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12. Responsible consumption and production
Decoupling economic growth from resource use is one of the most critical and complex challenges facing humanity today. Doing so effectively will require policies that create a conducive environment for such change, social and physical infrastructure and markets, and a profound transformation of business practices along global value chains.
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Karbon & Iklim
Singapore outlines first national climate adaptation plan
Singapore's draft adaptation plan will address heat resilience, coastal defence, and water security. Climate scientists and NGOs say the plan must also include nature and the most vulnerable to climate risks in its design.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Migrant fishers’ deaths expose unchecked power at sea: study
A new study finds migrant fishers’ deaths at sea stem from systemic labour and governance failures, not isolated safety lapses.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What does the US pursuit of critical minerals mean for the Global South?
Supply-chain push may bring new deals but do little to help producer countries develop their mining sectors.
Long-term energy security is also a concern for Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, which have been expanding LNG infrastructure. Experts say that a shift to renewables is worthwhile, but policies are diverging across the region.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asia Pacific insurers warn climate shocks are becoming a systemic financial threat
Opini
As countries scramble to secure the minerals needed for clean energy, digital technologies, AI, and defense industries, the new era of resource competition implies both great promise and grave peril.
Evolutionary game theory is useful to devise strategies for real-life situations such as international negotiations and ecological crises, where players are unequal, and choices are complex.
Are organisations ready for the governance, accountability and strategic implications that come with handing climate analysis to algorithms?
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant found dead in a pulpwood plantation in Riau, Sumatra raises questions about the accountability of concession holders in Indonesia, argues Aida Greenbury.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
Video
The impact documentary exploring Asia's mounting waste crisis – and its solutions – is now streaming exclusively for Eco-Business subscribers.
In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Simplifying sustainability reporting for SMEs
Studio EB
As Malaysia forges ahead with its 2050 net zero climate ambition, businesses must reshape their supply chains for a low carbon future. This Eco-Business video looks at how SMEs can adapt to new sustainability reporting requirements.
Karbon & Iklim
Climate tech in Asia – finding the ‘X’ factor for success
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?
Podcasts
Karbon & Iklim
We don’t want others to take advantage of Asean’s rich mineral resources: Philippine environment policymaker
Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.
The Asia Pacific ESG head of the B Corp-certified cosmetics firm says refill stations have been disappointing and getting suppliers on board with decarbonisation is difficult, but her team has not been affected by the ESG backlash.
Former United Nations policy analyst and sustainability consultant John Pabon tells the EB Podcast how Australia became Asia Pacific's most progressive country in holding green claims to account.
The head of waste management non-profit Ocean Recovery Alliance tells the EB Podcast that recycled content mandates will drive the circular economy better than caps on virgin plastic production. Brands should be pressured more than petrochemical producers to phase out unnecessary plastics, he says.
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