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6 June 2023

Luhut Ecosperity 2

Energy

Indonesia minister floats net-zero emissions by 2055

5 June 2023

Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore

Policy & Finance

Standard Chartered Bank hires Jannelle Ang from UBS sustainable finance team

Coal carrier_Yangtze_China

Water

Across Asia, China has ‘most to lose’ if mother rivers run dry and don’t recover from climate change

Sustainability Business Podcast

Lifestyle

7 ESG podcasts to listen to this World Environment Day

Haze Indonesia 2019

Policy & Finance

Asean still lacks legal redress against transboundary haze, in focus ahead of leaders' meeting

3 June 2023

Tan Shi Zhou

Corporate Responsibility

Universities need to be open to communication and change: Singapore youth environmental advocate Tan Shi Zhou

31 May 2023

Coal power plants in Asia

Policy & Finance

Saying ‘no new coal’ is not enough: Singapore’s central bank puts managed coal phase-out high on agenda

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Waste

Global South pushes for waste pickers’ rights in UN plastic treaty

Hanoi air con

Energy

As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow

Singapore is home to the Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development, a hub for developing sustainability solutions in areas such as digital finance, urbanisation, climate resilience and digital public goods.

Cities

UNDP appoints new head for sustainable innovation hub in Singapore

30 May 2023

Destroying Unused Clothes Fast Fashion

Waste

Explainer: Why fast fashion brands destroy unsold clothes

The ubiquitous SDG pin.

Corporate Responsibility

SDG adoption is high, but more real action needed to achieve goals: UNDP’s Fabienne Michaux

26 May 2023

Akshat Garg

Policy & Finance

Akshat Garg joins WWF-Singapore Asia sustainable finance team

25 May 2023

Port_Coal_China

Carbon & Climate

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

24 May 2023

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Carbon & Climate

Verra founding CEO to resign, president appointed interim chief

A Shell petrol station undergoing renovation in Singapore.

Carbon & Climate

Fossil fuel firms should pay trillions in reparations for impending climate chaos: study

wind solar project vietnam

Energy

Wind over solar, gas over coal: Tracking key changes in Vietnam’s 10-year power plan

23 May 2023

Partially deforested land in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.

Food & Agriculture

Deforestation found in RGE supply chain as paper and palm oil giant linked to mega mill in Indonesia: NGO report

22 May 2023

Hans van Mameren walks off into the sunset

Energy

Renewable energy entrepreneur Hans van Mameren leaves Singapore after 12 years

19 May 2023

Bangladesh floods 2019

Carbon & Climate

Managing Asia's climate risks

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