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Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?
Karbon & Iklim
Philippines’ environment department rejects Masungi bid to halt georeserve wind project
Masungi has filed a motion for reconsideration, following its previous appeal for the agency’s eviction order in March. The legal tussle highlights complexities of siting renewables projects where there are competing claims over land.
Pangan & Agrikultur
SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members
Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, who also chairs the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, said sustainability must be rooted in consistency, not convenience, as he urged RSPO members to match advocacy with action at the annual roundtable conference RT2025.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry
They called for fairer policies, stronger support, and inclusion in global sustainability standards such as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and EU Deforestation Regulation at annual roundtable conference on sustainable palm oil, RT2025.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘A blind spot at COPs’: NGOs call for equity in transition minerals ahead of COP30
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Could a Global South movement boost gender-responsive investments amid DEI retreat?
#equality Opini
Kebijakan & Keuangan
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
The fashion industry business will not come from diplomacy or presidential handshakes, but from trust-based relationships built on fair purchasing practices, sustainability concerns, and other ethical commitments.
The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labour.
Karbon & Iklim
The Global South must claim the climate mantle at COP30
America’s disruptive agenda and Europe’s wavering resolve have created an opportunity for the Global South to create a more equitable and inclusive clean-energy transition.To do so, these countries must demonstrate that climate and development goals are not mutually exclusive.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Global rollback of women's rights puts SDGs at risk
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Can COP30 succeed where COP29 failed?
Perkotaan
Mapping India’s geography of inequality
#equality Video
Kebijakan & Keuangan
As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police intervention
Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘No income, insufficient aid’ for Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk after oil spill: Research group
A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
Karbon & Iklim
Women in STEM driving sustainability
Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘DIY until we die’? LGBTQ rights group on what Singapore’s new leadership means for its movement
LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
Karbon & Iklim
Is the world decarbonising fast enough?
It is no longer business as usual when it comes to how we tackle climate change and rising global temperatures. Eco-Business speaks to Elena Philipova of Refinitiv about how data can ensure countries and businesses are delivering on pledges to decarbonise.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The rise of womentech: Do we really need more technologies for women?
What are the dangers of gender bias in technology design and what are the market opportunities for womentech—technologies that centre the needs of women?
