving up on its net-zero ambition, say executives

2026-07-17T01:00:00.000Z
Singapore’s ambassador for climate action Ravi Menon delivering a lecture on Tuesday (Jul 14) at Sheraton Towers.

Energy is the new water, says climate ambassador Ravi Menon

2026-07-15T03:00:00.000Z
There was a slight uptick of 3% in ESG bond issuances in Singapore to S$13.7 billion.

Singapore’s ESG loan proceeds fall 41.2% in 2025: MAS

2026-07-14T06:00:00.000Z
Mike Ng, group CSO at OCBC, on his own residential rooftop where solar panels were being installed.
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Reality check on sustainability not necessarily a setback: OCBC’s Mike Ng

2026-07-10T03:00:00.000Z
The dip in the proportion of sustainability-aligned investments is a result of the Singapore investment company’s net portfolio value growing at a faster rate.

Temasek’s share of sustainability-aligned investments falls to 9.5% in FY2026

2026-07-08T07:00:00.000Z
Solar panels in Indonesia’s West Java province. Dr Ma Jun says the private sectors in Asean and China can work together in areas such as renewable energy and battery storage.

Asean can lower cost of green transition by yuan debt: China’s green finance veteran

2026-07-07T07:00:00.000Z
Singapore Airlines is one of four carriers that together are expected to make up 75% of Asean airlines’ demand for Corsia-eligible credits in the scheme’s first two phases.

Airlines’ carbon offsetting scheme is at least a US$1.6 billion opportunity for Asean: report

2026-07-01T14:30:53.000Z
The Energy Transition Acceleration Finance partnership is expected to raise more capital through future closings as it broadens its investor base.

Singapore’s second blended finance fund hits US$345 million with concessional capital from Temasek

2026-06-29T10:52:56.000Z