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Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... "environment" (42%), followed by "social" (30%), and "governance" (28%). The BBC research also surveyed corporate leaders in Singapore. Over half of respondents in both Australia (55%) and Singapore (52%) said they typically engage with higher-cost suppliers ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... transition plans. For example, France's central bank incorporates biodiversity indicators into its own portfolio disclosure. Singapore, the European Union, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, and the US are now requiring financial institutions and companies ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
After 36 hours of tense negotiations, the climate agreement for the first time calls on nations to "transition away" from fossil fuels - but does not explicitly call for a fossil fuel "phase out." The first UN Global Stocktake on climate has resulted ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam and US$5 billion from ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... establishing readiness for crediting and international trade under Article 6. The country signed bilateral agreements with Singapore and Kuwait. Dominica, the Bahamas, and Comoros signed memorandums of understanding with UAE-based carbon credit project ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Stanley, PepsiCo, Salesforce, Schneider Electric, Standard Chartered Bank, Trane Technologies, and Walmart. Meanwhile, Singapore senior minister and coordinating minister for national security, Teo Chee Hean, announced the launch of a transition instrument ...

NGFS introduces "too-little-too-late" climate scenario

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... degradation of increasing frequency," Ravi Menon, chair of the NGFS and managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore commented. "The latest iteration of the NGFS scenarios thus incorporates acute physical risks. It also provides further insights ...

Mirova targets super funds in multi-billion dollar raise

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... OECD funds, has expanded its staff to 29 individuals, up from 22 in 2022. It will receive support from Mirova's Singapore office in both fundraising and deployment efforts. "We are proud to continue our investments with this new vintage, and to offer ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... green revenues, climate risk management, and other sustainability criteria. It is the largest equity ETF launched in Singapore, with assets under management (AUM) of US$426 million at launch. BlackRock APAC head of iShares and index investments Peter ...

New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... megacities and aims to have up to 100 projects in a year's time. The Asia Carbon Institute (ACI) has been launched in Singapore and Hong Kong and will focus on Asia's megacities - where some of the world's largest metropolises are located. ...