Over the past five years, the Eco Money segment has reported on record breaking temperatures, green bonds, blue bonds, brown bonds, and even rhino bonds - and shared the latest news and views when it comes to sustainability investment.

In the last episode of Eco Money, Rachel Kelly reflects on key topics covered and highlights from the segment.

 

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Emissions have continued to slowly increase for equities.

That’s according to the latest research from London Stock Exchange Group.

This despite aggressive global decarbonisation targets.

In its paper - Decarbonisation in portfolio benchmarks - LSEG aims to unlock key trends and  challenges of calculating portfolio emissions.

To get the details, Rachel Kelly speaks to Jaakko Kooroshy, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research at FTSE Russell 

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Sustainability may be a top business priority, BUT would it surprise you to know that only 6% of business leaders report that their organisation has completed at least one round of sustainability implementation according to  NTUC Learning Hub’s Sustainability for Business Resilience Report 2024.

Holding back efforts seems to be a gap between management and employee expectations when it comes to sustainability training and implementation. 

Rachel Kelly speaks to Mr Low Choon Chye Head, Sustainability, NTUC LearningHub to get the details.

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According to a special report by consultancy, XDI - close to one in 10 assets belonging to Reits across Asia-Pacific will be at high risk from the effects of climate change and extreme weather by 2050. 

The 2024 Singapore Governance and Transparency Index has also indicated that S-Reits commonly identified climate change as a material issue.

To get a clearer picture when it comes to the impact of climate change on Reits Rachel Kelly spoke with Lee Wei Hock, Deputy Assurance Leader, Ernst & Young LLP.

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Singapore has once again emerged as the ASEAN leader in energy transition efforts, for the second year in a row.

That's according to the latest annual survey by the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) with 250 industry professionals from the energy sector.

However, nearly one-third of energy professionals believe the city-state’s renewable energy targets need more aggressive action.

SEAS says respondents are concerned that Singapore remains dependent on natural gas and see lack of regulatory frameworks and barriers in cross-border interconnection agreements as well as regulatory uncertainties in tightened energy markets as hurdles.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Kavita Gandhi, Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore to find out more. 

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There’s been a sharp decline in CEOs’ prioritization of sustainability - that’s according to the latest research from Bain & Co.

Instead AI, growth, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty have risen to the top of their agendas.

That said, this slowing momentum on sustainability could come with a tangible cost.

Bain estimates a temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius could cut $6 trillion from the value of the S&P 5001, in addition to the devastating environmental and social consequences.

Many companies are reassessing, adjusting, and, in some cases, retracting their climate commitments.

Rachel Kelly has more in this week's Eco Money.

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Is your company ready to meet ESG reporting requirements?It can be complicated to navigate differing regulations and requirements if you are looking at cross market reporting. 

The Sustainable Finance Institute Asia has announced the appointment of Environmental, Social, and Governance data and technology solutions company, STACS ESGpedia, as the official ESG platform partner for the Single AccessPoint for ESG Data ‘SAFE’ Initiative.

The SAFE Initiative is a regional approach to tackling the issue of ESG data, bringing together key stakeholders, including governments, regulators, standard setters, financial institutions, corporates, and SMEs, towards championing data and disclosures for ASEAN and beyond.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Benjamin Soh, Founder and Managing Director at STACS ESGpedia to find out more.

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Global sustainable finance issuance volumes may be starting to see more green shoots in 2024.

In the first half of 2024, issuance of sustainable debt around the world reached $800bn, almost at the same level as that in the first half of 2023 - showing sustained momentum.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Mariam Ashroff, Head of Sustainability Management at LGT Private Bank to get her take on key transition and sustainable finance trends.

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According to recent research from Booking.com - over 80% of travellers state that sustainable travel is important to them. 

Booking.com gathered insights from 31,000 travellers across the globe, and 75% said that they want to travel more sustainably this year - and over 40% said they would feel guilty if they made less sustainable travel choices. 

BUT, what does it take to incorporate sustainable travel into a hospitality business?

Rachel Kelly speaks to Christina Horspool of Manar House and Jane Manifold of Banchory Cottages to find out more about their journey on the road to more sustainable hospitality offerings. 

 

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As a consumer, do you think you are doing as much as you can to be sustainable?

According to the EY Energy Transition Consumer Insights Report 2024, 77% of energy consumers in Singapore believe that they are doing as much as they can to be sustainable.

That said, more than 50% of consumers are not willing to pay more for more sustainable products.

So what does this all mean for the energy transition and sustainable power story?

Rachel Kelly speaks to Mark Bennett, EY Asia-Pacific Energy & Resources Customer Experience Transformation Leader, to find out more. 

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