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Asia’s AI real estate boom reaches Singapore, bringing efficiency and new risks
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From ambition to action: How SMU and Ho Bee Land are nurturing Asia’s next generation of sustainability leaders
EB Studio
Ahead of the 2025 Ho Bee Professorship in Sustainability Management Luminary Speaker Series, Singapore Management University Associate Professor of Finance and Ho Bee Professor in Sustainability Management, Hao Liang explains why credible data, collaboration and accountability are the new cornerstones of sustainability leadership.
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