Eco-Business

Developing countries call for more support to fight global warming at a climate ambition summit which failed to attract the world's biggest emitters.

Expansion of renewables could create 15 million jobs globally between now and 2030 – are workers ready for them?

Ahead of the coronation of Britain's King Charles, a new report shows the economic toll of climate change on Commonwealth nations.

200-hectare residential development on a river delta in Nhon Trach

EB Studio Major corporations are now embracing the art and science of designing based on nature. Biomimicry expert Dr Jamie Miller shares why adopting such design principles in buildings and urban planning is a positive step forward.

By Catherine Early

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By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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Founder and managing director Jessica Cheam investigates the relationship between business and our natural world, and shares about the genesis of Eco-Business in this book chapter contribution to 'Peace and Nature', a book compilation of 50 essays and edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Lye Lin Heng and Shawn Lum launched in Singapore recently. By Jessica Cheam

A farmer plants rice in a drought farm in China

If corporations – including even fossil-fuel companies – are now “climate leaders,” fully and loudly committed to the net-zero cause, why are emissions still rising? The answer lies in the voluntary nature of net-zero pledges. By Catherine McKenna

The impacts of climate change have seeped into the maple syrup industry, as the tapping season is dependent on weather conditions. What will happen to this increasingly popular substitute for sugar? By Arabesque

Evidence shows that lands and waters that are owned and managed by indigenous peoples and local communities are healthier than those that aren’t. Governments and multilateral bodies must engage them in discussions about protecting biodiversity. By Terry Teegee

By Yamide Dagnet and Joel Jaeger

By Aaron Bernstein

By Amita Chaudhury and Junice Yeo

By Kristi Foster

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Urban rewilding is about conservation, but it’s also about reconnecting people with the natural world.

The global power and automations firm won an order of US$80 million to supply a 100-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant in Ontario, which will increase the clean energy capacity of Canada and reduce 162,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually

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Healthcare and sustainability: Why aren't we talking about it?

If the global healthcare sector was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter in the world — not great for a sector that promises 'to do no harm'. But a growing movement is emerging to decarbonise healthcare.

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

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