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Though smaller than those of China, India and Indonesia, the COP31 hosts’ coal expansion plans raise questions about their credibility ahead of the November summit, according to a new report by nonprofit Urgewald. Previous hosts have faced similar scrutiny over their fossil fuel policies.

26 Okt 2026

Energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia’s warning came as Singapore and Malaysia stepped up pressure on Jakarta over the haze, a day after President Prabowo Subianto …

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A new transition roadmap will examine support for workers and smaller businesses, but participation and implementation funding remain unclear.

Charting the course: Powering Asia’s energy transition through maritime decarbonisation

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METI minister Tan See Leng also unveiled plans to triple battery storage, a S$75 million fund for cleaner power generation, approval for a 1.3GW renewable import project to Sembcorp and a deal to store Saudi crude oil in Singapore's underground caverns.

27 Okt 2026

Alishan, a mountain region in central Taiwan, is famous for producing the prized high-mountain tea, but its tea production has declined in recent years.

Solar panel installed on top of HDB block in Singapore

The revised renewable energy certificate standard will bolster trust in corporate sustainability reporting as the city-state expands electricity imports and solar generation, Minister of State for Energy, Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang said at the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES).

Oleh Liu Lican

Oleh Usraat Fahmidah

Oleh Aimee Gabay

Oleh Usraat Fahmidah

Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.

2 Okt 2026 • Opini

Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said it will step up expectations for external asset managers to strengthen stewardship activities

Cities worldwide are sinking as groundwater extraction and rapid development drive land subsidence – but stark differences within cities are exposing some communities to far greater flood risks. Oleh Zahratu Shabrina dan Emma Colven

27 Okt 2026

For decades, the international community has acknowledged the extraordinary value of tropical forests while failing to invest adequately in their conservation. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility, launched at last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, could help close this financing gap. Oleh Carlos Nobre dan Lee White

For Seychelles and other countries across the Western Indian Ocean region, marine conservation is a fundamental component of national development. But the ocean observes no national borders, which makes international cooperation and common financing instruments essential. Oleh Marie-May Jeremie

Oleh Christian Downie

Karbon & Iklim

Nature can’t wait

Oleh Mary Robinson

Oleh Zefanya Albrena Sembiring

Oleh Shahril Azuar Jimin

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For too long, traditional economic models have treated our environment as an external, infinite resource to be extracted and spread. This is an accounting error with catastrophic consequences.

In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.

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As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver more integrated and resilient systems.

As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much water they consume and ask whether the wider systems they depend on can sustain long-term growth.

From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.

COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum says reducing methane, rethinking waste and protecting seas are as important as the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. But the approach faces a harder question of whether domestic action can deliver the clean energy shift that climate diplomacy has promised.

EB Perspectives - Employees want purpose: The business case for sustainability

1 Okt 2026

Plenary 2 – Pricing the unpriced: Nature risk in Asia's capital markets

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Rising energy costs, grid constraints and US$1.4 trillion of unplanned downtime are forcing organisations to rethink how they manage electrical infrastructure.

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Asean investment promotion agencies unite to attract green investment

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Most sustainability experts say agenda needs significant change

A growing number of sustainability professionals believe the current sustainability agenda needs a major overhaul, with nearly six in ten (59 per cent) saying it should be radically revised, according …