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Eco-Business wins at WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards 2019The Eco-Business platform won in the Best News Website or Mobile Service category for its journalism efforts and newly-revamped website at the prestigious awards which recognise Asian publishers who have delivered unique and original digital media projects in the last 12 months. -
An idea to electrify 1 million boats in Southeast Asia—inspired by IkeaA Singapore-based renewables startup is on a mission to replace polluting diesel-powered boats with solar-charged electric vessels in Southeast Asia, inspired by a Swedish furniture retailer's disruptive approach to part distribution and assembly.
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Women in Asia changing the futureLast year, the inaugural Women of the Future Awards recognised nine women driving positive impactful change in Asia. In its second edition, more winners have been honoured, highlighting the region’s abundance of inspirational female talent. -
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Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youthMore than 60 per cent of the world’s young people live in Asia-Pacific, where calls to protect the environment now ring the loudest.
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Covid-19 has made HR the most important job in sustainability– Four in five of the world’s workforce is on lockdown due to Covid-19, with no end in sight. The post-pandemic world order needs one familiar function to tie social sustainability together – human resources. -
Boosting renewable energy bankability in Southeast Asia– A combination of growing energy demand, strong wind and solar resources, and political support for development has made investing in renewable energy an attractive prospect in the region. Aaron Daniels explains how companies can ensure their projects are bankable. -
Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster—blame society– Hurricane Harvey isn't a "natural disaster" because disasters are not natural, says University College London researcher Ilan Kelman. Rather, they are the result of social and political forces which shape people's vulnerability to events.
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Borneo study draws lessons from children’s perceptions of forests–
247 children between the ages of 10 and 15 living in the Indonesian provinces of East and West Kalimantan were asked to draw the present and future of their …
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