Chief Sustainability Officers
The reinvention of the chief sustainability officer
ESG teams led by CSOs are having to adapt fast to survive the age of Donald Trump
MAS appoints new chief sustainability officer from Oct 6
The organisation’s sustainability agenda is entering a ‘more developed and mature phase’, the board says
From business imperative to bigger purpose: Beh Siew Kim on sustainability in hospitality
Beyond investor returns, sustainability for Ascott means uplifting communities, protecting the environment and inspiring change
‘Without a healthy planet, no people or business will thrive’: CDL’s chief sustainability officer
FOR Esther An and real estate giant City Developments Ltd (CDL), a job interview nearly 30 years ago in 1995 was transformative.
CapitaLand Investment’s 2023 emissions have risen, but energy efficiency improving: CSO
The company is ramping up renewable energy and efforts to track value-chain emissions
From coal financing to green lending: OCBC’s chief sustainability officer Mike Ng on the just transition
MIKE Ng still remembers working through the contractual structure and complications of a deal involving the financing of a coal-fired power plant when it was first commissioned more than 10 years ago....
Singapore SMEs see little need for climate disclosure help, as few big clients ask for such reports
LARGE manufacturers are not pushing their Singapore suppliers to report carbon emissions, making it less urgent for these smaller businesses to acquire such capabilities, some small and medium-sized e...
Singapore navigating uncertain pathways to net zero: government sustainability chief
SINGAPORE cannot yet commit to a single set of pathways to reach its net-zero emission targets because there is too much uncertainty about which solutions will work best, said the country’s first chie...
Green guru or strategic savant: Singapore companies make tough choices in CSO hires
Only half of largest listed companies’ green generals came from previous sustainability roles, with many preferring operations and strategy experience
The rise of the Singapore CSO
The days when having a chief sustainability officer (CSO) was a novelty may be over. A wave of appointments in the past two years means that a majority of Singapore’s 50 largest primary-listed compani...
