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Businesses should take the lead in sustainability: Heng Swee Keat

Studies have shown that sustainability lowers cost of capital and improves operational performance

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Published Wed, Nov 8, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    BUSINESSES should lead the way in pursuing sustainable practices, urged Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat.

    "It is a matter of survival, and of stewardship," he said at the Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards last evening.

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