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Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Certified Sustainable Palm Oil market share signals potential for 40%
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)’s latest Impact Report highlights over 550,000 hectares protected, nearly 3M tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions avoided, and US$7.9M generated for smallholder farmers.
A major new report from HERA launched today at London Climate Action Week, reveals that extreme heat is …
Tailored for SMEs to assess their ESG readiness, the tool also supports large companies to ascertain and analyse …
UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UNGCNS)
UN Global Compact Network Singapore calls for inclusive sustainability transition as businesses race towards 2030
New ESG assessment tool, OCBC PULSE, developed in partnership with OCBC, was launched as part of broader efforts …
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2 Jun 2026
World Economic Forum
Global economic outlook hangs in balance between geopolitical headwinds and AI boost
19 Mei 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation
5 Mei 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific’s economic outlook under pressure from rising tensions and prices: report
26 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN policy forum opens in Bangkok with call for more inclusive societies across Asia and the Pacific
12 April 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Military escalation threatens human, economic development gains across Iran: UNDP
8 April 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Escalation in the Middle East reverses more than a year of economic growth in the Arab states: UNDP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Present conflict in the Middle East: Risks and opportunities for South Asia
31 Mac 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
When a strait shakes a region: How the Western Asia crisis is rippling across the Asia-Pacific
4 Februari 2026
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Reskilling Revolution on track to reach over 850 million people
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Investing in the future: World Investment Forum 2026 to be held in Doha
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Demand for trade finance to rise amid supply chain realignment: report
3 Februari 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1: UNEP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Trade momentum slows as the Asia-Pacific region adjusts to shifting global conditions
19 Januari 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s the recipe for fixing the planet, according to a landmark new report from UNEP
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