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Tailored for SMEs to assess their ESG readiness, the tool also supports large companies to ascertain and analyse their SME suppliers’ ESG performance.
UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UNGCNS)
UN Global Compact Network Singapore calls for inclusive sustainability transition as businesses race towards 2030
New ESG assessment tool, OCBC PULSE, developed in partnership with OCBC, was launched as part of broader efforts …
Eco-Business
Stronger policy signals needed to unlock US$200 billion in Asean energy investment amid global uncertainties
Indonesia needs clear and deliberate policies to counter global protectionism and short-term defences shaping today’s markets, which are …
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg to anchor major climate, energy and finance gatherings during London Climate Action Week
As governments, businesses, and civil society navigate a shifting landscape, Bloomberg-backed convenings and partnerships will help position London …
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2 June 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UNHCR and UNDP launch new partnership to advance inclusion, solutions for people forced to flee
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
24 May 2026
UN Environment Programme
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
19 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation
11 May 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Development gains in reverse: High debt servicing bears disproportionate impacts on women
5 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific’s economic outlook under pressure from rising tensions and prices: report
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Satellite methane alerts expanded to coal and waste sectors, UNEP announces
26 April 2026
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Acute food insecurity, malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen: report
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN policy forum opens in Bangkok with call for more inclusive societies across Asia and the Pacific
16 April 2026
UN SDG Action Awards
2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards now open for applications
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