esg https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico esg https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 Natural-disaster insurance gap now exceeds US$420 billion globally: Swiss Re report https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/natural-disaster-insurance-gap-now-exceeds-us420-billion-globally-swiss-re-report Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:39:15 +0000 ESG /esg/natural-disaster-insurance-gap-now-exceeds-us420-billion-globally-swiss-re-report At the current pace, insured losses have the potential to hit US$186 billion by 2030 Sustainability for SMEs – not a complex cost, but the path to business resilience https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/smes/sustainability-smes-not-complex-cost-path-business-resilience Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:38:49 +0000 Vivien Ang SMEs ESG Singapore /singapore/smes/sustainability-smes-not-complex-cost-path-business-resilience The goal is for firms to be more agile so they can ride out crises such as the Iran war, say industry... Singapore is showing why cooling is the next investment asset https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-showing-why-cooling-next-investment-asset Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features ESG /opinion-features/singapore-showing-why-cooling-next-investment-asset As heat threatens to lower South-east Asia’s GDP, cooling is becoming a billion-dollar market Issue 196: AI’s complex role in sustainability; Keppel’s emissions targets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/newsletters/esg-insights/issue-196-ais-complex-role-sustainability-keppels-emissions-targets Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Lim ESG Insights Columns ESG Newsletters Opinion & Features /newsletters/esg-insights/issue-196-ais-complex-role-sustainability-keppels-emissions-targets This week in ESG: AI hyperscalers now major funders of nuclear startups; Keppel well ahead on 2030 emissions goals Former SGX veteran Chew Sutat to lead WWF-Singapore from Jun 1 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/former-sgx-veteran-chew-sutat-lead-wwf-singapore-jun-1 Thu, 28 May 2026 08:54:20 +0000 Janice Lim ESG /esg/former-sgx-veteran-chew-sutat-lead-wwf-singapore-jun-1 The non-profit group has been without a chief executive since January China markets 6 billion yuan green sovereign bond in Hong Kong https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/china-markets-6-billion-yuan-green-sovereign-bond-hong-kong Thu, 28 May 2026 02:04:39 +0000 ESG /esg/china-markets-6-billion-yuan-green-sovereign-bond-hong-kong The sale would highlight Beijing’s efforts to enhance its environmental credentials Keppel on track to hit key emissions target ‘well ahead’ of 2050: CEO https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/keppel-track-hit-key-emissions-target-well-ahead-2050-ceo Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities ESG /companies-markets/keppel-track-hit-key-emissions-target-well-ahead-2050-ceo But its Scope 3, or value chain-related, emissions has risen with higher gas sales and one-off accounting for an India divestment