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ESG

Transport & Logistics

MPA to license 3 companies to supply methanol at Singapore port

The eight-unit Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten, is among the largest of its kind in Indonesia contributing to hazardous smog in Jakarta.
ESG

COP30: About one-third of world’s coal fleet shows ‘significant’ opportunity for early shutdown, says report

A vehicle is driven along a flooded road after the overtopping of the River Thames on a spring tide, in west London, Britain November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
ESG
ANALYSIS

US government pullback from climate science fuels boom for private data firms

Singapore and Indonesia use different criteria for financing the early retirement of coal plants.
ESG Insights
ESG Insights

Issue 172: Asean Taxonomy’s unfinished business; data centres encroach on palm oil

Left: Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Singapore Right: Dr. Jean Mathanga, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Malawi
ESG

COP30: Singapore, Malawi sign preliminary carbon credits deal

Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu speaking at the Singapore Pavilion at COP30 in Belem, Brazil on Monday (Nov 17).
ESG

COP30: Singapore, Thailand looking to launch call for carbon project applications in Q1 2026

India has long argued that industrialised nations should carry a greater decarbonisation burden.
ESG

Rich nations must hit net zero and pay up on climate, India says

The update replaces an earlier goal to deliver 500 billion euros of sustainable finance and ESG-related investments by the end of this year.
Banking & Finance

Deutsche Bank joins Barclays, Apollo targeting energy transition deals

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) Chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi (left) with Amir Hamzah Azizan, Minister of Finance II, Malaysia (middle) at the batik making demonstration held alongside ACMF International Conference 2025 PHOTO: ACMF
ASEAN Business

Asean’s new ESG rulebook faces a reality check

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ESG

Regulators, industry groups may need to fill gap left by closure of climate banking alliance, say observers

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