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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
New FAO publication describes global fish fraud and the tools to combat it
Fish fraud, in a variety of guises, is widespread in markets around the world, and there are a growing number of tools to combat it, according to a new report …
Across Asia, sustainability reporting rules are hardening. Regulators are phasing in climate disclosures, investors are demanding more forward-looking …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
AI risks spark new era of divergence as development gaps widen: UNDP report
Artificial intelligence (AI) unmanaged could increase inequality between countries by widening divides in economic performance, people’s capabilities, and …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Better data driving action on methane emissions, but more work needed
Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per …
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20 October 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Asia’s environmental enforcement leaders honored for cross-border impact
25 August 2025
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Singapore IT energy efficiency standard for data centres launched
12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions
29 April 2025
19 April 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization
Boost for the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Investing in making complex ideas accessible: Bridging the gap in sustainable finance data
10 February 2025
4 February 2025
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Review of conservation progress for pangolins, more at CITES 78th meeting
7 January 2025
World Trade Organization (WTO)
New database on critical minerals trade launched to support clean energy transition
11 December 2024
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Shipping poised to play a vital role in APAC cross-border CCUS initiatives
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
24 August 2024
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
G20 recommendations: advancing a nature-positive economy and just transition
1 April 2024
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Advancing shared prosperity through biodiversity-friendly trade
4 December 2023
28 October 2023
Capital Markets Malaysia
Malaysia releases Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs in supply chains
10 October 2023
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UN launches ten principles for action to bridge the sustainable finance gap in Asia and the Pacific
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