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‘Global politics may change but the principles of nature do not’: Asean banks still hungry for transition-related deals, say CSOs
As a global climate banking alliance softened its stance on mandatory targets, some chief sustainability officers of Southeast Asian banks think it is time to 'come back to earth' on transition pathways and reporting requirements.
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Invest in capacity building to plug Asia’s green jobs gap: experts
With one in five green jobs expected to go unfilled by 2030, LinkedIn’s Pei Ying Chua and Microsoft Singapore’s Joey Tan warn of a growing skills gap. They urge businesses to see green investments as strategic, not as a cost.
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‘Water will be critical’, says UOB, first Singapore bank to publish TNFD-aligned report
A fifth of the lender’s portfolio faces high nature-related risks, says sustainability head Eric Lim, noting water’s broad impact and the lack of target-setting tools. Oil and gas, though a focus sector, was excluded from its analysis.
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DBS doubles down on climate goals; updates transition finance framework
As Asia Pacific sees its first net-zero banking alliance exits, the Singapore lender looks to draw up decarbonisation pathways for two more sectors and has clarified what activities count as transition financing.
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No ‘passive bystander’: Clean energy trade among Singapore’s ‘recalibrations’ to tackle new geopolitical reality
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Southeast Asia’s potential role in rare earth elements diversification
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America’s attack on climate science could affect adaptation capacity in Asia: climate scientist Ben Horton
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New record-high US solar tariffs leave uneven impact across Southeast Asia’s solar industry
Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia's solar panel makers face varying tariff rates. Chinese manufacturers have already moved operations …
