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Explained: the negotiating blocs that will steer COP26

...equities between developed and developing countries,” it said in a joint statement after a meeting on 18 October chaired by Bolivia. Ministers and officials from China, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Iran, Pak...

2 Nov 2021

Explained: the negotiating blocs that will steer COP26

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Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

When the pain started in Agnes Wachira's chest almost six months ago, the Kenyan mother-of-three dismissed it as a symptom of the daily grind of working long hours hand-washing clothes in the narrow l...

23 Sep 2022

Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

A coal-fired power station at Lamma Island, Hong Kong, China.

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Asia's renewable energy investments are not aggressive enough to meet global climate goals

Countries in the world's largest carbon-emitting region are not investing nearly enough in renewable energy to meet global targets for avoiding dangerous planetary heating, according to a new study by...

22 Dec 2022

Asia's renewable energy investments are not aggressive enough to meet global climate goals

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‘DIY until we die’? LGBTQ rights group on what Singapore's new leadership means for its movement

The city-state's new prime minister Lawrence Wong, who was sworn in last month, has lost no time in setting up two new working groups to engage Singaporeans more widely on climate action and mental he...

28 Jun 2024

‘DIY until we die’? LGBTQ rights group on what Singapore's new leadership means for its movement

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Toxic workplaces are a growing concern in Singapore as more employees suffer burnout

Singapore professionals are increasingly concerned about working in a toxic environment, as awareness of the need for companies to take better care of the mental health of their staff gains traction i...

24 May 2022

Toxic workplaces are a growing concern in Singapore as more employees suffer burnout

Podcasts / Policy & Finance

‘We can’t keep asking more questions’: CDP acknowledges it needs to do more with less ESG data

Environmental disclosure non-profit CDP was founded on this premise: "You can't manage what you can't measure." 23 years on, this theory that increased environmental, social and governance (ESG) discl...

31 Jul 2024

‘We can’t keep asking more questions’: CDP acknowledges it needs to do more with less ESG data

Videos / Carbon & Climate

Women in STEM driving sustainability

A just-transition to protect our planet is hinged on innovation, with more countries dedicating resources to build Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities in their workfor...

22 Feb 2022

Women in STEM driving sustainability

News / Carbon & Climate

How can finance help China’s heavy industries decarbonise?

China’s steel industry has pushed back its timetable for reaching peak carbon, from 2025 to 2030, highlighting uncertainties over its ability to slash emissions in the longer term. On February 7, guid...

18 Apr 2022

How can finance help China’s heavy industries decarbonise?

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DBS sustainability exec Yulanda Chung appointed to TransitionZero board

DBS Bank sustainability executive Yulanda Chung has been appointed to the board of directors at TransitionZero, a climate analytics firm. Chung will help TransitionZero engage with the finance sector ...

14 Oct 2021

DBS sustainability exec Yulanda Chung appointed to TransitionZero board

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India wants to leverage its stock market for social impact. Will it work?

Indian social businesses and organisations will soon be able to raise funds on the stock exchange, with the securities regulator having approved the setting up of a social stock exchange. This could h...

24 Nov 2022

India wants to leverage its stock market for social impact. Will it work?

Press Releases / AC Ventures

AC Ventures, Boston Consulting Group establish first quantifiable ESG standards for Indonesia's tech sector

Earlier today, Indonesia-focused, early-stage venture capital firm AC Ventures (ACV) announced that it published the country’s most in-depth, data-driven impact report to date on the local ...

6 Oct 2022

AC Ventures, Boston Consulting Group establish first quantifiable ESG standards for Indonesia's tech sector

News / Corporate Responsibility

How can a well-defined corporate purpose be a force for good?

Have you ever been printing an important document, only to find the ink getting lighter and lighter? And then comes the dreaded message from your printer: Low ink supply. In July this year, tech compa...

3 Oct 2022

How can a well-defined corporate purpose be a force for good?

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Singapore to sign Clydebank Declaration on ‘green shipping corridors’

When the Clydebank Declaration — a global pact to establish zero-emission maritime routes between ports — was launched at the COP26 climate summit in November last year, Singapore’s name was missing f...

5 Apr 2022

Singapore to sign Clydebank Declaration on ‘green shipping corridors’

News / Carbon & Climate

Global health journals warn on climate and nature

Two months from now the annual United Nations climate conference will have begun, this year in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Campaign groups are already limbering up for the talks, COP-26, publishing ...

9 Sep 2021

Global health journals warn on climate and nature

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Half-time at COP27: Where views diverge on the climate fight

Following a first week of talks at the COP27 climate summit that left much unsettled, with scant progress towards new climate funding schemes or ways to cut emissions faster, negotiators are now left ...

15 Nov 2022

Half-time at COP27: Where views diverge on the climate fight

Press Releases / International Finance Corporation

IFC and Indigo Partners support low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific in recovery from Covid-19

The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacific, PSE: CEB), has taken another big step towards securing its future as a key low-cost provider of domestic and international travel a...

11 May 2021

IFC and Indigo Partners support low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific in recovery from Covid-19

A man carries a sign asking world leaders to stop fossil fuels, COP26

Opinion / Policy & Finance

New financial conditions, same climate calculus

In its most recent assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offered a comprehensive outline of what it will take to keep global warming below 1.5° Celsius, relative to pre-industrial ...

6 Jun 2022

New financial conditions, same climate calculus

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Migrants share lessons with US to improve climate resilience

When Benetick Kabua Maddison moved to the United States from the Marshall Islands aged six, it was partly due to the effects of global warming: flooding had damaged his low-lying Pacific island home a...

24 Aug 2022

Migrants share lessons with US to improve climate resilience

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Covid-19's lessons for democracies

For more than two years, Covid-19 has taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, disrupted daily routines, and dominated political discussion around the world. As the acute phase of the pandemic comes to an ...

1 Apr 2022

Covid-19's lessons for democracies

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How big finance can scale up sustainability

Addressing the ever-worsening climate crisis will require the largest sustained movement of capital in history. At least $100 trillion must be invested over the next 20-30 years to shift to a low-carb...

27 May 2022

How big finance can scale up sustainability

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