EMA, South Korean energy company to collaborate on nuclear energy

The parties will conduct joint studies of small modular reactors for potential applications in the city-state

The surge in renewable energy is allowing China to meet growing power demand without increasing emissions, but their intermittency is straining the grid.

China’s five-year plan to target fixes to commodities supply

Beijing wants to strengthen resilience in some areas and ease cutthroat competition in others

China produced 1.17 million gigawatt-hours of electricity from solar power in 2025, up 40% on a year earlier.

China’s solar power generation overtakes wind for first time

The rapid growth of renewables helps China meet its growing electricity consumption last year

Harita Nickel’s emissions have been increasing since 2022 while its share of renewable power has been falling.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 184: OCBC hit by coal complaint; Parkway Life Reit secures green, social debt

This week in ESG: Bank under fire for loans to Harita Nickel; healthcare-focused Reit adds S$142 million of sustainable financing

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The embodied carbon of concrete refers to the emissions released in the manufacturing, transportation, installation and maintenance process of buildings before they become operational.

CapitaLand Development and green group launch Singapore’s first carbon footprint benchmark for concrete

It aims to provide industry players in the value chain the data to identify and choose lower-carbon options

Sustainable infrastructure projects account for a growing share of the portfolio of projects in more recent issuances of infrastructure asset-backed securities.

Blending developed and emerging-market assets draws more private capital to South-east Asia’s energy transition

This is what Clifford Capital has found after seven years of issuing infrastructure asset-backed securities

Environmental group Market Forces says OCBC did not provide complete information material to investors, including the true extent of its exposure to carbon-intensive companies that are powering their operations with off-grid coal plants.

Green group files SGX complaint against OCBC alleging disclosure gaps in carbon-intensive assets

Market Forces flags lender’s possible failure to comply with sustainability reporting requirements around its exposure to captive coal plants

Residents protesting against the lack of water in many parts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Affluence is not an absolute defence against water shortages.
THINKING ALOUD

Amid digital push, real-world problems such as water bankruptcy risk being overlooked

As countries race to push technological boundaries, similar attention should be paid to fundamental resource needs

The social loan and green bond fall under Parkway Life Reit's new sustainable financing framework.

Parkway Life Reit secures 8.8 billion yen social loan from DBS, issues S$70 million green bond

The 10-year social loan is the first such facility the bank extends to the healthcare sector

Major Singapore-listed renewable plays performed unevenly in 2025 against the market benchmark.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 183: Amova eyes Singapore-listed renewables; new sparks for Malaysian solar

This week in ESG: Fund manager sees structural opportunities for renewables; Solarvest to more than double solar capacity