Climate policy

Markets are pushing electrification. Governments must push harder

2026-11-04T10:00:00.000Z
Singapore expects peak electricity demand to grow between 15 and 51 per cent by 2031.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 218: Potential winners in Singapore’s grid investment plan; Singapore governance code review reveals proposals

2026-10-30T11:00:00.000Z
Sustainability certification of palm oil is lagging in South-east Asia, data from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil suggests.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 217: Time to face palm oil’s transboundary problem

2026-10-23T11:00:00.000Z
(From right) Leslie Maasdorp and host Claressa Monteiro.

Climate finance: Why the money exists but is not reaching projects

2026-10-21T21:00:00.000Z
Attendees at the inaugural Quy Nhon Dialogue on Climate and Transitions, which took place from Oct 10 to 11 in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam’s race for growth tests pace of energy transition: experts

2026-10-13T06:09:30.000Z
South-east Asia’s coal demand will grow at about 4.4 per cent a year until 2030, says the International Energy Agency.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 215: Coal’s role in South-east Asian energy security; Singapore’s electricity import woes

2026-10-09T11:00:00.000Z
A satellite image of Timure in Nepal after flash floods and a mudslide in late August.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean is disproportionately affected by climate change. This also presents opportunities

2026-09-14T23:00:00.000Z
Rising carbon taxes might affect forecast cash flows for asset valuations and impairment testing.

Singapore companies should report ESG impacts in financial statements. Are they ready?

2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z
The next era of sustainability reporting is about making disclosure credible, financially connected and useful enough to change decisions.

Why more sustainability disclosures doesn’t mean greater insight into businesses

2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z
Across Asia, extreme heatwaves have pushed temperatures to dangerous levels, leading to mounting heat-related deaths.

Climate change is here. Trying to mitigate it is no longer enough

2026-08-18T04:00:00.000Z