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Linkhola framework aims to turn smart HVAC energy savings into tradable credits amid scrutiny of voluntary markets.

28 Apr 2026

Malaysians are effectively paying twice for poor waste management through taxes and hidden costs such as pollution and health risks, a researcher has said.

Hidden costs and public spending burden households while raising health and environmental risks.

Workers installing power transmission line in Jakarta, Indonesia

Despite Southeast Asia being a major driver of global power demand, its biggest utilities are not neutral grid operators. They also buy and sell …

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)

Low-cost cooling measures are offering vital protection for pregnant women in Pakistan’s extreme heat – highlighting practical solutions where electricity and healthcare access are limited.

30 Apr 2026

A new ‘corporate scorecard’ reveals the gap between steelmakers' climate ambition and action.

Groundwater brimming with excess nutrients and other contaminants is quietly flowing into the ocean, posing a threat to vulnerable reefs.

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Oleh Priyanka Thirumurthy, Nigazh AI

University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership postgraduate students during a workshop exercise. Source: CISL

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

Joel Jay Soriano, First Gen's head of strategy and planning, speaking at the Asian Clean Energy Summit

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

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts. Oleh Marco Kamiya

30 Apr 2026

China could pivot to sustainable protein as a hedge against supply shocks

China’s clean energy playbook is heading for the dinner table. Oleh Sonalie Figueiras

The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros. Oleh Animesh Ghosh, Debraj Bhattacharjee dan Naman Dubey

Oleh Ana Toni, Kevin Watkins

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Why slums persist

Oleh Luciene Pereira

Oleh Steven Okun, Megan Willis, Noemie Viterale

Oleh Nicole Ngeow

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The very engines of growth that once lifted millions out of poverty and fuelled rapid industrialisation are now undermining our future.

Former Yale-NUS environmental social sciences professor Michael Maniates tells the Eco-Business Podcast that individual actions like going vegetarian, reducing plastic use or avoiding air travel are not only insufficient to address the climate crisis – they are counterproductive.

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Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.

Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be labelled "sustainable", say conservationists. The government says it supports sustainable fisheries management practices in line with international obligations and national laws.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

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?

15 Apr 2026

Unpacking Asia's plastic pollution problem

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, with crises increasingly concentrated in a core group of countries, according to the Global Report on Food Crises …

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)

ECCP to host 9th Sustainable Agriculture Forum

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’

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Cities: Possibilities Insights Report 2025

Cities: Possibilities is an annual thought leadership initiative launched by Eco-Business in 2016, Asia Pacific’s leading media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development. This insights report presents key …