A new survey by Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has revealed that only half (52%) of Singaporeans is confident that organisations in Singapore will achieve their publicly-disclosed emissions targets in the coming decades. Less ...

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will be issuing $800 million worth of five-year green senior bonds.The bonds, which have a coupon rate of 4.09% per annum (p.a.), will come with an upsize option that’s said to be capped at $1.2 billion, according to Bloomberg.The fixed-rate, senior unsecure...

The manager of Cromwell EREIT (CEREIT) has announced that it has entered into a EUR180 million ($251 million) sustainability loan facility.The loan has a final maturity date of four years from the date of its first utilisation, and CEREIT says it will be used for repaying the majority of the outstan...

For real estate veteran Tripp Gantt, humility is an indispensable quality in leadership — it is essentially empathy turned inwards, where the leader is fully aware of his humanity and imperfections. “Don’t be afraid to let your team see the real you,” says the CEO of the manager of Singapore...

In 2021, CapitaLand privatised its development business, leaving CapitaLand Investment (CLI) as the sponsor of its four REITs and two property trusts. Of these six vehicles, five are listed in Singapore. Among them are Singapore’s largest and Asia Pacific’s third-largest REIT, CapitaLand Integra...

Six years ago, one of the UK’s leading architects said he was on the fence about the state of the world and climate issues.There remains little to cheer about, says Patrick Bellew, founder of London-based environmental design consultancy Atelier Ten. “Has anything happened with the global climat...

On Sept 1, Shanaya Environmental Services (SES) signed a business collaboration agreement with Alpha Grace Enviro-Tech (AGE) to jointly promote and market the AMP System globally.The AMP system is a waste treatment system that is able to treat various kinds of waste, including but not limited to ind...

HP Singapore (HP) has been appointed as a SkillsFuture Queen Bee to raise sustainable manufacturing and procurement capabilities in the manufacturing industry.It will work with the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) to develop a curriculum and train more than 1,500 learners from next month, as ...

As a label, “green buildings” may be a misnomer. Many people associate sustainable developments with biophilic exteriors, like the vines that enshroud Oasia Hotel Downtown, the dense foliage covering Park Royal Pickering, or sky gardens, such as the three-storey Green Oasis at CapitaSpring.In re...

A recent Moody’s report forecasts that green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond issuance will be flat in 2022. Amid greenwashing scandals and market headwinds, has ESG investing lost its steam?Sustainable bond issuance will be flat in 2022 amid market headwinds, declares...

Sustainability has been a focal point of businesses for more than a decade, but often companies consider it as a nice-to-have measure and for years it did not foster any major change in business practices.The real estate industry in particular has been trying to incorporate a more holistic approach ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced initiatives last year to accelerate green finance in Singapore. Last month, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks for financial institutions i...

Singapore must retrofit its older buildings to improve their sustainability standards in order to hit 2030 green building targets, says Minister for National Development Desmond Lee.Speaking at the official opening of the refurbished DBS Newton Green on July 18, Lee provided updates on the Singapore...

DBS has opened Singapore’s first net-zero building by a bank, as part of the bank’s goal of achieving net-zero operational carbon by the end of the year.Located at 135 Bukit Timah Road, the refurbished DBS Newton Green houses over 400 employees from various functions across the bank’s consumer...

Singapore is the largest sustainable finance market in Southeast Asia, accounting for about 50% of sustainable debt issuances cumulatively.Hence, there is an urgent need to mobilise private capital to sustainable projects, says Indranee Rajah, minister at the prime minister’s office; and second mi...