ESG
Issue 190: Scenario gap in climate disclosures; sustainable finance and energy security
This week in ESG: Review finds progress in Singapore-listed companies’ climate reporting; sustainable finance critical to energy resilience for Singapore
Bali residents take to burning trash as landfill rules change
Danantara has announced plans to build facilities that would burn waste to generate electricity in Denpasar
Never mind the ozone layer, mind your dividends
If a company emits a lot of smoke to make its products, its costs are about to shoot up
Estonia races towards renewables for greater energy security – not because of the Iran war
Its clean energy push was mandatory after its accession into the EU in 2004 and accelerated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
40% of issuers required to make climate disclosures in FY2024 fully met SGX requirements: review
36% of issuers provided all 11 disclosures recommended under the TCFD framework
OCBC ups ante on SME sustainability with S$25 billion financing target
This is the first time an Asian bank has set a dedicated sustainable finance goal for the segment
Asian coal bonds beat peers as Iran war triggers energy rethink
A benchmark for coal prices in Asia is hovering near a 17-month high
Iran war raises urgency of climate transition, says Ravi Menon
He is one of two co-chairs of a platform set up to help busineses beef up their climate resilience and competitiveness
Issue 189: Carbon tax in an energy crisis; Singapore good timing on green bonds
This week in ESG: Singapore’s carbon tax may have room for relief; Reopened 30-year Singapore green bonds yield 2.57 per cent
