Singapore slammed by HK and Seoul in Sustainable Cities Index

We scored lower on work-life balance and cost of doing business.

Seoul, HK, and Singapore made it to the top ten, and a closer look tells us the differences among the ranks.

According to Arcadis, whilst Singapore is placed in the top ten in the Sustainable Cities Index, it ranks lower than Hong Kong and Seoul largely due to lower scores for indicators like work-life balance, having expensive property prices, low use of renewable energy and a high cost of doing business.

However, Singapore is the only country in Asia Pacific which made it into the top 10 of the Planet sub-index. The Planet sub-index looks at city energy consumption and renewable energy share, recycling rates, greenhouse gas emissions, natural catastrophe risk, drinking water, sanitation and air pollution. This demonstrates Singapore’s capability and commitment to green urbanization and ensuring that sustainability is at the heart of its overall master plan.

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