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19 June 2024

Packaging for Taiwanese bottled water brand pH Balancer bears the plastic resin identification code for PET. Though the circular recycling symbol implies recyclability, it actually refers to the type of plastic used. Only 81 per cent of PET is recycled globally.

Waste

'The recycling deception': Plastics industry accused of greenwashing circularity, stalling progress on pollution treaty

14 June 2024

Fifty-two year-old Thái Nguyên resident Phạm Dũng holding a puppy

Food & Agriculture

Puppy-fattening farmers switch trades: Is an end in sight for Vietnam's dog meat market?

10 June 2024

According to their latest sustainability reports, the carbon footprint of Grab increased by 21 per cent in 2023 while the emissions of GoTo, which owns Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek, dropped by 11 per cent.

Transport

Grab emissions jump in 2023 as GoTo carbon footprint shrinks

7 June 2024

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Policy & Finance

South Korea accused of modern slavery with seasonal worker scheme

6 June 2024

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Policy & Finance

Proposed IFRS amendments set to change how companies account for renewable electricity contracts

29 May 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Heat illiteracy in Asia: Are cities prepared for climate-induced heatwaves?

23 May 2024

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Policy & Finance

Diversity, equity and inclusion: Asia urged to look beyond gender

14 May 2024

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Energy

Japan megabanks, government are biggest funders of Southeast Asia’s gas expansion

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Policy & Finance

'Everyone around you loses': How domestic abuse hurts economies

10 May 2024

Flooding in Mentakab Town central Pahang, Malaysia, in December 2021.

Carbon & Climate

Four Asean countries among the world's top emitters at high risk of climate disaster

18 April 2024

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Energy

Asean could save up to US$800 billion on decarbonisation costs through fully interconnected grid, study shows

12 April 2024

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Energy

China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says

11 April 2024

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Water

Mekong’s giant fish threatened by dams and wetland conversions

9 April 2024

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Water

Construction of artificial islands, excessive fishing devastate coral reefs in South China Sea

8 April 2024

A tree felled for biomass power in Indonesia.

Energy

‘False climate solution’: NGOs push South Korea to drop renewables subsidies for biomass

27 March 2024

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Water

Analysis: Himalayan countries must focus on what works for adaptation

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Policy & Finance

Women in Southeast Asia’s conservation space face culture of harassment

20 March 2024

Smog in Jakarta

Carbon & Climate

El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in Southeast Asia got worse in 2023

19 March 2024

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Policy & Finance

Which Southeast Asian nations are best prepared for pandemics?

8 March 2024

Through the carbon offsetting function on its app, Grab neutralised the emissions of more than 43 million trips and saved about 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, the company claims. But these claims are based on carbon credits of questionable credibility, according to non-profit RimbaWatch. Image: Robin Hicks / Eco-Business

Transport

Ride-hailing app Grab's 'carbon neutral' travel fee risks greenwashing: NGO

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