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These three circular economy principles can help combat the climate crisis

...10 per cent to 15 per cent of the energy needed to produce new steel. 3. Employ agricultural methods that regenerate ecosystems and sequester carbon in the soil. Regenerative farming aims to produce ...

18 Oct 2019

These three circular economy principles can help combat the climate crisis

News / Manufacturing

Disney doll factory in China investigated over treatment of workers

...1 pound ($1.27) per hour. The mostly female workforce at the Wah Tung factory—which has been certified by responsible sourcing scheme the Ethical Toy Program (ETP)—make toys for Disney, Mattel's Fishe...

7 Dec 2018

Disney doll factory in China investigated over treatment of workers

News / Corporate Responsibility

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

...100 per cent of the agricultural materials it uses from sustainable sources. Though the proportion of sustainably sourced crops has increased from 14 per cent in 2010 to 62 per cent in 2020, Unilever ...

13 May 2020

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

News / Transport

5 trends this decade that will shape Singapore’s switch to electric mobility

...10 Shell stations across Singapore. In 2018, the company was also selected to be part of utility SP Group’s deployment of 500 EV charging points across the island by the end of this year. According to...

24 Jun 2020

5 trends this decade that will shape Singapore’s switch to electric mobility

News / Energy

New pricing could spell trouble for China’s coal sector

...10 per cent higher or 15 per cent lower. Prices will be negotiated by power generators, supply companies and electricity users.Previously, the state determined how much the power grid would pay for co...

9 Jan 2020

New pricing could spell trouble for China’s coal sector

Press Releases / Olam International

Olam secures US$525 million sustainability KPI-linked loan

...1-year revolving credit facility (“RCF”) of US$315.0 million, a 2-year RCF of US$105.0 million and a 3-year RCF of US$105.0 million Under the Facility, Olam has identified specific KPIs t...

11 Sep 2019

Olam secures US$525 million sustainability KPI-linked loan

Opinion / Lifestyle

Four ways to reduce the carbon in your food basket

...1. Diversify your protein sources Of all livestock, cows require the most pasture land and the most feed from land-intensive crops. Their burps also generate large quantities of planet-warming methane...

8 Jan 2020

Four ways to reduce the carbon in your food basket

News / Waste

Indonesia re-exporting illegal waste to other countries, report finds

...15 years’ imprisonment and 15 billion rupiah ($1 million) in fines. Waste imports into Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries surged after China enforced a ban on the import of all waste at the...

11 Nov 2019

Indonesia re-exporting illegal waste to other countries, report finds

News / Waste

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark

...1 report, said in the statement. Some companies have moved to replace plastic cups and straws with paper versions. But to Schlegel, that’s just swapping out one unacceptable material for another. “Mul...

10 Oct 2019

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark

News / Policy & Finance

Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up

...1 billion to commit - and are likely to run out of money this year, having received no new contributions since 2014, CIF head Mafalda Duarte told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In a ministerial state...

9 Apr 2019

Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up

A biomass plant in the United States. Image: Planet of the Humans

News / Energy

Planet of the Humans: Could the Michael Moore documentary hurt the energy transition?

...10, includes claims that electric vehicles are as polluting as petrol-powered cars, solar panels have a lifespan of just 10 years (most modern photovoltaic panels last for at least 25 years), Tesla's ...

6 May 2020

Planet of the Humans: Could the Michael Moore documentary hurt the energy transition?

News / Cities

After Taal eruption, innovative Filipinos find earth-friendly ways to help victims cope

Thousands of Filipinos fled their homes when a volcano near the capital, Manila, spewed ash and lava on the afternoon of 12 January. The eruption of Taal volcano—considered the country's deadliest, ha...

28 Jan 2020

After Taal eruption, innovative Filipinos find earth-friendly ways to help victims cope

News / Carbon & Climate

Faster global warming may bring much more heat

...1°C in the last century, with the planet perhaps on track to pass 3°C by 2100. But more recent studies have warned that this could be a serious underestimate. The lesson of the Early Eocene, a period ...

20 Sep 2019

Faster global warming may bring much more heat

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The power of financial pressure to effect change on climate

...18, indicating that we urgently need to step up our response. The transition to a low-carbon economy will not be possible without massive investment. But scarce public resources will not be nearly eno...

3 Dec 2019

The power of financial pressure to effect change on climate

News / Food & Agriculture

Obesity, bad nutrition, climate change pose triple danger, commission says

...15 million people are chronically undernourished, the commission said. The commission said a binding international agreement, similar to that reached on global warming in 2015, is needed to address an...

29 Jan 2019

Obesity, bad nutrition, climate change pose triple danger, commission says

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia defers legislation seen as harming the environment

...1, is largely the old one: nearly 60 per cent of the outgoing legislators were elected to another five-year term in office. Aryanto said this made it likelier that legislation such as the mining bill ...

2 Oct 2019

Indonesia defers legislation seen as harming the environment

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

A boycott is not the answer to palm oil’s environmental problems

...19, China imported more than 6.3 million tonnes of palm oil – roughly 9 per cent of global supply – representing more than half of the country’s imports of edible oils. Much of this palm oil is import...

21 Jan 2020

A boycott is not the answer to palm oil’s environmental problems

Press Releases / ID Capital Pte Ltd

FluroSat from Australia wins Future Food Asia 2020

...18 different countries from Asia Pacific applied to the Future Food Asia Award. The 11 shortlisted start-up finalists pitched their innovations to a live global audience of 600+ industry leaders, inve...

1 Oct 2020

FluroSat from Australia wins Future Food Asia 2020

News / Lifestyle

Bursting at the seams: Can a reverse supply chain save the world from fashion waste?

...14. More than half the clothes produced are said to be dumped within a year, and the industry generates about 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The G2G system offers ideas on solving the...

25 Apr 2020

Bursting at the seams: Can a reverse supply chain save the world from fashion waste?

News / Carbon & Climate

In Indonesia, an earthquake leaves devastation on land and under the sea

...10 years has also sent an influx of sediment into the bay, covering the ocean floor and coral. “ We went down to observe the coral after the earthquake and saw that only 1 to 9.5 per cent of the ocea...

10 Apr 2019

In Indonesia, an earthquake leaves devastation on land and under the sea

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