On 18 May 2018, we held our 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. Here's some extracts from the media coverage, focusing on comments by Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning Bambang Brojonegoro about how skies in the region will remain...
By Simon Tay and Fawziah Selamat For The Business Times SUSTAINABILITY issues are still often seen as long-term concerns, rather than requiring urgent attention, despite the Paris agreement to take action to address climate change. Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), there have also been...
Daryll Delgado is the Manager of Verite Southeast Asia (VSEA). Speaking on the sidelines of SIIA's 4th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SDSWR) in 2017, she shared with us her thoughts on collaborative approaches to address labour and social issues....
Izabela Delabre is the Palm Oil Technical Advisor of SPOTT, ZSL. At the sidelines of SIIA's 4th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (#SDSWR) in 2017, she spoke to us about using data to improve sustainability....
Wouter Van Wersch is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE ASEAN. On the sidelines of SIIA's 10th ASEAN & Asia Forum (AAF) in 2017, he provided insights about the benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to ASEAN, and how ASEAN economies...
by Simon Tay and Lau Xin Yi Some credit the recent Singapore Budget as being responsible and responsive. Many ministries face spending cuts, while infrastructure spending will increase to position Singapore for "vibrant and innovative" economic growth. Other comments focus on the goods and services tax, which...
2018 will see a surge in sustainability reporting, as companies listed on the Singapore Exchange are now mandated to disclose their sustainability practices or explain why they have not done so. While such a move is positive, there are no set standards for how companies...
Ms. Fawziah Selamat, Deputy Director (Sustainability), Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) was quoted in a Lianhe Zaobao article on the current fires in Indonesia, and whether there is a chance that they might affect Singapore. Below is her original quote in English. "We are seeing...
Advancing sustainable development across emerging markets will require substantial capital. The UN estimates, for instance, that up to US$7 trillion in annual investment will be needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. To achieve funding at this scale will require significant flows of private capital...
Highlights from this event are now available on our website - click here for photos and a text summary. There has been some uncertainty about the future of Asia’s regional order. Observers have raised concerns about how US-China relations will fare under the Trump administration, especially with Beijing...