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Alvarez & Marsal
Economic development in Singapore is fostering prosperity within the country while also contributing to an uptick in hazardous waste volumes. About 500,000 tons of hazardous waste...
Mayer Brown
Recognising the threat of climate change and the importance of sustainable development, Singapore has made a commitment to establishing a robust framework of environmental and climate change laws...
WongPartnership LLP
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and the National Environment Agency have recently announced the eligibility criteria under the International Carbon Credit framework...
Covenant Chambers
Increasing investor, consumer and stakeholder concerns about climate change, sustainability, corporate governance, social justice and human rights have driven ESG consciousness.
Shook Lin & Bok
This update offers an overview of green leases in Singapore, explaining what they are, why they matter, and the considerations and pitfalls to look out for when structuring green leases and drafting green covenants.
Withers LLP
Prince William, musician Shakira and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma have a few things in common. All three are publicly involved in The Earthshot Prize, a charity founded by Prince William to award...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The HSF Singapore Management University Asian Arbitration Lecture outlined how new concerns have eroded the barriers between private and public law...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Last month, Singapore's Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) launched the final consultation period to finalize its Green and Transition Taxonomy (the "Taxonomy").
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Last week, the Asia Climate Summit 2022 ("ACS 2022") organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) took place in Singapore. The ACS 2022, which was held shortly...
Rajah & Tann
At the Singapore Energy Lecture on 25 October 2022 for the Singapore International Energy Week, Singapore announced its commitment to achieve: (i) "net zero emissions by 2050" as ...
Mayer Brown
On May 12, 2022, Singapore's Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) published a second consultation paper on its proposed taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The long anticipated 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) kicked off last week in Glasgow and we have been closely monitoring the events of the conference,...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The term "green finance" refers to financial products and services provided for project investment and financing, project operation and risk management in sectors such as environmental protection, energy efficiency, ...
Mayer Brown
On 8 December 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (the Guidelines) tailored to financial institutions (FIs)...
Shook Lin & Bok
The Monetary Authority of Singapore recently completed its consultation on a set of three proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for banks, insurers, and asset managers respectively.
Mayer Brown
On 25 June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched consultations on a series of Proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (the Guidelines) tailored to financial institutions.
Mayer Brown
On 25 June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched consultations on a series of Proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (the Guidelines)...
Shook Lin & Bok
The Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) (Amendment) Bill ("Amendment Bill")1 was read in Parliament for the first time on 6 January 2020.
Shook Lin & Bok
This article provides an overview of what a circular economy is, and some of the considerations for financing the transition to a circular economy.
Mayer Brown
On March 27, 2023, the ASEAN Taxonomy Board released Version 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (the "ASEAN Taxonomy").
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