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In a survey across five countries, nearly all maternity workers said they had treated patients they believe were harmed by extreme heat. UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls pregnancy a new fault line in the climate crisis.

5 Okt 2026

Eksklusif Chinese shipyards dominate orders for greener vessels, while ports and fuel producers are building the infrastructure to serve them. Yet uncertainty over global regulation …

Companies in East Asia and the Pacific used the most electricity but sourced only 18.5 per cent from renewables, versus 68 per cent in …

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

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AI forecasting is quick and cheap, but errors can’t be tracked and explained, and more data and testing are needed.

6 Okt 2026

Companies are consolidating, automating production and shifting workers away from factory floors toward sales and advanced products.

MAZU offers faster forecasts and supports early warning systems. But its effectiveness depends on quality of data and disaster response capacity, experts say.

Oleh Robin Hicks

Oleh Tom Baxter

Oleh Taejun Kang

Oleh Song Wanyuan

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AI can help to solve sustainability problems. But when used unwisely, it risks stripping away context and outsourcing judgment in decision-making. Dr Louise Drake of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership argues that critical thinking and systems insight are essential as business leaders navigate an AI-driven world.

20 Mar 2026 • Berita

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

The region’s stake in AI is not simply which great power builds the most capable model. The key is to ensure that AI remains affordable, locally relevant, continuously available and politically accessible. Oleh Zenobia Chan

24 Sep 2026

China’s electrification push is becoming a test of competitiveness for businesses

China’s experience shows that renewable generation, grid investment and flexible business demand must develop together for electrification to deliver economic value. Oleh Diane Holdorf

China is progressing towards the 30x30 target but concerns over livelihoods are hampering progress. Oleh Chen Jian

Oleh Som Niroula

Oleh Tran Nguyen dan Tobias Burgers

Oleh Brahma Chellaney

Oleh Peter Newman dan Ray Wills

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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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Going 100 per cent organic is not easy for smallholder farmers in the region. Is there a middle road to take where a gradual shift can be managed, while ensuring that the livelihoods of farmers are taken care of?

Women sift sand, hunting for tiny plastic pellets and other debris still washing ashore since the sinking of the X-Press Pearl, a vessel containing chemicals and plastics, in May 2021 off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Six months after the sinking of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl off the coast of Colombo, local communities are trying to recover from one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

Trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle is often fraught with controversy, contradiction and hypocrisy, and tackling big problems like climate change and social inequality can seem futile. But there are some things you can do to make a difference in the Year of the Tiger. Here are 22 of them...

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Recent outcry over deforestation in the city-state has started a conversation about where forests fit in the future of a metropolis that aims to be a ‘city in nature’.

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The Philanthropy Asia Alliance is supporting the next stage of development of the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) Southeast Asia Hub, based at NUS Medicine, helping to translate regional …