Eco-Business

Saudi Arabia or the UAE speaking on historical emissions and debt distress in climate-vulnerable nations is a bit rich. But unlike advanced economies, such countries lend rhetorical heft to developing country calls for climate compensation. By Naveeda Khan

30 Nov 2023

Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, has an opportunity to be the country's first city to pioneer progressive waste management and circular economy principles. But limited …

Despite rising coal production in India, job losses loom over the sector as mines are closed. The most vulnerable people in India's energy transition …

For the first time, global law enforcers meet at UN climate talks to discuss how to turn the heat up on environmental criminals.

Women lead the charge for climate-friendly agriculture on the ground, though many important decisions still rest with men.

Weekly Top 5 Movers

1808 Haseko Corporation	33.22%
5333 NGK Insulators, Ltd.	19.36%
6479 MinebeaMitsumi Inc.	17.08%
139130 DGB Financial Group Co Ltd	15.51%
12450 Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.	15.44%

Weekly Flop 5 Movers

5239 Titijaya Land Bhd.	-9.39%
3141 Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.	-7.39%
3204 George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd.	-4.17%
LYC Lynas Rare Earths Limited	-3.92%
532286 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.	-3.64%

Source: ESG Book

By Ng Wai Mun

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez and Liang Lei

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Robin Hicks

2 Dec 2023 • Exhibition

18 Jan 2024 • Conference

20 Mar 2024 • Conference

24 Apr 2024 • Conference

EB Impact

Eco-Business

CC Forum

Newsletters

National and regional carbon markets are growing fast, but more should be done to coordinate them at the UNFCCC level.

29 Nov 2023

From a stocktake of recent progress to proposals to reform climate financing, we take a look at the big issues likely to draw focus at COP28, opening this week in Dubai.

As negotiators arrive in Dubai, doubts persist about the decision to hold UN climate talks in a major oil-producing nation.

By Rachel Kelly and Ng Wai Mun

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role as the unacknowledged economic backbone of Malaysia, accounting for 38 per cent of the nation's GDP. However, these enterprises face obstacles in adopting sustainability compliance, primarily due to insufficient funding, expertise and manpower.

28 Nov 2023 • News

Smallholder farmer hoists fresh fruits bunches

Ego could be getting in the way of doing business for good. Funders need to check that money is going where needed and be more aware of postcolonial power imbalances. By F. Haider Alvi

29 Nov 2023

Governments say targeted funding in green manufacturing and energy will boost the economy, create good jobs and enable low-carbon growth. But there are always difficult trade-offs and glossing over them could mean losing popular support. By Ilias Alami, Jack Copley and Alexis Moraitis

Vietnam has ambitious targets to tackle the challenge posed by plastic waste. Effective enforcement and implementation are key for success. By Nguyen Khac Giang

By Simon Zadek

Carbon & Climate

How to salvage COP28

By Gordon Brown

By Rashmi Kulranjan

By Mailinda Eka Yuniza and Jonathan Abram Dewanto

If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.

20 Nov 2023

14 Nov 2023

2 Nov 2023

26 Oct 2023

11 Sep 2023

Meet the people pushing to protect one of the most vulnerable parts of the world to global warming at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

As global negotiations on loss and damage concluded their final meeting before COP28, those left behind from the Philippines’ deadliest storm push for the world’s biggest polluters to pay for their role in the climate crisis.

A man carries his dog to be immunised against rabies in Indonesia

Rabies is not considered to be a disease of economic importance, because it does not hurt international trade and mainly affects marginalised communities. A new study explores how the ancient zoonotic disease has spread across Southeast Asia post-pandemic, and how it can be eliminated.

More than half of the world's largest proprietors of shipping vessels are from Asia. Eco-Business explores what the region's biggest maritime companies are doing to lower their environmental impact.

11 Aug 2023

7 Aug 2023

26 Apr 2023

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

20 Apr 2023

Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

The much anticipated special 9th edition of CC (Climate Change) Forum Investment in Sustainable Development will take place on 6-7 December 2023 at Dubai’s iconic Habtoor Palace during the UN’s …

Center for Empowerment, Innovation and Training on Renewable Energy (CentRE)

Mindanao leads the race to 50 per cent RE in power mix by 2030

Post a Press Release →

Post an Event →

Post a Job →

Automation can assist companies in collecting, analysing, and reporting ESG data – which is critical as upcoming global reporting standards will demand more accurate disclosures from businesses. This white paper …