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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

6 September 2017

sumba island river buffalo

Water

Asians are in the dark about the region's water pollution crisis

A rendering of the Floating Ponds vertical fish farm conceptualised by Surbana Jurong and Apollo Aquaculture Group

Food & Agriculture

Could vertical fish farms be Singapore's answer to food security?

5 September 2017

Shibuya crosswalk

Lifestyle

Are Asian shoppers from developing countries more conscious consumers?

2 September 2017

DBS's co-chair of sustainability council Mikkel Bilyk Larsen addresses the audience at Global Compact Network Singapore event

Policy & Finance

Divesting from fossil fuels will take time: DBS sustainability chief

26 August 2017

Harvesting rice in Vietnam

Carbon & Climate

Climate change threatens agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies, UN agency warns

18 August 2017

Chinese food at a Singapore coffee shop or hawker centre

Waste

Singapore's foodie culture can help it beat food waste: Tristram Stuart

Haze in Orchard Road Singapore

Carbon & Climate

A burning smell? This device can detect air pollution in real time

17 August 2017

community members patrol forests in Vietnam

Policy & Finance

Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions

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