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Resilient and ready: Thai businesses don’t see climate action as a burden but a ‘competitive edge’
A new Climate Change Act expected to introduce mandatory emissions reporting and reshape the nation’s business landscape will further accelerate Thai companies’ push to decarbonise and stay globally competitive, says UOB Thailand sustainability chief Chow Wong Yuen.
Reuse is a behaviour – and does not require investment, a waste expert said at the Cities: Possibilities event in Singapore. Others suggested that capital is needed to support reuse and refill systems in the fight against waste and pollution.
Corporate Responsibility
Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund appoints sustainability lead
Former APRIL ESG manager Nadine Zamira Syarief has been appointed SVP of sustainability for Danantara Indonesia, the country's new sovereign wealth fund.
Policy & Finance
‘Greenrinsing’: Firms setting and dropping net-zero targets to create revolving door for finance, says UN official
Some companies have been gaming their climate targets to attract investment, with most struggling to cut "impossible" supply chain emissions, the United Nations Global Compact Network Thailand executive director said at an event in Singapore last week.
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News / Carbon & Climate
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