ARTICLE · 05 DECEMBER 2023

The What, Why, And How Of Green Leases In Singapore

Shook Lin & Bok

Explore more from Shook Lin & Bok

This update offers an overview of green leases in Singapore, explaining what they are, why they matter, and the considerations and pitfalls to look out for when structuring green leases and drafting green covenants.

SingaporeEnvironment

Author LinkedIn connections

With the increasing expectations of disclosure and scrutiny by stakeholders – regulators, investors, customers, employees, and civil society – of the ESG governance and performance of businesses, given that the environmental performance of a building is often a key element of a business's environmental footprint, it is becoming inevitable for business to pay greater attention to the environmental performance of the buildings they operate or even merely occupy.

This update offers an overview of green leases in Singapore, explaining what they are, why they matter, and the considerations and pitfalls to look out for when structuring green leases and drafting green covenants.

What is a Green Lease?

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Register for freeORLog in

Related Articles

LegisWatch --> Singapore-Mongolia Carbon Credits: Project Applications Open From 30 October 2026

SingaporeEnvironment

WongPartnership LLP

Saving Singapore's Native Pollinators, One Hive At A Time

SingaporeEnvironment

World Law Group

SSEK Partner Explores Indonesia’s New Waste-To-Energy Framework In LIR Singapore

SingaporeEnvironment

Singapore Green Plan 2030: Reflection On The Last Five Years And Predictions For The Next Five

SingaporeEnvironment

Climate Reporting In Singapore: Understanding The New Timelines And Next Steps

SingaporeEnvironment

Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Legal Intelligence Newsletters: sign up for the latest legal and regulatory news on your chosen topics

Read more about

Related Comparative Guides

Comparative Guide

Environment

Comparative Guide

Environmental, Social and Governance

See more popular content from

Environment

Architects’ Duties

An architect is expected to have a reasonable working knowledge of laws and legislation which affects him in the discharge of his duties as an architect. The following are the principle legislation governing design and building works

SingaporeEnvironment

Kelvin Chia Partnership

Singapore Green Plan 2030: Reflection On The Last Five Years And Predictions For The Next Five

The Singaporean government released the Green Plan 2030 (Green Plan) in 2021.

SingaporeEnvironment

Inside Arbitration: The Era Of Reconciliation – How Arbitration Will Tackle Climate And Human Rights Disputes

The HSF Singapore Management University Asian Arbitration Lecture outlined how new concerns have eroded the barriers between private and public law...

SingaporeEnvironment

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Climate Reporting In Singapore: Understanding The New Timelines And Next Steps

Climate reporting refers to the public disclosure by companies of information on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate-related risks, opportunities, governance, strategy, and targets relating to sustainability.

SingaporeEnvironment

Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Singapore, An Eco-Friendly City, And Government Incentives For Green Projects

This article provides an overview of why Singapore is considered one of the most eco-friendly cities in Asia and describes the government's green incentives available for businesses having a presence in or expanding into Singapore.

SingaporeEnvironment

Alvarez & Marsal

Singapore's Carbon Regulations: Paving The Way For The Green Plan 2030

Recognising the threat of climate change and the importance of sustainable development, Singapore has made a commitment to establishing a robust framework of environmental and climate change laws...

SingaporeEnvironment

MAS Consults On Environmental Risk Management Guidelines For Insurers And Other Financial Institutions

On 25 June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched consultations on a series of Proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (the Guidelines) tailored to financial institutions.

SingaporeEnvironment

Singapore's Green Data Centre Roadmap – Representing A Necessary Intersection Between Digital Infrastructure And Sustainability

The demand for digital infrastructure has seen exponential growth in the recent years, largely driven by the larger economic trend of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) being harnessed and integrated into many industries.

SingaporeEnvironment

The Proposed EU Green Bond Standard – a Sign of Things to Come?

The European Union (EU)'s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance ("TEG") recently revised their proposed EU Green Bond Standard ("EU-GBS").

European UnionEnvironment

Shook Lin & Bok

ASEAN Releases Version 2 Of The Sustainability Taxonomy For Southeast Asia

On March 27, 2023, the ASEAN Taxonomy Board released Version 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (the "ASEAN Taxonomy").

GlobalEnvironment