Sustainable Business News
Deforestation law: agreement with Council gives companies extra year to comply
New rules to apply from 30 December 2025 instead of 2024.
December 4, 2024
Once our primary forests are gone, they are gone forever – The Straits Times
Singapore – At the 2021 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow, 145 nations made a pledge to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030. Almost three years later, the call for transformative action is ringing hollow.
October 16, 2024
SBF launches Singapore Emission Factors Registry and an industry-led Resource Portal
NetZeroHub.SG is an industry-led digital platform specifically catered to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.
October 4, 2024
EU deforestation law in doubt as Germany pushes for postponement – Euroactiv
EU – Calls for EUDR postponement have created confusion for companies over when and if they will have to comply.
October 1, 2024
UK to finish with coal power after 142 years – BBC
UK – The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.
October 1, 2024
Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2024 Survey Report
The Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) was established in 2020 to examine the phenomenon of climate change, its impact, and policy responses across the regions.
September 17, 2024
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) – CDP Policy Explainer
This policy explainer outlines a selection of essential aspects and implications of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)1 , with a focus on the climate governance of companies along their value chains.
September 16, 2024
Law passed to allow EMA to recover costs of energy security measures – The Straits Times
SINGAPORE – Parliament on Sept 9 passed changes to a law that will help the authorities recover the cost of initiatives undertaken to safeguard Singapore’s electricity supply in a climate-friendly way.
September 10, 2024
Are companies ready for the EU supply chain law?
What our Social Benchmark tells us about the state of corporate readiness to enact mandatory due diligence legislation
August 8, 2024
Beverage container return scheme launch pushed back by a year – CNA
SINGAPORE – The launch of the beverage container return scheme has been pushed back to give beverage producers and retailers sufficient time to design and operationalise it, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Wednesday (Jul 31).
July 31, 2024
New $90 million programme to fund more research into hydrogen use, sustainable chemicals – The Straits Times
SINGAPORE – To help decarbonise Singapore’s energy and industrial sectors, a $90 million programme has been launched to further national research into areas such as hydrogen utilisation and the production of greener chemicals and fuels, like sustainable aviation fuel.
July 23, 2024
EU Deforestation Regulation Step-by-Step Guide for Businesses
This EU Deforestation Regulation1 (EUDR) Step-by-Step Guide for Business focuses on the overarching steps that companies are encouraged to consider as they ready themselves for compliance with the EUDR.
July 19, 2024
