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Asia Pacific leads global sustainability reporting adoption, but resilience gap remains
The region accounts for nearly half of global GDP represented by economies adopting ISSB standards, but ACCA warns that businesses must move beyond compliance to address climate risks, resource pressures and emerging challenges.
Carbon & Climate
Asean risks locking in decades of coal emissions without coordinated, ‘people-centred’ just transition, report warns
EB Studio
Experts say the region's next challenge is turning climate commitments into enforceable coal retirement plans that protect people, local communities, and energy security.
Corporate Responsibility
Singapore widens haze crackdown to Kalimantan, targeting 10 Indonesian firms
Singapore has issued three new notices to Indonesian companies on Monday; three of them supply Asia Pulp & Paper, which the Singapore Environment Council has warned could lose its green label.
Policy & Finance
Climate risks push businesses to look beyond reporting compliance
Rising insurance premiums, energy costs and supply chain disruptions are strengthening the case for investment in climate resilience, executives and officials said at the launch of EY’s new Singapore centre.
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30 September 2026
Policy & Finance
Malaysia to launch new sustainability professionals body by end 2026
24 August 2026
Corporate Responsibility
ESG downgrades hit shares harder when investor expectations are high, study finds
20 August 2026
Corporate Responsibility
Palm oil and primates, can they coexist?
11 August 2026
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28 April 2026
Corporate Responsibility
'Greenshouting’ risks amplifying spin, not transparency, in Asia: experts
6 March 2026
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Policy & Finance
CEOs see disruption as the norm, AI as an advantage: survey
26 January 2026
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Corporate Responsibility
GRI appoints Vincent de Paz as country manager for the Philippines
13 October 2025
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