Singapore Sustainable Finance Association https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Upcoming events SSFA Resource SSFA News Press Release Personal Data Protection Other Publication Newsroom Members Industry News Industry Guidelines Governance Contact Us Constitution Code of Conduct About Us Home Glossary FAQ Repository SSFA Connects (250617) – Guest Speaker – ITPN & TPI SSFA’s Natural Capital & Biodiversity (NCB) Workstream Launches White Paper to Guide Financial Institutions on Nature Financing SSFA’s Taxonomy Workstream Releases Additional Guidance to Further Application of the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy in Green and Transition Financing Financing Our Natural Capital: A practical guide for FIs getting started on nature financing Natural Capital & Biodiversity (NCB) Workstream Carbon Markets (CM) Workstream Taxonomy (TX) Workstream Singapore-Asia Taxonomy FAQ Repository Would carbon intensity be an eligible criteria for assessing if a building is green? Would energy efficiency be an eligible criteria for assessing if the building is green or amber? The SAT provides TSC for the manufacture of materials such as cement, aluminum, iron and steel, which are materials used in the Real Estate and Construction (RE&C) sector. i) Will distributors or importers of these materials need to fulfil these criteria for a RE&C financing to qualify as green? ii) Does a contractor purchasing building materials need to fulfil these criteria for a RE&C financing to qualify as green? If cement or steel products have Singapore Green Building Product (SGBP) certification or Singapore Green Label Scheme (SGLS) certification, is it still necessary to meet the criteria under Activities 4.2 and 4.3? Can SGBP-certified steel or SGLS-certified cement qualify for green financing if these materials will be used in the construction of a new building that meets the SAT-aligned criteria under Activity 3.1 “Construction of New Buildings”? *Note: There is no SAT-aligned green cement and steel, only SAT-aligned green cement and steel manufacturing facilities. Are all levels of the Green Mark Certification (i.e. Certified, Gold, GoldPLUS, and Platinum) eligible to qualify an activity as green under the SAT? If so, what is the rationale? For Activity 3.4 “Acquisition or ownership of buildings”, the criteria refer to top 15% of national building stock based on Primary Energy Demand (PED), GHG Emissions or Energy Consumption. However, these data are not available in the BCA Building Energy Benchmarking Report (BEBR). How can we determine whether a building falls within the top 15% of building national stock by referencing to the BEBR? For Activity 3.1 “Construction of new buildings”, as part of Table 4 and 5’s eligible international certifications, what is the criteria for Renewable Energy Pathway A or B under Green Star Homes? The construction of building often take years, while green building certificates are typically issued only upon completion. Can a developer obtain a green finance label for financing activities during the construction phase if the intention is to achieve green building certification upon completion? Will financing for land acquisition be eligible for green criteria? SSFA Event (250617) – AmChamSG Sustainability Forum, “Financing the Future – Investing in Sustainability, Innovation, and Resilience” Blended Finance (BF) Workstream Industry Event (250626) – Sustainable Debt Asia 2025 SSFA Event (250627) – Consultation Session: Convergence’s Scale Private Investment Mobilisation Project Transition Finance (TF) Workstream Membership What We Do Launch of SSFA Info Portal SSFA Event (250709) – SSFA Taxonomy Workstream Launch Event Guidance for Leveraging the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy in Green and Transition Financing SSFA Event (250425) – SSFA Natural Capital & Biodiversity Workstream White Paper Launch – Financing Our Natural Capital Industry Event (250506) – Ecosperity Week – FAST Panel – Financing in Action: Innovating for Impact – New Solutions to Overcoming Asia’s Clean Energy Transition Challenges SSFA Event (250625) – Impact FGD on Mobilising Private Capital for Impact Industry Event (250605) – WFE (World Federation Exchange)’s Sustainability Conference