Welcome!
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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.
January 14, 2020
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
December 27, 2019
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”.
December 16, 2019
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.
November 26, 2019
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.
November 11, 2019
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.
October 23, 2019
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.
October 23, 2019