ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 210: Sembcorp’s India unit lodges IPO prospectus; moving past 1.5 deg C

2026-09-04T11:00:00.000Z
The panel is part of a sustainability conference organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore on Sep 3. Left to right: David Kelly, executive director of British Chamber of Commerce Singapore; Sadik Arslan, Turkish ambassador to Singapore; Emily Follett; Australian deputy high commissioner to Singapore; Joseph Teo, Singapore's chief climate change negotiator.

Asean can be self-sufficient in energy, food with integrated market: Singapore’s chief climate negotiator

2026-09-03T10:14:41.000Z
Current forecasts predict that all glaciers in Germany will vanish within the next decades. The Noerdliche Schneeferner will lose its classification as a glacier, presumably around 2030.

UN says global warming will cross 1.5 deg C soon, hit at least 1.8 deg C

2026-09-02T05:44:29.000Z
Aug 26’s devastating flood in Nepal was triggered when parts of a glacier near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak collapsed and fell to the valley floor.

Millions face rising Himalayan glacial flood risk as climate change speeds melting: UN

2026-09-02T04:06:45.000Z

STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX

Fridays: Latest environmental, social & governance issues.

Solar generation rose 15.5% from a year earlier to 802.4 billion kilowatt-hours in the first seven months of 2026, about one-eighth of the country’s total. 

Solar overtakes coal as China’s top source of power capacity despite rollout slowdown

2026-09-01T06:42:53.000Z
Ecosystem Marketplace data show the value of carbon credit trading declining globally since a 2021 peak.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 209: Climate Impact X, Carbonplace to merge; Singapore’s future island faces conflicting needs

2026-08-28T11:00:00.000Z
The move follows the Republic’s latest award of 200 megawatts in new data capacity.

Singapore launches liquid cooling standard for data centres in tropical climate

2026-08-28T04:41:17.000Z
Climate Impact X’s current CEO Choo Oi-Yee will helm the combined entity, if it receives regulatory approval.

Temasek-backed Climate Impact X to merge with UK-based carbon trading platform

2026-08-26T07:58:29.000Z
Shein has improved disclosure of its sustainability initiatives, hiring consultants and setting up an external ESG advisory board in 2024.

‘Disposable’ clothes, oversight risks: Shein IPO will not mask sustainability challenges

2026-08-25T03:00:55.000Z
From left: The latest edition of the Sustainability Impact Dialogue was moderated by Kavitha Menon, director of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association. The panel comprised Ong Tze-Ch’in, the chief executive of Singapore’s national water agency PUB; Graeme Riddell, managing director of insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh Risk; and Jasper Wong, UOB’s head of construction and infrastructure (sector solutions group).
NAVIGATING WATER RISK

Beyond the utility bill, into the boardroom: The business case for investing in water resilience

2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z