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17 March 2021

A hybrid bus in Melbourne

Transport

Transport giant ComfortDelGro to set science-based targets

16 March 2021

Australian brands are doing what their government isn’t: addressing climate anxieties

Lifestyle

Australian consumers care more about environmental than social issues — and will pay more for green brands

road on Tan Thuan Dong mekong delta

Policy & Finance

As the Mekong delta washes away, homes and highways are being lost

aussie bushfires

Carbon & Climate

Covid lockdowns improved air quality in 2020, but climate calamities worsened air pollution in US, Thailand and Australia

15 March 2021

Hedvig Lyche

Corporate Responsibility

Hedvig Lyche launches 'new model' sustainability consultancy Petrichor Planet

Australian drylands viewed from the air.

Carbon & Climate

New study challenges finding that climate change will drive dryland expansion

Workers at a garment factory in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2018.

Manufacturing

Myanmar: Fashion houses face ethical bind as military junta cracks down on civil protests

China Carbon brief

Carbon & Climate

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions surged 4 per cent in second half of 2020

12 March 2021

Only Small Percentage of COVID-19 Recovery Allocated to Green Initiatives

Cities

Only small percentage of Covid-19 recovery allocated to green initiatives

homeless man in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Cities

Poorest people will suffer worst from cities’ heat

Pigs bred at the Qi Bu farm in Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.

Food & Agriculture

Closing the hunger gap through better animal farming

11 March 2021

Logs being transported down a river from Ogan Komering Ilir paper mill South Sumatra, Indonesia. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

Food & Agriculture

Certification has failed to stop rampant deforestation—so, how to improve it?

Andrew steer

Corporate Responsibility

Who is the man Jeff Bezos chose to spend $10 billion as head of his Earth Fund?

10 March 2021

Chainsaw used to cut forests in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Food & Agriculture

As deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, experts fear a rebound

Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions

Food & Agriculture

Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty: UN Special Rapporteur

Cities

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty: UN special rapporteur

Haze over the Singapore skyline

Food & Agriculture

The haze is likely to hit Southeast Asia early in 2021—is climate change to blame?

9 March 2021

Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19, say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day

Food & Agriculture

Empowering women is crucial to ensure food security in the aftermath of Covid-19, says UN

China-funded water project meets stiff opposition in the Philippines

Cities

China-funded water project meets stiff opposition in the Philippines

8 March 2021

Sustainability reports

Corporate Responsibility

Covid has hurt the sustainability reporting performance of Asia Pacific's biggest companies

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