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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

All is not lost: 8 stories that gave the planet hope in 2019

...Southeast Asian coal projects, and Southeast Asia’s three biggest banks pledged to cease coal power lending earlier this year. Similar moves have been announced by financial institutions in China and ...

31 Dec 2019

All is not lost: 8 stories that gave the planet hope in 2019

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore

...plastic bag inside a plastic container which check-out staff subsequently tried to place in a small plastic bag before storing it in a carry-on plastic bag. Surely the country can ban single-use plast...

28 Aug 2019

High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore

The formula, here seen in pellet form, has been billed as an eco solution to degrading styrofoam waste, livestock growth, pests, baldness, bad odours, skin conditions, and a human detox treatment has been called out as green tech fraud. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

‘Plastic-eating enzyme’ marketed in Southeast Asia alleged to be a scam

...Southeast Asia as an environmentally-safe way to degrade plastic waste, kill pests, and fatten livestock, among other uses, has been called out as green tech fraud. The chemical formula, developed by ...

5 Feb 2020

‘Plastic-eating enzyme’ marketed in Southeast Asia alleged to be a scam

Speaker made from “non-recyclable” plastic waste

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

What does the EU circular economy plan mean for China?

...plastic, unsorted scrap paper and other waste materials, enforced since January 2018. Since then, other countries in Southeast Asia including Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have followed suit to reduc...

18 Mar 2020

What does the EU circular economy plan mean for China?

Sky Greens’ vertical farming systems in the background. Each vertical tower requires only 40 watts of electricity to operate—the equivalent of one lightbulb. Image: Sky Greens

Berita / Tenaga

7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition

...Southeast Asia to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change. Eco-Business has identified seven green innovations in Southeast Asia that could help the region transition to a brighter, safer futu...

21 Oct 2019

7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition

Berita / Pembuatan

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

...Southeast and North Asia. In April 2018, she moved to bicycle sharing company Ofo, a firm that went from billion-dollar startup to near bankrupcy in four years. Kaur's tenure there as head of strategy...

28 Apr 2020

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

a shelf of cockroaches at Shandong Qiaobin Agricultural Technology Co., in Jinan, China. WOCHIT NEWS YOUTUBE

Berita / Bandar-bandar

The coolest sustainability innovations of 2019

...Southeast Asia’s cities more liveable and resilient. Drone reforestation Swarms of drones can plant trees 150 times faster than traditional methods, by firing seeds with speed and accuracy into the gr...

24 Dec 2019

The coolest sustainability innovations of 2019

Press Releases / Circulate Capital

Circulate Capital and Ocean Conservancy publish first-of-its-kind investment guide to help solve South & Southeast Asia ocean plastic crisis

...plastic in South and Southeast Asia (SSEA), released on March 6th “Investing to Reduce Plastic Pollution in South and Southeast Asia: a handbook for action” (“handbook”), a gui...

8 Mar 2019

Circulate Capital and Ocean Conservancy publish first-of-its-kind investment guide to help solve South & Southeast Asia ocean plastic crisis

A lone man walks down a usually busy street in Little India, Singapore, during the coronavirus outbreak. Image: Tim Ha/Eco-Business

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

World Environment Day 2020: How a pandemic is changing sustainability

...Southeast Asia and Oceania, C40 Cities: The pandemic has provided a preview of the disruptions to come if we do not address climate change. Mayors of C40 Cities [a group of 96 cities that have committ...

5 Jun 2020

World Environment Day 2020: How a pandemic is changing sustainability

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Southeast Asia will be hardest hit by melting ice; governments urged to speed up change

Southeast Asia is around 11,000 km from the Arctic and 9,000km from Antarctica, but it will be hardest hit by rising sea levels caused by melting and collapsing ice sheets if carbon emissions remain a...

22 Jul 2019

Southeast Asia will be hardest hit by melting ice; governments urged to speed up change

Berita / Sisa Kumbahan

Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste

...plastic packaging in 2017, its website said. Evian has also pledged to make all its plastic bottles from 100 per cent recycled plastic by 2025, up from 25 per cent at present. The 3R initiative plans ...

12 Jun 2019

Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste

canada trash protests outside embassy in the philippines

Berita / Sisa Kumbahan

The Philippines is not a garbage dump for rich nations, environmentalists warn

...plastic in January 2018. Since then, industrialised nations have looked at China’s Southeast Asian neighbours such as the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand as alternatives to ship their waste. The sh...

29 May 2019

The Philippines is not a garbage dump for rich nations, environmentalists warn

Sophie's Kitchen, The Liveability Challenge 2019 winners. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Sustainable plant protein wins The Liveability Challenge 2019

...Southeast Asia's cities more liveable and resilient. Its idea emerged on top of a shortlist that included a 3D printer that uses organic materials, a low-energy airconditioning unit, a drink cup renta...

7 Jun 2019

Sustainable plant protein wins The Liveability Challenge 2019

Used consumer electronics at the Virogreen e-waste recycling plant in Singapore. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Sisa Kumbahan

What will Singapore’s producer responsibility laws mean for business?

...plastic, so why not put it to better use than burning it, suggests Krishnan. "It’s more expensive to turn oil into plastic than to turn plastic into plastic," she says, adding that there's a big oppor...

6 Jun 2019

What will Singapore’s producer responsibility laws mean for business?

A blue recycling bin in the district of Tiong Bahru, Singapore. The city-state's recycling rate has been stagnant since 2012. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Sisa Kumbahan

Singapore’s zero-waste plan aims to raise domestic recycling rate from 22 to 30 per cent by 2030

...Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, Singapore's EPR law is the first in Southeast Asia. An EPR law for packaging is slated for 2025 or earlier, and companies will need to segregate food was...

30 Aug 2019

Singapore’s zero-waste plan aims to raise domestic recycling rate from 22 to 30 per cent by 2030

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Singapore business school launches Southeast Asia's first sustainability major

...Southeast Asia's first major on sustainability. The new course at Singapore Management University (SMU) aims to grow and promote the understanding of sustainability in Southeast Asia, a region with so...

17 Feb 2019

Singapore business school launches Southeast Asia's first sustainability major

Berita / Tenaga

Waste-to-energy: A renewable opportunity for Southeast Asia?

...Southeast Asia Thailand and Indonesia provide a useful snapshot of the difficulties faced by countries in Southeast Asia eager to utilise waste-to-energy.The Thai government has established subsidies ...

22 Feb 2019

Waste-to-energy: A renewable opportunity for Southeast Asia?

The Eco-Business A-List features executives who have done the most to push sustainability within their organisations over the last year. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / CSR

Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

...plastics—which was deemed one of the first and most comprehensive plastics reduction frameworks of its kind. A curious, astute and persistent individual, the former Cathay Pacific and MTR Corporation ...

30 Nov 2019

Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

Pendapat / CSR

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

...plastic crisis in Southeast Asia was less important than his profile. But does the ego that is seeping into the sustainability world in this region really matter, as long as the more image-conscious a...

17 Mar 2020

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

Women shopping for groceries in Kuala Lumpur

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Are women the sustainability champions we urgently need?

...plastic use. As one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, countries in Southeast Asia have some of the world’s biggest increases in greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, consumers are facin...

8 Mar 2019

Are women the sustainability champions we urgently need?

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Malaysia launches its first carbon market policy, puts carbon tax on hold

The policy prioritises low-cost solutions for domestic decarbonisation, and higher-cost measures for international markets under Article 6. An …
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‘Resilience is not a buzzword’: Palm oil leaders call for industry reset amid global shocks

What does it mean to build a truly resilient food system? For two of the palm oil sector's …
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‘Godzilla El Niño’ threat looms as Indonesia’s fire season starts early

The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

What do China’s provincial plans signal for carbon emissions?

Plans for 2026 indicate they will continue to pull industrial levers to bring about the green transition, but …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

China’s air pollution control enters ‘deep water’ phase

Now the main challenges lie in regional disparities, increased coal-chemical use and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat

Silence is a climate risk – brands urged to trumpet sustainability progress by ‘greenshouting’

As experts warn that “greenhushing” risks undermining climate progress and enabling misinformation to fill the void, a new …

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