Temasek Defends Green Goals After Backing Singapore Polluters
- The $282 billion state firm invests in oil rig makers, airline
- Temasek prefers to work with companies on green transition
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It might seem contradictory to invest in carbon-emitting polluters while pledging to be an eco-trailblazer, but that’s exactly what Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte is attempting to do.
As one of the world’s largest institutional investors, its $282 billion portfolio is replete with businesses that contribute to global warming -- from Singapore Airlines Ltd. to Sembcorp Marine Ltd., a supplier of offshore rigs. While peers like Norway’s sovereign wealth fund have used hard targets and the sale of assets to improve their green credentials, Temasek is taking a different path.