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Start-ups from Singapore and the United States win top honours in a record-breaking year for entries for the global sustainability innovation competition.

8 Jun 2023

A recently introduced second amendment to the Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022 intends to empower small consumers to access clean electricity by allowing …

Sustainability certification that focuses on a whole state is being piloted in Malaysia, with benefits for smallholders and conservation.

Questions about where funding will come from and how it will be disbursed are set to be addressed by December's COP28 conference.

A dolphin performs at the S.E.A. Aquarium

The Genting-owned S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore is running a campaign to educate children about ocean conservation for World Oceans Day. Animal welfare activists say …

Weekly Top 5 Movers

2078 Shandong Sunpaper Co., Ltd. Class A	24.91%
7203 Toyota Motor Corp.	22.71%
5380 Hyundai Motor Company	19.89%
P8Z Bumitama Agri Ltd.	16.10%
P34 Delfi Limited	15.54%

Weekly Flop 5 Movers

N2IU Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust	-17.64%
2127 Comfort Gloves Bhd.	-5.21%
135 KunLun Energy Co. Ltd.	-4.36%
681 Visual China Group Co., Ltd. Class A	-3.74%
2120 Yunda Holding Co., Ltd. Class A	-2.34%

Source: ESG Book

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Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies are gaining attention as emission-reduction strategies in India and globally.

7 Jun 2023

A new UNICEF report urges stakeholders to involve young people in climate actions and policies.

Top climate scientist Johan Rockström says global warming above 1°C is already causing significant harm to humans.

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Coffee growers in Indonesia face many challenges in meeting export standards for maximum amount of pesticides in coffee and coping with the impact of climate change on crop yield. Adopting best agricultural practices and using reductants can help ensure long term sustainability of coffee production.

29 May 2023 • News

Lunch break at a sustainability event at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Demonstrators in Hanover, Germany protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

In today’s world, forging the shared sense of purpose needed to tackle the climate and nature crisis appears almost impossible. And yet, far from building bridges, many – particularly in the Global North – are exacerbating divisions. By Simon Zadek

7 Jun 2023

Attracting much-needed investment into the blue economy can be spurred by tailor-made initiatives. By Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala

Humanity has exceeded the safe and just limits for vital Earth systems, from climate change to the biosphere and the use of fertilisers and freshwater, found new research from the Earth Commission. Urgent action is now needed. By Steven J Lade, Ben Stewart-Koster and Stuart Bunn, Syezlin Hasan, Xuemei Bai

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Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.

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As global negotiations on loss and damage conclude their second session on 27 May, the Philippines’ most powerful storm of the year barrels toward northern provinces, affecting 11,000 people.

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The Covid-19 pandemic hit them hard and nearly took away their livelihoods. But with new initiatives launched to champion traditional textile makers and sustainable fashion, the artisans of Iloilo, Philippines, are back at work on their looms. This International Women's Day, we spotlight their stories and how they have overcome their struggles.

The Eco-Business Youth A-List 2022 demonstrates that “sustainability is not just a big-city trend”, say judges. From Bali Island in Indonesia to a rustic geological park in the Philippines, young sustainability changemakers are trying to do impactful work outside of capital cities.

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

With a doubling of the grand prize money this year, along with additional investment funding, the sustainability innovation challenge funded three teams with a total of S$2.6 million. Singapore, 8 …

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Japanese chain restaurants embrace sustainable practices

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How plastic credits are supporting the Global Plastics Treaty

Plastic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are highly intertwined and exacerbate each other, threatening our life on Earth. We must innovate and invest in the development of alternative materials, …