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Issue 146: Urging the financial sector to address nature; Singapore investors lag on climate plans

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, May 2, 2025 · 07:00 PM
    • The quality of South-east Asia’s biodiversity lags the rest of the world and has been deteriorating.
    • The quality of South-east Asia’s biodiversity lags the rest of the world and has been deteriorating. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    This week in ESG: Singapore Sustainable Finance Association calls for action on nature financing; climate investor group polls investors on strategies, disclosures

    Sustainable finance

    Nurturing nature financing

    As Singapore’s financial sector builds momentum for the wider adoption of nature-related strategies, it will need greater support from non-financial players.

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