ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 204: EGP’s energy transition story; MAS prices 20-year green bond

2026-07-24T11:00:00.000Z
This is the Thai real estate group’s first strategic financing partnership with OCBC.

OCBC, Asset World Corp ink pact with US$200 million sustainability-linked loan

2026-07-24T04:03:37.000Z
Ravi Menon delivering a lecture at RSIS on Jul 14, 2026. He says there has been “heartwarming” interest in blended finance, which he hopes to see more of in future.

Singapore working with banks on blended finance vehicle for climate adaptation

2026-07-22T23:00:00.000Z
The offer amount includes S$50 million of bonds that will be set aside for the public, who can apply for the bonds from 9 am on Thursday to Jul 27, says MAS.

Singapore prices S$2.6 billion of 20-year green bonds at 2.4%

2026-07-22T14:56:49.000Z

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Temasek said earlier in 2026 that it is unlikely to meet its goal of halving the carbon emissions attributed to its portfolio from 2010 levels by 2030, partly due to AI’s rising demand for energy.

Temasek eyes AI breakthroughs to slash energy demands

2026-07-22T05:29:15.000Z
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, climate tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.

Pension funds try to come to grips with the scariest global warming scenario

2026-07-19T14:02:09.000Z
Forest fire smoke blankets the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 30, 2026.

Trump threatens Canada with tariffs for wildfire smoke over US

2026-07-18T06:27:01.000Z
Led by its developed markets holdings, the Monetary Authority of Singapore is on track to halve equity portfolio emissions by 2030.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 203: Singapore reserves’ varied climate strategies ; industry urges regional energy coordination

2026-07-17T11:00:00.000Z
Temasek is not just focusing on managing its portfolio emissions target, but also on real-world decarbonisation.

Don’t misinterpret Temasek as giving up on its net-zero ambition, say executives

2026-07-17T01:00:00.000Z
South-east Asia’s coal plants are relatively young and backed by long-term contracts, making a phase-out challenging.

Coal dominance, fiscal constraints to temper South-east Asia’s clean energy boom

2026-07-16T05:00:00.000Z