Can the Asean Taxonomy Help Achieve the Region’s Sustainability Ambitions?
Era of the Super App
(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)
Helping developing countries while driving sustainability: How World Bank balances the two
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.
Charting a Green Transition for Small-and-Medium Enterprises
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.
Carbon credits: catalyzing green finance
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.
The Role of Financial Institutions in Supporting Net Zero Investments
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.
Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong at the Official Launch of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute on 20 April 2023
…. 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….”
NUS Sustainable and Green Finance Institute celebrates official launch
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.
Singapore rolls out new plans to support green finance
Professor Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN discusses the MSc Sustainable and Green Finance program, the future of green jobs, the role of transition finance in achieving net zero and maintaining economic growth, and the importance of Data, Definitions and Disclosures in this crucial sector.
Singapore’s MAS Plans For ESG Rules, Pushes Transition Finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) proposed a slate of ESG regulations for financial institutions and listed companies at the launch of SGFIN official opening to align with emerging international standards. MAS is working with the International Energy Agency to develop decarbonization pathways for emissions-heavy sectors in the region.
MAS sets aside $15 mil and five-year extension for grant supporting green bonds, loans
At the official launch, SGFIN unveiled new scholarships for students in its MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance programme. MAS will expand the scope of its sustainable bond and loan grant schemes to include transition bonds and loans, with safeguards in place to mitigate the risk of “transition-washing”.
MAS sets aside S$15 million with 5-year extension of sustainable bond and loan grant schemes
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set aside S$15 million for the sustainable bond and loan grant schemes and look to improve market confidence in funds that have environmental, social and governance (ESG) labels and ratings.