Eco-Business

TotalEnergies, Shell, Saudi Aramco, BP advertising

Watchdog says fossil fuel firms flooded the internet with Google ads to polish their image ahead of critical COP30 climate negotiations.

Indonesia receives spoof award for being coopted by fossil fuels lobbyists

Indonesia is the “most blatant example yet of corporate capture by a developing country” at this year’s climate summit in Brazil, a non-profit said. Meanwhile, Indonesia has reaffirmed its 2060 net zero target.

RSPO China Forum_buyers and suppliers panel

Studio EB The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the China Sustainable Palm Oil Alliance have been advocating for greater supply chain traceability and encouraging Chinese buyers to deepen their support for certified growers on the ground, including in Southeast Asia.

Nadine Zamira Syarief speaking at the Indonesia Risk Forum on behalf of APRIL, where she was senior sustainability and risk manager

Former APRIL ESG manager Nadine Zamira Syarief has been appointed SVP of sustainability for Danantara Indonesia, the country's new sovereign wealth fund.

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A voter casts his ballot for the midterm primary election in Grove City, Ohio, U.S. May 3, 2022.

With over 2 billion people set to vote, 2024 will be a critical year for climate action. News outlets need to step up to help the electorate understand what is at stake. Oleh Mitali Mukherjee

The imaginative process of crafting fictional narratives about difficult topics comes with its own benefits – almost akin to therapy. Oleh Dr Rachel Hennessy, Alex Cothren, Amy T Matthews

They say access to information on sustainability is easy, anyone seems to be able to claim to be an expert on climate issues, and it is challenging to build a specific niche. What keeps them going then? Oleh Kaamela Barvin

Well-told human-interest stories are key to moving readers and prompting climate action. How to write them in China? Oleh Cui Zheng

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A growing number of companies are admitting that they can't meet their sustainability targets. Has the era of "corporate vulnerability" begun, where companies are more honest about their sustainability progress?

While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.

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In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.

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

Despite a decline in cases of greenwashing, academic Kim Schumacher tells the EB Podcast that the problem isn't going away, it's just taking on a different form as companies roll back sustainability commitments.

The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.

Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.

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