In the media

Money FM 89.3 The Big Story: Can Singapore’s banks cut off the money behind the haze?

CNA Could everyday products be linked to haze? Why sustainable sourcing remains a challenge

CNA CNA Explains: Have the promises of sustainable sourcing really delivered?

The Straits Times Consumers can put pressure on haze-linked firms by buying green-labelled products: Experts

Nikkei 日本経済新聞 PwC cannot escape Evergrande’s accounting fraud: A test of unresolved issues in international auditing (中国恒大の不正会計、逃げられぬPwC　国際監査の未決着問題占う)

Central News Agency NewsWorld 全球中央 Using and verifying AI: Singapore trains students to think critically (會使用AI也會驗證AI 新加坡訓練學生思辨力)

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Heat wave drives up electricity use: Singapore applies cool coatings to public housing exteriors (熱浪推升用電　新加坡組屋外牆上隔熱漆降溫)

CNA MAS proposes framework on safeguards for AI agents in financial services

Nikkei Asia Surveys show there is little evidence that AI steals jobs

Money FM 89.3 Breakfast Show Are tuition centres overselling success?

Commercial Times 工商時報 Blind Spots in Taiwan’s Sustainability Disclosure Regime: The House Is Built, but the Locks Are Missing (台灣永續揭露盲點：蓋好了房子，卻忘了裝鎖)

The Straits Times When tuition centres tell only half the story behind ’90 per cent distinctions’

Global News 寰宇新聞 Singapore’s semiconductor boom: why the top 3 leaders have not built factories (新加坡半導體業狂飆 為何3大龍頭未設廠)

The Straits Times Singapore’s greenhouse gas emissions dipped in 2023 but could rise again

CNA To fight scams, banks and the authorities now have more control over customers’ accounts

CNA Banks could hold or stop transfers to fight fraud – what does it mean for customers?

ISCA Journal Taming the machine: Managing GenAI’s hallucination risk in audit

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Blueprint for cross-border carbon credit trading: Singapore and Malaysia build a green economy corridor (碳權跨境交易藍圖　星馬打造綠經濟走廊)

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 From carbon taxes to green electricity transmission: Singapore and Malaysia jointly build a net-zero demonstration project (新加坡馬來西亞綠電交易拚上路 企業減碳解方浮現)

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Singapore and Malaysia build a green economy model to lead ASEAN’s net-zero transition (星馬共構綠色經濟典範　跨境合作引領東協淨零轉型)

Renewable Matter Plastic credits, a false solution that legitimises waste colonialism

The Business Times Goh Jin Hian judgment clarifies scope of directors’ duties

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报 Singapore’s carbon tax raised to $25, revenue this fiscal year expected to exceed $600 million (新加坡碳税调高至25元 本财政年税收预计将超过6亿元)

CNA 938 #TalkBack: How rampant is the problem of silent directors in Singapore?

CNA Power tussle at CDL sparks concerns over governance and share price volatility

Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly Green jobs and how to find them

The Straits Times Only 25% of companies in Asia-Pacific consider nature-related issues important to operations

The Straits Times Sustainability reporting will pay off for S’pore companies in the long run

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Singapore F1 Grand Prix rakes in NT$3 billion in business opportunities (新加坡F1大奖赛吸金 估创造逾30亿商机)

CNA SingPost sackings: ’Unprecedented’ for a Singapore firm to fire 3 top executives

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报 Singapore announces timeline for emission reduction, sets 2028 as target for emissions peak (我国公布减排时间表 2028年争取达到排放峰值)

CNA Could mandatory climate reporting make SGX less attractive?

ISCA Journal AI in Auditing: A Co-Pilot, Not An Auto-Pilot

The Straits Times To fight money laundering, we need sharp eyes but not silent directors

CNA More companies are putting out sustainability reports

CNA What are ’silent’ directors, and what’s the impact of Singapore becoming stricter on them?

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Singapore aims for zero-energy buildings: Green buildings that breathe (新加坡拚建築零耗能 綠建築會呼吸)

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Singapore’s CIX carbon trading platform focuses on nature-based market trends (新加坡CIX碳權交易平台 聚焦以自然為本掌握市場趨勢)

CNA ’Fake friend’ scammers could be using PayNow to search for victims

CNA What does that green label on your new purchase mean?

BBC The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore

The Straits Times S’pore firms show how they – and the planet – have a future as sustainability reporting takes root

Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报 Competition and Consumer Commission drafts anti-greenwashing principles (竞争与消费者委员会草拟反漂绿原则)

CNA What’s the problem with biofuels?

The Straits Times CrowdStrike crash: When protectors become the problem

The Business Times Global wave of consultancy layoffs has not hit Singapore

The Straits Times Why dynamic pricing makes family outings less fun

The Straits Times Indian Customs on alert for travellers recruited at airports including Changi to smuggle gold

CNA For everyone’s sake, companies must stop manipulating their emission reports

Strategic Finance Green Score and corporate sustainability

The Straits Times In banking, security and convenience don’t mix

Central News Agency 中央通訊社 Singapore Eyes Leadership in Asian Carbon Market (星國拚亞洲碳交易霸主 奇美及華邦電都是客戶)

MoneyFM 89.3 Morning Shot: What goes behind the hunt for billions in dirty money?

The Straits Times Where are the green jobs in Singapore?

Voice of America Singapore Busts Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

CNA Amid S$1 billion money laundering probe, a look at how dirty money is washed through online gambling

CNA What is money laundering and why does it involve luxury cars, watches and bags?

The Straits Times Call out greenwashing, crack down on it

Bloomberg Biden’s climate law exposes mispriced assets due for writedowns

Bloomberg MSCI will speed ESG ratings reviews after silence on Adani

The Business Times Is inflation an excuse for greedy businesses?

Bloomberg Top-performing Singapore firm accused of greenwashing in India coal sale

The Straits Times Carbon credits may be giving companies a way out instead of reducing actual emissions

The Business Times The best sustainability reports: Winning features

ISCA Journal Do personal traits predict misconduct?

Texas Enterprise Linguistic cues signal aggressive tax avoidance

Citywire How to spot a fraudulent fund (before it blows up)

Reuters If analysts don’t ask questions, expect stock declines: Study

Bloomberg Grainger should get over its Q&A hang-up

The Wall Street Journal Gen. Martin Dempsey on leadership in a dangerous world

Texas Enterprise Looking for a trustworthy CEO? Hire a military vet