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15 March 2021

Workers at a garment factory in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2018.

Manufacturing

Myanmar: Fashion houses face ethical bind as military junta cracks down on civil protests

11 March 2021

Logs being transported down a river from Ogan Komering Ilir paper mill South Sumatra, Indonesia. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

Food & Agriculture

Certification has failed to stop rampant deforestation—so, how to improve it?

Andrew steer

Corporate Responsibility

Who is the man Jeff Bezos chose to spend $10 billion as head of his Earth Fund?

10 March 2021

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty: UN Special Rapporteur

Cities

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty: UN special rapporteur

9 March 2021

Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19, say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day

Food & Agriculture

Empowering women is crucial to ensure food security in the aftermath of Covid-19, says UN

China-funded water project meets stiff opposition in the Philippines

Cities

China-funded water project meets stiff opposition in the Philippines

8 March 2021

Sustainability reports

Corporate Responsibility

Covid has hurt the sustainability reporting performance of Asia Pacific's biggest companies

protest in India for Disha Ravi

Policy & Finance

The women fighting for a greener and equitable world in Asia

India’s new farming laws driven by WTO demands

Food & Agriculture

India’s new farming laws driven by WTO demands

5 March 2021

migran workers myanmar

Policy & Finance

'How will they survive?': Myanmar coup cuts lifeline for migrants' families

4 March 2021

palm oil land grab indonesia

Food & Agriculture

Indonesia in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil

1 March 2021

Five ways to tell if a solution to the climate and nature crisis is genuine

Carbon & Climate

Five ways to tell if a solution to the climate and nature crisis is genuine

climate justice activist vs Shell

Policy & Finance

Climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185% since 2018

25 February 2021

Workers on an RSPO-certified plantation in Jambi, Indonesia.

Policy & Finance

Certification fails to transform the palm oil industry–what next?

24 February 2021

Grabfood worker Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Workers' rights under threat as online work surges five-fold—UN

22 February 2021

Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?

Cities

Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?

19 February 2021

Mining in Indonesia2

Policy & Finance

Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse: Report

Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, TerraViva United Nations CLIMATE CHANGE India Glacier Disaster: In a Warming World is there no Less Lethal Way to Power Development?

Water

India glacier disaster: In a warming world, is there no less lethal a way to power development?

18 February 2021

Leveraging AI to Fight Climate Change

Corporate Responsibility

Leveraging AI to fight climate change

vaccine passport

Policy & Finance

Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know

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