Lifestyle News
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In Hong Kong, disposable fashion gets a recycled makeoverA new textile mill will use waste fabric as its raw material, in an effort to make the fashion industry more sustainable. -
Typhoon Mangkhut reveals biggest plastic polluters of Manila's arterial riverA waste survey has revealed the brands that are choking a Manila river with plastic packaging in the wake of a super typhoon. The audit has thrown up names seen in other waste surveys in the Philippines and around the world.
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More Asian firms are selling sustainability—but are consumers buying it?Companies in Asia are coming up with innovative business solutions to solve the world’s myriad of challenges. But they cannot do it alone. Asia’s billions of consumers need to show that they’ll pay for sustainability. -
Can EVs be green if they run on fossil fuels?How green is an electric vehicle that runs on fossil fuel-based electricity? Will the car run out of charge? Anxiety and misinformation are among the key barriers to greater EV adoption.
Lifestyle Opinion
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San Francisco hosted a star-studded climate summit but what did we actually learn?– The summit showcased an increasingly visible and vocal climate action community not limited to policy makers and governments. -
The masses are mobilising against climate change– People power has brought down dictators and secured civil rights for the marginalised. Former UNFCCC executive secretary Christiana Figueres and 350.org executive director May Boeve believe that the people are now rising up to demand climate leadership. -
What makes for happier business in the Asian Century?– The Asian miracle has seen living standards rise – but citizens aren’t getting any happier. Companies can help by measuring and improving how people feel about life, writes Richard Hardyment.
Lifestyle Videos
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Changing Course: The beginning– Changing Course, the Eco-Business film and photography exhibition, brought together thought leaders, NGOs, and Singapore businesses to discuss and learn about climate action.
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Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey– To raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans, popular football club Manchester United has announced new uniforms made from recycled ocean plastic.
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Sydney makes music from ocean plastic– An advertising agency has come up with an idea to give ocean plastic a second life while turning Sydney beach-clean ups into a party.
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Antarctica documentary tells climate change story through Asian lens– The trailer of the documentary produced by Eco-Business, which is to be screened at the Changing Course exhibition in Singapore from 1 June to 12 July, captures the remote wilderness that is Antarctica and asks what the demise of this pristine landscape means for Asia.
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