Cynthia Wu

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Cynthia Goh |Cynthia Wu |Lee Weilin

IntroductionOn 25 September 2024, the Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") released changes to the sustainability reporting requirements set out under the Listing Rules (Mainboard) and the Listing Rules (Catalist) (collectively, "Listing Rules"). These changes are aimed at enhancing consistency and comparability of sustainability reports.

Dec 15, 2023 | lexology.com | Lee Weilin |Ng Sey Ming |Cindy Quek |Cynthia Wu

IntroductionThe finalised Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers ("Code") and an accompanying Checklist for providers to self-attest their compliance to the Code ("Checklist") were published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") on 6 December 2023.

Dec 15, 2023 | lexology.com | Lee Weilin |Kala Anandarajah |Ng Sey Ming |Shemane Chan |Cindy Quek |Cynthia Wu | +2 more

IntroductionThe landscape for attaining net zero by 2050 has been met with challenges, particularly in Asia. Coal-fired power plants ("CFPPs") in Asia account for one-sixth of the global greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions and needs to be phased out ahead of their usual run-time to avoid exhausting the carbon budget aligned with the Paris Agreement. Climate-friendly transition activities across the economy also face financing hurdles in the face of greenwashing risks and narrowing bankable capacity.

Aug 27, 2023 | daily.jstor.org | H.M.A. Leow |Cynthia Wu

Twenty-five years later, a 1998 Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) book prize decision remains polarizing among Asian American critics. The association’s decision to honor Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s novel Blu’s Hanging, published a year earlier, sparked opposition “so overwhelming that the membership of the association voted to rescind the award, after which the entire board of the AAAS, save for its graduate student representative, resigned,” scholar Cynthia Wu recounts.

Jul 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Lee Weilin |Kala Anandarajah |Rajesh Sreenivasan |Sandy Foo |Ng Sey Ming |Disa Sim | +5 more

IntroductionFinancial market participants have increasingly used Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") ratings and ESG data products for investment and capital allocation.