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From plant-based to cell-based: sustainable seafood alternatives of the futureFood-tech companies are racing to bring to market seafood alternatives as concerns mount over the sustainability of the fishing industry. -
350.org APAC comms manager Nicole Han joins FacebookHan will work on a Facebook project that involves working with publishers to combat fake news and promote news literacy.
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Coles bolsters ethical sourcing team with Mabel Wong hireWong switches from supply chain auditing firm Elevate to the Australian retailer, which aims to become the country's most sustainable supermarket. -
Rising seas could cost Asia's biggest cities US$724 billion by 2030Bangkok will be the hardest hit, with 10 million people and 96 per cent of the city's GDP at risk from flooding. Parts of Jakarta could be submerged completely, while 7 per cent of Tokyo's economy is at risk from flooding this decade.
Opinion
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Banks prepare for climate risk management– New guidelines from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority suggest that climate risk assessment will be a wide-ranging exercise. -
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
The next risk challenge: Environmental Risk– Asian regulators are broadening the scope of focus beyond climate risk. How prepared are Singapore's financial institutions in response to the latest MAS consultation on environment risk management guidelines?
Videos
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
– In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group. -
Creating a better world: The Eco-Business story– An independent media organisation in a tough industry, Eco-Business has striven to be Asia Pacific’s go-to source for all things sustainable business. To mark our seventh birthday, we've put together a video about our work and how we define purposeful journalism.
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Hong Kong to ban ivory trade by 2021– Hong Kong government’s three-step plan to ban ivory trade by 2021 received the go-ahead from the Chief Executive in Council, and the legislature amendments will be tabled before the Legislative Council in the first half of 2017.
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Hong Kong’s ivory smuggling haven exposed– Non-profit groups WildAid and African Wildlife Foundation have released a video containing undercover footage, exposing ivory laundering in Hong Kong and the loopholes in its regulations on smuggled tusks.
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