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News / Water

As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting

...southeast of Kathmandu. "Even in the monsoon, I am struggling to quench my thirst." But two kilometres away, the residents of the town of Liwali enjoy clean water year-round, thanks to a rooftop rainw...

7 Oct 2021

As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting

News / Corporate Responsibility

WWF Singapore comms manager Janissa Ng joins PR agency Spurwing

...Southeast Asia, the sharks fin trade, and marine plastic pollution. One of the most memorable campaigns Ng worked on was Ivory Lane, a fictitious ivory brand launched by WWF in 2018. The campaign cont...

11 Jan 2021

WWF Singapore comms manager Janissa Ng joins PR agency Spurwing

News / Carbon & Climate

The other greenhouse gas: methane and the COP26 pledge to slash it

...Asia. Coal capacity has doubled in Southeast Asia since 2010. There has been significant interest at COP26 in a potential technology fix to achieve the rapid removal of methane from the atmosphere. S...

12 Nov 2021

The other greenhouse gas: methane and the COP26 pledge to slash it

Environment and sustainability minister Grace Fu

News / Waste

Is industry doing enough to tackle Singapore's waste problem?

...plastic is not appropriately priced. "[Plastic waste] is a classic case of market failure. The negatively externalities of plastic have not been priced properly. Plastic is indestructible — and we nee...

21 Oct 2020

Is industry doing enough to tackle Singapore's waste problem?

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s hub for alternative protein?

...Asia, which consumes more animal protein than anywhere else in the world”, he added. 3. Asia’s first university course on alternative protein Singapore is also home to Asia’s first university course f...

26 Aug 2021

Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s hub for alternative protein?

Klean's reverse vending machines are scaling up their plastic waste movement across Southeast Asia

News / Waste

Malaysian reverse vending machine startup eyes scale to tackle plastic crisis

...plastic most commonly used to make bottles) is just one part of the problem. To tackle other types of plastics, we’re looking to introduce what we're calling the dropbox concept. We will be taking an...

27 Jan 2021

Malaysian reverse vending machine startup eyes scale to tackle plastic crisis

News / Carbon & Climate

6 ways the pandemic changed sustainability in 2020

...Asia Pacific, this will increase poverty and set back sustainable development. Big struggle for plastic recyclers The battle against plastic pollution became even more daunting this year. The pandemic...

14 Dec 2020

6 ways the pandemic changed sustainability in 2020

trash collected during the East Coast beach clean up

Opinion / Waste

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

...Southeast Asia’s first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, essentially holding firms accountable for the responsible disposal of post-consumer waste. Measures include mandatory reporting for c...

11 Jan 2021

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

News / Lifestyle

Students for sustainability...Thryft founders Eddie Lim, Chow Jia Yu and Tan Ye Kai

...Southeast Asia, as well as opening up opportunities for people who don’t have access to second-hand books. It helps push us and keeps us focused on what we’re really doing here. Ye Kai: My advice is ...

14 Dec 2021

Students for sustainability...Thryft founders Eddie Lim, Chow Jia Yu and Tan Ye Kai

News / Waste

If the Philippines banned waste imports, why is it still the world's dumping ground?

...Southeast Asia campaigner Abigail Aguilar pointed to Myanmar's lack of a legal framework against plastic waste imports for the jump. The top exporters of plastic waste to Southeast Asia in 2018 were ...

11 Mar 2020

If the Philippines banned waste imports, why is it still the world's dumping ground?

Podcasts / Transport

'Net-zero regulations are welcome': GoTo sustainability chief Tanah Sullivan

...Southeast Asia's most ambitious sustainability target — to be a zero-emissions firm by 2030. To achieve this target, the company, formed from a merger of ride-hailing firm Gojek and e-commerce company...

28 Jul 2022

'Net-zero regulations are welcome': GoTo sustainability chief Tanah Sullivan

News / Transport

Zero emissions by 2030: How can Gojek get there?

...Southeast Asia has weak charging infrastructure, even in more advanced countries like Singapore. So how realistic is Gojek's 2030 fully electric aim, and how confident can you be in hitting these targ...

14 May 2021

Zero emissions by 2030: How can Gojek get there?

News / Green Buildings

Starting at the source: Greening the built environment’s supply chains

...Southeast Asia. Plan to progress Esther An, chief sustainability officer for real estate firm City Developments Limited (CDL), said that setting targets, adopting standards and measuring progress is...

13 Apr 2021

Starting at the source: Greening the built environment’s supply chains

Press Releases / Circulate Capital

Circulate Capital announces Inaugural investments that will help South and Southeast Asian SMEs to combat ocean plastic and weather the Covid-19 crisis

...plastic. We focus on the prevention of mismanaged plastic waste in countries located in South Asia and Southeast Asia, regions that contribute disproportionately to ocean plastic pollution primarily b...

28 Apr 2020

Circulate Capital announces Inaugural investments that will help South and Southeast Asian SMEs to combat ocean plastic and weather the Covid-19 crisis

News / Waste

In the Covid era, circularity can be a new frontier as well as a desert: TRIA chief Ng Pei Kang

...plastic waste problem. In 2019, the country generated 930,000 tonnes of plastic waste, of which only 4 per cent was recycled. For three years, he researched solutions on what he calls the “real proble...

12 Jan 2021

In the Covid era, circularity can be a new frontier as well as a desert: TRIA chief Ng Pei Kang

The winner of The Liveability Challenge 2020: cell-based milk producer TurtleTree Labs. Image: Eco-Business

News / Cities

Cow-free milk wins The Liveability Challenge 2020

...Southeast Asia's cities face, organised by Eco-Business. The innovative lab-grown milk concept, developed by Singapore-based biotechnology company TurtleTree Labs, emerged the winner in a field of six...

8 Jul 2020

Cow-free milk wins The Liveability Challenge 2020

A Muuse reusable cup in use in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic. A rent and return trial has been running in the business cluster, Taikoo Place. Image: Muuse

News / Waste

How has container reuse scheme Muuse survived Covid?

...Southeast Asia's cities cleaner, greener places to live and work, backed by Temasek Foundation. The launch of The Liveability Challenge 2021 will take place on 15 January.

11 Jan 2021

How has container reuse scheme Muuse survived Covid?

Hospitality workers lift a sack of collected marine debris from a beach in eastern Bintan, Indonesia.

News / Waste

Furloughed Indonesian tourism workers hired to clean beaches

...plastic will contribute to the plastic offsetting schemes Seven Clean Seas has had to put on hold since Covid-19 movement restrictions were introduced. Corporates pay the firm to offset the plastic th...

6 Jul 2020

Furloughed Indonesian tourism workers hired to clean beaches

Press Releases / The Incubation Network

Global call for applicants to the plastics data challenge by The Incubation Network

...Asia's plastics value chains as well as support and enhance the market for plastic waste and recycling innovations with a focus on South and Southeast Asia. Applications are currently open and will c...

21 Jan 2020

Global call for applicants to the plastics data challenge by The Incubation Network

News / Transport

Gojek embarks on decarbonisation drive

...Southeast Asia a month for services ranging from transport, food delivery, and payment services. Electrifying its fleet of vehicles, which are mainly two-wheelers, will be a key part of the decarbonis...

26 Feb 2021

Gojek embarks on decarbonisation drive

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