In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a Special Report on the potential impacts of global warming above 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. In May 2022, the World Meteorological Organization…
The United Nations (UN) Global Compact is a voluntary initiative by the UN focused on driving sustainable business practices worldwide. Since the introduction of its governance framework in 2005, the UN Global Compact has…
In the last 50 years, Singapore has pivoted from oil to natural gas as their main power source, in the hopes of cleaner power generation. As they look towards the future, the…
As one of the most important participants in the global economy and energy portfolio, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was valued as the seventh-largest economy and fifth-largest investment destination in…
According to a report by risk assessment firm Verisk Maplecroft, Asian cities face the most significant risk from environmental hazards due to climate change. Among other things, extreme heat, natural disasters, and air pollution…
Ranking 126th out of 142 countries globally in terms of CO2 emissions per dollar GDP, the words that come to mind when atttemping to describe Singapore’s carbon footprint would be “efficient” and…
ESG, also known as Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria, are non-financial factors that measure the ethical impact and sustainability of investment in a company. These factors cover a wide variety of issues…
Carbon markets have been in the works since the 1990s, when countries began to look towards emission trading and carbon credits as a way to limit emissions and reduce the global effects…