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5 October 2017

textile weaving

Corporate Responsibility

Social businesses bring Thai hill products to IKEA, Bangkok supermarkets

3 October 2017

An H&M storefront in Oxford Circus, London

Manufacturing

A way to repeatedly recycle polyester has just been discovered

29 September 2017

massif marojejy

Carbon & Climate

Tropical forests are ‘no longer carbon sinks’ because of human activity

25 September 2017

CapitaLand and GRESB

Green Buildings

Global real estate sector breaks sustainability record

Participants at an event in the US promoting SDG 14, life below water

Policy & Finance

The SDGs turn 2: The journey so far

21 September 2017

A waterway runs through a palm oil estate owned by Golden Agri Resources. Water is critical to restoring peat forests burned in the fires of 2015

Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant makes debut in global sustainability index

The lush courtyard of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, a 590-bed facility in Yishun, Singapore, designed by Jerry Ong and colleagues: Image CPG Consultants

Green Buildings

How to build a hospital for the people

Kallang river basin at Bishan Park

Green Buildings

How can buildings be adapted to the era of dangerous climate change?

20 September 2017

The winner of the International Tropical Architecture Design Competition, Vertical Farm Acupunture, by Ridwan Arifin and his team. The 11-storey building in Bandung has facilities for hydroponic farming and water harvesting. Image: ITAD

Green Buildings

Green homes for Indonesia's migrant farmers

CapitaLand Commercial Trust speaking on a panel at the BCA Breakfast Talk for CEOs. Image: BCA

Green Buildings

The missing brick in green buildings: The occupant

19 September 2017

vietnam factory workers

Corporate Responsibility

Why failure to achieve the SDGs is bad news for business

18 September 2017

mangroves in sabah

Carbon & Climate

Communities struggle to save Sabah’s shrinking mangroves

Ogilvy & Mather celebrate winning agency of the year at Cannes Lion, the Oscars of adland. Gender equality is a contentious issue for the male-dominated industry, and is also one of the SDGs. Image: Cannes Lions

Policy & Finance

Advertising that promotes SDGs to be awarded at Oscars of adland

zimbabwe forests

Carbon & Climate

Eco-Business is now carbon neutral

15 September 2017

birds of paradise

Corporate Responsibility

Samsung won’t partner with Korindo following outrage over forest destruction in Indonesia

North Face Everest

Carbon & Climate

Limiting global warming to 1.5C could save two-thirds of Asia’s glacier ice

14 September 2017

Dr Tiun Ling Ta, Seberang Perai Municipal Council Councillor (far left) moderates a panel discussion with Phee Boon Poh, chairman of Penang’s State Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee, Dato Maimunah bt. Mohd Sharif, Penang Island city council mayor and Dato Sr Haji Rozali bin Haji Mohamud, Seberang Perai Municipal Council president

Energy

Are vested interests slowing Malaysia’s shift to renewables?

12 September 2017

singapore skyline

Green Buildings

People are less likely to fall sick in green buildings, study finds

8 September 2017

wind farm in remote city in China

Policy & Finance

Here's a tool to help companies stay ahead in changing carbon markets

7 September 2017

coal power in indonesia

Carbon & Climate

The financial case against coal power in Indonesia

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