sustainability

Who’s really keeping fossil fuels alive? Taxpayers globally

Calbee potato chips at a confectionery specialty store in Tokyo, Japan, May 12, 2026.

Japan’s love of plastic tested by supply constraints

The 20 S-Reits surveyed for the report account for 48% of the sector’s total assets under management of S$201 billion as at March 2026. 

Three in four S-Reits surveyed are preparing for sustainability assurance readiness: PwC Singapore

"If AI is to help build a better future, it must be honest about what it costs us now," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs

For SMEs, practical sustainability would encompass reducing electricity use, cutting waste and improving processes, among other things.

Sustainability for SMEs – not a complex cost, but the path to business resilience

Food security risks are mounting in Asia, stemming from population growth, climate shocks and resource insecurity.
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Look to sustainable investing to mitigate systemic risks

Rightsizing AI is pointless if companies do not ask the fundamental question: whether it is even the right solution.

The business case for rightsizing AI is also an environmental one

From left: Moderator Melissa Moi, head of sustainable business at UOB, and panellists Puah Kok Keong, chief executive of the Energy Market Authority, and Joshua Ngu, vice-chairman for Asia-Pacific at Wood Mackenzie.
ENERGY SECURITY IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD

Asean must balance energy security with sustainability to power its future, say panellists at BT-UOB Sustainability Impact Dialogue

Targets include scaling urban farming initiatives, establishing and/or expanding microforests with predominantly native species

CDL, DBS launch S$300 million green loan to advance nature-based solutions in Singapore