The trouble with pricing carbon

The trouble with pricing carbon

Prices of voluntary carbon credits are all over the place, and the market has yet to agree on a common benchmark. With Singapore’s Climate Impact X being the latest to offer a solution, The Business T...

Singapore-mandated issuers demonstrate strong disclosure practices under the governance pillar but lag the global average for disclosures across other pillars of the TCFD's recommendations. 

SGX listcos make limited progress on climate disclosures: EY, CPA report

Two-thirds of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have commenced their climate-reporting efforts for the 2022 financial year, but significant gaps remain in external assurance and target ...

China will reduce its emissions by some 3.8 gigatonnes of CO2e if it can switch half of its protein consumption to alternative proteins by 2050.

Asia must shift to alternative proteins to reach climate safety: report

ASIA’S protein supply chain cannot reach its climate goals without a significant shift towards alternative proteins, said sustainability-focused research firm Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) in a r...

Companies should ensure they have a robust and effective governance structure and compliance system, as well as clear guidelines when making statements open for public scrutiny.

South-east Asian companies sharpen internal lens as ESG disputes rise

COMPANIES across South-east Asia have increasingly become more circumspect when dealing with their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. Part of the motivation for such internal preca...

In order to minimise job disruption, Deloitte says business leaders in Apac must invest in climate adaptation and mitigate the risks of unmanaged costs.

Apac workers risk losing their jobs to climate change: report

WHILE 80 per cent of the skills needed for the low-emissions transition in the short to medium term already exist in today’s workforce, over 40 per cent of these workers risk losing their jobs due to ...

Written by 16 veteran editors and journalists who worked at Times House, 'Once Upon a Times House' showcases Singapore’s history of journalism through its transformative years.

Once Upon a Times House recalls tales of newsrooms past

CURRENT and former journalists gathered on Friday (Jun 23) at the launch of Once Upon a Times House, a collection of stories about life at the old home of Singapore’s leading newspapers.

Within Apac, capital raised by ESG private-capital funds reached US$15.6 billion in 2022, a 10-year high and an increase of 22% from the previous year. 

Asia-based funds gain traction as raised global capital increases: report

ASIA-based funds raised US$11.7 billion, or 12.7 per cent, of the US$92 billion amassed globally by environmental, social and governance (ESG) private-capital funds, a report by investment data compan...

B Lab Global's Eleanor Allen says the controversy surrounding Nespresso's B Corp certification has taught her and her team the importance of having both big and small companies on board, and getting them to accept each other into the community.

After early firestorm, B Lab’s chief seeks to build a stronger house

Eleanor Allen says certifying body for ‘B Corp’ sustainable companies must uphold high standards in pursuit of inclusivity

From left: Sharan Burrow, former general secretary of International Trade Union Confederation; John Murton, senior sustainability advisor of Standard Chartered; Arunabha Ghosh, chief executive officer of Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Wong Kim Yin, group president and chief executive officer of Sembcorp Industries; and Angela Wilkinson, secretary-general and CEO of World Energy Council.

Just transition cannot be afterthought in S-E Asia’s decarbonisation plans, panellists say

COMPANIES rolling out decarbonisation efforts must realise that a just and inclusive transition is critical to successful decarbonisation in South-east Asia, panellists at sustainability conference Ec...

Discussions at the roundtable on ‘Navigating to Net Zero in a fast changing world’.
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Finding the right balance between economic goals and sustainability initiatives

Here is a summary of key points discussed at the roundtable on ‘Navigating to net zero in a fast-changing world’, with panellists from the banking, tourism and energy sectors