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Economic disruption, protectionism and energy shortages will put climate policies to the test

...and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Greater intervention is needed to ensure that difficulties arising during the energy transition do not derail climate policies. "Greening the world i...

10 Nov 2021

Economic disruption, protectionism and energy shortages will put climate policies to the test

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Innovative financing structures and partnerships are key to enabling Asia's equitable transition

...iness in partnership with UN Environment that brings together high-level decision makers in finance, business, government and civic society to discuss and commit to actionable initiatives that mobilis...

3 Oct 2023

Innovative financing structures and partnerships are key to enabling Asia's equitable transition

News / Policy & Finance

Forget Western models, Asian philanthropists should give boldly and champion local leaders: AVPN CEO

...iving Index (WGI), she noted. Batra cautioned against philanthropic funders always expecting a return from their investments. "Right now there's no philanthropic industry in Asia like there is in th...

22 Jun 2022

Forget Western models, Asian philanthropists should give boldly and champion local leaders: AVPN CEO

News / Cities

Planned Corrections headquarters imperils Philippines' last green corridor

...It’s not simply unused land, there is value in protecting it as it is,” Dumaliang told Eco-Business. Want more Philippines ESG and sustainability news and views? Subscribe to our Eco-Business Philippi...

3 Mar 2023

Planned Corrections headquarters imperils Philippines' last green corridor

News / Cities

In tying a sacred thread, Indian villagers restore their forests

...ing their own version. "Once a tree is ritualised, its protection is our responsibility," said Sitamani Mahato, who is part of the forest protection team in Arani, a village in Jharkhand's Simdega dis...

12 Oct 2022

In tying a sacred thread, Indian villagers restore their forests

News / Energy

Bangladesh puts energy hopes in first nuclear power plant, despite delay

...is up and running, the government is mulling the possibility of building a second nuclear plant, with countries like South Korea and China signalling their interest. Islam, however, advised against ru...

12 Jan 2023

Bangladesh puts energy hopes in first nuclear power plant, despite delay

News / Cities

How tweets, lies from India fuelled Hindu-Muslim unrest in UK

...and in the social-media warfare that targets religious and ethnic minorities. The BJP swept into power in India in 2014 and won by an even bigger margin in 2019, its victories in part credited to its ...

6 Oct 2022

How tweets, lies from India fuelled Hindu-Muslim unrest in UK

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia's fishing industry faces downturn amid push for higher productivity

...ing and exploiting fish instead of increasing production,” said Mohammad Abdi Suhufan, national coordinator for the NGO Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia. Indonesia is the second-biggest marin...

26 Apr 2022

Indonesia's fishing industry faces downturn amid push for higher productivity

News / Policy & Finance

Experts welcome ‘futuristic’ initiative to restore Indus River in Pakistan

...It’s a living menu and investors can pick and choose parts,” said Rehman, calling the Living Indus Initiative Pakistan’s biggest series of climate adaptation projects. In total the initiative’s 25 pro...

25 Nov 2022

Experts welcome ‘futuristic’ initiative to restore Indus River in Pakistan

News / Water

Hospitals in Uttarakhand struggle to provide care due to lack of water

...ied up. Badrish Singh Mehra, founder, CHIRAG Water is essential for the safe provision of medical care. It is needed for hand-washing, sterilising wards and surgical tools, cleaning equipment, and la...

22 Apr 2022

Hospitals in Uttarakhand struggle to provide care due to lack of water

Woman threshing wheat in Bakchur, India.

Opinion / Energy

Absorbing the shock of the energy transition

...inable and resilient. The challenge for politicians, then, is clear: to devise fair policies that protect people from the inevitable shocks. One idea with significant potential is a Citizen’s Fund, wh...

12 Jul 2022

Absorbing the shock of the energy transition

News / Policy & Finance

Principles for Responsible Investment CEO Fiona Reynolds steps down

...ia. During her time at PRI, a United Nations-backed organisation that works to weave environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into financial decision-making, signatories to the principles h...

8 Jun 2021

Principles for Responsible Investment CEO Fiona Reynolds steps down

News / Corporate Responsibility

ERM hires new Singapore country managing partner

...ince the early seventies, and recently acquired Canadian sustainability advisory firm Stratos. It is one of the world's largest pureplay sustainability consultancies. In a LinkedIn post, Liew said tha...

10 Nov 2021

ERM hires new Singapore country managing partner

News / Water

Struggle for water amid worsening floods in Kathmandu

...iver is filthy. It has no life,” he said. The Kathmandu Valley is home to about four million of Nepal’s 30 million inhabitants, who dream of making a decent living in the capital. This possibility of ...

18 Jan 2022

Struggle for water amid worsening floods in Kathmandu

Doug Woodring, founder and managing director, Ocean Recovery Alliance

News / Waste

UN treaty will backfire if it stifles transboundary plastics trade: Ocean Recovery Alliance's Doug Woodring

...in trade of properly certified and verified post-consumer plastic is beneficial for the sector. The Covid-19 pandemic and the Basel Convention have already killled a lot of the illicit trade in plasti...

8 May 2023

UN treaty will backfire if it stifles transboundary plastics trade: Ocean Recovery Alliance's Doug Woodring

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Asean and Japan at 50 years: Shaping a sustainable society for the future

...ip' in Tokyo. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, delivering a message to the forum, highlighted the importance of discussing issues including "peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and the entire ...

29 Mar 2023

Asean and Japan at 50 years: Shaping a sustainable society for the future

News / Energy

Nexus for Development appoints Laura Alsenas as new executive director

...into biogas in Vietnam. In a statement, Alsenas said that Nexus for Development was refining its business model, investing in staff and inviting additional partners and investors to support its vision...

8 Dec 2021

Nexus for Development appoints Laura Alsenas as new executive director

Lunch break at a sustainability event at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

News / Transport

The climate cost of post-Covid revenge event-going

...and Prix drew criticism for greenwashing in September for crowing about its efforts to reduce the operational environmental impact of the event by digitising tickets and using LED lights while ignorin...

27 Mar 2023

The climate cost of post-Covid revenge event-going

News / Water

Is India's urban wastewater safe to drink after treatment?

...ironmentally benign activity, there is no direct mention of it in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification. But a biodiversity impact assessment is mandatory as per the Biological Diversity Act ...

14 Sep 2023

Is India's urban wastewater safe to drink after treatment?

Press Releases / The Prophets

‘Rapic cycle’ - Oxwash secures £500K in 15 hours

...ieving higher than medical-grade disinfection; biodegradable detergents along with electric cargo bikes for a sustainable washing and hyper-local zero-emission logistics footprint. Re-engineering the...

19 Nov 2021

‘Rapic cycle’ - Oxwash secures £500K in 15 hours

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