Thought Leadership

The Importance of Green Finance

01 Sep 2022

Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director and Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director (all from the Dept of Finance and the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute) gives a clear message of what green finance is, why it is important, and how everyone can play a role in this development.

BizBeat NUS article

Improving financial literacy ensures sustainable life: Home Credit

30 Aug 2022

Professor Sumit Agarwal discusses his collaboration with Home Credit on improving customers’ financial literacy.

Vietnam News article

Where Sustainable and Behavioural Finance Meet

29 Aug 2022

Professor Sumit Agarwal gives a talk on behavioural and sustainable finance in the NN Investment Partners’ Sustainable Investing Summer Course.

NordSIP articleNNIP Sustainable Investing Summer Course Video

Singapore Sovereign Green Bonds

05 Aug 2022

Associate Professor Zhang Weina, deputy director of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) shared her insights on the latest issuance of sovereign green bonds by MAS in terms of pricing, market potential and growth, as well as the detrimental effects of greenwashing on the issuers.

8world video

What is green finance and why is it important?

14 Jul 2022

Professor Sumit Agarwal and Associate Professor Zhang Weina shared about the essence of green finance. They also shared about the pathways to enable green finance to become more effective and efficient in facilitating the faster transition into a greener economy.

NUS News

NGFS report on transparency in green finance

11 Jul 2022

In this webinar, over 80 international experts attended SUERF-Baffi Bocconi webinar to hear the key findings from a report by the Network on the Greening of the Financial System (NGFS) entitled “Enhancing market transparency in green and transition finance”. Associate Professor Zhang Weina, deputy director of SGFIN shared her views on the report and its potential impact for the sector development in the future.

SUERF Baffi Bocconi webinar

Carbon Credits

13 Jun 2022

Associate Professor Zhang Weina, deputy director of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), shares her view on the concept of carbon credits, & carbon trading market.

8world video

“Greenwashing” probe: DWS chief steps down after Frankfurt offices raided by German police

02 Jun 2022

Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor Sumit Agarwal shared the view on the growing appetite for investments in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) & “greenwashing” probe.

CNA video

How would a person’s carbon scorecard work?

22 Apr 2022

Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN shared the view on the one way to assess the impact of your carbon choices is by tracking digital spending.

The Straits Times article

GST hike, other methods needed to raise revenue as spending needs rise: Minister

04 Apr 2022

Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor Sumit Agarwal commented on the goods and services tax (GST) hike rate, and tax rates of other countries during the post-Budget roundtable.

The Straits Times article