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27 November 2023

Vivek Kumar moves into the top job after two years as WWF's head of marketing and fundraising. Image: WWF

Cities

WWF appoints former Shell executive Vivek Kumar as Singapore CEO

22 November 2023

Laura Kantor, founder, Climate Club

Carbon & Climate

Ex-Foodpanda Singapore sustainability head Laura Kantor launches communications agency Climate Club

21 November 2023

Veronica Scotti of Swiss Re

Energy

Insurers can reduce risk for more early coal phase-outs: Swiss Re

A farmer tends to his parched field in Thailand

Policy & Finance

Underinvestment in climate adaptation in Asia could exacerbate inequality, social unrest: UNDP

17 November 2023

Kuamut

Carbon & Climate

Appetite for carbon-related insurance is growing, say experts

Tomatos_Farmer_Vietnam

Food & Agriculture

Farmers ambivalent over Vietnam’s low-carbon rice programme

Artist impression of Jurong Lake District

Green Buildings

Singapore's new AI utility to tap national green building data for combatting greenwash concerns on financing

14 November 2023

An independent smallholder farmer in Indonesia

Food & Agriculture

‘Smallholders are victims of the haze, not the cause’: Indonesian oil palm farmers union advisor Aida Greenbury

9 November 2023

A gas hob in a home in Singapore

Green Buildings

Singapore nudges phaseout of gas cookers in new buildings

Surilis_Malaysia_Forest

Policy & Finance

Q&A: What the ‘underwhelming’ Three Basins Summit means for tropical forests

Singapore Marina Bay Finance Centre Towers

Policy & Finance

Poor sustainability credentials are rarely seen as a barrier to investment for Asia funds: Study

8 November 2023

Human_Rights_Haiyan_Philippines

Carbon & Climate

Filipino typhoon survivors join 'david and goliath' climate fight

7 November 2023

Lee Poh Seng Cities 2023

Cities

'Frugal innovation' and 'boring solutions' can best accelerate climate action, say experts

ExxonMobil_Pertamina_Indonesia_CCS

Energy

‘Not economically feasible’: Exxon Asia exec says carbon capture ventures in Southeast Asia not meant for oil recovery

coal power plant bursa sustain

Policy & Finance

Asean Taxonomy Version 2: An overview of the coal phase-out framework

A village along the Tamiang river was flooded in 2007, affecting 200,000 people

Food & Agriculture

Could a landscape approach help palm oil farmers adapt to EU rules and protect forests?

6 November 2023

Thailand new LNG facility

Energy

Southeast Asia’s LNG investments predicted to peak by 2040: Study

Human_Rights_Haiyan_Tacloban

Cities

Sex trafficking plagues Filipino city where typhoon wrought havoc

3 November 2023

Aida Greenbury has quit HCSA board

Food & Agriculture

Aida Greenbury steps down from HCSA Foundation board

A man carries his dog to be immunised against rabies in Indonesia

Food & Agriculture

Rabies is spreading in Southeast Asia, fuelled by inequality and neglect

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