The Business Times

Green taxonomy

ESG

Benefits of forcing banks to adopt taxonomies outweigh costs: former PBOC chief economist

Generic photo of greenery in city state Singapore. For stories regarding ESG, sustainabilty, sustainabilty investing, and business environmental governance
ESG

MAS-backed association releases extra guidance on how banks can use Singapore’s taxonomy

Generic photo of greenery in city state Singapore. For stories regarding ESG, sustainabilty, sustainabilty investing, and business environmental governance
ESG

Asean’s climate commitment still intact amid geopolitical, economic uncertainty

Sustainable finance taxonomies set criteria and thresholds for a range of economic activities that would be considered eligible for sustainable and transition financing.
ESG

Majority of OCBC’s sustainable finance portfolio aligned with Singapore’s taxonomy: MAS

(FILES) This picture taken on October 31, 2023 shows a barge loaded with coal at the dock next to the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia's Banten province. Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn. Indesia's President Prabowo Subianto offered a surprise commitment at the November 2024 G20 summit to close hundreds of coal and fossil-fuel power plants by 2040, a bold pledge from one of the world's top coal producers and consumers. (Photo by Ronald SIAGIAN / AFP) / To go with AFP story Indonesia-energy-coal-environment,FOCUS by Dessy Sagita
Sustainable Finance

Low adoption of South-east Asia’s transition taxonomies due to inconsistent standards: report

Generic photos for Budget 2024
Sustainable Finance

Data centres can be financed with Singapore green bonds under revised framework

CMG20240718-HengYY03 / 王彦燕 / 拍MAS金管局 [10,Shenton Way,S079117] 新加坡金融管理局（MAS）外观。
Sustainable Finance

COP29: Singapore joins EU and China in expanded taxonomy on green financing

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's headquarters in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo
Sustainable Finance
COP28

MAS finalises taxonomy on sustainable and transition financing

A warning sign seen inside the controlled area of a reactor block at German energy giant EnBw’s nuclear power plant which was shut down earlier this year in Neckarwestheim, Germany.
ESG

Singapore-based think tank moots nuclear inclusion in Asean Taxonomy

European Commission executive vice-president for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans speaks at a press conference.
Opinion & Features

Is the EU’s green edge under threat?

Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
View More