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Are Asian brands afraid of using recycled plastic in their products?Asian companies think recycled plastic is dirty, low quality and a turn-off for consumers, experts suggested at the Plasticity event at the United Nations in Bangkok. How can this mindset be changed? -
Asia’s meat, fish and dairy suppliers: Who are the sustainability leaders and laggards?Asia Pacific
Asia’s meat, fish and dairy suppliers: Who are the sustainability leaders and laggards?
Many of the continent’s animal protein producers lack disclosure and commitments on deforestation, emissions, animal welfare standards and use of antibiotics, according to a new report.
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Agribusiness must reduce environmental impact. What role can banks and NGOs play?Industrial farming has contributed to water pollution and loss of wildlife habitats. A promising project has helped improve salmon farming standards in Chile. How did 'fundamentally different' organisations make it work? -
The coolest sustainability innovations at Ecosperity 2019Can we maintain our quality of life and feed humanity without costing the earth? Innovators shared their innovations that could transform current modes of production and consumption in Singapore.
Water Opinion
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Southeast Asia and the right to safe water– More than 100 million people live without access to safe water in Southeast Asia. What can be done to improve that and to protect clean water sources? -
River deltas are ‘drowning’, threatening hundreds of millions of people– Many of the world’s deltas are facing an existential crisis. Better management of river sediment is vital. For dams specifically, environmental risk assessments that fully cost the consequences for downstream regions are required. -
Red alert for blue planet and small island states– This year's climate conference was expected to be a Blue COP, with a focus on oceans and greater aid to nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But with COP25 in jeopardy after Chile's withdrawal, will the voices of Pacific Islanders be heard?
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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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More than a nature series, Netflix's Our Planet is a call to action– Narrated by renowned environmentalist David Attenborough, Netflix's latest documentary series is a stunning insight into the world of animals and an urgent plea to protect their fast disappearing habitats.
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Mission Impossible: Satisfying Asia's meat appetite with plant-based food?– Can Impossible Foods, the plant-based food tech company from California, take a bite out of Asia's growing appetite for meat? Eco-Business spoke to founder Pat Brown to find out.
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The Eco-Business 10th Anniversary Gala NightCelebrate Eco-Business' 10th Anniversary as we unveil the Eco-Business A-List. -
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