Climate policy
Climate Impact X launches first standardised spot contract for Corsia-eligible credits
The move offers airlines and other market participants ‘efficient access’ to eligible emissions units under the scheme
Sustainability isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s smart business: CEO of UN Global Compact Network Singapore
Research shows that companies with strong ESG practices achieve 88% better operational performance and 50% lower cost of capital
Issue 173: Coal confronts imperfect pathways; COP30 leaves world wanting more
This week in ESG: Coal Transition Commission tackles scaling solutions; COP30 wraps up with adaptation target
Issue 170: Potential CapitaLand, Mapletree merger’s ESG challenge; COP30 confronts US pullback
This week in ESG: Temasek-linked real estate companies explore union; report finds US gains at expense of others in climate withdrawal
Apac carbon markets embody the COP30 action agenda
Beyond the summit’s focus on forests, carbon trading’s growing momentum across the Asia-Pacific shows the power of implementation
Issue 166: GIC mainstreams climate adaptation investing; Singapore to tackle reporting of cloud services emissions
This week in ESG: Asian investors focus on financing climate adaptation and resilience; Infocomm Media Development Authority to support companies on digital emissions
Singapore’s public sector emissions down 1.9% in FY2024: report
The total of 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted also represents a 9.5% drop from the FY2020 baseline
Australia pledges US$6 billion by 2030 to tackle climate hazards as disaster risk rises
Australia is at risk of losing A$40 billion (S$34.1 billion) a year due to climate change
Issue 161: SGX extends climate reporting deadlines; Piyush Gupta banks on blended finance, carbon markets
This week in ESG: Market regulator unveils tiered rollout of reporting requirements; former DBS CEO sees market mechanisms lowering decarbonisation costs
EU wants to see China taking more ambitious climate action
The number of coal power plants in the pipeline has been increasing in the world’s second-largest economy, according to the World Economic Forum
