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Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.

21 Apr 2026

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said it will step up expectations for external asset managers to strengthen stewardship activities

The world’s largest pension fund has outlined priorities on capital efficiency, sustainability disclosure and governance reforms.

Reuse container company Muuse's system in use at a Starbucks at National University of Singapore.

The Singapore Reuse Coalition aims to advance return, refill, repair and repurpose systems in the city-state.

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AI has epoch-making potential, but its data centres are being built on the thirst of those who already have the least, academics argue.

21 Apr 2026

Public asset damage rose to US$96.3 million, against total losses of US$236.3 million last year, a new study showed. Although more than half of victims had adopted proactive measures, only about 5 per cent had insurance coverage and 20 per cent made no prior preparations.

The greenshouting framework guides companies through sustainability comms

As experts warn that “greenhushing” risks undermining climate progress and enabling misinformation, a new guide calls on companies to “openly, accurately and courageously” talk about their sustainability credentials.

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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

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Asia faces rising climate-driven health risks, but funding gaps continue to hold back scalable resilience solutions. By Nicole Ngeow

21 Apr 2026

In Australia’s first greenwashing case testing net zero, the Court accused energy company Santos of misleading investors about its emissions reduction and net-zero targets. The Court clarified that climate-related claims should be assessed in context and from the perspective of a reasonable investor, not through strict scientific interpretation. By Llinos Kent, George Abraham and Sarah Munday

Investors and governments are not short of money – they are trapped in a system that rewards transactions over transformation. By Marcos Athias Neto

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Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.

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Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.

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?

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15 Apr 2026

Unpacking Asia's plastic pollution problem

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

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As the Pacific recovers from a severe cyclone season and Asia braces for the monsoon, flood readiness has become a defining test of sustainable urban development.

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SKKU publishes report on technological advances, research trends in Perovskite solar cells

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) announced the publication of a comprehensive report analyzing technological advancements and global research trends in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), which are emerging as a next-generation solar energy …