Lau Xin Yi is the Sustainable Finance Lead, Southeast Asia in the Carbon Trust Singapore office.

She previously spent five years at a leading independent think tank, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), as a Senior Policy Research Analyst (Sustainability) where she focused on environmental sustainability in ASEAN’s resource sector. She is actively involved in engagement with corporations and the financial sector with a view to drive sustainability and deepen cross-sector partnerships. 

Prior to this, Lau Xin Yi worked at Sustainalytics where she evaluated and benchmarked the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices of publicly-listed companies in three industries: Consumer Discretionary, Food and Utilities. 

Lau Xin Yi holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) with a second major in Political Science (Public Policy, Development and Management) from the Singapore Management University.