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From dwindling influence to grappling with policy delay, Eco-Business asked Asia's sustainability leaders what is likely to keep them awake at night in the year of the horse.
The use of AI to do entry-level tasks is exacerbating "massive talent pathway issues" that prevent junior professionals from gaining valuable experience, recruiter Paddy Balfour said at the ReThink conference in Hong Kong.
The Conference Board has folded the Asia Sustainability Leadership Council into its China-based network amid a slowdown in support from members. A sustainability council for Australia and New Zealand is set to launch.
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Aggressive hiring of sustainability talent from consultancies is creating expertise gap: recruiter
The industry is "eating itself" as companies find that there is a hollowing out of sustainability talent with specialist knowledge in consultancy firms, said Paddy Balfour from recruiting firm Acre at the ReThink conference in Hong Kong.
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GHG Protocol launches first global standard for reporting agricultural land-use emissions
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