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Climate champion Greta Thunberg plans to set sail for Americas on zero-carbon trip

...ing in the Americas, which she will reach by sailboat on a transatlantic voyage. She will travel from Britain to the United States, leaving in mid-August on the Malizia II, a racing boat fitted with s...

30 Jul 2019

Climate champion Greta Thunberg plans to set sail for Americas on zero-carbon trip

News / Food & Agriculture

An unusual loan that made the sustainable finance world take notice

...ive change among its clients to transition to more climate-friendly and socially responsible practices. “Helping clients to improve their sustainability is in line with Rabobank's mission of 'growing ...

15 Oct 2020

An unusual loan that made the sustainable finance world take notice

News / Food & Agriculture

Drought, deluge, disease: How should the natural rubber industry respond to climate change?

...i that is very common in humid conditions, said Bumrungsri. “If you have long rainy days and farmers are still tapping, the trees will get this disease and the farmers will lose some portion of the ta...

26 Jan 2020

Drought, deluge, disease: How should the natural rubber industry respond to climate change?

The Banten Suralaya coal complex in Banten, Java. The station will use ultra-supercritical technology, and is mainly funded by state utility PLN with financial advice from DBS Bank. Image: Greenpeace

News / Policy & Finance

An Indonesian village held hostage by coal pleads for change

...illion rupiah ($46.6 billion) in 2019, which increased to 694 trillion rupiah ($49.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, even before the Covid-19 pandemic began to take hold in Indonesia. Zulkifli ...

5 Feb 2021

An Indonesian village held hostage by coal pleads for change

Opinion / Manufacturing

Why aren't global clothing brands responding to #MeToo?

...ir inspection or “social auditing” programs fail women. Clothing brands or factories often bring in social auditors to examine factory working conditions. But social audits primarily rely on in-fact...

26 Nov 2019

Why aren't global clothing brands responding to #MeToo?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?

...icy makers and the business community to the Covid-19 pandemic has focused on the short term – minimising disruption, economic and financial impact, and halting the spread of the disease. Whilst that ...

17 Mar 2020

Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

From sticky floors to career highs: Accelerating shifts to gender equality in Asia

...international organisation tackles infrastructure, it is not just physical infrastructure. It also invests in social infrastructure, dealing with the issues of inequality, making sure that our region ...

23 May 2019

From sticky floors to career highs: Accelerating shifts to gender equality in Asia

News / Policy & Finance

In Indonesia, a project meant to boost livelihoods has left locals behind

...ing the rehabilitation center in place suits planners, even if it may not suit rehabilitating wildlife. Whose prosperity? In April 2019, President Joko Widodo visited the gates of the SEZ Bitung proje...

28 Nov 2019

In Indonesia, a project meant to boost livelihoods has left locals behind

Palm oil plantation in Kalimantan, Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

...il is having a huge impact on deforestation, it’s playing a big role,” he said, emphasizing that this was a scientific fact. For a product with such a significant environmental impact, he said, “it’s ...

15 Oct 2019

EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

News / Policy & Finance

Why does Singapore's $235 billion investment giant care about sustainability?

...ital, policy, civic society, and discerning and demanding consumers working together. And individual actions matter. You’ll find that if you build connections, you'll realise that the picture is not ...

18 Jun 2019

Why does Singapore's $235 billion investment giant care about sustainability?

Press Releases / Solutions for our Climate

Indonesians file petition against Korea’s public banks to block coal power project

...it against the government authorities in July this year, arguing responsibility for the declining air quality. In April 2017, Bandung District Court actually rescinded the environmental permit for Ci...

3 Sep 2019

Indonesians file petition against Korea’s public banks to block coal power project

News / Carbon & Climate

Could China adopt more ‘trees-to-power’ technology?

...ing pines, leading to criticism from environmentalists. Chen Ying, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Research Institute for Eco-civilisation, has said in an interview with Chin...

15 Apr 2021

Could China adopt more ‘trees-to-power’ technology?

News / Policy & Finance

Palawan top cop linked to assault on environmental officer in the Philippines

...ies. “[It] is important to ensure just and effective actions on this issue,” she said. “Accountability actions must be considered to obviate a repetition of this incident in the future.” Robert Chan, ...

16 Jun 2020

Palawan top cop linked to assault on environmental officer in the Philippines

apothecary mixing traditional Chinese medicine

News / Policy & Finance

As calls to shut wildlife markets grow, China struggles with a billion dollar industry

...ictions and reinforcing perceptions of the wildlife industry as dangerous to public health. “This pandemic is so shocking,” said Fei Zhou, chief program officer of WWF China in an interview. “It’s a c...

28 Apr 2020

As calls to shut wildlife markets grow, China struggles with a billion dollar industry

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Oil tanker fire in Sri Lanka’s rich waters underscores need for preparedness

...ional preparedness is important in addressing the risk of spills, given Sri Lanka’s proximity to India, the Maldives and Pakistan. India is the best-equipped country in the region to respond to mariti...

2 Oct 2020

Oil tanker fire in Sri Lanka’s rich waters underscores need for preparedness

News / Waste

'Infinitely recyclable' packaged water brand launches in Singapore to take out single-use plastic bottles

...ims to be "infinitiely recyclable" is launching in Singapore, and has set its sights on replacing single-use plastic bottles, one of the most common marine litter items. The aluminium-based CanO Water...

5 Dec 2019

'Infinitely recyclable' packaged water brand launches in Singapore to take out single-use plastic bottles

Opinion / Lifestyle

Will fast fashion brands change their ways in a climate crisis?

...ies is predicated on limitless growth and disposable consumption. Corporate brands and retailers provide statistics about their environmental impact reductions within their supply chains. Unlike annua...

2 Aug 2019

Will fast fashion brands change their ways in a climate crisis?

News / Food & Agriculture

‘New agricultural revolution’ needed to boost food security, cut emissions

...ibility to make nutritious food more affordable, available and aspirational. Effective micronutrient fortification is really inexpensive in this context. For instance, every US$1 invested in fortifica...

17 Feb 2020

‘New agricultural revolution’ needed to boost food security, cut emissions

Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group Thailand

News / Cities

With social media and academics, Thai villagers save ancestral forest

...and academics in the local university, and appealed to the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT), saying their lives and livelihoods were at stake. It worked: in 2018, authorities withd...

30 Sep 2020

With social media and academics, Thai villagers save ancestral forest

News / Policy & Finance

Advisors propose new system to regulate China’s overseas investments

...inese companies and financial institutions working abroad have primarily adhered to the “host country principle” which emphasises compliance with host countries’ environmental and social regulations. ...

8 Dec 2020

Advisors propose new system to regulate China’s overseas investments

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