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ESG trends

ESG

Over two-thirds of SGX companies unprepared for new sustainability reporting standards: EY study

The growing need for climate solutions is generating emerging value pools across value chains, note Boston Consulting Group and Temasek.
ESG

BCG, Temasek see investment opportunities for private capital – in climate projects needing trillions in funds

Tax professionals can help companies in their sustainability journey
ESG

How tax professionals can play a role in a company’s sustainability journey

Rules for ESG fund disclosures in Europe are currently being overhauled, after investors and even national regulators criticised the existing framework.
ESG

ESG funds hit by worst-ever redemptions as backlash deepens

Italian vertically integrated utility Enel’s US$2 billion issuance in June drove SLB issuance by companies and governments to US$6.6 billion that month, the highest amount since the US$7.5 billion raised in September 2023.
Sustainable Finance

Global trends in sustainable finance bonds 

There were a host of monumental achievements last year – from the closure of the UK’s last coal-powered electricity plant and the continued rapid growth of renewables to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon (above) falling to a nine-year low in the 12 months to July 2024.
ESG

Here’s why I’m optimistic about climate financing

Electric vehicles (ev) getting charged at the Shell Recharge charging station at Shell Lakeview station, 7 August 2023. 
ESG
COMMENTARY

Microgrids can help with energy bottlenecks as Singapore scales EV population

This picture taken on October 31, 2023 shows a fisherman looking at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia's Banten province. As countries gather in Dubai for crunch climate talks, the future of polluting fossil fuel coal will be high on the agenda. For some, the age of coal is now clearly over, and Indonesia has committed to moving away from the fuel despite being the world's top exporter. (Photo by Ronald SIAGIAN / AFP) / To go with AFP story Climate-UN-COP28-UAE-Indonesia-coal,FOCUS by Dessy SAGITA and Marchio GORBIANO
ESG

Navigating the new energy frontier: Investors can find opportunities amid the transition

At COP29, developed nations agreed on US$300 billion as a climate finance goal to help developing nations. But, it is estimated that South-east Asia alone needs US$210 billion annually to meet its transition needs.
ESG

COP29 shows South-east Asia’s energy transition needs private finance; effective policies will catalyse that

A hoppy pilsner called NEWBrew made from recycled toilet water is given out for free at the Singaporean pavilion at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Nov. 20, 2024. The hoppy pilsner from Singapore, where freshwater is scarce, is part of an effort to promote recycling solutions. (Douglas Alteen/The New York Times)
ESG

Cheers to Singapore’s ‘sewage beer’ at climate summit

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