sustainability

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

The goal is for firms to be more agile so they can ride out crises such as the Iran war, say industry observers 

Food security risks are mounting in Asia, stemming from population growth, climate shocks and resource insecurity.
CIO CORNER

Look to sustainable investing to mitigate systemic risks

The focus is shifting away from ethical positioning and towards strengthening resilience

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

Deployment must match the scale of the model with the task

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

Greater regional cooperation through the Asean Power Grid is crucial to secure sustainable energy supplies for the region

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

It will be used for general corporate funding and working capital purposes, among others

Eddy Wee (left), founder and managing director of Green Environmental Engineering; and Dr Mohammad Sherafatmand, founder and chief executive officer of Hydroleap.
BRANDED CONTENT

Meet the clean-tech innovators helping heavy industry cut emissions, recycle water – without rebuilding from scratch

Hydroleap and Green Environmental Engineering’s patented, chemical-free technologies are designed to work within existing infrastructure – lowering the barrier for heavy industries to hit net zero

EMA chief Puah Kok Keong (left) and Wood Mackenzie vice-chairman for Apac Joshua Ngu (centre) will be the two panellists at the dialogue, which will be moderated by Melissa Moi of UOB.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AWARDS

Balancing affordability and security: Sustainability Impact Dialogue to discuss pressing energy issues

The May 18 event will explore if the current environment will accelerate the green transition or reinforce the reliance on fossil fuels

The prospects of energy shortages and usage restrictions may mean reorientation away from economic growth is happening out of necessity.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Is this the moment we change the way we think about economic growth?

Degrowth, unlike stagflation or recession, is an intentional, planned political shift away from GDP expansion

Asean's green transition and broader economic future depend on the region's ability to ensure supply chain integrity.

Why Asean needs to pay more attention to supply chain integrity

Illicit trade has implications for sustainability and beyond

The resource that has not received comparable attention, despite being consumed at significant scale by every data centre running those workloads, is water.

Watt about water? The green AI conversation we need to have now

Sustainable AI strategies must address efficient use of water, not just energy