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Opinion / #supply chain

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Carbon & Climate

How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks

From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes.
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Food & Agriculture

India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb

India’s colossal food waste problem is both a symptom and a significant accelerator of the climate crisis.
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Policy & Finance

Trade wars destroy the planet

Given that China is the world’s largest emitter and has a high carbon intensity, some assume that its trade war with the United States, which has shifted production to third countries, would have environmental benefits. In fact, the conflict has increased carbon dioxide emissions in developing and advanced economies alike.
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Corporate Responsibility

Can ethical supply chains survive the tariff storm?

The fashion industry business will not come from diplomacy or presidential handshakes, but from trust-based relationships built on fair purchasing practices, sustainability concerns, and other ethical commitments.

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1 October 2025

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Manufacturing

Getting to greener steel

29 September 2025

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Food & Agriculture

Reimagining agriculture for young people

23 September 2025

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Waste

What will it take to break the global plastic treaty deadlock?

16 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

Can Europe and China forge a climate connection?

15 August 2025

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Food & Agriculture

A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint

25 July 2025

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Policy & Finance

Nature risk is financial risk

20 June 2025

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Waste

From scrap to strategy: Building a circular economy for India’s electronics boom

18 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

Tariff shockwaves: Indonesia’s export strategy under fire

17 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

Political changes don’t weaken the case for green business

27 May 2025

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Policy & Finance

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

Copper, nickel and silicon are the most critical to India’s mineral security due to exponentially rising demand trends and significant supply chain vulnerabilities

Cities

How India is reducing dependence on China for rare earth minerals

24 April 2025

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Food & Agriculture

US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain

20 April 2025

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Manufacturing

Southeast Asia's potential role in rare earth elements diversification

7 March 2025

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Energy

Impact of Trump 2.0 on Southeast Asia's energy politics

6 March 2025

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Transport

Will Proton's electric vehicle spur new local supply chains – and displace the old?

13 February 2025

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Energy

How Trump’s pursuit of cheap oil will impact India’s energy security

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