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Singapore passes tougher haze law reaching supply chains and financing

The amended law lets authorities target companies and financiers linked to overseas fires, raising compliance and lending risks for businesses with regional exposure.

Photo: Eco-Business

What happened

Singapore's Parliament passed amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act on 4 November 2026, under a Certificate of Urgency. The Leadsman The amendments raise the maximum fine per contravention from S$2 million to S$20 million. The Leadsman The law now covers overseas fires that create a risk of haze pollution, not only actual haze in Singapore. The Leadsman The government can order banks to stop lending to companies linked to Indonesia's fires without a conviction. Eco-Business Liability can extend to supply chains, related corporate entities and financing arrangements connected to those entities. The Leadsman

Around it

The law followed a haze season in which Pollutant Standards Index readings above 200 persisted for extended periods in October, the most severe episode since 2015. The Leadsman A Singapore Management University academic said it may remain unclear whether orders will reach parent companies until the powers are first used. Eco-Business The Ministry of Manpower has said adherence to its haze guidelines for employers is now mandatory, and it has carried out more than 500 worksite inspections since September 2026. Human Resources Director

Sources

  1. Eco-BusinessWill Singapore's tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
  2. The LeadsmanThe Long Arm of Singapore: Parliament's Haze Law Amendment Makes Supply Chains Responsible for Fires That Start Abroad
  3. Human Resources DirectorSingapore employers face enforcement risk under haze guidance, lawyer warns

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