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Speaker: Prof Lawrence Loh 23 August 2025
Asian businesses stand at a crossroads as sustainable initiatives face major pullbacks under the new US administration. On the environmental front, climate change regulations are being rolled back, while on the social front, diversity, equity and inclusion policies are coming under attack. Against this backdrop of “backpedalling” on ESG (environmental, social and governance), Prof Lawrence Loh, Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School, discusses how businesses in Asia should chart their course into the volatile future.
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Speaker: Speaker: Prof Sing Tien Foo, Provost’s Chair Professor at the Dept of Real Estate at NUS Business School | 4 July 2024
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NU | 4 July 2024
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