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As concerns over the environmental impacts of data centres grow, firms including Equinix, AirTrunk and ST Telemedia have backed a new regional initiative aimed at advancing sustainability across the sector.

27 Mar 2026

Nature-based projects expand across Southeast Asia, but design gaps and unintended impacts limit conservation benefits.

The new targets are seen as cautious and deliberately conservative. India's latest Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement also requires more details on …

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Cities in Pakistan are the most vulnerable globally to rising temperatures and heat stress.

New research shows rising temperatures could save lives in high-latitude countries but cause hundreds of thousands of additional deaths annually in low-income regions, highlighting need for targeted adaptation investment where risks are greatest.

27 Mar 2026

Indonesia plans to rezone large parts of Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra for carbon trading and luxury tourism to raise conservation funds.

Wild flowers growing in a green space at Outram Park, central Singapore, during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.

A local academic urged the city-state to incentivise property firms to plant more native species, steering Singapore away from its “manicured garden city” image. Embracing more natural landscapes could reduce urban heat and cut pest control costs.

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University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership postgraduate students during a workshop exercise. Source: CISL

AI can help to solve sustainability problems. But when used unwisely, it risks stripping away context and outsourcing judgment in decision-making. Dr Louise Drake of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership argues that critical thinking and systems insight are essential as business leaders navigate an AI-driven world.

20 Mar 2026 • News

Joel Jay Soriano, First Gen's head of strategy and planning, speaking at the Asian Clean Energy Summit

Migrant women at risk of violence and exploitation

The Trump administration's aggressive use of trade law to address labour issues could better the lives of migrant workers across Asia. Companies will have to rigorously scrutinise their supply chains for signs of forced labour. By Steven Okun, Megan Willis, Noemie Viterale

24 Mar 2026

Iran’s wider goal is to raise global energy prices, including those for Gulf oil-dependent Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Vietnam. By Matthew Powell

If the current war creates a prolonged oil crisis, there will be more downward pressure on oil use – and an equal acceleration in China of electric car production at home, with an associated surge in exports. By Peter Newman and Ray Wills

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A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.

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Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be labelled "sustainable", say conservationists. The government says it supports sustainable fisheries management practices in line with international obligations and national laws.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?

From pandas and K-pop to reused materials and a debut pavilion at a United Nations climate COP for Asean, Eco-Business reports what the region’s countries put on show this year to steer the climate conversations.

Unpacking Asia's plastic pollution problem

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Across Asia, new initiatives are showing how satellite Earth observation data and AI-powered technologies can turn fragmented water-related data into actionable insights for managers and policymakers in line ministries and …

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Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities

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Unlocking capital for sustainability: Insights Report 2025

Mobilising resources, particularly through green finance, is crucial to achieving this ambition. To explore and commit to practical solutions, Unlocking capital for sustainability 2025 brought together top decision-makers from finance, …