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Women's voices key to carving a sustainable futureWhat does climate change look like through a female lens? This year's Women's Forum Singapore gathered over 700 delegates and speakers in a conversation about gender equality and how women's leadership is crucial to saving the planet. -
Winning design for Phnom Penh factory worker homes, a model for other citiesIn Asia, impact investing is especially needed for low-cost housing in booming cities that are struggling to meet surging demand.
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Indonesian mine watchdog sues government for concession mapsThe Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources after failing to get a response to earlier requests for information that shows if mining concessions overlap onto conservation areas. -
Land conservation steps into limelight as key climate change fixThe way land is used for food production and forestry accounts for about a quarter of planet-warming emissions.
Policy & Finance 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. -
For people working to protect nature, cities can no longer be an afterthought– Urban areas present an interesting challenge—and a big opportunity—for groups that traditionally focus on saving pristine places. -
It's time to train accountants in sustainability– How can you manage what your accountant isn't trained to measure, asks Leanne Keddie from Concordia University.
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Can Singapore build more sustainable industries?– At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.
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From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
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From boxing Barbie to 'suffragette' flashmob—world to mark International Women's Day
– A study released on Wednesday shows women in every country still do far more unpaid work, like childcare and chores, than men. -
How is China’s overseas energy investment impacting the Global South?– China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
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Creating a better world: The Eco-Business story– An independent media organisation in a tough industry, Eco-Business has striven to be Asia Pacific’s go-to source for all things sustainable business. To mark our seventh birthday, we've put together a video about our work and how we define purposeful journalism.
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