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EY launches new Climate Resilience Centre of Excellence on 2 Oct 2026

Rising insurance premiums, energy costs and supply chain disruptions are strengthening the case for investment in climate resilience, executives and officials said at the launch of EY’s new Singapore centre.

AI, robotics, biotechnology and digital infrastructure could help the country boost agricultural productivity and resilience, but fragmented data, high adoption costs and uneven digital access remain barriers to scaling.

The Korean Zero Waste Movement Network has spent four decades mobilising citizens, government and businesses to prevent, separate and recycle food waste across South Korea, work that has earned it a place among the 2026 Earthshot Prize finalists.

The opening plenary of Unlocking capital for sustainability Thailand, held in Bangkok on 23 Septembe

Growing industrial demand raises questions about water supply, while financing depends on reliable revenues and stronger governance.

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EB Studio Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities. By Aryo Gustomo

While there is no single prescription for energy security, strengthening 'response capacity,' such as by establishing stockpiles, substituting sources, and diversifying suppliers, is essential. The point is not to eliminate vulnerabilities altogether, but to ensure that there are options when disruption arrives. By Diego Hernandez Diaz, Luciano Di Fiori and Tiago Devesa

After a summer of apocalyptic headlines, a new survey finds that people across the political spectrum are deeply concerned about preparing for the effects of global warming. The adaptation imperative may end up being the kind of crisis that forces us to stop neglecting the green agenda and act at the necessary scale. By Simon Zadek and Natalie Samarasinghe

The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur. By Melinda Martinus

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Speakers at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Thailand 2026 discuss how private capital and blended finance can help build climate resilience across Asia Pacific.

Plenary 2 – Pricing the unpriced: Nature risk in Asia's capital markets

As nature loss emerges as a financial risk, Southeast Asia’s capital markets face pressure to price biodiversity into investment decisions.

As water stress intensifies across Thailand, speakers at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Thailand 2026 examine how policy, finance and business can strengthen water security.

EB Studio Singapore's rapidly expanding digital economy is driving a surge in data centre energy consumption, creating new challenges for the country's low-carbon ambitions. This Eco-Business video explores how green software and efficient digital infrastructure can support sustainable digital growth.

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Luanne Sieh has been group chief sustainability officer at CIMB Bank for the last eight and a half years

The Malaysia-headquartered bank's sustainability chief tells the EB Podcast about the discipline's mandate to prove value, wrestling with NGOs, and greenwashing in finance.

EB Studio Critical to the country’s energy security in the 1970s, geothermal is now re-emerging as the Philippines’ biggest clean energy advantage at a time when countries are seeking reliable, round-the-clock renewable power, says Francis Giles B. Puno, president and chief operating officer of First Gen Corporation.

Former Yale-NUS environmental social sciences professor Michael Maniates tells the Eco-Business Podcast that individual actions like going vegetarian, reducing plastic use or avoiding air travel are not only insufficient to address the climate crisis – they are counterproductive.

Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.

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