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Michelle Quah

Michelle Quah

EDITOR, STRATEGIC PROJECTS (EIC)

Michelle Quah is a senior correspondent with The Business Times, with years of experience covering accounting, legal and corporate governance issues. She now focuses on environmental, social and governance concerns in the corporate realm.

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Emerging-market IPOs set for good year

Emerging-market IPOs set for good year

Critical gaps in sustainability practices in Asia remain, particularly when it comes to net-zero targets, transparency in emissions reporting and sustainability training. PHOTO:

Asia-Pacific’s top companies need to address crucial gaps in sustainability reporting

While Indonesia is not short on opportunities and ambition for decarbonisation, where it lacks is affordable financing, says its Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitanhe.

Funding, including subsidised help from wealthy nations, key to Asia’s green transition: panel

PUB will raise the funding cap for its Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) from $1 million to $5 million, to encourage businesses to undertake bigger and more ambitious water conservation projects. PHOTO:

Further help on the way to drive Singapore businesses to be more water-efficient

Demand is growing for green skills, particularly in the areas of sustainable investment, carbon management and green facilities management. PHOTO

Green skills’ training in Singapore burgeons in popularity

ESGpedia 2.0 will have greater data coverage, enhanced solutions and analytics, and assessment tools, said Benjamin Soh, founder and managing director of Stacs, which is behind the platform. PHOTO:

Better analysis of corporate sustainability data now available to banks with upgraded platform

Ken Newcombe, chief executive officer (CEO) of C-Quest Capital

Carbon credits: knowing how to pick the right investments

Generic photo of greenery in city state Singapore. For stories regarding ESG, sustainability, sustainability investing, and business environmental governance

Companies’ legal exposure to greenwashing claims set to rise

One does not need to have intended it to be accused of greenwashing - and the threat could come from both regulators and rivals
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Greenwashing by association – the new threat facing corporates

The uptake of loans that link borrowing costs to agreed sustainability targets shows that companies are growing more aware of the financial benefits of improving their sustainability practices over time, says Sustainable Fitch.  PHOTO:

Sustainability-linked loans’ targets increasingly sophisticated, science-based

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