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Berita / Bandar-bandar

Singapore embraces AI to solve everyday problems

Booking a badminton court at one of Singapore's 100-odd community centres can be a workout in itself, with residents forced to type in times and venues repeatedly on a website until they find a free s...

26 Feb 2024

Singapore embraces AI to solve everyday problems

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Closing the AI skills gap: The next step for Singapore’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth?

Southeast Asia is on the cusp of a transformation led by developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Accelerated investments in AI could be harnessed for both sustainability solutions and green econ...

31 May 2024

Closing the AI skills gap: The next step for Singapore’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth?

Pendapat / Sisa Kumbahan

UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?

This week from 23 to 29 April, about 170 countries will continue the negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution. Will this international legally binding instrument save future ...

23 Apr 2024

UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Petronas says it needs regulations to support Scope 3 reporting

In response to criticism for not disclosing its Scope 3 emissions as part of its net-zero pledge, Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas says that it will first need regulatory support to mandate em...

11 Sep 2023

Petronas says it needs regulations to support Scope 3 reporting

Press Releases / United Nations Development Programme

Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP

Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarisation on a global scale. The result is a dangerous gridlock that must be ur...

18 Mar 2024

Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Why standing up for domestic workers matters

How can a domestic "helper" run for legislative office? Does she know her job as a Member of Parliament is different from cleaning a parliamentary office? These were some of the questions people poste...

11 Mar 2024

Why standing up for domestic workers matters

Press Releases / UN Development Programme

Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announce the winners of the 14th Equator Prize, acknowledging Indigenous peoples and local communities from ten countries. Selected from a pool of...

15 Aug 2023

Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize

Women working on a palm oil plantation in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women smallholders

Women are often the forgotten link in the sustainable palm oil value chain. Female oil palm farmers typically work in low-pay jobs, weeding, spraying fertiliser, tending to seedings or collecting loos...

4 Mar 2024

The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women smallholders

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Explainer: Why has blended finance not lived up to its promise?

This story is part of our Decoding Sustainable Finance series, where we attempt to break down complex terminology surrounding the latest regulations and trends in sustainable finance. In 2015, “blende...

13 Sep 2023

Explainer: Why has blended finance not lived up to its promise?

Boundary Dam Power Station carbon capture facility 2

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Deciphering the latest IPCC report

In March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its “synthesis report,” the final section of its sixth assessment report (AR6). Based on thousands of peer-reviewed articles b...

8 May 2023

Deciphering the latest IPCC report

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Cities: Possibilities 2024 spotlights public-private finance partnerships and stronger governance models for climate-resilient cities

...Equities Research and Stewardship, AIA Investment Management; Sarah Winbur, Senior Portfolio Manager Real Estate, APG Asset Management; Maria Atkinson, Chairperson of the Board, Holc...

28 Oct 2024

Cities: Possibilities 2024 spotlights public-private finance partnerships and stronger governance models for climate-resilient cities

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

'Tough decisions ahead': Malaysia must harmonise state and federal jurisdictions over carbon ahead of climate change bill

As Malaysia’s ministry of natural resources and environmental sustainability (NRES) races to table a national climate change bill in Parliament next year, contentions about carbon regulation and how m...

9 Feb 2024

'Tough decisions ahead': Malaysia must harmonise state and federal jurisdictions over carbon ahead of climate change bill

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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

ICJ: What the World Court’s landmark opinion means for climate change

Recognising the “urgent and existential threat” facing the world, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded that those harmed by human-caused climate change may be entitled to “reparations”. ...

28 Jul 2025

ICJ: What the World Court’s landmark opinion means for climate change

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Sarawak forest carbon projects face pushback over Indigenous land rights

Concern is growing among Indigenous communities in the Malaysian state of Sarawak that newly proposed nature-based carbon projects, backed by local timber giants, would result in unevenly distributed ...

19 May 2024

Sarawak forest carbon projects face pushback over Indigenous land rights

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Why stigma remains the biggest challenge in the fight against HIV

People living with HIV are living longer nowadays, thanks to several factors, including the successful implementation of public health interventions and campaigns, advances in science and technology, ...

1 Dec 2023

Why stigma remains the biggest challenge in the fight against HIV

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Bracing for climate realities: How ESG is influencing insurers’ strategies in Malaysia

...equities and bonds linked to the oil and gas industry, and to a much lesser degree the coal industry. The good thing is that many of the partners we insure such as Tenaga Nasional and Petronas have ma...

16 Oct 2023

Bracing for climate realities: How ESG is influencing insurers’ strategies in Malaysia

Press Releases / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Asia-Pacific countries adopt 10 UN resolutions reaffirming commitments to protect the planet and its people

Governments from across Asia and the Pacific today endorsed a UN resolution to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. They re-committed to immediately curb greenhouse gas emission...

23 May 2023

Asia-Pacific countries adopt 10 UN resolutions reaffirming commitments to protect the planet and its people

Some data sources indicate that greenwashing could be declining after years of rising incidences of problematic sustainability claims.

Audio / CSR

Is greenwashing really in decline?

Is it the beginning of the end of the greenwashing era? Cases of exaggerated or false sustainability claims fell for the first time in six years in 2024, according to a 13-country study published in ...

17 Apr 2025

Is greenwashing really in decline?

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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study

The new study develops the idea of “planetary boundaries“, first set out in an influential 2009 paper. The paper had defined a set of interlinked thresholds that it said would ensure a “safe operating...

6 Jun 2023

‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study

Press Releases / Wavemaker Impact

Climate tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact hits US$60M hard cap in remarkable fund close

Wavemaker Impact (WMI), Southeast Asia’s first climate tech venture builder, announced the final close of its debut fund dedicated to driving large-scale decarbonisation efforts in the region. ...

5 Dec 2023

Climate tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact hits US$60M hard cap in remarkable fund close

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Pendapat / Pengangkutan & Logistik

Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity

The rise of electric SUVs is challenging the idea of green transport, with experts warning that heavier vehicles …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Sustainable finance still growing in Asia as real economy moves towards decarbonisation

Studio EB As environmentally-friendly solutions become more commonplace, sustainable finance has become less about hitting targets and more about using …
Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Too hot, too humid: why the sustained heatwave in India, Pakistan is dangerous

An intense heatwave across India and Pakistan is exposing the growing risks of extreme heat and humidity as …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

New US$100 million fund bets on Southeast Asia’s climate startup boom

Singapore-based 100x100 has launched a US$100 million fund to build and scale 50 climate-focused startups across Southeast Asia …
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat

Climate standards group SBTi launches new net zero rules to help Asia turn climate pledges into action

Asia, which has seen a 53 per cent jump in firms setting SBTi‑aligned targets and now accounts for …
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat

SpaceX’s rock bottom ESG rating reignites debate over sustainability scores

MSCI assigns newly listed aerospace company a CCC rating, highlighting governance concerns and renewed questions over how ESG …

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