Sustainability

For many boards, accepting the case for climate adaptation is only the beginning. The harder question is whether a proposed investment can compete for capital. A new APREA roundtable with EY shows what happens when an association translates risk into financial metrics members can actually defend — and why that translation is a job associations are uniquely placed to do.  SINGAPORE — On 31 August 2026, the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) published the key takeaways from its climate-adaptation roundtable with EY, held in Singapore on 30 July. The discussion’s opening premise was deliberately blunt: organisations are already experiencing […]

How can an association turn a major industry gathering into progress after delegates have gone home? IETA’s Asia Climate Summit offers a useful case study in connecting member expertise, specialist working groups and policy engagement to measurable outcomes in a fragmented market. HONG KONG — When the Asia Climate Summit closed in Hong Kong on 9 July, the most important question was not what delegates had discussed, but what the organiser would do next. For the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the event is now a test of whether an industry association can turn convening power into practical progress in […]

For associations that develop standards and certification schemes, issuing a certificate is only the beginning. IGBC’s Green Building rating system offers a useful case study in how associations can move from certification to long-term measurement, verification and accountability—and demonstrate that standards continue to deliver real-world impact. MUMBAI, India — When the Green Building Congress returns to Mumbai from 26 to 28 November 2026, the Indian Green Building Council’s (IGBC) most important test will not be how many certificates it has issued, but whether certified buildings still deliver the energy and water savings, comfort and well-being they promised years after the […]