Brazil’s BNDES is the largest development bank in the world, with annual disbursements of US$50 billion. It’s enormous, poorly managed pay outs to Amazon dam projects have fuelled mass corruption. This is Part 1 of a 5 part series profiling the bank. The Lava Jato (Car Wash) scandal has rocked Brazil and its presidency. Beginning […]
Environmental analysis firm Trucost has linked up with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to help Asian listed companies better understand their environmental impacts. The two firms have launched the SGX Environmental Benchmark Insights programme to help companies “understand their natural resource dependency and optimise their operations in line with resource availability”. SGX-listed companies will be offered […]