Kenneth Lim
FREELANCER
Kenneth Lim is a deputy news editor at BT who oversees coverage of environmental, social and governance issues. Over his career, he has covered Singapore public capital markets and regulations, South-east Asian private capital markets and US debt markets, as well as non-journalism work related to sustainable finance.
Issue 188: Singapore banks face slower growth in sustainable finance; Grab’s confusing dual-class shares
This week in ESG: DBS, OCBC, UOB release sustainability reports; Grab raises CEO’s voting rights
Issue 187: Iran conflict may boost adaptation demand; Sembcorp’s diversity to the rescue
This week in ESG: Mideast troubles may raise need for climate adaptation and resilience; CGS names Sembcorp a top pick
Issue 186: DBS takes systems approach to cutting emissions; families ripe for governance review
This week in ESG: Singapore bank says can’t scale decarbonisation on own; Family-sized need in Code of Corporate Governance review
Sembcorp, Keppel could face challenges in wake of Iran attack
Heightened short-term uncertainties could be a time to stick with higher-confidence long-term structural trends
Issue 185: Sembcorp, Keppel underperform in wake of Iran attacks; Singapore makes climate adaptation plans
This week in ESG: Singapore-listed sustainability plays offer little insulation from Mideast conflict; national adaptation plan slated for 2027
Issue 184: OCBC hit by coal complaint; Parkway Life Reit secures green, social debt
This week in ESG: Bank under fire for loans to Harita Nickel; healthcare-focused Reit adds S$142 million of sustainable financing
Issue 183: Amova eyes Singapore-listed renewables; new sparks for Malaysian solar
This week in ESG: Fund manager sees structural opportunities for renewables; Solarvest to more than double solar capacity
Eastspring, Reviva to launch coal phase-out strategy
There are many challenges to overcome, and a fundamental one is building stakeholders’ consensus about priorities
Carbon tax calibration undertaken to protect business competitiveness
The Singapore government’s cautious signal is a recognition that most of the rest of the world is putting the brakes on decarbonisation...
Issue 182: Private equity targets coal; Singapore’s carbon tax realism
This week in ESG: Eastspring, Reviva launch coal phase-out strategy; Singapore Budget 2026 signals caution on carbon tax