Climate targets group's CEO seeks to ease concerns over carbon offset plan
THE chief executive of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on Friday (Apr 19) sought to reassure critics’ concerns over the global...
Malaysia’s RHB Bank doubles green loans target to RM50 billion
RHB Bank more than doubled its green loans target to RM50 billion (S$14.2 billion) by 2026 after the Malaysia lender surpassed its...
How sustainable procurement can drive growth
SUSTAINABILITY has become a key differentiator for companies, helping them achieve long-term value creation alongside organisational return on investment. Procurement processes can...
Liberalise South-east Asia’s energy sector to attract more private finance: BlackRock official
SOUTH-EAST Asia needs to adopt a market-based approach towards its energy sector to attract more private capital into the region’s energy transition...
High on awareness, low on volume: MAS’ Gillian Tan on blended finance
ASIAN philanthropists need to put more “risk-tolerant” money behind the region’s green ambitions, especially in support of blended finance, said the Monetary...
‘Huge role’ for lawyers in green transition, carbon markets: Temasek CEO
AS MORE companies and nations work towards their net-zero targets, the legal industry has a key role to play in policy formulation...
MAS sets aside S$35 million to develop sustainable finance talent
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set aside S$35 million over the next three years to support the development of sustainable-finance...
We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
MANY of us realise climate change is a threat to our well-being. But, what we have not yet grasped is that the...
South Pole, GenZero launch Asia centre for carbon project development
SUSTAINABILITY consultancy South Pole and its investor GenZero have launched a Singapore-based hub to develop carbon projects relevant to the region, such...
Transition credits need to be at least US$30 to close coal phase-out financing gap: CIX
TRANSITION credits need to be priced minimally at US$30 to not only finance the early retirement of coal-fired power plants, but also...