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EB Studio Many still struggle with local certification standards, while EUDR adds further complexity by requiring land documents, geolocation data and traceability requirements, say sustainability professionals.

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The Baku to Belém Roadmap was created in response to what developing states called an inadequate climate finance goal of US$300 billion per year …

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With shipments to China five times higher in five years, small businesses see opportunities but struggle for space as big producers take the lead.

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The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, but countries are still off track to meet “important” deforestation targets.

29 Oct 2025

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.

As AI spreads through the world's workplaces, the head of UNI Global Union says workers must have a say in its rollout.

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Malaysia's new sustainability reporting mandate drives corporate accountability, challenging businesses to align with global emissions standards and reshape their supply chains for a low-carbon future.

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China's first RSPO-certified shipment of Identity Preserved sustainable palm oil

Net-zero targets, transition plans and portfolio alignment metrics abound, but they neither help financial institutions understand evolving risks nor do they create the investable markets needed to finance decarbonisation at scale. Risk management must be distinguished from capital mobilisation. By Lisa Sachs

3 Oct 2025

The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labour. By Yosuke Uchiyama

Coalbed methane is an underappreciated problem of global steel production. While cutting methane emissions in the steel supply chain will not produce green steel overnight, it could reduce the sector’s emissions by the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon annually, and at little cost. By Gernot Wagner and Roland Kupers

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The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

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No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars to date, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as "godfathers of climate chaos". Journalists and news consumers believe dirty energy advertising discredits climate-related content, but support for a tobacco-style ad ban is limited.

While it might be a temporary solution, the use of palm oil credits, facilitated by leading certifier RSPO, has been crucial in funding sustainable production and regenerative agricultural efforts, say smallholders and industry observers.

More than half of the world's largest proprietors of shipping vessels are from Asia. Eco-Business explores what the region's biggest maritime companies are doing to lower their environmental impact.

Asia’s sustainable economy – set to reach US$5 trillion by 2030 – is a wealth of opportunity. But that value requires assurance by governments and financial markets that sustainability is more than a label. Taxonomies provide clarity.

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

Mandala Capital, a private equity fund investing in the agriculture and food sectors across South and Southeast Asia, announced today that the Green Climate Fund ("GCF") has officially approved the …

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Transitioning industrial clusters: Decarbonising Asia’s economy via digitalisation

This special report explores how transitioning industrial clusters can play a pivotal role in achieving net zero ambitions in Malaysia, why digital transformation is central to this shift, and what …