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Issue 60: Biggest climbers, sliders in governance; Cambodian dilemma for Singapore carbon exchange

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Aug 4, 2023 · 07:00 PM
    • Among the biggest improvers over the past five years of the Governance and Transparency Index, Natural Cool Holdings is now among the top 15 per cent of companies, from being in the bottom 1 per cent in 2018.
    • Among the biggest improvers over the past five years of the Governance and Transparency Index, Natural Cool Holdings is now among the top 15 per cent of companies, from being in the bottom 1 per cent in 2018. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

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    In this issue: Big gains in governance scores don’t necessarily mean all is fine, while Climate Impact X confronts human rights allegations at a key forestry project.

    Singapore

    Turning around on governance and transparency

    The 2023 edition of the Governance and Transparency Index (GTI) suggests the overall quality of corporate governance and disclosures among Singapore-listed companies continued to improve over the past year.

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