SGX leads by example in building climate mitigation strategies

Singapore

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the first Asian exchange earlier this month to commit to setting science-based emissions reduction targets, articulated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The action headlines its recent varied moves to effect climate change and lead the market by example, SGX's head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance Herry Cho shared with The Business Times.