SGX keen to help firms file sustainability reports

Singapore

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is looking at taking a carrot-and-stick approach to get companies to file sustainability reports every year.

SGX's chief regulatory officer Tan Boon Gin said on Tuesday that the bourse operator is thinking of introducing programmes to show companies how these reports can be produced:

"We are thinking of ways to help companies, and this could be along the lines of training, providing templates or giving them lead time."

But if companies do not fall in line, the SGX will not hesitate to tak…