Water News
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Sri Lanka braces for fallout of sunken ship’s toxic cargoEnvironmental experts and officials are bracing for the worst as the partially sunken MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship threatens a massive oil and chemical leak, in addition to the millions of plastic beads it has already released. -
Grab hires Wildlife Reserves Singapore sustainability executive Foo Wan XuanFoo joins the ride-hailer as senior sustainability specialist for its regional programmes.
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Climatech Corp and Inovues win the inaugural CapitaLand Sustainability X ChallengeClimatech Corp and Inovues were awarded the Most Innovative Award and High Impact Award at the first global built environment-focused innovation challenge. -
Ecosystem sentinels sound alarm for the oceansSea birds are known as ecosystem sentinels, warning of marine loss. As their numbers fall, so could the riches of the ocean.
Water Opinion
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Waste less, earn more– While some advocate economic degrowth as an option to achieve climate targets and other environmental goals, adopting efficient clean technologies can promote both economic growth and environmental goals. -
A triple win for oceans, climate, and us– Protecting the right places in the ocean could safeguard unique and irreplaceable marine life currently at risk from human activities, while increasing the supply of seafood. -
How droughts and floods lead to migration — and 7 things governments can do to help– Policymakers must prepare for the consequences of water crises by adopting improvements that address the concerns of those vulnerable to migration.
Water Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
CSR
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
– On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood. -
Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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