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6 May 2020

A biomass plant in the United States. Image: Planet of the Humans

Energy

Planet of the Humans: Could the Michael Moore documentary hurt the energy transition?

2 May 2020

A Pepsi model lies amid other debris. Could plastic-using brands save the circular economy? Image: Eco-Business

Waste

As Covid-era recycling industry wilts, investments in Asia show how plastic polluters can save circular economy

28 April 2020

Navneet Kaur, founder and chief executive of earth-friendly skincare brand Yours

Manufacturing

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

27 April 2020

HSBC coal

Policy & Finance

No more loopholes: HSBC closes door on new coal projects

25 April 2020

HKRITA G2G system

Lifestyle

Bursting at the seams: Can a reverse supply chain save the world from fashion waste?

24 April 2020

WWF Singapore appoints finance consultant R Raghunathan as CEO

Carbon & Climate

WWF Singapore appoints finance consultant R Raghunathan as CEO

JBIC coal exit 2

Policy & Finance

JBIC becomes third Japanese bank in a month to signal move away from coal

23 April 2020

Vivian Wendan Zheng comes on board as senior ESG business development manager for Trucost Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. Image: Vivian Wendan Zheng

Policy & Finance

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico and Vivian Wendan Zheng to drive ESG analytics growth in Asia Pacific

22 April 2020

Ricoh EAD dialogue, rooftop solar

Energy

Companies race to net zero

A woman with her baby at a bus stop in Delhi. Women in developing countries are being hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Image: rajput/​SOPA Images/​Shutterstock

Carbon & Climate

How the coronavirus pandemic is changing people and our planet

21 April 2020

Now some residents in northern India say they can see the snow-capped Himalayas 200 kilometres away for the first time in 30 years.

Carbon & Climate

Delhi, Mumbai, Seoul and Wuhan see record-breaking clear skies as Covid-19 lockdowns subdue air pollution

solar panels Colombo, Sri Lanka

Energy

Coronavirus crisis threatens to cut off clean electricity lifeline for poor

17 April 2020

MOM dorm photo

Corporate Responsibility

Hotels used to house Singapore’s migrant workers as Covid-19 cases continue to surge

Moray McLeish, vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Asia, Olam International.

Corporate Responsibility

How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish

Dr Wai-Chan Chan, MD, Consumer Goods Forum

Food & Agriculture

Consumer Goods Forum appoints Asia specialist Wai-Chan Chan as new MD

Japan, coal power, banks

Policy & Finance

Two major Japanese banks drop new coal, but loopholes in policies spark concern

15 April 2020

Cage free farm chickens

Food & Agriculture

Asia’s biggest food companies silent on the welfare of farm animals

14 April 2020

Wilmar International's sustainability team engaged in a Zoom meeting

Corporate Responsibility

Lockdown innovation: How are Asia's sustainability practitioners staying effective in the time of coronavirus?

10 April 2020

Wind power FIT Vietnam

Energy

Vietnam’s trade ministry heeds calls to extend wind power tariff policy, submits proposal to government

Ann Moey is the new Singapore private sector partnerships manager at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Cities

IUCN Asia comms chief Ann Moey joins UN Refugee Agency in Singapore

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