‘Greenhushing’ and the risk of quiet quitting on climate goals
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Wong Pei Ting
SUSTAINABILITY consultancy South Pole’s latest report on “greenhushing” confirms a visible undercurrent in the way some Singapore companies deal with more contentious corporate governance disclosures, such as director remuneration: When in doubt, stay silent.
Fifty-five per cent of the climate-conscious companies here that responded to the consultancy’s survey said they find it increasingly difficult to communicate their climate action and progress to external parties.
In the face of their difficulties, four in 10 of these companies said they acted by decreasing their external communications on climate change.
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