ESG
Singapore, Thailand launch applications for carbon credit projects: MTI
Authorised projects may generate carbon credits that could help offset taxable emissions
Singapore’s 2025 carbon tax revenue holds steady; experts say continued use of tax ‘discounts’ likely
Quantum of transitory allowances and the specific firms they are given to have not been officially revealed
Singapore prices S$1.5 billion of 30-year green bonds at 2.57%
The proceeds will finance expenditures under the Singapore Green Plan 2030, including two new MRT lines
Issue 188: Singapore banks face slower growth in sustainable finance; Grab’s confusing dual-class shares
This week in ESG: DBS, OCBC, UOB release sustainability reports; Grab raises CEO’s voting rights
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OCBC cuts financed emissions in all targeted ‘dirty’ sectors in 2024
The bank’s reductions in oil and gas already surpass its 2030 goal, but annual performance depends on factors that may be outside control
Investors bet Iran war will boost Chinese renewables demand
Asia’s energy pivot, fuelled by security fears and US policy distrust
Global air quality worsened in 2025 and poses threat to growth
PM2.5 is regarded as a greater risk to human health than larger particulates
‘Trust the founder’? Grab’s super-voting share proposal raises governance questions for investors
Shareholders would have to be content as passengers in a vehicle ‘with a permanent driver’, observer says
VPBank seeks US$1.2 billion in one of Vietnam’s largest ESG deals
The Hanoi-based firm has mandated more than a dozen banks to underwrite the three-year facility, according to sources
Issue 187: Iran conflict may boost adaptation demand; Sembcorp’s diversity to the rescue
This week in ESG: Mideast troubles may raise need for climate adaptation and resilience; CGS names Sembcorp a top pick
