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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

9 April 2020

Olam coffee Vietnam

Food & Agriculture

Can better traceability brew up a sustainable recipe for coffee?

7 April 2020

Vietnam, solar farm, 2020

Energy

In bittersweet move, Vietnam approves second feed-in-tariff scheme for solar

empty flight fr PEK to LAX

Policy & Finance

ADB: Asia stands to lose 68 million jobs if coronavirus is not contained in six months

3 April 2020

Flooding in Glodok

Carbon & Climate

How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions

Forests cleared for palm oil cultivation.

Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant Wilmar quits High Carbon Stock Approach citing governance issues

2 April 2020

Japan, coal power, climate target

Carbon & Climate

Japan’s failure to set tougher climate target disappoints global community

1 April 2020

South Korea, renewables

Energy

In smog-choked South Korea, the biggest barrier facing renewables is people

31 March 2020

Great Indian Bustard

Carbon & Climate

Solar, wind and hydro projects are threatening key wildlife habitats in Southeast Asia, India

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