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9 July 2020

e-waste old tv sets china

Waste

Our old cellphones, computers and appliances are a bigger problem than ever. Here’s what we need to do.

8 July 2020

The winner of The Liveability Challenge 2020: cell-based milk producer TurtleTree Labs. Image: Eco-Business

Cities

Cow-free milk wins The Liveability Challenge 2020

hog farm in Thailand

Policy & Finance

IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010

Dharavi slum area in Mumbai, India.

Policy & Finance

Don't forget us in coronavirus battle, say businesses in India's Dharavi slum

Instant noodles on sale at a supermarket in Shanghai, China

Food & Agriculture

Sustainable palm oil seeks breakthrough in China

Chefs scour the forest for ingredients to cook with at Cambodian luxury resort Shinta Mani Wild. Image: Marissa Carruthers

Food & Agriculture

Covid-era Southeast Asia is showing an appetite for farm-to-table tourism

7 July 2020

bunker fuel ac energy oil spill

Corporate Responsibility

Probe underway on Iloilo oil spill, as activists call for compensation and more containment efforts by Ayala-led power firm

prosumers philippines

Energy

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

Cupkita instagram shot

Waste

Indonesia's first reuseable cup rental service launches in Jakarta

cop15 protests

Policy & Finance

A new deal for nature – transformational change or Aichi 2.0?

deforestation myanmar2

Food & Agriculture

Covid-19 lockdown gives rise to deforestation across Asia and South America

6 July 2020

Colourful fresh food

Food & Agriculture

Nutrition must remain a priority even amid a recession, experts urge

DBS bank in SG

Policy & Finance

DBS launches transition financing framework to help 'less than dark-green' industries

Hospitality workers lift a sack of collected marine debris from a beach in eastern Bintan, Indonesia.

Waste

Furloughed Indonesian tourism workers hired to clean beaches

SELCO foundation solar hospital india

Energy

Powerless in a pandemic: Solar energy prescribed for off-grid healthcare

summer heat united kingdom

Carbon & Climate

Risk of 40C heat in the UK ‘rapidly increasing’, says Met Office

5 July 2020

Jurong Island

Carbon & Climate

Singapore plans carbon capture tech to curb climate impact of heavy industry

3 July 2020

Solar panels in a rural area in Rohertek, Bangladesh

Energy

Bangladeshi solar-sharing start-up aims to cut power waste

Georgie Passalaris

Corporate Responsibility

World Economic Forum hires Georgie Passalaris as impact measurement lead

Wind turbines in the Xinjiang region in China

Energy

‘China should set up a carbon cap’ – Zou Ji on the next national energy targets

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