The SGFIN Whitepaper Series offers research-driven insights on sustainability, ESG data, carbon footprint analysis, and impact valuation. These publications support businesses and policymakers in making informed, forward-looking decisions.

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Integrated Impact Valuation Framework for Green Buildings

Jefferson | Weina Zhang | Aaron Mueller | Chunyu Yang

2024

This whitepaper introduces SGFIN’s integrated impact valuation framework for green buildings: a comprehensive approach built on the harmonized impact indicators of 13 existing building certification standards and impact measurement frameworks. Our proposed framework integrates Economic, Environmental, Social, and Governance (EESG) impacts into a unified monetary assessment model, providing a better understanding of the impact values created by green buildings.

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A Guide to Sustainable Events: Singapore MICE Carbon Calculator

Yannis Yuan | Johannine Enerio | Weina Zhang

2024

This whitepaper aims to present a web-based carbon calculation toolkit tailored to Singapore’s MICE sector, detailing its methodology and local data enhancements to help organizers estimate and assess the carbon footprint of their events.

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ESG Data Primer: Current Usage & Future Applications

Tifanny Hendratama | David C. Broadstock | Johan Sulaeman

2023

This whitepaper aims to clarify the fundamentals, sources, and limitations of ESG data, offering a practical introduction to help investors and researchers better understand its use, variability, and implications for responsible investing.

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Impact Valuation of Energy Transition Projects in Asia: 2013-2022

Vigilia Ang Sher Wen | Desmond Tay Zhi Yuan | Weina Zhang

2023

This whitepaper aims to evaluate the impact of energy-transition projects in Asia using appropriate financial proxies to establish an assessed value that allows projects to be compared across sectors and industries.

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