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Indonesia leans on businesses to do more about plastic waste

...10 government assessment showed that EPR recycling generated 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in added value and saved 1.9 trillion won ($1.68 billion) in incineration and landfill expenses. The study ...

13 Nov 2018

Indonesia leans on businesses to do more about plastic waste

News / Carbon & Climate

Forest carbon emissions are set to grow

...1st century, tropical forests are likely to release ever more carbon, which will make limiting global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels very difficult.” In 2015, in Paris, 195 natio...

31 Jul 2018

Forest carbon emissions are set to grow

News / Corporate Responsibility

Bank of China to review funding of dam in orangutan habitat in Sumatra

...1.6 billion Batang Toru hydropower project, saying that allowing it to proceed would devastate the most critical areas of the Batang Toru ecosystem in northern Sumatra and drive the Tapanuli orangutan...

13 Mar 2019

Bank of China to review funding of dam in orangutan habitat in Sumatra

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The long arm of the NGOs

...1980s which were intended to undermine the economy of apartheid South Africa. Although they achieved little in financial terms, they helped to make South Africa a pariah investment in the USA for many...

9 Nov 2018

The long arm of the NGOs

News / Corporate Responsibility

From Malaysia to Myanmar, social ventures build homes and safe spaces

...100 homes at the cost of about 50,000 ringgit ($12,500) each. It plans to construct more than 10,000 houses for impoverished Orang Asli families, said founder John-Son Oei. "The community is involved ...

25 Jun 2018

From Malaysia to Myanmar, social ventures build homes and safe spaces

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Serious about sustainability? Some progress, but not yet persuaded by BlackRock's efforts

...10 per cent of 2018 climate-related shareholder proposals. Only five firms supported less. There are also examples of situations where the firm's voting practices appear to conflict directly with the ...

24 Apr 2019

Serious about sustainability? Some progress, but not yet persuaded by BlackRock's efforts

News / Carbon & Climate

Do Chinese people care about climate change?

...1 to 5, government received 4.11, followed by the media, environmental groups, individuals and enterprises. This mindset has also secured public support for the government to limit greenhouse gas emis...

10 Oct 2018

Do Chinese people care about climate change?

News / Carbon & Climate

One-third of world’s new vegetation in China and India, satellite data shows

...11 largest countries by leaf-covered area in 2000 (left), net change in leaf-covered area from 2000-16 (middle) and this net change as a percentage of the total leaf-covered area (right). The 11 larg...

13 Feb 2019

One-third of world’s new vegetation in China and India, satellite data shows

News / Carbon & Climate

Governments leading world to disastrous warming: UN

...1.5°C gap is dwindling.” If governments really want to keep the promises they made in Paris in 2015, they must raise their ambition by three times to meet the 2°C target and by five times to meet 1.5°...

29 Nov 2018

Governments leading world to disastrous warming: UN

News / Transport

Dockless bikes: Green revolution or public 'parasite'?

...1. However, it hasn't always been a smooth journey. The arrival of dockless firms has raised broad questions over who gets to use public infrastructure and how—and highlighted the fact that many citie...

2 Nov 2018

Dockless bikes: Green revolution or public 'parasite'?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

UN Emissions Gap Report: Five things you need to know

...1.8˚C and below 1.5˚C), resulting in different 2030 emissions ranges from the 2017 report. Also, the emissions gap is estimated to be larger than the previous report because there is more literature o...

28 Nov 2018

UN Emissions Gap Report: Five things you need to know

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Tackling food waste is a $700 billion opportunity. Here’s how to seize it.

...1 billion tons, worth $1.5 trillion. And, earlier this year, another study reported that the average American throws away 422 grams (approximately 1 pound) of food every day. But, food waste is not ju...

3 Oct 2018

Tackling food waste is a $700 billion opportunity. Here’s how to seize it.

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia environment minister rebuffs groups who want more forest preserved

...11 moratorium was part of a $1 billion deal with the Norwegian government to help Indonesia reduce forest clearing. By November 2016, the moratorium covered an area of more than 66 million hectares (1...

24 Apr 2018

Indonesia environment minister rebuffs groups who want more forest preserved

News / Food & Agriculture

India has the highest number of organic farmers globally, but most of them are struggling

...1.5 million hectares) of the total organic cultivation area of 57.8 million hectares, according to the World of Organic Agriculture 2018 report. At the same time, most organic farmers are struggling d...

3 Aug 2018

India has the highest number of organic farmers globally, but most of them are struggling

Opinion / Energy

Women are driving the change we need to close the energy access gap

...18. That world where everyone – every woman – has access to energy is within reach. Today 1 billion people globally still lack access to electricity, and over 3 billion lack access to clean cooking fu...

14 Mar 2018

Women are driving the change we need to close the energy access gap

News / Waste

What are the world's biggest plastic polluters doing about the problem?

...1. Nestlé The Swiss food and beverage company features consistently in cleanups and brand audits globally. But early this month, it joined 11 other leading brands that had previously committed to mak...

20 Apr 2018

What are the world's biggest plastic polluters doing about the problem?

News / Water

Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?

...111 million acres to 153 million acres (45 million hectares to 62 million hectares) since the 1990s. “Irrigation inevitably leads to the salinisation of soils and waters. … In many countries irrigated...

13 Apr 2019

Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?

News / Water

Heineken invests an additional RM2.5 million for water conservation

...1,800 residents in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. This project, set up in collaboration with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), will help residents save 1 million litres of water annually. Johary Bin A...

1 Aug 2018

Heineken invests an additional RM2.5 million for water conservation

News / Energy

Fracking threatens Aboriginal land rights in pristine Western Australia country

...12 and Yulleroo 4 in 2013, successfully discovering gas deposits. In 2014, the Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum approved Buru Energy’s gas exploration program, giving the company the green...

22 Nov 2018

Fracking threatens Aboriginal land rights in pristine Western Australia country

Press Releases / PRO Vietnam

Nine consumer goods firms forge recycling coalition in Vietnam

...11.6 million tons in 2016 to 15.9 million tons in 2030. This is the 4th largest growth in solid waste among ASEAN countries. Based on research published in Science in 2015, total plastic waste misman...

28 Jun 2019

Nine consumer goods firms forge recycling coalition in Vietnam

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