COMMENT | Recently, I joined a webinar on the progress, challenges and way forward for realising SDGs in the Asean context.

I was particularly drawn to the question ‘‘What if sustainable development goals (SDG) targets come into conflict with environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance?’’

Victor Karunan, the key speaker, admitted that this is one of the challenges faced by many countries in promoting sustainable development.

One way is to find out how these....