As Singapore and economies across the region accelerate their net-zero ambitions, demand is rising for business leaders equipped to navigate sustainable growth. In response, NUS Business School has expanded the integration of sustainability across its curriculum, with student enrolment in sustainability-related courses more than doubling from close to 1,700 in AY2019/2020 to over 3,600 in AY2023/2024.
Asia-Pacific companies are improving their efforts to enhance water efficiency, they fall short on broader corporate water stewardship, with gaps in addressing water risks across supply chains and shared catchment areas.
The “Technology for Good: Driving Social Impact” conference on 19 November 2025 brought together 100 academics, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss how technology can advance inclusion and social progress across Asia.
SATS has emerged top in the General Category of the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2025, while CapitaLand Ascott Trust has been ranked first in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Business Trust Category.
Singapore-listed entities demonstrate a strong commitment to corporate governance across the region, with 53 entities recognised in the ASEAN Asset Class under the 2024 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS).
A Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) and the NUS Business School’s Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) review has found that most listed issuers have made initial steps towards climate reporting.
The inaugural study on nature-related reporting and climate transition plans revealed significant gaps in nature-related reporting and a low adoption rate of the TNFD framework among companies in Asia Pacific.
The third edition of the study, Sustainability Counts III: Sustainability Reporting in Asia Pacific, released by PwC Singapore and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, revealed both progress and challenges in the region's sustainability reporting.
Singapore-listed companies and trusts have performed strongly in the areas of shareholder rights as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, according to the 2024 Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI).
The Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) Group to establish the Well-being and EESG Academy (WEGA), where EESG stands for Economics, Environmental, Social and Governance. With an initial seed fund of SGD $1 million from TPC, WEGA aims to lead research and education in a unique Asian approach to sustainability.
A study by the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School found that palm oil companies that are transparent in their ESG reporting are facing pushbacks from investors. The study revealed that the more transparent these companies are about their ESG initiatives, the less they are valued by investors.
Kering announced today a three-year research collaboration with the Centre of Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School that is poised to establish a first-of-its-kind baseline for measuring the impact of climate and nature-related transition strategies adopted by corporations across Asia-Pacific.