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Emissions intensity of largest Asian utilities are ‘well above’ net-zero pathway: MSCI
While Asia Pacific utilities have expanded their renewables capacity in the last decade, all except those in Australia grew their coal capacity over the same period, pointing to the need to step up early coal retirement, finds a new study.
EB Studio
Corporates’ silence on sustainability hinders progress, as do splashy unrealistic vows. South Pole’s APAC leader Shruti Singh tells Eco-Business how businesses can thread the needle and communicate to build trust in a polarised environment.
The former SATS chief sustainability officer joins a company that aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full value chain by 2030.
Carbon & Climate
Greenwashing fear is driving investment in sustainability in Asia – but also stunting climate ambition, study finds
Business executives around the region are very wary of being called out for greenwashing, a survey by Kearney finds. Changing rules for how firms can communicate their sustainability credentials are fuelling angst.
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