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Women working on a palm oil plantation in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Women make up a large but undervalued part of the palm oil industry. How can the "backbone" of Indonesia's palm oil trade be included in the sustainability conversation?

4 Mar 2024

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The planetary health expert has relocated from Quezon City in the Philippines to the city-state as associate professor at a health institute under Duke-NUS Medical School.

Nik Nazmi CC Bill

Over the next three months, Malaysia's environment ministry will consult state and federal actors, as well as industry and civil society groups as it prepares a draft of the bill.

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The markets are seeing enhanced climate disclosures, but there’s a need for more consistent reporting and uniform application of rules across market sectors.

4 October 2023

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6 June 2023

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24 March 2023

Companies with more female representation in the boardroom tend to be more open and honest about their ESG performance, and are less prone to greenwashing,

17 February 2023

Jacqui Hocking in Australia

23 January 2023

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19 December 2022

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1 November 2022

Thermal power plants in India.

7 October 2022

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23 September 2022

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21 June 2022

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27 May 2022

Global Commission on Water

24 May 2022

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Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit

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