ESG

It’s not just Singapore that will benefit from the Asean Power Grid: philanthropy platform CEO

2026-09-09T12:44:09.000Z
For sustainable trade finance to scale, banks need to determine whether a shipment, supplier or activity meets sustainability criteria and whether claimed outcomes can be verified.
GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

How AI is helping rewire sustainable trade finance in Asean

2026-09-08T23:00:00.000Z
Former US vice-president Al Gore is “optimistic” that China will “provide leadership for the world toward genuine solutions for the climate crisis”.

Asean leaders should focus on energy transition, not US-China rivalry: Al Gore

2026-09-08T12:02:24.000Z
From left: Vivien Ang, chief sub-editor at BT; Dr Ng Kok Hoe, head of case insights unit and social inclusion project, NUS; Sera Noviany, ESG and compliance head, APP Group; and Simon Rawson, executive director of TISFD.
TAKING HEART

People-related issues just as ‘financially material’ for businesses as climate: panel

2026-09-06T07:06:37.000Z
Sembcorp Green Infra plans to repay about a quarter of its borrowings with its initial public offering proceeds.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 210: Sembcorp’s India unit lodges IPO prospectus; moving past 1.5 deg C

2026-09-04T11:00:00.000Z
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
Current forecasts predict that all glaciers in Germany will vanish within the next decades. The Noerdliche Schneeferner will lose its classification as a glacier, presumably around 2030.

UN says global warming will cross 1.5 deg C soon, hit at least 1.8 deg C

2026-09-02T05:44:29.000Z
Ecosystem Marketplace data show the value of carbon credit trading declining globally since a 2021 peak.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 209: Climate Impact X, Carbonplace to merge; Singapore’s future island faces conflicting needs

2026-08-28T11:00:00.000Z
Shein has improved disclosure of its sustainability initiatives, hiring consultants and setting up an external ESG advisory board in 2024.

‘Disposable’ clothes, oversight risks: Shein IPO will not mask sustainability challenges

2026-08-25T03:00:55.000Z