SGBC CEO Er. Yvonne Soh recently penned an article for the Q2 2026 issue of the SID Directors Bulletin, which was themed War for Sustainability.
In her article, “The Enduring Value of Green Real Estate“, Er. Soh explored the shifting dynamics of the built environment. She noted that the market was moving rapidly beyond the era of green premiums toward a market where the real risk was the “brown discount”. She also explained that for directors and asset owners, the focus was no longer just on doing good: it was about safeguarding asset value against obsolescence.
Er. Soh outlined the key themes covered in the article: the regulatory push – how the Mandatory Energy Improvement (MEI) regime in Singapore was changing the compliance landscape for building owners; the financial case – why energy-efficient retrofits made financial sense and how Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) models could de-risk the transition; and future-proofing – moving the needle from incremental improvements toward holistic decarbonisation.
Finally, she reiterated that as organisations navigated the path to net-zero, the integration of sustainability into corporate governance was a strategic imperative for long-term resilience.
This article first appeared in the Q2 2026 issue of the SID Directors Bulletin published by the Singapore Institute of Directors.
