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ESG Insights
ESG Insights

Issue 166: GIC mainstreams climate adaptation investing; Singapore to tackle reporting of cloud services emissions

Generic pictures for stories related to challenges of ESG compliance in Singapore. Singapore’s commitment to net zero by 2050 is more than a climate responsibility. It is a strategic national priority to safeguard our economy, energy security, public health and long-term resilience.
ESG

Singapore’s public sector emissions down 1.9% in FY2024: report

“No Australian community will be immune” from deadly heat waves, floods, cyclones, droughts and bushfires, said Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.
International

Australia pledges US$6 billion by 2030 to tackle climate hazards as disaster risk rises

Regulators have given Singapore-listed companies up to five more years to align climate reporting with IFRS standards.
ESG Insights
ESG Insights

Issue 161: SGX extends climate reporting deadlines; Piyush Gupta banks on blended finance, carbon markets

EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is in Beijing for high-level talks with Chinese officials on environmental and climate issues.
International

EU wants to see China taking more ambitious climate action

CATL is offering incentives to suppliers that cut emissions, founder and chairman Robin Zeng says.
Transport & Logistics

BYD, other EV battery makers face more pressure to cut emissions

Tourists visit the Trevi fountain during a hot summer day in Rome on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
ESG

ECB warns of impact of heat waves on inflation, GDP growth

A farmer returns home from a paddy field in Pokhara on June 6, 2025. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
ESG

World’s biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans

An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California in January.
Opinion & Features

Ignoring a US$7 trillion financial disaster won’t make it go away

Companies facing controversy, such as Malaysian glove manufacturers sanctioned over labour rights violations, tended to elevate related issues like human capital and social compliance in their disclosures.
Opinion & Features

Climate first…or last?

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