The Eco-Business A-List
This content series is dedicated to examining what makes an outstanding sustainability professional, and the challenges they face doing their jobs.
News / Waste
'Sustainability startups need to balance purpose and profitability': agripreneur Willie Ng
Founder and executive director of Global Cerah, Willie Ng tells Eco-Business how his start-up is helping to mitigate the food cost crisis in Malaysia by turning agricultural waste into alternative protein for animal feed, and how his passion for finding solutions keeps him going.
News / Carbon & Climate
Not right to tell youths 'they are the ones to solve all the world’s problems': climate activist Melati Wijsen
The star of Cannes-premiered documentary Bigger Than Us got single-use plastic banned in Bali through the Bye Bye Plastic Bags movement she co-founded at the age of 12. But we “do not need every single young person to create their own project” to drive change, she says.
News / Lifestyle
Sustainability and accessibility are the future of hospitality: Sudima Hotel’s Kanika Jhunjhnuwala
The executive director for sustainability and environment of the only CarboNZero certified hotel chain in New Zealand is determined to make the hospitality industry less wasteful and more inclusive.
News / Energy
Youth group chief Zagy Berian on being clear-eyed about Indonesia's clean energy challenge
The 25-year-old behind Society of Renewable Energy, a student network with over 3,000 members, has access to government leaders, businesses and the coal industry. He believes youths need to be engaged in Indonesia's climate efforts.
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