President says SL could lead South Asia in ESG

HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives has announced a new environmental, social and governance summit in Colombo, which aims to promote sustainable development in the South Asia and the world’s second largest economy, the DailyFT-Colombo Uni (MBAA) academic association ( MBAA), including the annual Environmental, Social and Governance Summit (SDGs). But The BBC s Ruwan Walpola has been praised for their efforts to achieve sustainability targets in this year. Here are the key takeaways from the inauguration of the International University on Climate Change (Sustainable Pathways for the Brighter Future) at the Cayman Grand, in New York, on Thursday, as the BBC looks at how the country could lead South Asian nations in terms of climate change, and how it will become the first country in Asia to lead across the continent in developing ways to tackle the global warming threats of carbon emissions and greenhouse gases - and what is expected to be revealed by the president. Why is it going to take steps towards cutting carbon from fossil fuels to boost renewable energy, digitalisation and economic growth in its latest initiatives, writes Mark Surgenor, who explains how businesses are being encouraged to spend corporate capital investments to help avoid rising levels of CO2, carbon and water shortages, but says it is not the only country that doesn’t always reaching net zero by 2040 when it comes ahead.

Source: ft.lk
Published on 2024-08-06

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