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Issue 106: The coming storm in climate targets; renewable imports don’t come easy

Kenneth Lim
Published Fri, Jun 28, 2024 · 04:25 PM
    • Sixty per cent of South-east Asian companies had climate targets in 2024, almost triple the rate in 2020, MSCI found.
    • Sixty per cent of South-east Asian companies had climate targets in 2024, almost triple the rate in 2020, MSCI found. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: Asia’s listed companies are increasingly at risk of missing climate targets, while growing the share of renewable electricity imports isn’t as simple as spending more money for Singapore.

    Corporate sustainability

    Asia’s corporate reckoning beckons

    Sixty per cent of South-east Asian companies had climate targets in 2024, almost triple the rate in 2020, MSCI found. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    Without stronger government support, Asian companies could struggle to meet their more ambitious climate targets.

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