Esg News
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Asia-Pacific's biggest ports face steep climate bill—studyIt will cost up to $49 billion to upgrade Asia-Pacific's biggest ports to cope with rising sea levels and storm surges. -
Meat that's not meat: The next big opportunity for foodIntensively farmed livestock has a significant negative environmental and social impact. As consumers increasingly recognise this, there is a huge opportunity for companies to provide more sustainable and ethical alternatives to animal protein.
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Global real estate sector breaks sustainability recordThis year's results from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) show that a record number of real estate firms are reporting sustainability performance, and are faring better on energy, water, and waste indicators. -
Asia Pacific investors take the lead on ESG integrationWith Asia Pacific economies being vulnerable to climate change impacts, analysts say a rise in ESG integration by institutional investors in the region is a boost to its sustainability and resilience.
Esg Opinion
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4 ways companies can price carbon: Lessons from India that can work anywhere– Setting an internal carbon price can help companies prepare for a low-carbon future and make better business decisions. WRI shares 4 lessons from India on how to price carbon. -
Under the sea, there’s a new unnecessary frontier of natural exploitation– Humanity's never-ending hunt for new sources of minerals and resources is turning towards the oceans. Greenpeace International's Sebastian Losada questions the wisdom of doing so. -
Singapore: (Not yet) a rising green finance hub– The finance centre of Southeast Asia has declared ambitions to become a hub for sustainable finance, but how much progress has it made? NUS' Jacqueline Tao investigates.
Videos
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GRI launches first global standards on sustainability reporting– The new GRI Standards by the Global Reporting Initiative moves from merely recommending what to report to identifying exactly what businesses and investors are required to publicly disclose on their impacts.
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