Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN saw the importance of incentive-based scheme to drive positive environmental outcomes and become environmentally viable.
Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director of SGFIN, shared how technological advancements in renewable energy solutions have ushered in new considerations in business financing models. She also highlighted proposed solutions by NUS students in the SGFIN-Fidelity Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2023 to facilitate the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to transition into more sustainable business practices.
Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN reckoned that the biggest benefit of a regional taxonomy is that it provides a common language for companies and investors to communicate sustainability performance. Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director of SGFIN added that the benefits of unification [of country-level taxonomies to create a regional framework] are numerous, such as reducing the compliance cost across different countries, faster speed of adoption and greater transparency.
(National Geographic Asia) Professor Sumit Agarwal, professor of Finance, raised the concern of discrimination in traditional labour markets and shared how the use of Super App can eliminate discrimination by focusing solely on product delivery. (Watch the sharing from 15:50 to 16:09)
Ms Anshula Kant, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, World Bank Group, shared how capital markets can drive sustainable development goals in a talk jointly organised by NUS Business School and SGFIN.
The university-wide SGFIN-Fidelity Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2023 was a meaningful journey for more than 150 participating students. Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director of SGFIN, and Ms Vigilia Ang, Research Associate at SGFIN, summarised the key takeaways of the top three winning teams’ financially viable solutions and presented alternative solutions proposed by the other finalist teams for SMEs’ solar energy adoption towards sustainability.
Assoc Prof Johan Sulaeman, Director of SGFIN, and Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director of SGFIN, discussed the current and future scenario of carbon credits in Southeast Asia and shared SGFIN’s research initiatives with regard to carbon credits. Insights on voluntary carbon credits and views on the pricing of carbon credits were also explored.
Associate Professor Zhang Weina, the Deputy Director of SGFIN, shared on the Landscape of Sustainable Finance, discussed sustainable investment strategies and raised integration as a key concept for considering how the social and environmental impacts affect financial returns.
…. Speaking at the official opening of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Thursday, Mr Wong, who is also deputy chairman of MAS, said Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce has led the development of a taxonomy to classify activities according to a “traffic light” system….”
SGFIN Managing Director, Professor Sumit Agarwal highlighted the need to nurture a deep pipeline of talent for Singapore to position itself as a green finance hub in Asia. Ms Jorgina Chieng, a student from the first cohort of the MSc SGF programme shared how unique opportunities are provided to gain specialised financial expertise required to help companies with sustainable, energy transition.