Eco-Business

A recent study found that people across different income levels significantly underestimate the carbon footprints of the wealthiest and overestimate those of the poorest, revealing widespread misconceptions about the inequality in personal carbon emissions.

The founder of a company that amplifies corporate sustainability messaging has moved on after eight years. Her company was acquired by a PR firm two years ago.

Post-pandemic Asia is working to revive tourism revenues, but overtourism is straining the environment and local communities, highlighting the need for sustainable tourism support from sending countries.

Fossil fuel advertising on media_concept photo

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.

Oleh Samantha Ho

Oleh Choki Wangmo

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Elizabeth Sinclair

Semua Lingkungan Berita →

Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing. Here are five myths to avoid to help you make better choices. Oleh Dr Bianca Wassmann

A provision store in Bandung with many plastic sachets

Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses. Oleh Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity. Oleh Arne Nygaard

The fashion industry faces huge sustainability challenges. But the bigger challenge is for consumers to work out who’s genuine and who’s not. Oleh Rebecca Van Amber dan Saniyat Islam

Oleh Jess Ayers

Oleh Samantha Ho

Oleh Padma Rigzin dan Vasundhara Bhojvaid

Oleh Lucky Susanto dan Grace Wangge

Semua Lingkungan Opini →

Eksklusif Jack Johnson says yes, but it is a long road ahead. In this exclusive interview, we ask the American singer-songwriter and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador about his hopes for the state of the world and how music plays a role in providing a dose of optimism in dark times.

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.

Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.

Semua Lingkungan Video →

The heat is on Formula 1 to curb its carbon footprint.

Formula 1 emits the carbon equivalent of 30,000 homes as it roars through 21 countries in a season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 head of sustainability Alice Ashpitel says the sport's ambition to decarbonise by 2030 is not unrealistic.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

Clover Hogan, climate activist, speaking in 2019

Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.

Sea orchards developed on decommissioned oil platforms

Former petrochemicals industry executives Steve Willis and Genevieve Hilton have written a novel set 50 years into the future that has a happy ending. They tell the Eco-Business podcast that the book is a pitch to carbon-intensive industries to try workable climate solutions.

Semua Lingkungan Podcast →