#public-private partnership Berita
The private sector is promised returns for power generation, but not grid deployment. State-owned PLN wants more innovative financing tools to build a 50,000 kilometre-long transmission network to distribute its growing green energy supply.
Air
After decades of underinvestment, the tide might finally be turning for water innovation in Asia
The water crisis is sparking more interest from private equity and start-ups are dishing out solutions that are less capital-intensive, observe industry watchers. The data, however, points to a picture that is more mixed, with stop-start investment cycles that are largely cyclical.
Karbon & Iklim
Why progress beats perfection in safeguarding nature and biodiversity among Asean businesses
Studio EB
Integrating nature and biodiversity into business practices is key to sustainable operations for Asean’s bioeconomy. However, the lack of pricing mechanisms and firmer regulations governing natural resources must see the region come together to address such challenges.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Former central bank chief appointed Singapore’s inaugural climate action ambassador
The former Monetary Authority of Singapore head Ravi Menon has come out of retirement to take on a newly created role, where he will represent the city-state at international climate discussions and advise on nationwide climate policies.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
15 things that frustrated chief sustainability officers in 2023
#public-private partnership Opini
House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
Achieving the COP28 aim of tripling renewable capacity will require cooperation between the private and public sectors.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How the Indo-Pacific can beat the SDG cash crunch
The sustainable development goal financing gap has widened significantly in many developing countries in the region. Coordinated multi-stakeholder regional partnerships and cooperation are needed to mobilise new resources.
Global philanthropy is not putting its muscle behind addressing the dual climate and nature crises, but it holds the key to unlocking the pace and scale required for action on climate and nature in this decisive decade.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What does the world need to achieve sustainable, inclusive growth?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The global climate-finance challenge
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Time to get serious about climate adaptation. Here's how.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How developing countries can reach net-zero
#public-private partnership Video
Karbon & Iklim
Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019
Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.
Pangan & Agrikultur
‘Nourishing by Nature’: How dairy could help address growing food insecurity in Southeast Asia
Studio EB
Dutch milk company FrieslandCampina takes part in the fight against growing food insecurity in the region with one glass of milk at a time.
#public-private partnership Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
COP28 transformed ESG investment narrative in the Middle East: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s strategy chief
ADX's chief strategy and transformation officer Matthias Büchler tells the Eco-Business podcast why sustainability is a key growth strategy and how the COP summit shaped ESG reporting for listed companies on the exchange.
#public-private partnership Rilis Pers
Singapore International Foundation
Singapore International Foundation launches first collaborative platform in Southeast Asia focusing on water-related climate adaptation
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB appoints new country director for the Philippines
#public-private partnership Riset
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
British Embassy Manila and Eco-Business
Electric vehicles in the Philippines: Business opportunities, market barriers, and policy signals
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
Eco-Business
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