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Climate group Singapore Youth for Climate Action had asked the government to clarify why it had said the city-state could be a “potential claimant” to a new climate fund being negotiated globally.

22 Mar 2023

Pretending to be an ESG guru while actually knowing little or nothing about environmental or social issues is known as competency greenwash

Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise …

Countries like Colombia should plan to provide for communities whose livelihoods were previously tied to fossil fuels.

After a recent audit, project developers are seeking clarity over a 2020 fire safety rule that mandates extra insulation on some rooftop projects. Some …

India added 13.9 GW of solar capacity in just one year, equivalent to the UK’s entire solar capacity by the end of 2021, says …

Weekly Top 5 Movers

1911 Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.	11.48%
86790 Hana Financial Group Inc.	8.99%
4020 Hyundai Steel Company	8.04%
4578 Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.	5.78%
600900 China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. Class A	5.74%

Weekly Flop 5 Movers

2812 Yunnan Energy New Material Co., Ltd. Class A	-2.79%
8031 Mitsui & Co.,Ltd	-2.32%
300676 BGI Genomics Co. Ltd. Class A	-1.33%
669 Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.	-1.32%
500312 Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.	-1.22%

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India-based Kunal Sharma will lead the international sustainability non-profit’s work on energy transition.

22 Mar 2023

Communities in Asia and least developed countries that contribute least to climate change are among those 15 times more likely to die from natural disasters, said the IPCC in the final part of its sixth assessment report.

China's dam-building on the Mekong River is altering water flows and holding back sediment, affecting millions living downstream.

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There is a misconception that prioritising profits means placing sustainability in the backseat. However, it is becoming clearer that both profitability and sustainability can coexist within any business – so long as company leaders clearly define their corporate purpose, take actionable steps to achieve their goals, and set the right tone from the top.

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Youth-washing was something that I personally experienced. Being invited [to speak at an event] as a 14-year-old, I thought, “Yes I got the stage, I got the invite!” And I’d stood there sharing a message straight from the heart, and after the standing ovation and applause and the photo, it was like, “Okay, thank you.” What’s next? It was a very big cliffhanger moment.

In the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report, nine of the ten biggest risks for the next decade have a water-related component. By Quentin Grafton, Joyeeta Gupta and Aromar Revi

21 Mar 2023

Better water access and sanitation is a social and public good, and it needs investment. By Alan Nicol and Lyla Mehta

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has left the climate tech community reeling. We need more investment in climate innovation, so how do we fill the gap SVB has left? By Amali de Alwis

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The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.

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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.

In a year that war broke out in Europe, disrupting supply chains and energy prices, these individuals worked to keep climate action and social equality on the agenda.

The story of the Cirebon 1 coal power project is symptomatic of the obstacles in Indonesia’s coal phase-out plan. As the first pilot for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), Cirebon 1 may be decommissioned 10 to 15 years earlier than planned, but its environmental and social impacts remain unaddressed, while a new plant is being built nearby.

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

Members of the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) gathered in London to select the innovative climate finance solutions that will be accelerated in 2023. Lab members voted …

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Generative AI’s incredible speed of sinking into our everyday lives came in like a tsunami. At a record-breaking, tech-pandemic’ish growth rate, OpenAI’s ChatGPT registered users reached 1 million within 5 …