Singapore looking to strengthen haze law, may make amendments to address enforcement gaps: Grace Fu

Singapore earlier issued notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act to 10 Singapore-based firms and 10 Indonesian firms.

A view of the haze from Chinatown on the afternoon of Oct 23, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong)

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SINGAPORE: Singapore is looking to strengthen existing legislation, including the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, and introduce new laws where necessary to deal with companies responsible for the haze, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said on Tuesday (Oct 27).

"The objective is to address enforcement gaps, strengthen corporate accountability, and enhance our ability to investigate and take decisive action against those responsible for transboundary haze," she added.

"Where our laws need to be strengthened, we will strengthen them."

Ms Fu was speaking at the Singapore Environment Council-organised Sustainable Procurement Forum on Tuesday.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less The haze is "preventable and unacceptable", and companies must take responsibility for the environmental impact of their operations and supply chains, she said. Singapore is prepared to use a wider range of legal, regulatory and economic measures when it comes to tackling the issue, added the minister. "Where parties responsible for the haze have interests in Singapore, there are other ways in which scrutiny can be brought to bear," said Ms Fu. "These include legal and regulatory measures, as well as the scrutiny of investors, financiers and the market." She said the increased scrutiny has already prompted companies to respond publicly and set out their positions. "The broader point is that companies are accountable not only to regulators. Investors, financiers, customers and the wider public increasingly expect companies to demonstrate responsible environmental practices," she added. Singapore has already taken steps to hold companies accountable over the recent haze. The Singapore Environment Council on Oct 19 said that it had issued a notice of temporary restrictions on Indonesian paper firm Asia Pulp & Paper's enhanced Singapore Green Labelling Scheme certification, requiring the company to submit daily fire response reports. The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Oct 23 issued notices to 10 Singapore-based firms to seek documents and information – the first time the agency has done so since the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act went into effect. The 10 Singapore-registered companies are in the palm oil or forestry business and own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies with such land concessions. The agency is also seeking more information from the 10 Indonesian firms that were issued notices in the past week.

The haze is "preventable and unacceptable", and companies must take responsibility for the environmental impact of their operations and supply chains, she said.

Singapore is prepared to use a wider range of legal, regulatory and economic measures when it comes to tackling the issue, added the minister.

"Where parties responsible for the haze have interests in Singapore, there are other ways in which scrutiny can be brought to bear," said Ms Fu.

"These include legal and regulatory measures, as well as the scrutiny of investors, financiers and the market."

She said the increased scrutiny has already prompted companies to respond publicly and set out their positions.

"The broader point is that companies are accountable not only to regulators. Investors, financiers, customers and the wider public increasingly expect companies to demonstrate responsible environmental practices," she added.

Singapore has already taken steps to hold companies accountable over the recent haze.

The Singapore Environment Council on Oct 19 said that it had issued a notice of temporary restrictions on Indonesian paper firm Asia Pulp & Paper's enhanced Singapore Green Labelling Scheme certification, requiring the company to submit daily fire response reports.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Oct 23 issued notices to 10 Singapore-based firms to seek documents and information – the first time the agency has done so since the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act went into effect.

The 10 Singapore-registered companies are in the palm oil or forestry business and own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies with such land concessions.

The agency is also seeking more information from the 10 Indonesian firms that were issued notices in the past week.

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新加坡此前已根据《跨境烟霾污染法》向 10 家新加坡公司和 10 家印度尼西亚公司发出通知。

2026年10月23日下午，从唐人街看到的雾霾景象。（图片：CNA/Ooi Boon Keong）

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新加坡：新加坡永续发展及环境部长傅海燕周二（10月27日）表示，新加坡正寻求加强现有立法，包括《跨境烟霾污染法》，并在必要时引入新法律，以应对造成烟霾的公司。

她补充说：“我们的目标是弥补执法漏洞，加强企业问责制，并提高我们调查和对跨境雾霾责任人采取果断行动的能力。”

“凡是需要加强法律的地方，我们都会加强。”

傅女士周二在新加坡环境理事会主办的可持续采购论坛上发表了讲话。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 她表示，雾霾是“可以预防且不可接受的”，企业必须对其运营和供应链的环境影响承担责任。这位部长补充说，新加坡准备采取更广泛的法律、监管和经济措施来解决这个问题。傅女士说：“如果造成雾霾的责任方在新加坡有利益，还有其他途径可以对其进行审查。这些​​途径包括法律和监管措施，以及对投资者、金融家和市场的审查。” 她表示，加强审查已经促使一些公司公开回应并阐明立场。她补充道：“更重要的是，企业不仅要对监管机构负责。投资者、金融机构、客户以及广大公众越来越期望企业展现出负责任的环境实践。”新加坡已采取措施追究企业对近期雾霾事件的责任。新加坡环境理事会于10月19日表示，已向印尼造纸企业亚洲浆纸业公司（Asia Pulp & Paper）发出临时限制通知，要求其提交每日消防响应报告，以限制其新加坡绿色标签计划的认证资格。10月23日，新加坡国家环境局（NEA）向10家新加坡公司发出通知，要求其提供文件和信息——这是自《跨境雾霾污染法》生效以来，该机构首次采取此类行动。这10家在新加坡注册的公司均从事棕榈油或林业业务，并在印尼拥有土地特许权或其关联公司拥有此类土地特许权。该机构还要求上周收到通知的10家印尼公司提供更多信息。

她表示，雾霾是“可以预防且不可接受的”，企业必须对其运营和供应链对环境的影响承担责任。

部长补充说，新加坡准备采取更广泛的法律、监管和经济措施来应对这一问题。

傅女士说：“如果造成雾霾的各方在新加坡有利益关系，那么还有其他方法可以对其进行审查。”

“这些措施包括法律和监管措施，以及投资者、金融家和市场的审查。”

她表示，日益严格的审查已经促使各公司公开回应并阐明立场。

她补充说：“更重要的是，企业不仅要对监管机构负责。投资者、金融家、客户和广大公众越来越期望企业展现出负责任的环境实践。”

新加坡已经采取措施，追究相关公司对近期雾霾事件的责任。

新加坡环境理事会于 10 月 19 日表示，已向印尼造纸公司亚洲浆纸业发出临时限制通知，要求该公司提交每日消防响应报告，以限制其获得新加坡绿色标签计划的升级认证。

10 月 23 日，国家环境局 (NEA) 向 10 家新加坡公司发出通知，要求其提供文件和信息——这是自《跨境烟霾污染法》生效以来，该机构首次采取此类行动。

这 10 家在新加坡注册的公司从事棕榈油或林业业务，并在印度尼西亚拥有土地特许权，或者拥有与印度尼西亚有土地特许权相关的公司。

该机构还要求上周收到通知的 10 家印尼公司提供更多信息。

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