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OCBC Bank branch in Georgetown, Malaysia

...track to meet its net zero targets for its six top polluting sectors in the past year, as outlined in its first progress report last October, where it remained between 7 to 14 per cent below the targe...

5 Apr 2024

...ted, mentioning that the islands contradict other existing plans. “The city did not consider the carbon sequestration or the carbon sink capacity of these two project sites into their long-term net z...

2 Dec 2024

Sustainable transport needed to overcome ‘last mile’ in development in Asia and the Pacific

...transport system. The transition to sustainable transport isn't just an environmental imperative - it's an economic opportunity,” said H.E. Abdul Latheef Mohamed, Minister of State for Transport...

12 Nov 2024

...titution Climate Policy Initiative. A telling statistic is that only 0.3 per cent of questions raised in India's parliament between 1999 and 2019 pertained to climate-related matters. However, there h...

31 Mar 2024

...titution, found that despite three out of five SMEs noting that ESG practices create long-term value and increase business opportunities, only 28 per cent have incorporated them into their strategies....

11 Jul 2025

...t, rather to offer spontaneous help in the immediate aftermath. “It's important to have a timeline. Like in the first 48 to 72 hours, that's the emergency phase,” said Gaddi, setting out the parameter...

24 Jan 2025

Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles

...tly facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). This day aims to raise awareness about the critical role of waste ma...

8 Apr 2025

...ts such as] salinity, temperature variance and the factors that contribute to the success of a shrimp farm operation, and had to listen to them tap away at their phones, not understanding anything. It...

3 Jul 2025

...tonne – a figure consistent with what most climate economists have said is needed to incentivise net-zero emissions by 2050 – then a lot of the other financing mechanisms targeted at lowering the cost...

6 Dec 2023

...Targets Initiative (SBTi), the United Nations-backed organisation that aligns net-zero targets with a climate-safe planet, over concerns that SBTi validation could hinder their ability to finance foss...

19 Dec 2023

...threat to nature's ability to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. “ We're trying to help optimise the largest climate returns per hectare of investment. It remains one of the most cost-effec...

1 Apr 2024

...to seek better-paid opportunities abroad. The country's large population and tough job market make it fertile ground for trafficking rackets that often use social media to recruit and tap into jobseek...

21 Mar 2024

...t market manipulation. “If we move too cautiously, we might miss critical investments, like the data centres that are coming in. We want these investments, but we also need to understand their long-te...

14 Jan 2025

...t to her battle for climate justice. "I made the choice this year to allocate a lot of time to the campaign, because taking responsibility also means putting all your strengths into representing the y...

30 May 2024

SMBC’s group chief sustainability officer Masayuki Takanashi

...there are a lot of rules that [Trump's administration] can tweak, which means that it's a lot harder for investors to continue making commitments to some of those technologies without certainty that t...

15 May 2025

bluegr Hotels & Resorts: Greece’s pinnacle of sustainable luxury

...tment to integrating sustainability within its business strategy and day-to-day activities. They're not just trailblazers for the present, but visionaries for future generations, proving that their d...

14 Feb 2024

Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon_UCFS Philippines 2024

...ting in that it directs the establishment of an emission trading system for the industry sector and its implementation mechanism to achieve national climate targets.” “We are long past the point in th...

23 Aug 2024

Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution

...ternational cooperation is critical. That’s why nations are now negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee – tasked with d...

5 May 2025

Mahesh Nakarmi at the Eco-Business Sustainability Leadership A-List in Singapore

...t took them to cut the needle using a cutting machine. It took them two seconds. But it did take a training programme to change their mindset and convince them that it was worth their time. Is there a...

5 Apr 2024

Prof Michael Greenstone at NUS SGFIN 2024

...There's a long path from the blackboard to actual implementation and I don't think we pay enough attention to that path. There's a lot of opportunity to shrink the distance between the two. The interv...

8 Apr 2024

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