SINGAPORE: An umbrella group of local and foreign banks in smog-hit Singapore has urged members to make “sustainable development” part of their lending requirements, stepping up pressure on companies linked to land-clearing fires in Indonesia.
The 158-member Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Thursday issued guidelines for the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, forest degradation and biodiversity loss among the criteria for approving commercial loans.
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