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Jiayun Fang, UBS social impact lead for Southeast Asia

Fang was previously head of corporate sustainability for Singapore bank UOB.

10 Jun 2024

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The latest hire further expands the sustainability-focused media and business intelligence organisation’s presence in China.

The ExxonMobil-NTU-A*STAR Corporate Lab was launched in April

Students from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University says there is a conflict of interest in the oil major's involvement in a project that claims "to help build a more sustainable future," and point to the firm's checkered history on climate. NTU and Exxon have defended the lab, saying it supports the green energy transition.

Singapore train station

Research finds that only 15 per cent of respondents know of the city-state's goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Singaporeans also lack understanding of the types of action – for example, switching to a plant-based diet – that can bring about larger impact on cutting emissions.

15 May 2024

14 May 2024

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8 April 2024

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7 April 2024

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5 April 2024

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3 April 2024

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26 March 2024

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11 March 2024

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Andy Wilson speaking at The Conscious Festival 2023

8 March 2024

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23 February 2024

In its study of the high-impact clients that the biggest ad holding companies work for, Planet Tracker estimates that these firms wield the combined emissions footprint of 530 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year from just 39 clients – larger than the carbon footprint of the United Kingdom, which accounts for 1.1 per cent of global emissions.

21 February 2024

Audrey Tan CNCS

19 January 2024

An advertisement for Australia's petroleum lobby was banned in July 2023

11 January 2024

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23 December 2023

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