by ESGpedia | Apr 17, 2023 | Events, Industry Insights
Updated 17 JUL 2023 – Following speculation at the end of February that China is planning to make ESG disclosures compulsory for public companies as part of efforts to shift to a lower-carbon economy, we believe this is part of a trend already well underway –...
by ESGpedia | Mar 21, 2023 | Industry Insights
Singapore is on track to become the greenest city by 2030, with the BCA targeting to achieve 80% green buildings by 2030. Real estate is a key global contributor of carbon emissions, accounting for 40% per cent of total emissions, of which around 70% are created by...
by ESGpedia | Mar 6, 2023 | Events, Industry Insights
Climate change has often been touted as the greatest challenge of our time. Yet, countries are still severely off-track in their progress towards sustainability goals. Countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, better known as OECD, are...
by ESGpedia | Jan 31, 2023 | Events, Industry Insights
2023 ESG Finance outlook: All sectors must go green Leading on from COP27 and as we kick off 2023 in the ESG finance space, it’s apparent that nations are staying committed to their long-term green ambitions despite some short-term headwinds, with Asia set to play a...
by ESGpedia | Jan 19, 2023 | Events, Industry Insights
The Perils of Fast Fashion The fashion industry has a terrible reputation for being one of the world’s most polluting industries. Second, only to oil and gas, the global fashion and textile industry accounts for around 10% of the world’s carbon dioxide output. In...
by ESGpedia | Nov 24, 2022 | Industry Insights
The Hospitality Industry and the Environment Nature and the hospitality sector are invariably linked; but how will the environmental, social, governance(ESG) and hospitality go hand in hand? Hotels and resorts rely heavily on the beauty of the natural environment to...
