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As the International Maritime Organisation’s intersessional working group to revise its shipping emissions target draws to a close, the Philippines has yet to come forward with its position, despite its ongoing ecological crisis.

24 Mar 2023

Companies with more female representation in the boardroom tend to be more open and honest about their ESG performance, and are less prone to greenwashing,

A 29-country study finds that firms with more gender-equal boards are less likely to exaggerate their sustainability credentials. It also found that companies in …

The use of antibiotics in fish culture and hormones in artificial fish breeding bring into question the safety of Bangladesh’s food supply, as exposure …

India urged to bring women into the workforce by creating female-friendly jobs and conditions as its population and economy grow.

Despite being less affected than North American investors by the politicisation of ESG, more than half of Asia Pacific investors expect intensified political pressure …

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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Two important public infrastructure financing companies under the Ministry of Power are failing to adapt sufficiently to the energy transition underway, finds the report.

23 Mar 2023

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.

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

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Companies are increasingly requesting for support from the state to equip their staff with skills in carbon accounting and sustainability reporting. Eco-Business has been appointed as a key training provider to run new and substantially-subsidised foundational courses, under an expanded Enterprise Sustainability Programme.

23 Mar 2023 • News

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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.

The first auction on Malaysia’s new voluntary carbon market, the Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), took place on 16 March, with around RM7.7 million in carbon credits sold. By Dr Pieter E. Stek

23 Mar 2023

In Asean, there is no general regional agreement securing environmental rights and obligations but the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution is an example of a sectoral achievement. By Linda Yanti Sulistiawati

When is the right time to hire a CSO? Do they need to be a permanent appointment? The level of environment and social risk a company faces determines the sort of CSO it needs. By Yan Vermeulen, Clare Glackin

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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 and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.

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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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Eco-Business has been appointed as a training partner by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) for the Enterprise Sustainability Programme Foundational series.

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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 …