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6 days ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: Singapore’s sovereign wealth investors find adaptation potential; South-east Asia’s private green finance reaches US$8 billion in 2024Sustainable investingAdaptation in the spotlightThe likelihood and extent of climate-related losses and damage have increased, with global warming likely to breach the 1.5-degrees Celsius threshold and possibly even 2.0 deg C.
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1 week ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: Singapore Sustainable Finance Association calls for action on nature financing; climate investor group polls investors on strategies, disclosuresSustainable financeNurturing nature financingAs Singapore’s financial sector builds momentum for the wider adoption of nature-related strategies, it will need greater support from non-financial players.
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2 weeks ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: US unveils solar tariffs on Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; Singapore to offer S$1.8 billion of 30-year green bondsRenewable energyAin’t no sunshine when tariffs comeNewly announced US tariffs on solar imports from four South-east Asian countries will hit exporters there, but could bring short-term benefits for solar buyers elsewhere in the world.
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3 weeks ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: Net Zero Banking Alliance members pull back from 1.5-degree goals; researchers urge better disclosures, quality grades for carbon creditsSustainable financeBanking targets watered down, but more honestLet’s get one thing straight: Banks won’t save the world. Many say that they care, but the truth is that they’re businesses with shareholders, and if they can’t make money while fighting climate change, then they’ll let the world burn. This isn’t an accusation of dishonesty.
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
Published Fri, Apr 11, 2025 · 07:00 PMIndia accounts for about half of Sembcorp’s installed and upcoming solar and wind capacity. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIMIndia accounts for about half of Sembcorp’s installed and upcoming solar and wind capacity. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIMIndia accounts for about half of Sembcorp’s installed and upcoming solar and wind capacity. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIMIndia accounts for about half of Sembcorp’s installed and upcoming solar and wind capacity.
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks have come under an uncomfortable spotlight for their financing of Indonesia’s Harita Nickel, a mining company whose smelters and refineries are primarily coal-powered. The attention is timely. As transition finance develops into a more mature business segment for DBS, OCBC and UOB, it’s important for the banks to be more accountable about their roles in hard-to-abate sectors. Without more rigour, the lenders could face a greater risk of greenwashing accusations.
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1 month ago | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kenneth Lim |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Demetri Goutos |Paul Shafer
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS Association between hospital–based food pantry use and emergency department utilization among Medicaid patients with diabetes Kenneth Lim, Kenneth Lim Boston University School of Public Health, USA Search for more papers by this authorKevin Nguyen, Kevin Nguyen Boston University School of Public Health, USA Search for more papers by this authorDemetri Goutos, Demetri Goutos Boston University School of Public Health, USA Search for more papers by this authorPaul Shafer,...
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: Report highlights OCBC, UOB, DBS financing of Harita Nickel; PwC expects green legal work value to triple by 2033Sustainable financeSingapore banks face nickel questionsSingapore’s three banks have come under an uncomfortable spotlight for their financing of Indonesia’s Harita Nickel, a mining company whose smelters and refineries are primarily coal-powered. The attention is timely.
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: DBS, OCBC, UOB report higher steel-sector financed emissions; UOB debuts plan to address nature-related issuesNet zeroSteel chasing the green dreamSteel is proving to be an especially hard-to-abate sector for Singapore’s three major banks. Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Kenneth Lim
This week in ESG: Singapore sovereign wealth fund expects structural shift in climate-adjusted future; Singapore’s transition finance definitions make early inroadsSustainable investingMoney and gridA timely mix of growing need, policy support and interest from institutional investors could spark a boom in investments into electricity grid development. Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.
