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Studio EB Malaysia's new sustainability reporting mandate drives corporate accountability, challenging businesses to align with global emissions standards and reshape their supply chains for a low-carbon future.

Kim Carstensen, former FSC director general

Eksklusif The appointment of the former Forest Stewardship Council director general comes as the Indonesian paper giant works towards re-association with the eco-certifier. It has not been an FSC member since 2013.

Amid geopolitical and market headwinds, Singapore’s state investor – whose emissions held steady in 2025 – is reassessing how changes in policies and adoption rates of decarbonisation technologies might affect its prior warming projections.

Studio EB Chinese companies now want to benchmark themselves against their international peers for ESG practices, says Fang Lifeng, head of China for Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. He shares insights into RSPO’s decade of presence in the emerging market, as palm oil buyers and industry experts convene at a forum in Guilin this week.

Oleh Ayesha Tandon

Oleh Robin Hicks

Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Kristine Sabillo

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The political and regulatory upheaval in the EU and the US has made it an uncertain year for climate finance. Has the world seen progress in meeting the US$300 billion climate finance pledge made at the COP29 climate summit? Oleh Pietro Rocco dan Toby Kwan

Should regulators consider the impacts of climate change on people living outside their national borders, and on future generations, when putting a price on carbon? Oleh Peter Singer

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Green crime goes global

Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy. Oleh Ilona Szabó dan Robert Muggah

The promotion of oil, coal and gas is poisoning our environment, driving climate change and slowing the clean energy transition. Oleh Cristiane Julião dan Jemilah Mahmood

Oleh Rola Dashti, Claver Gatete, Mahmoud Mohieldin

Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

Oleh Iim Halimatusa’diyah

Oleh Jessica Cheam

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Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?

A growing number of companies are admitting that they can't meet their sustainability targets. Has the era of "corporate vulnerability" begun, where companies are more honest about their sustainability progress?

While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.

Wily Salim, founder and director, PT Karmic Virya Abadi

The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.

Economic fears look set to trump any concerns about climate change among voters, according to street interviews conducted by Eco-Business.

Campaigning for the city-state's general elections has crossed the halfway mark, but climate has hardly featured as an electoral issue. Eco-Business hits the streets to ask Singaporeans from a range of socioeconomic groups: Would they vote for a party that promises bolder climate action?

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A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

Sustainability professional should not be prescriptive with their solutions, says Aun Abdullah of real estate company Lodha.

In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.

Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power

In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.

The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

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