Eco-Business

Two provinces accounted for more than national net decline, while grid bottlenecks and curtailment threatened to waste clean power gains.

[2] Laos said that it will temporarily suspend imports of petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles until the end of 2026.

A ban through end-2026 aims to reduce fossil fuel dependence, control EV prices and expand charging infrastructure as Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle market grows.

Flooding alone is projected to wipe out US$286 billion in value across the region over the short and longer term, the latest CDP analysis shows, as companies warn that damage to production capacity, cash flows and vital infrastructure could cascade to Asia Pacific’s economies.

Emerging markets face gaps in equity financing, currency risk protection and scalable investment structures, say experts, who warn that climate projects will not be bankable without stronger policy support and financial reform.

By Taejun Kang

By Siva Selan

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Song Wanyuan

All Policy & Finance News →

ESG is meant to align environmental, social and governance priorities. But companies are increasingly being forced to choose between competing issues as ESG starts to break apart. How should companies rethink their approach? By Kaushik Sridhar

Despite calls for mediation, the grouping has remained fragmented, highlighting its role as a ‘club’ like the G7 rather than a forum for collective action.. By Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama

The Iran war has reminded everyone, but especially Africans, of the structural instability of fossil-fuel prices. For African trustees, directors, asset managers, and other fiduciaries, the question is not whether capital should reposition, but whether institutions will act before events compel them to do so. By Nicole Martens

The Covid-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as much about sovereignty and economic security as it is about planetary health. Countries and companies that fail to recognise this have everything to lose in the coming years. By Bruno Bouygues and Bertrand Badré

By Emmanuel Guérin

By Rob McDonald, Tirthankar Chakraborty and Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

By Ralph Regenvanu

By Ashok Lavasa and Roli Asthana

All Policy & Finance Opinion →

EB podcast - Resilience episode one image

In the inaugural episode of Eco-Business's new Resilience podcast series, industry leaders say the palm oil sector's ability to weather disruption will depend not on certification alone, but on rethinking the relationships that underpin the entire supply chain.

Unpacking Asia's plastic pollution problem

Exclusive Tune in to this webinar where our guest speakers discuss the region's plastic crisis, the state of play on the Global Plastics Treaty and circular economy strategies for businesses.

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

NGOs urged the government to improve forest data transparency by making maps of protected areas publicly available, and to channel funds to frontline communities living near forests.

All Policy & Finance Videos →

Luanne Sieh has been group chief sustainability officer at CIMB Bank for the last eight and a half years

The Malaysia-headquartered bank's sustainability chief tells the EB Podcast about the discipline's mandate to prove value, wrestling with NGOs, and greenwashing in finance.

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.

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

As Southeast Asia eyes regional power trading to accelerate decarbonisation, veteran solar entrepreneur Frank Phuan unpacks the political, economic and logistical hurdles of moving clean energy across borders.

All Policy & Finance Podcasts →