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Businesses must create awareness to promote ESG, says RSM Malaysia partner
Businesses must create awareness to promote ESG, says RSM Malaysia partner
Organisations in Malaysia may be hesitant to embrace this trend amidst significant costs.
UOB launches expanded U-Solar programme in Singapore
U-Solar 2.0 will be rolled out in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia in Q1 2023.
Sembcorp Marine bags FLNG facilities conversion project
The conversion of the first facility will be delivered in the first half of 2024.
Sembcorp, Pertamina, IGNIS Energy to study clean hydrogen development in Indonesia
They will explore the development of hydrogen facilities in Sumatra.
‘Expert’ investors more likely to see long-term gains in green investing
67% of investors in Singapore believe sustainable investing will have long-term returns.
Chart of the day: OCBC SME Index remains expansionary for 7th quarter
Outlook for the fourth quarter remains good despite expectations to moderate downwards
Daily Markets Briefing: STI flat at 3,025.97; ST Engineering is top stock
ST Engineering posted the highest amongst top active stocks with a 2.84% increase.
INCIT to help accelerate manufacturing transformation in PH
The organisation will help facilitate PH's adoption of the SIRI framework.
Four parties back environmental sustainability improvement tool for businesses
They signed an MoU with the developers of Green Compass.
ComforDelGro tops transport benchmark for decarbonisation
This is due to its science-based targets and drives to increase low-carbon vehicle share.
Singapore, Vietnam deepen ties in sustainability, innovation and digitalisation
The countries agreed to partner in infrastructure and manufacturing amongst others.
Grade A office rents rise by 1.4% in Q3: report
This is the highest yearly growth in a quarter since end-2019, Savills noted.
Singapore firms hike wellness program offers in job ads
The job market saw a 1600% increase in offered mental health programs.
SG’s top firms outperform global average in ESG reporting
The leading 100 firms in the country scored higher in six of 12 indicators.
Singapore’s luxury homes market unchanged in Q3
Luxury non-landed market saw 110 transactions in the third quarter, similar to the previous quarter.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.34%; CapitaLand Investment is top stock
CapitaLand Investment led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.94% expansion.
Chart of the day: Non-oil retained imports falls in September
This was after reaching a high of $9.5b in August.
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