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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. Waste-management companies Clean Harbors and Republic Services may generate a lot of carbon today, but their entire business models center on cleaning the environment.

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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

water), deforestation, waste, and pollution. To reflect these three pillars, responsible investment is now more commonly known as ESG Investment , an idea and term which originated from a 2005 ‘Who Cares Wins’ conference and report. It also includes risks related to resource scarcity (e.g. eliminating slavery and child labor).

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Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore

Eco-Business

The country has committed to unconditionally reducing GHG emissions intensity by 36 percent from 2005 levels, and to peak its carbon emissions by 2030. There are both government-led and ground-up campaigns to encourage Singaporeans to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste.