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SMBC’s group chief sustainability officer Masayuki Takanashi

While several projects have been suspended in the past year, the Japanese megabank still expects growing domestic demand for the gas, due to the need to clean up the power, mobility, chemical and steel sectors.

Signatories to the global corporate initiative can now use these certificates to make renewable energy claims in China, after authorities addressed previous concerns around double-counting.

Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk – a biodegradable luxury fabric – using lotus stems, merging ancient tradition with modern sustainability science.

The region has emerged as a leading solar exporter, helped by Chinese companies’ relocating their production – but US tariffs are beginning to bite.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Hepatitis C treatment is no longer prohibitively expensive in the Global South because Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative developed ravidasvir – a low-cost antiviral. Such breakthroughs are possible for other neglected diseases if low- and middle-income countries agree to act collectively. Oleh Timothy Radcliffe

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Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have a sizeable presence in the global REE supply chain – now a geopolitical focal point – but although they may have substantial reserves, their REE production levels are still lower than China's. Oleh Gloria Lin

Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers. Oleh Julie Radomski dan Rebecca Ray

Copper, nickel and silicon are the most critical to India’s mineral security due to exponentially rising demand trends and significant supply chain vulnerabilities

India’s journey toward mineral self-reliance hinges on strengthening domestic capabilities and forging strategic global partnerships. Oleh Animesh Ghosh, Soumit Pandey, Vaibhav Chowdhary

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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.

Daughter Riri Damayanti (left) and her father Syamsul Bahri (right) are colleagues at a palm oil company in South Sumatra.

Studio EB What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?

A freezer running on electricity generated by an off-grid solar system

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.

Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.

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.'

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In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

Studio EB Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.

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.

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?

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