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.
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.
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.
Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor Sumit Agarwal shared his view at a Budget roundtable on the city-state’s approach to accumulating reserves.
Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor Sumit Agarwal commented that since the Republic has taken leadership in outlining its plans to raise carbon tax on corporations, it could also lead efforts in doing the same for individuals.
In the commentary, Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN, and Chua Yeow Hwee shares the legitimate concerns about platform work, is there a better way to help workers without distorting the market. It highlighted the growing concerns that such work offers little protection or a way out of precarity and proposed several interventions to support platform workers.
Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director of SGFIN commented on the need for Asian talents for the sustainable development in Asia. Both corporate sector and financial sector need to gear up in hiring skilled labor force for the changing regulatory landscape and the increasing demand for greener products and investment vehicles.
In a commentary, Prof Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director, Dean’s Chair and Assoc Prof Johan Sulaeman, Director, and Assoc Prof Zhang Weina, Deputy Director and (all from the Dept of Finance and the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute) explain why we need more talents in green finance. NUS also recently launched the MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance programme.
NUS Business School recently launched a brand new Master of Science Programme in sustainable and Green finance. Associate Professor Weina Zhang, Academic Director of the MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance shared more details about the program and the state of sustainability in Asia.
Associate Professor Zhang Weina shared about the new MSc programme launched by NUS Business School and SGFIN recently. She also shed lights on the future green economy and skills required and who can apply to the new programme.