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Ecosperity 2017: Tomorrow Starts Today

How can we achieve an Active, Beautiful and Clean World (ABC), and sustainable growth? CEOs, innovators, policymakers and thought leaders shared their ideas at Ecosperity 2017.

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Spectators on the floating platform at Marina Bay are cooled by 'recycled' cold air from a district cooling system. Image: SP Group

Keeping public spaces cool, harnessing the power of the sun, and designing the cities of the future. Eco-Business examines how three companies are innovating in the sustainability space in the tiny, resource-scarce tropical city-state of Singapore.

8 Aug 2017

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EB Studio Philanthropy and profit are not only compatible, they are critical for the survival of the agribusiness sector, says Olam chief executive Sunny Verghese in this interview with Eco-Business.

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EB Studio Storage is powering the renewable energy revolution, although obstacles stand in its way. One batteries firm, Fluidic Energy, tells Eco-Business about its plans to chase down a potential US$50 billion market.

Helen Hai

EB Studio UNIDO ambassador Helen Hai’s personal journey from one continent to the other has led her to believe firmly in the power of economic transformation to fight poverty. She tells Eco-Business why she has now dedicated her time to helping Africa develop, using lessons from China.

5 July 2017

Manish Sabharwal

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4 July 2017

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27 June 2017

Dave Chen, chairman and founder of Equilibrium Capital, talks at Ecosperity. "Sustainability is oftentimes about the little things," says Chen. Image: Temasek

23 June 2017

mobike in Singapore

21 June 2017

sumatran tigers forest fires

20 June 2017

Oil rigs in the field beside the interstate

19 June 2017

eFishery set up at a fish pond in Indonesia

13 June 2017

AXA’s group chief innovation officer Hassan El-Shabrawishi debates sustainable finance with Henrik du Toit, chief executive, Investec Asset Management

11 June 2017

Sunny Verghese from Olam on a panel discussion at Ecosperity 2017

9 June 2017

Temasek’s chairman, Lim Boon Heng: “Companies are starting to place sustainability at the core of their business operations.” Image: Temasek

7 June 2017

DPM Teo Chee Hean at Ecosperity 2017

5 June 2017

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