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Corporate Responsibility

What needs to change in sustainability reporting by large Malaysian companies

Most large companies in the country have inadequate sustainability reporting and major improvements are needed in how they manage sustainability at board level.
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Carbon & Climate

Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action

EB Studio Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.
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Manufacturing

The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

Southeast Asian countries face two dilemmas in the Sino-US AI chip war: aligning their technology stacks with either of the great powers and preventing the illegal diversion of restricted chips.
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Policy & Finance

Asian companies take note: Trump is still focused on human rights abuses in your US supply chain

With Donald Trump in the White House, some Asian companies may believe they do not have to worry about forced labour in their operations or supply chains impacting their access to the US market. That is flat out wrong.

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27 May 2025

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Policy & Finance

Navigating the global convergence of sustainability disclosure standards – what boards need to know

29 January 2025

Citizens in Tuvalu wait for cargo to be unloaded

Carbon & Climate

Climate displacement is also a health crisis

13 February 2023

ExxonMobil Baton Rouge oil refinery

Carbon & Climate

Fossil-linked energy firms have high emissions and the room for denial is shrinking: IEEFA

4 February 2022

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Corporate Responsibility

Space junk: what is being done?

2 February 2022

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Carbon & Climate

Deep ocean carbon drawdown not an easy climate fix

16 November 2021

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Policy & Finance

Finance must combat climate change - or else

7 September 2021

Eco chic vs copycats

Lifestyle

Eco chic vs. copycats

17 March 2021

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Food & Agriculture

Palm oil: Import bans pressure sustainability standards

20 February 2020

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Energy

Fossil-fuel exporters must rethink monetary policy

25 June 2019

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Corporate Responsibility

Three easy ways Philippine firms can get serious about sustainability

27 February 2019

The rolling hills of Malham, Yorkshire Dales National Park. Withdrawing from the European Union could potentially threaten the UK's natural areas.

Policy & Finance

How will Brexit affect the environment?

4 February 2019

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Policy & Finance

Promoting green business: 3 priorities for action

26 January 2019

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Transport

How growing cities can support at-home electric vehicle charging

31 October 2018

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Policy & Finance

‘Ghost gear’ poses grave threat to marine wildlife and food security

11 September 2018

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Corporate Responsibility

What makes for happier business in the Asian Century?

7 September 2018

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Policy & Finance

Low-carbon growth Is a $26 trillion opportunity. Here are 4 ways to seize It.

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