Michelle Quah

Baker & McKenzie says cross-border IPOs from emerging-market issuers have seen a 154% rise in capital raised in the first three-quarters of 2014, compared to 2013

As the push towards net zero intensifies, top companies in Asia still aren’t investing the efforts needed to attain such aims. Only half have articulated net-zero targets, while two-thirds of board di...

SUBSIDISED support from wealthier nations and public-private partnerships such as blended finance are key to helping Asia transition to a cleaner and more sustainable economic model, panellists at sus...

Greater support for businesses to become more water-efficient is underway in Singapore, including raising the funding cap for water-recycling projects to five times its previous level.

Knowing how to identify and pick the right course to meets one’s needs, however, remains tricky

SMEs will also have digitalised and simplified self-assessment tool to kick-start their sustainability journey

Low-quality projects do more harm than good, but knowing how to differentiate them from high-quality credits can be tricky

Absence of a unified definition of greenwashing, evolving regulatory developments and “greenwashing by association” complicate management of the threat

Companies need to realise they can be accused of greenwashing even if they do not make false or misleading green claims

Two-way adjustments, dynamic goals, indirect emissions being explored, industry players say.