Nature-related financial disclosures
Beyond polar bears: How nature-related financing can help companies be more resilient
It’s about integrating nature into economic value chains, and not just viewing it from a restoration or conservation perspective, says UOB chief sustainability officer Eric Lim
Issue 146: Urging the financial sector to address nature; Singapore investors lag on climate plans
This week in ESG: Singapore Sustainable Finance Association calls for action on nature financing; climate investor group polls investors on strategies, disclosures
Nature financing presents business opportunities for financial institutions: MAS-backed association
Reversing the negative impacts of human activity on nature and restoring it can unlock US$10 trillion in global business opportunities and create 395 million jobs by 2030
Issue 141: Singapore banks face hard steel; UOB launches nature strategy
This week in ESG: DBS, OCBC, UOB report higher steel-sector financed emissions; UOB debuts plan to address nature-related issues
About 20% of UOB’s lending portfolio exposed to nature-related risks
The bank has, for the first time, screened its corporate lending portfolio to assess the extent of its exposure to nature’s dependencies
Sustainability beyond climate: The business imperative to include nature
Acknowledging and acting on the deep interconnectedness of climate change with nature is essential for companies’ sustainability and long-term resilience
Issue 132: Natural disaster losses mount; nature reporting lags; tokenisation keeps trying
This week in ESG: Munich Re finds higher losses from natural catastrophes; Asia-Pacific companies not aligning with nature reporting framework; NUS, Northern Trust, UOB tokenise green bond impact repo...
Building a circular bioeconomy to address the growing risk of wildfires
SINCE the evening of Jan 7, ferocious wildfires have raged across the Los Angeles area. Well over 100,000 people have been subject to mandatory evacuation orders, while early estimates have put the li...
Only 13% of large Asia-Pac companies have adopted key nature reporting framework: study
Study by Kering and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability under NUS calls for companies to accelerate adoption of TNFD framework
Under 40% of Singapore’s top 100 companies link pay with sustainability goals: KPMG survey
The decline from 67% in 2022 could be from boardrooms being careful about disclosure following tightened disclosure requirements, ESG partner suggests
