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25 October 2019

Packages for delivery in China

Transport

How can China tame waste and emissions from e-commerce and freight?

24 October 2019

flooded village in nepal

Carbon & Climate

As climate impacts hit, cities are still struggling to prepare, researchers warn

Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever top polluters 2019

Waste

Coke, Nestlé and Pepsi top plastic polluter audit again as green groups slam recyclable packaging as 'false solution'

23 October 2019

fish farm thailand

Food & Agriculture

As aquaculture booms, it's consuming more fish than it produces

22 October 2019

An advertisement for green group Sea Shepherd highlights the ecosystem damage of cigarette butt pollution to mark World Oceans Day. A single cigarette can pollute 500 litres of water, the ad warns. Image: Sea Shepherd

Waste

When will tobacco companies be held responsible for cigarette butt pollution?

A freight truck sits in a parking lot.

Transport

The road to green freight in Southeast Asia

21 October 2019

Sky Greens’ vertical farming systems in the background. Each vertical tower requires only 40 watts of electricity to operate—the equivalent of one lightbulb. Image: Sky Greens

Energy

7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition

Town Hall in George Town Malaysia

Cities

Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise

16 October 2019

Doer, thinker, dreamer, agitator— what makes a great sustainability leader?

Corporate Responsibility

Doer, thinker, dreamer, agitator— what makes a great sustainability leader?

Traffic in Keelung, Taiwan

Transport

Can carmakers steer away from climate catastrophe?

The RSPO logo on Cabbage brand vegetable oil in NTUC Fairprice in Singapore.

Food & Agriculture

Why don’t consumer brands promote their sustainable palm oil credentials?

15 October 2019

svalbard ship

Carbon & Climate

The melting Arctic is fertile ground for businesses. But continued oil exploration poses an ethical dilemma

9 October 2019

Standard Chartered Bank advertisement. 'We're hear for good'

Policy & Finance

Standard Chartered Bank launches Asia’s first retail product to fund the Sustainable Development Goals

converted forest for wood fibre, Sumatra

Food & Agriculture

Asia Pulp & Paper involved in numerous land disputes, shirking demands for more transparency—report

arctic trailer screenshot

Carbon & Climate

‘What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic’—why the north pole matters to Asia

2 October 2019

green float island

Cities

Future or fantasy: Are floating cities the next stage of Singapore's urban development?

30 September 2019

Blue and grey city of the future

Green Buildings

Tall, flexible, and digitally connected: A peek at the buildings of the future

solar panels pattern

Energy

Is blockchain an overhyped tool for Asia's energy transition?

25 September 2019

port shipping

Carbon & Climate

Will Asia's banks join the movement to decarbonise shipping?

green office wellness shanghai

Green Buildings

Beyond going green, the built environment seeks to improve health

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