Issue 158: Who says what’s material for Singapore firms; catastrophe payouts pile up for insurers

This week in ESG: Study finds lack of external input in materiality identification; US$80 billion of insured losses from natural catastrophes in H1 2025, says Swiss Re Institute

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Reporting in a material world

Singapore-listed companies should seek more external perspectives to determine the non-financial issues that could most affect their businesses, a new analysis suggests.