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12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report
27 April 2025
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
10 February 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
New United Nations, UK project to support shift to electric mobility in Thailand
4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
14 January 2025
14 December 2024
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Orange Forum 2024: A global celebration of inclusive and sustainable finance
21 November 2024
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
20 November 2024
Singapore International Foundation (SIF)
Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia
22 September 2024
14 September 2024
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Global labour income share declines putting upward pressure on inequality
International Labour Organization (ILO)
New toolkit to help strengthen responsible business conduct in Thailand’s automotive supply chain
24 August 2024
17 August 2024
International Labour Organization
More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030
6 August 2024
International Labour Organization
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
24 June 2024
International Labour Organization
Social, solidarity economy critical to achieving the sustainable development goals in Asia Pacific
Energy Development Corporation (EDC)
Macquarie confers ESG Award for social impact to EDC
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News / Corporate Responsibility
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Podcasts / Energy
Geothermal is no longer an underdog technology, but a strategic advantage for the Philippines
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News / Policy & Finance
Philippines urges Southeast Asian neighbours to accelerate renewable energy, stabilise food security at Asean summit
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News / Lifestyle
Extreme heat reshapes travel in Asia, nearly half of travellers changing plans: survey
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News / Carbon & Climate
ICVCM approves another carbon credit standard, mangrove restoration rules as high integrity
Conditional approvals were granted to Verra’s revised methodologies for the connection of renewable energy to grids and abatement …
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