Government sustainability reports need to demonstrate greater clarity, better leadership

HOPES were up that the new initiative for Singapore government agencies to publish annual sustainability reports would send clearer signals for how businesses can prioritise their decarbonisation efforts. 

After all, Singapore has committed to peaking the country’s emissions earlier than 2030. And the government has said the public sector would lead efforts by peaking its emissions around 2025 and green its supply chain by introducing environmental sustainability criteria for tenders.

But the first disclosures by government agencies to trickle in have been underwhelming. Not only do they omit key emissions data, they contain little for companies to act upon.