Research / Asia Pacific
Policy & Finance
Driving ESG Investing in Asia: The Imperative for Growth
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and Oliver Wyman, with the support of Marsh & McLennan Companies' Asia Pacific Risk Center, have collaborated on the report Driving ESG Investing in Asia …
How to tackle Asia's plastic problem? Ban, tax, recycle or redesign? What can Asia do to fight one of the toughest environmental challenges of our time?
Food & Agriculture
Mars: Sustainable in a Generation Asia Pacific Dialogue
On November 22nd, Mars Wrigley unveiled its Sustainable in a Generation plan for Asia Pacific that will accelerate its efforts in traceable palm oil sourcing, training for cocoa farmers, and …
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 …
On November 1st 2017, The Economist held its first Sustainability Summit Asia at the Sunway ResortHotel & Spa in Kuala Lumpur.Discussing sustainability in the Asian context is becoming increasingly urgent …
Food & Agriculture
Milk Perceptions - A Study of Milk Consumption Patterns in Singapore
Milk Perceptions - A Study of Milk Consumption Patterns in Singapore is a first-of-its-kind study on the key drivers and barriers of milk consumption amongst adult Singaporeans. The research aims …
This report focuses on environmental disclosure by companies based or listed in Hong Kong and South East Asia. Every year, CDP requests the world's largest companies, by market capitalisation and …
The Report provides a detailed assessment of the status of innovation policy and support mechanisms for innovation in the Pacific region. In the second part , the Report presents a …
Policy & Finance
Linking poverty reduction with green growth through SCP
As many countries in the region initiate national plans and development strategies for green growth, one of the most discussed issues continues to be how green growth addresses the objective …
Policy & Finance
Advancing the circular economy in Asia
While the circular economy is gaining momentum in the agenda for growth in the developed world, it is also starting to make its way into developing countries in Asia.
In its promotion of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme addresses particularly the needs, role and potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are a driving …
In July, the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility organised a conference on waste management and the circular economy in Asia, where participants from SWITCH-Asia projects, experts and policy-makers discussed waste management approaches …
