Top hotel chain Marriott has teamed up with Phuket-based startup Generation Water to produce its own "climate-positive" water in reusable glass bottles.
Melissa Chong –
With Indonesia, Thailand and India moving towards putting in national guidelines on responsible business conduct, there is increasing pressure for companies in Asia to be transparent about human rights, writes Melissa Chong.
Zafirah Zein –
Decades after the end of colonialism, Western domination in the areas of sustainable development and environmental protection threaten to undermine our efforts towards a more equal, sustainable future.
Tomoo Ueda –
Big-scale sanitation projects don't necessarily benefit the poor, writes ADB's Tomoo Ueda. How can development banks ensure benefits trickle down to this segment of society?
Global warming is creating conditions perfect for the growth of mycotoxins in foods. What does this mean for Southeast Asia, one of the world's major food production regions?
Will traditional models of social security be enough in a region where the future of labour is being disrupted by digitalisation, socio-demographic changes, and globalisation?
Ping Manongdo –
Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
Todd Reubold, Ensia.com –
Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
Medilyn Manibo –
A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.
Medilyn Manibo –
Weber Shandwick’s new study examined eight cities in Asia Pacific and how the 'soft power' attributes of cities exert influence and attract people, with Singapore topping the list for its innovative approach to sustainability and the environment.
With the tagline "Taking the Pulse of the Planet", State of the World's Birds is a major global assessment that uses bird species to measure the health of our ecosystems ...
Southeast Asia is facing a growing cooling crisis, but its people remain unaware of the threat that inefficient cooling technologies can pose to national development and the environment, finds a ...
Calling for a 'new industrial revolution' to promote equitable human well-being with lower resource use, the report cautions that the Asia-Pacific region cannot depend on declining natural resource costs for ...
The number of green building in Thailand has been growing rapidly since 2007, almost doubling annually between 2007-2012, of which the 80% is accounted by new commercial constructions. CSR or ...
