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Janice Lim

Janice Lim

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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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Boustead said that this is the largest enterprise agreement contract for the company’s geospatial division to date.

Boustead Singapore unit renews contract with Australian government for S$60 million

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Singapore banks may need to address indirect exposure to captive coal in their financing policies

Solar power faces the steepest near-term exposure with about 80% of capacity facing critical risk.

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Despite backtracking on climate commitments, HSBC says it is ‘more ambitious’ on its net-zero strategy

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