At a youth festival in Singapore, students and young eco-preneurs discussed the state of the green jobs market and the opportunities to build a career in sustainability at a time of ESG pushback.
The Transmutation Principle CEO Thibaut Meurgue-Guyard cites ESG backlash, corporate retreat from decarbonisation and burnout among sustainability professionals as the consultancy winds down.
Co-founded by the former B Lab Southeast Asia executive director Tom Stewart, Adelie will be led locally by ex B Lab UK certification manager James Kelly.
But the majority SGX-listed firms polled have begun adopting the ISSB standards already, which they say can attract investors and improve corporate reputation, an industry study finds.
Government-backed scheme will fund low-carbon cooling and optimisation technologies as rising AI-driven electricity use raises concerns over emissions, …