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Carbon & Climate

The future of data centres: A look at Asean’s next generation facilities through a lifecycle lens

Southeast Asia's digital economy is booming. Keeping its environmental footprint in check will require innovative solutions to build, operate and decommission data centres sustainably.
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) roundtable discussion on ISSA 5000

Policy & Finance

New auditing rules finalised as Asia mulls mandatory sustainability assurance

As Asian firms scale up disclosures, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)'s guidance – effective from December 2026 – could help curb greenwash if backed by strong regulatory frameworks, say industry players.
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Policy & Finance

Singapore regulator drops 2026 timeline on ISSB-aligned Scope 3 disclosures for listed firms

SGX RegCo's mandatory climate reporting rules – effective from 2025 – exclude a fixed timeline for reporting Scope 3 emissions, or indirect value chain emissions, after a public consultation found that issuers might not be ready for it.
Musim Mas smallholder plantation harvest

Carbon & Climate

Musim Mas becomes the second palm oil company to get net zero targets SBTi-approved

The Singaporean palm oil exporter plans to announce more details in early October. This comes after its Malaysia-based counterpart SD Guthrie got its climate goals verified by the Science Based Targets initiative in end-2023.

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23 July 2024

Chongqing_Train_China_Emissions

Policy & Finance

How Chinese climate disclosures can drive emission cuts

16 July 2024

Asia flood

CSR

Adoption rates for climate transition plans still low in Asia despite increased awareness and demand

8 July 2024

Scope 3 chemicals companies

Carbon & Climate

Tackling Scope 3 emissions in chemicals industry crucial to net zero by 2050

3 July 2024

Singapore central business district on a stormy day

Carbon & Climate

Two-thirds of Singapore firms are not confident of meeting net zero goals: report

25 June 2024

ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber at IFRS Conference 2024

Policy & Finance

ISSB to standardise framework for corporate transition plan disclosures

29 May 2024

China coal plants - Greenpeace

Carbon & Climate

Emissions intensity of largest Asian utilities are 'well above' net-zero pathway: MSCI

15 May 2024

No planet B

Policy & Finance

Leaders communicate: Why companies need good, not perfect climate communications

6 May 2024

Spencer Low, regional head of sustainability, Google

Carbon & Climate

Google appoints Spencer Low as first Asia Pacific sustainability head

2 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Greenwashing fear is driving investment in sustainability in Asia – but also stunting climate ambition, study finds

26 March 2024

Chevron's Wheatstone facility

Policy & Finance

From Big Four dominance to more oversight of assurance providers – what to look out for as Asia adopts ISSB standards

25 March 2024

Kamarudin ACSR

Policy & Finance

Malaysia’s ISSB consultation reveals urgent need for capacity in sustainability reporting

22 March 2024

Cate Harris, group head of sustainability, Lendlease.

Green Buildings

‘Our change alone is not going to create the transformation we need’: Lendlease group sustainability head

11 March 2024

Tencent Music Entertainment NYSE

Policy & Finance

New US SEC climate disclosure rule will impact around 400 Asia Pacific companies

8 March 2024

Tailors working in a local garment factory in Bangladesh

Manufacturing

Can joint financing for Asian manufacturers help clean up fast fashion’s supply chain?

6 March 2024

Helge Muenkel, CSO, DBS

Policy & Finance

DBS updates coal policy to allow for managed phase-out; first Southeast Asian bank to do so

2 March 2024

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Policy & Finance

Singapore to offset a third of climate reporting costs for large non-listed companies

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