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Issue 205: GIC adjusts sustainability approach; AirTrunk data centre loan’s green credentials

This week in ESG: GIC tightens integration of sustainability and investment teams; AirTrunk obtains US$2.3 billion green loan for Johor data centre

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 07:00 PM
    • Climate adaptation companies have better profit margins than their peers, GIC says.
    • Climate adaptation companies have better profit margins than their peers, GIC says. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    Sustainable investing

    GIC evolves sustainable strategy for new pressures

    GIC is adapting its sustainability strategy alongside a broader adjustment to its investment approach as the Singapore sovereign wealth fund grapples with a more divided and uncertain world.

    Closer integration of its sustainability and investment teams, a fragmented opportunity set in energy transition and stepped up management of physical climate risks are among the changes revealed by GIC in its latest annual and sustainability report.

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