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Opinion / Policy & Finance

More money alone won't meet the SDG on health

...tions or the private sector itself. The key here is to structure the project so that countries get the most “bang from their buck” from investments; grants target “soft” sectors such as capacity devel...

21 Jul 2017

More money alone won't meet the SDG on health

Press Releases / Greenpeace Southeast Asia

PH Canneries fall short on sustainability, social responsibility issues

...t par with their international counterparts that put a premium on traceability and equity measures. Status quo is not an option,” said Cinches. “If canneries want to maintain their interna...

22 Nov 2016

PH Canneries fall short on sustainability, social responsibility issues

Press Releases / Paia Consulting Pte Ltd

Charting materiality amongst Singapore’s sustainability reporters

...tainability reports to an internationally recognized standard (such as GRI or the Integrated Reporting Framework (IR)) it is possible to get some insight into that elusive question, just what makes th...

27 Feb 2017

Charting materiality amongst Singapore’s sustainability reporters

News / Policy & Finance

Emerging economies take lead on going green, but investment needed

...ts between dealing with congestion, air pollution and other development needs, and they see the falling costs of the technology, and they see the opportunity for getting ahead of the curve to create n...

13 Jul 2017

Emerging economies take lead on going green, but investment needed

News / Waste

Coffee flour, beer pizza on menu as innovators fight food waste

...t the event: Demetra Produced by Italian biotechnology start-up Green Code, Demetra is a natural post-harvest treatment that extends fruit's shelf life. It consists of a mixture of plant extracts that...

12 May 2017

Coffee flour, beer pizza on menu as innovators fight food waste

News / Carbon & Climate

Scientists launch contest to 'eggsplain' climate change to Trump

...ts website—though the administration later backed down from this order—and vowed to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty. This is in addition to his pre-election claims that climate...

31 Jan 2017

Scientists launch contest to 'eggsplain' climate change to Trump

News / Carbon & Climate

Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat

...ty assessment early this year, the institute helped develop a heat action plan for Odisha state, working with its disaster management authority. One problem that needs more attention, Nanda said, is h...

26 Sep 2017

Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat

Baby of unspecified gender cools off in Bishan Park

News / Water

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

...t Obbard said he remains optimistic, pointing out that there has been a "sea change" in climate change protection, mitigation and adaptation investment. "That gives me a lot of hope and interest in t...

28 Aug 2017

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

Opinion / Water

7 reasons we're facing a global water crisis

...t reflect the true, total cost of service, from its transport via infrastructure to its treatment and disposal. This has led to misallocation of water, and a lack of investments in infrastructure and ...

28 Aug 2017

7 reasons we're facing a global water crisis

News / Waste

"Halve food waste by 2030": EU lawmakers urge member states

...Tuesday to halve food waste by 2030 but lawmakers stopped short of making the target binding - to the disappointment of environmental activists. The European Parliament's environment committee in Brus...

25 Jan 2017

"Halve food waste by 2030": EU lawmakers urge member states

News / Food & Agriculture

South India's scorching drought forces farmers into debt bondage

...t puts them at great risk of exploitation," she said. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, wo...

20 Apr 2017

South India's scorching drought forces farmers into debt bondage

News / Manufacturing

Young people are key to ending fashion labour abuses, says British lawmaker

...them to fight for better conditions. Yet she emphasised the urgency of tackling these issues. "Time is running out in relation to the environment, time is running in terms of the dreadful impact that ...

19 Apr 2017

Young people are key to ending fashion labour abuses, says British lawmaker

News / Carbon & Climate

Egypt produces jet biofuel from jatropha

...ttributes to the use of additives to lower the freezing point. “Globally, the lowest price of biofuel is 90 per cent higher than that of the average fuel; this is due to the high cost of the materials...

27 Feb 2017

Egypt produces jet biofuel from jatropha

Jan Peter Balkenende in Singapore - September 2017

News / Corporate Responsibility

Is your business part of the problem or solution, asks the former Netherlands PM

...these are the expectations of people so I think it is better to be proactive as a financial institution, than be reactive, because you'll be too late. Institutions like Singapore's state investment fi...

27 Nov 2017

Is your business part of the problem or solution, asks the former Netherlands PM

Press Releases / CAREL

Natural, energy-efficient refrigerants now available

...ts that are totally natural or compatible with the most recent international rules, low GWP solutions, high efficiency and remote connectivity, will be in the spotlight at the CAREL stand through our ...

7 Feb 2017

Natural, energy-efficient refrigerants now available

News / Food & Agriculture

Greenpeace calls HSBC out on financing deforestation

...theast Asia, said in a statement that "HSBC claims it is a respectable bank with responsible policies on deforestation." "But somehow these fine words get forgotten when it's time to sign the contract...

17 Jan 2017

Greenpeace calls HSBC out on financing deforestation

News / Energy

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

...t so that as each loan instalment is paid, the customer receives an activation code that allows them to use the system for the coming month. If the customer defaults on a payment, the system deactivat...

22 Aug 2017

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

News / Energy

Cities must control their energy futures, new report says

...tails about the report are here. Make sure to check out the interactive map with pop-ups about energy in cities. This story was published with permission from Citiscope, a nonprofit news outlet that c...

13 Oct 2016

Cities must control their energy futures, new report says

Indian garment workers during lunch time break

News / Manufacturing

India's low-paid garment workers seek $7.6 mln compensation

...to data requested by the Thomson Reuters Foundation under the Right to Information Act. The claims, which would benefit at least 80,000 workers at factories around the port city, add up to more than 4...

25 Jul 2017

India's low-paid garment workers seek $7.6 mln compensation

News / Cities

Urban design shapes mental health, researchers say

...t public transport ensures that even the most isolated residents have human interaction and mobility. Click here for more information on how to participate in the Urban Mind Project, a pilot study on ...

21 Sep 2016

Urban design shapes mental health, researchers say

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