ESG
Singapore sets up platform to better coordinate companies’ climate-resilience initiatives
The Council for a Competitive Climate Transition will work on the new national adaptation plan, among others
Engie Factory’s potential Apac exit signals energy firms’ pivot to near-term returns: analysts
Profit constraints, tighter capital could be reasons for the venture arm’s proposed divestment, say observers
Issue 189: Carbon tax in an energy crisis; Singapore good timing on green bonds
This week in ESG: Singapore’s carbon tax may have room for relief; Reopened 30-year Singapore green bonds yield 2.57 per cent
Singapore, Thailand launch applications for carbon credit projects: MTI
Authorised projects may generate carbon credits that could help offset taxable emissions
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Singapore’s 2025 carbon tax revenue holds steady; experts say continued use of tax ‘discounts’ likely
Quantum of transitory allowances and the specific firms they are given to have not been officially revealed
Singapore prices S$1.5 billion of 30-year green bonds at 2.57%
The proceeds will finance expenditures under the Singapore Green Plan 2030, including two new MRT lines
Issue 188: Singapore banks face slower growth in sustainable finance; Grab’s confusing dual-class shares
This week in ESG: DBS, OCBC, UOB release sustainability reports; Grab raises CEO’s voting rights
OCBC cuts financed emissions in all targeted ‘dirty’ sectors in 2024
The bank’s reductions in oil and gas already surpass its 2030 goal, but annual performance depends on factors that may be outside control
Investors bet Iran war will boost Chinese renewables demand
Asia’s energy pivot, fuelled by security fears and US policy distrust
Global air quality worsened in 2025 and poses threat to growth
PM2.5 is regarded as a greater risk to human health than larger particulates
