Social capital

Thank you for the money; how else can Singapore enhance its social compact?

SINGAPORE’S Budget 2025 kept up with the expectations of many, allocating significant funding for social initiatives.

The accounting Big Four’s wishlists for the 2025 Singapore Budget suggest widespread demand for clearer rules on sustainability.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 135: Wishing for clear ESG rules in Singapore Budget 2025; new 2035 goals to shape policies now

This week in ESG: Big Four’s green wishlist for Singapore Budget 2025; Singapore’s 2035 climate targets

Tax credits, sustainability-related guidance and more social welfare schemes are among PwC's proposals for Budget 2024.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2024

PwC hopes Budget 2024 will support businesses, sustainability and workers

PROFESSIONAL services firm PwC is calling for a refundable tax credit framework, a participation exemption for gains on the disposal of foreign assets, as well as sustainability and workforce related ...

Singa the Lion at a vehicle holding area near the F1 Pit Building on Jul 15, 2023. The mascot of the Singapore Kindness Movement will appear in the Total Defence Parade segment of the National Day Parade.
THE BROAD VIEW

Prioritising social grace in Singapore

AS Singapore celebrates its 58th National Day, it is perhaps timely to take stock of what the uniquely constrained city-state has achieved thus far – notably and undoubtedly, significant economic deve...

Biodiversity concerns and a just transition to a low-carbon economy are becoming more important to investors, Robeco's survey says

Climate investors get more sophisticated, but paltry data continues to hamper decision-making: report

INVESTORS have upped their game in climate investing – they have gained a higher-level understanding of what affects their investments, and are incorporating more renewable energy alternatives, along ...

More than ever, today’s CEOs need to rally together and put their collective resources and innovative capacity to good use, in service of our people and communities.
THE BROAD VIEW

How will CEO roles redefine shared outcomes in today’s society?

WHEN he voiced the view, back in 1973, that “companies must start justifying their worth to society with greater emphasis placed on environmental and social impact rather than straight economics”, it ...

The functioning of the economy, and particularly the financial system, relies on trust and confidence, and central banks have a unique role in this.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Central banks play important role in building social capital

Accountability and effective communication are key