Research / #sustainable development
Carbon & Climate
The business case for natural climate solutions: Insights and opportunities for Southeast Asia
Nature already mitigates a significant portion of man-made GHG emissions; approximately a quarter of these emissions are absorbed by trees, plants, and soil, while another quarter is absorbed into marine …
Policy & Finance
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2020
GDP and other economic measurements do not fully reflect current state of affairs and future development potential. Based on 127 quantitative data indicators, the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index evaluates performance …
Policy & Finance
Asia’s Dystopian Future?—Why banks need to put sustainable finance clearly In their sights
The Fair Finance Asia - SOMO report 'Asia's Dystopian Future? Why Banks Need To Put Sustainable Finance Clearly in Their Sights' exposes the environmental and social problems banks in FFA …
In 2016, WWF Netherlands, Metabolic, WWF Switzerland, and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment reviewed over sixty approaches, methodologies, tools, programs and action plans relating to human impacts on …
Measuring Sustainable Competitiveness: The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI) is based on quantitative indicators grouped in 5 pillars that define the competitiveness of a nation: natural capital, resource intensity, social …
Countries will be confronted with an increasingly complex challenge over the next 15 years. Major risks such as poorly managed urbanisation, climate change, and unequal rather than inclusive growth in …
A new ground-breaking study launched by Eco-Business puts a spotlight on Southeast Asia's transition to the low carbon economy and identifies the top challenges for the region as insufficient regulation …
Policy & Finance
Unlocking capital for sustainability
China’s economy has grown 10 times as fast as that of the United Kingdom during its industrial revolution and affected 100 times as many people. But these headline economic success …
In the past few years, Indonesia has heavily relied on fossil fuel as the main energy source in all economic sectors, ranging from transportation, power plant, to household.
Food & Agriculture
Economic Feasibility of Moringa- Castor Bean - Camelina: Dual cropping in same acreage for Sustainable Feedstock Based Biodiesel Production
In this article we are going to discuss the potentiality of Moringa oleifera: A multidimensional Perennial Biodiesel Tree intercropped with Camelina and Castor as rotational crop. The Advanced Biofuel Center …
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 …
Policy & Finance
Partners for the Environment
Highlights from the Partners for the Environment conference, organised on August 1 in Singapore by the Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources, and Eco-Business.
