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Gerard Barron, chief executive and chairman, DeepGreen

News / Energy

We need to mine deep-sea metals to power the energy transition: DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron

...im that deep-sea mining will create great wealth with minimal environmental impact, and benefit the livelihoods of Pacific Island communities. “ In 15 years’ time, I don’t think we will be in this in...

22 Oct 2020

We need to mine deep-sea metals to power the energy transition: DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron

News / Water

How I got here… Thai Union Group’s sustainability head, Darian McBain

...illegal fishing and worker rights. While Thai Union is now top-ranked on several sustainability indices like the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Seafood Stewardship Index and the Dow Jones Sustainabilit...

28 Aug 2020

How I got here… Thai Union Group’s sustainability head, Darian McBain

Myanmar Faces Third Wave of COVID-19 Infections Amid Anti-Coup Protests

News / Policy & Finance

Myanmar faced third wave of Covid-19 infections amid anti-coup protests

...ich has been rocked by nationwide protests against the military regime and subsequent violent crackdowns since 1 Feb. “There is a possibility of a third wave of the pandemic coming,” she said. “It is...

7 May 2021

Myanmar faced third wave of Covid-19 infections amid anti-coup protests

News / Policy & Finance

IPCC report: will scientists’ latest warning inject urgency into climate negotiations?

...ibution science has substantial implications for law and litigation, according to lawyers at environmental law charity ClientEarth. “Governments and businesses may increasingly be found liable for fai...

13 Aug 2021

IPCC report: will scientists’ latest warning inject urgency into climate negotiations?

News / Food & Agriculture

Old and new solutions pave way to net-zero emissions farming: Studies

...icultural sustainability and lowered carbon emissions. Imagine a future agricultural system combining digital agriculture (such as automatic crop monitoring and robotic fertiliser application), with r...

2 Aug 2021

Old and new solutions pave way to net-zero emissions farming: Studies

Press Releases / PUB

Top international honours for Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB at Global Water Awards

...ination Plant, for being named the Desalination Plant of the Year, for setting a new standard for desalination, by optimising energy-efficiency and resource-efficiency with its dual-mode capabilities ...

4 Jun 2021

Top international honours for Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB at Global Water Awards

News / Policy & Finance

Explained: the negotiating blocs that will steer COP26

...isting inequities between developed and developing countries,” it said in a joint statement after a meeting on 18 October chaired by Bolivia. Ministers and officials from China, Cuba, Ecuador, India, ...

2 Nov 2021

Explained: the negotiating blocs that will steer COP26

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesia aborts agreement with Norway on US$1b REDD+ scheme

...issions and tackle climate change. “Indonesia has recorded many significant progress and achievements to fulfil its obligation under the Paris Agreement, which has been ratified, including in attainin...

13 Sep 2021

Indonesia aborts agreement with Norway on US$1b REDD+ scheme

News / Carbon & Climate

Dutch bank ING draws complaint for financing controversial Indonesian coal plants

...inational bank ING is facing scrutiny for funding new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia. A collective of Indonesian environmental campaign groups has filed a complaint about ING loans financing the...

28 Apr 2021

Dutch bank ING draws complaint for financing controversial Indonesian coal plants

News / Carbon & Climate

Global biodiversity deal running short on time and ambition

...il in particular is “taking a hard line” in the finance discussions to try and maximise the foreign aid it receives, and is supported by other countries in Africa and Latin America, he noted. “It suit...

6 Apr 2022

Global biodiversity deal running short on time and ambition

News / Carbon & Climate

Northern India caught in vicious cycle of heatwaves and forest fires

...i district in Uttarakhand, north India. “At least 50 per cent of the elderly population suffers from respiratory issues in our village of Irani,” says the president of Irani’s district village committ...

23 May 2022

Northern India caught in vicious cycle of heatwaves and forest fires

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Asking journalists to see the story before it's published is not fair process

...itive information. What I'm refering to is being asked to share an entire article with someone we've interviewed before it gets published. This goes against the traditional relationship between journ...

21 Jan 2021

Asking journalists to see the story before it's published is not fair process

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

A climate billionaire contest

...ier of the climate crisis is not necessarily as shiny on the inside as it is on the outside. It is all too easy to equate climate crisis solution providers with sustainability leaders and, in choosing...

27 Sep 2021

A climate billionaire contest

News / Cities

Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?

...ill occur in rapidly expanding cities in low- and middle-income countries with weak governance and limited capacities to provide social services and infrastructure. “In Asia, recent estimates of the i...

22 Feb 2021

Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?

News / Carbon & Climate

Q&A: Warming of 2°C would trigger ‘catastrophic’ loss of world’s ice, new report says

...idification meaning that shelled organisms have difficulty building or maintaining their shells. Darker red indicates greater levels of ocean acidification. Ocean acidification in a world that is 3-4...

17 Nov 2023

Q&A: Warming of 2°C would trigger ‘catastrophic’ loss of world’s ice, new report says

News / Water

Women in Pakistan’s Sindh win historic recognition to manage water

...indh, Pakistan “Such conditions have given rural women an active role in on-farm and off-farm activities and has also increased their work burden and responsibilities. Women in Sindh are involved in ...

20 Jan 2021

Women in Pakistan’s Sindh win historic recognition to manage water

Products labelled "sustainable" or "planet-friendly" in a promotion on e-commerce platform Lazada

News / Corporate Responsibility

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

...imited availability, insufficient green labeling, and the excessive use of plastic packaging were the top barriers of being an eco-green shopper in Southeast Asia." The initiative included prize givea...

27 Apr 2022

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

Press Releases / Stewardship Asia Centre

The Stewardship Compass: a framework to enable a collective better future

...ivities and decisions undertaken by businesses and individuals have far-reaching consequences. We live in an interdependent world, and therefore organisations and individuals must recognise that their...

22 Sep 2021

The Stewardship Compass: a framework to enable a collective better future

News / Policy & Finance

Unaccounted deaths plague sand mining operations in India

...ia and Malaysia. The high demand for sand is also the reason why its mining, especially illegal mining, is flourishing. Even though the Indian government had issued guidelines for sustainable mining i...

9 Jun 2022

Unaccounted deaths plague sand mining operations in India

greenpeace asia tech firms demonstration

News / Carbon & Climate

How green is Asian tech? C+ at best: Greenpeace

...and social impact. Ten firms each from China, Japan and South Korea were picked. They were ranked by, with priority in decreasing order, their publicly-available climate commitments, ambitions, disclo...

9 Dec 2021

How green is Asian tech? C+ at best: Greenpeace

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