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Nature, Money, and the MSME Reality: Dr. Linda Yanti Sulistiawati moderates panel at UN Global Compact Network Singapore MSME Day

Dr Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, Senior Research Fellow at APCEL, moderated an interactive “Ask Us Anything” panel, “Nature, Money, and the MSME Reality,” at the UN Global Compact Network Singapore MSME Day x SGX Group: Supply Chain in Focus conference on 18 June 2026. Joined by experts from Razer, IFC, and Olam Agri, the panel explored how nature-related risks are reshaping business operations, financing decisions, and supply chain resilience for MSMEs.

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[Working Paper] Transnational Litigation and the Quest for Climate Justice in the Global South

This paper examines the potential for transnational litigation to advance corporate climate accountability. It also seeks to identify pathways for future research that can underpin a rewarding and meaningful research agenda on climate justice in the Global South.

[Working Paper] Localizing Just Transition: Perspectives from Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, where economies, governance systems, and social conditions are highly diverse, translating just transition principles into policy requires contextual sensitivity. This article examines how the just transition is understood and pursued across the region using the JUST framework, which integrates multiple dimensions of justice alongside spatial and temporal considerations. Drawing on regional policy developments, legal frameworks, and selected country examples, the article highlights persistent gaps in procedural inclusion, uneven distribution of transition costs and benefits, and limited recognition of indigenous and vulnerable communities.

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Singapore Chapter in the International Encyclopedia of Laws (IEL): Environmental Law

APCEL Senior Research Fellow, Sean D. Tseng, and NUS Emeritus Professor Lye Lin-Heng’s Singapore chapter in the International Encyclopedia of Laws (IEL): Environmental Law is now available online. The monograph is a comprehensive country report on Singapore’s environmental legal system and provides a systematic overview of how environmental law works in Singapore.

Justin Lim publishes journal article ‘Singapore on Thames’ Metropolitan Dreams and Planning Regimes

APCEL Academic Fellow Justin Lim’s article, ‘Singapore on Thames’ Metropolitan Dreams and Planning Regimes is published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies.  In his article, Justin critically compares the UK and Singapore planning regimes within their constitutional contexts and sheds light on how divergent approaches to planning may secure different outcomes.

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