Lim Lay Wah and Samuel Tan

BOTH WRITERS ARE FROM UOB. LIM LAY WAH IS HEAD OF SECTOR SOLUTIONS GROUP AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP. SAMUEL TAN IS VICE-PRESIDENT OF ESG SOLUTIONS, SECTOR SOLUTIONS GROUP.

The built environment is among the hardest sectors to decarbonise, being responsible for nearly 34% of annual global carbon emissions, according to the UN Environment Programme.

Carbon’s ‘hidden passport’: Financing sustainable supply chains

Anchors, suppliers and banks can work together to ensure the flow of trade also carries the currents of climate progress