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19 Jun 2024

Packaging for Taiwanese bottled water brand pH Balancer bears the plastic resin identification code for PET. Though the circular recycling symbol implies recyclability, it actually refers to the type of plastic used. Only 81 per cent of PET is recycled globally.

Sisa Kumbahan

'The recycling deception': Plastics industry accused of greenwashing circularity, stalling progress on pollution treaty

14 Jun 2024

Fifty-two year-old Thái Nguyên resident Phạm Dũng holding a puppy

Makanan & Pertanian

Puppy-fattening farmers switch trades: Is an end in sight for Vietnam's dog meat market?

10 Jun 2024

According to their latest sustainability reports, the carbon footprint of Grab increased by 21 per cent in 2023 while the emissions of GoTo, which owns Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek, dropped by 11 per cent.

Pengangkutan

Grab emissions jump in 2023 as GoTo carbon footprint shrinks

7 Jun 2024

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Polisi & Kewangan

South Korea accused of modern slavery with seasonal worker scheme

6 Jun 2024

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Polisi & Kewangan

Proposed IFRS amendments set to change how companies account for renewable electricity contracts

29 Mei 2024

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Karbon & Cuaca

Heat illiteracy in Asia: Are cities prepared for climate-induced heatwaves?

23 Mei 2024

Hands together for teamwork

Polisi & Kewangan

Diversity, equity and inclusion: Asia urged to look beyond gender

14 Mei 2024

Japan oil rig

Tenaga

Japan megabanks, government are biggest funders of Southeast Asia’s gas expansion

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Polisi & Kewangan

'Everyone around you loses': How domestic abuse hurts economies

10 Mei 2024

Flooding in Mentakab Town central Pahang, Malaysia, in December 2021.

Karbon & Cuaca

Four Asean countries among the world's top emitters at high risk of climate disaster

18 April 2024

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Tenaga

Asean could save up to US$800 billion on decarbonisation costs through fully interconnected grid, study shows

12 April 2024

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Tenaga

China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says

11 April 2024

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Air

Mekong’s giant fish threatened by dams and wetland conversions

9 April 2024

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Air

Construction of artificial islands, excessive fishing devastate coral reefs in South China Sea

8 April 2024

A tree felled for biomass power in Indonesia.

Tenaga

‘False climate solution’: NGOs push South Korea to drop renewables subsidies for biomass

27 Mac 2024

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Air

Analysis: Himalayan countries must focus on what works for adaptation

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Polisi & Kewangan

Women in Southeast Asia’s conservation space face culture of harassment

20 Mac 2024

Smog in Jakarta

Karbon & Cuaca

El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in Southeast Asia got worse in 2023

19 Mac 2024

Thailand Covid

Polisi & Kewangan

Which Southeast Asian nations are best prepared for pandemics?

8 Mac 2024

Through the carbon offsetting function on its app, Grab neutralised the emissions of more than 43 million trips and saved about 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, the company claims. But these claims are based on carbon credits of questionable credibility, according to non-profit RimbaWatch. Image: Robin Hicks / Eco-Business

Pengangkutan

Ride-hailing app Grab's 'carbon neutral' travel fee risks greenwashing: NGO

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