climate change

Future of the economy

Walking the talk of stakeholder capitalism

(Jan 31): The role of corporate boards has never been more important, nor subject to as much scrutiny, as it is today. The technological, environmental, geopolitical, and socioeconomic transformations of the past two decades are driving a re-examination o

Goldman Sachs Asset Management: Investment themes 2020

Asian investors most keen on sustainable investing

(Jan 31): Investors in Asia have a surprisingly high level of interest in sustainable investing, says UK-based asset manager Schroders. Its head of sustainable research, Andy Howard, notes that this is because the speed at which economies are changing in

Disruption and Digitalisation

Cyber incidents seen as bigger risk than business interruption, climate change in Asia Pacific: Allianz

Seven years ago, cyber incidents did not even feature in the top 10 risks on the mind of risk managers regionally.

Issues that matter

World has long way to go to achieve UN goals

Fragmented standards, inconsistency in taxonomy and lack of clear direction are barriers to true climate change action

Geopolitics

Obama is more worried about these three things than missing nukes

SINGAPORE (Dec 16): Political polarisation, climate change and social media are three major issues that keep former US president Barack Obama “up at night”.

Sustainability

UOB in financing tie-up to help power use of solar energy in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Nov 26): United Overseas Bank (UOB) is collaborating with three homegrown solar companies – SolarGy, SolarPVExchange and Sunseap Group – to accelerate the use of solar energy in Singapore.

Singapore Fintech Festival 2019

Singapore aims to be Asian centre for green financing: Ong Ye Kung

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Amid increasing awareness of climate change and its consequences, Singapore aims to become a leading centre of green finance in Asia, says Education Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Sustainability

Singapore plans tree-planting bonanza to battle climate change

(Oct 22): Land-scarce, low-lying and increasingly hot Singapore is going to have to find room for more than a quarter of a million new trees and shrubs as the city-state steps up measures to respond to climate change.

Sustainability

Sustainable fashion is not fashionable yet: DBS survey

SINGAPORE (Oct 23): The fast fashion industry has been blamed for creating copious mountains of discarded clothes, thereby contributing to the sap on the world’s resources and adding to the strain on the environment and fuelling climate change.
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