Manufaktur Berita
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Q&A: How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity?
Subsidies that harm nature and the environment cost the world an estimated US$1.8tn each year – the equivalent of the entire GDP of Canada.
UN plastics treaty negotiations resume in Paris to protect the environment from worsening impacts of waste worldwide.
Lingkungan
Is fur farming worth the epidemic risk?
With bird flu spreading globally, some argue fur farming should be abolished to impede transmission to humans.
The world can save trillions of dollars and cut contamination by 80 per cent using existing technology, but the effort needs big policy moves, says a report released ahead of another round of talks for a legally-binding plastic treaty.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry
Manufaktur Opini
It can provide a wider choice of green products such as energy saving appliances, e-vehicles, and sustainable building materials. Government departments can be mandated to purchase such products, and the aggregation of demand can nudge manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and seek green certification.
More Indonesians are eating fish as part of their regular diet but microplastics do make it risky. There are ways to mitigate that risk.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Food security is national security
According to the Brookings Institution, Africa spent around $43 billion on food imports in 2019. Due to the current inflationary environment, most recent estimates are probably higher.
An updated law prohibiting forced labour is limited to formal employment relationships. Workers in sectors that are unregulated are not sufficiently protected, nor does the law reach workers who have free movement, but suffer mistreatment.
Manufaktur
The next global resource crisis
Bangunan Ramah
Measuring the real cost of sand mining in the Mekong
Manufaktur Video
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
Studio EB
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
Studio EB
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
Pangan & Agrikultur
This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned
The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
Manufaktur Podcasts
The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
Recycling keeps some plastic out of waterways, but it is no silver bullet for ocean pollution. Ryan Schoenike of OceanCycle tells Eco-Business how recycled plastic certification works, and how his firm is faring in a sector rocked by Covid.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Low-emissions cows: Can the dairy industry reach net zero?
Methane emissions, deforestation, water pollution, antibiotics overuse, animal welfare — the dairy industry faces a farmyard of sustainability issues. Eco-Business asked United States Dairy Export Council's Karen Scanlon how dairy farms can lighten their environmental impact.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Will Asia dine on plant-based eggs?
A Singapore-based firm has just hatched a new plant-based egg product. The company's founder, Vinita Choolani, tells the Eco-Business Podcast why plant-based eggs will soon be a popular addition to nasi lemak and fried noodles dishes all over the region.
Manufaktur Rilis Pers
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kadin Indonesia, Western Australia join forces to develop critical minerals for global battery, electric vehicle industry
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Sustainable cotton sector continues to grow, bring farmers higher incomes
Manufaktur Riset
MioTech
Are EVs meeting ESG standards?
Eco-Business
Partners for the Environment
