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Who gets to define sustainable palm oil?

Very few commodities are more geographically concentrated in their production than palm oil. In 2020, Indonesia and Malaysia produced 59 per cent and 26 per cent, respectively, of the world’s palm oil...

8 Jun 2021

Who gets to define sustainable palm oil?

Greenwashing has become a growing problem

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'We have reached peak greenwashing': what to do about the sustainability marketing tsunami?

The term “greenwashing” was coined in 1986, so the problem of brands exaggerating their sustainability credentials is nothing new. Most companies try to make themselves look better than they actually ...

17 Jun 2022

'We have reached peak greenwashing': what to do about the sustainability marketing tsunami?

Pendapat / Tenaga

China faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants

As the world turns attention to the UN climate meetings this week, news from China has captured global headlines: From January 2018 to June 2019, the country added 43 gigawatts (GW) of net new coal po...

3 Dis 2019

China faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

The IMF and World Bank gathered virtually in the midst of Covid-19. What next? Invest in people and nature for recovery and resilience

Last week saw some important moves by international financial institutions to respond to the Covid-19 crisis. At their Spring Meetings, the World Bank and IMF rightly focused on ensuring the global fi...

23 Apr 2020

The IMF and World Bank gathered virtually in the midst of Covid-19. What next? Invest in people and nature for recovery and resilience

Berita / Tenaga

How the Philippines’ low-carbon plans may fuel a switch to green jobs

When CleanTech Global Renewables, an independent power producer, started building its first solar power plant in Bulacan, Philippines in 2015, its founder Aboy Castro knew the risks that were coming w...

30 Apr 2021

How the Philippines’ low-carbon plans may fuel a switch to green jobs

Berita / Tenaga

As power bills surge amid Covid-19, will prosumers be the Philippines’ next big energy trend?

Unlike many Filipino consumers who have been forking out more for their electricity bills in recent months, entrepreneur and Manila resident Mike de Guzman has had to pay nothing. A 20 kilowatt-peak (...

7 Jul 2020

As power bills surge amid Covid-19, will prosumers be the Philippines’ next big energy trend?

Berita / Tenaga

Politicians not markets slow new energy dawn

Often blamed for society’s problems, politicians have now been brought to book for the slow take-up of renewable forms of energy. These are now so cheap that installation worldwide is happening faster...

13 Dis 2019

Politicians not markets slow new energy dawn

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Timber smugglers loot Kashmir’s forests during pandemic lockdown

When a group of bureaucrats and policemen trekked through dense woods in south Kashmir recently, it was a departure from the usual engagements between insurgents and government forces. Instead, it aim...

9 Jun 2020

Timber smugglers loot Kashmir’s forests during pandemic lockdown

Berita / Tenaga

Is South Korea on the right path to carbon neutrality?

On 28 October, President Moon Jae-in stated South Korea would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This came hot on the heels of Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, announcing the same, and...

4 Dis 2020

Is South Korea on the right path to carbon neutrality?

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

No work, no money: How self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic punishes the poor in Indonesia

The spread of Covid-19 continues to unfold across the globe. More than 209,000 people in 168 countries have been infected. The disease has recorded a fatality rate of more than 4 per cent as 8,600 peo...

8 Apr 2020

No work, no money: How self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic punishes the poor in Indonesia

Berita / Pengangkutan

The road to green freight in Southeast Asia

Asia’s freight industry is at a tipping point. Between 2018 and 2025, the e-commerce market in Southeast Asia alone is expected to grow fourfold, from US$23.2 billion to US$102 billion, requiring an a...

22 Okt 2019

The road to green freight in Southeast Asia

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change

With the Covid-19 pandemic driving up government debt across many nations, there are growing calls for “debt swaps” to be used to help developing nations achieve a “green recovery”. This week, two se...

4 Feb 2021

Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change

The billion-dollar Gardens by the Bay project is built on 101 hectares of land in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's Central Business District.

Berita / Bangunan Hijau

How will low-lying Singapore’s built environment survive rising seas?

If the world does not dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore's flagship tourist attraction, will become "Gardens beneath the Bay." So said Chr...

30 Sep 2019

How will low-lying Singapore’s built environment survive rising seas?

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

8 trends that will shape sustainability in 2021

As Covid-19 raged across the globe this year, policymakers and businesses ripped up more and more of their initial projections and expectations for the year. Memes on social media reflected the new re...

23 Dis 2020

8 trends that will shape sustainability in 2021

DBS Bank's headquarters in Singapore. Image: DBS

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

DBS just signed up to a responsible financing framework—does this mean it has quit coal?

DBS, Southeast Asia's largest banking group, announced on Monday that it has adopted the Equator Principles (EPs), a framework for responsible financing in infrastructure projects. It is the first ban...

19 Nov 2019

DBS just signed up to a responsible financing framework—does this mean it has quit coal?

Pendapat / Sisa Kumbahan

Trade barriers are slowing action on plastic pollution. Here’s how to fix that.

Plastic pollution action has been slowed down considerably by the Covid-19 pandemic – but there’s a new emerging angle that could help rebuild momentum behind our transition to a greener and more circ...

30 Jul 2020

Trade barriers are slowing action on plastic pollution. Here’s how to fix that.

Pendapat / Air

Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia

Last month’s media reports in India suggesting non-cooperation of Bhutan and Nepal to maintain critical water infrastructures in the shared transboundary river systems were found not to be true. It wa...

30 Jul 2020

Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia

Video / Karbon & Cuaca

Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia

What is the relationship between the Arctic and Asia, and what could the melting northern ice caps mean for the world's most populous region? Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and videojourna...

25 Sep 2019

Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

No work, new debt: Virus creates perfect storm for slavery in India

When the coronavirus outbreak brought India to a halt last month, Bhagwan Das lost his only income as a construction worker in Delhi and embarked on a three-day trek back to his village. Then the loan...

16 Apr 2020

No work, new debt: Virus creates perfect storm for slavery in India

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Transitioning away from fossil fuels is central to a just recovery from the Covid-19 crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the global energy economy. Wealthy countries have scrambled to quickly inject money into their economies, supporting many businesses and looking for o...

2 Jun 2020

Transitioning away from fossil fuels is central to a just recovery from the Covid-19 crisis

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Singapore’s sustainability challenge is no longer awareness, but action

Studio EB Moving Singaporeans from awareness to action will require more than information, says Singlife’s Head of Sustainability, Chia Ko …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Malaysia to launch new sustainability professionals body by end 2026

The professional body aims to raise standards, strengthen sustainability capabilities and provide a collective voice for practitioners across …
Berita / Pengangkutan & Logistik

China dominates global green ship orders. Can green fuel keep up?

Eksklusif Chinese shipyards are dominating global orders for greener vessels, but uncertainty over global regulations and cost premiums of …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Singapore urges UN convention on AI safeguards as global risks mount

Proposal calls for common safety rules and human oversight, as research highlights security threats and potential disruption to …
Berita / Bandar-bandar

How Singapore can help shape Asia’s next generation of infrastructure

Studio EB As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Greenpeace Philippines cuts staff size amid restructuring and climate funding bottlenecks

Eksklusif The watchdog has downsized its 43-member team, with six hires planned, amid funding pressures. Greenpeace Southeast Asia says …

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