Water News
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Can born-again materials become fashion’s next big trend?The US$2.5 trillion fashion business produces more carbon emissions than aviation and shipping combined. Global brand H&M—founded in 1947—believes it has to become fully circular if it wants to survive for another 70 years. In this interview with Eco-Business, the company's environment manager Harsha Vardhan explains how it can be done. -
How a Finnish engineering firm is greening the shipping industryAs the maritime sector grapples with scary emissions, one firm is rolling out technology designed to reduce energy consumption and pollution. In this interview with Eco-Business, Wärtsilä CEO Jaakko Eskola talks about how his firm is driving sustainability through a sector responsible for 2 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Surviving India’s drought: ‘People have stopped expecting a decent life’In Maharashtra – the epicentre of the drought gripping the country – farmers abandon dying crops and people struggle to find enough water to survive. -
From tipping cascades to exponential curves: 5 things we learned at Ecosperity 2019This year's Ecosperity conference explored how to get Asia's circular economy spinning, speed up Southeast Asia's clean energy transition, and better manage the region's dwindling water resources. Here's what we learned this year.
Water Opinion
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5 reasons why China is the world's sustainable development superpower– China is often portrayed as an environmental and social villain by the West. However, from fighting pollution to poverty alleviation, no country has done more for sustainable development, argues Junice Yeo. -
Working together on shared rivers to build resilience– A shift from water sharing to collective initiatives that focus on building basin-wide resilience could strengthen regional cooperation in South Asia, writes Jyotiraj Patra, project manager of Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA). -
Tech accelerators help nonprofits fast-track technology aimed at solving environmental challengesGlobal
Tech accelerators help nonprofits fast-track technology aimed at solving environmental challenges
– Innovative partnerships provide the coaching, capital and connections needed to turn bright ideas into sustainable solutions.
Water Videos
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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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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
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