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Press Releases / Olam International

Olam secures US$525 million sustainability KPI-linked loan

...ility will be applied towards the refinancing of existing loans of Olam and its subsidiaries. About Olam International Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, in...

11 Sep 2019

Olam secures US$525 million sustainability KPI-linked loan

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Australia fires ignite need for proper disaster plan

...ia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and whole communities displaced. This scale is like nothing before, and our nati...

7 Jan 2020

Australia fires ignite need for proper disaster plan

Opinion / Energy

Will Malaysia become Southeast Asia’s clean energy leader?

...ing has to do is grab what works, modify it for local conditions and culture, and implement it. But in countries like Australia and Malaysia, it is not that simple. Is it possible for a country rich i...

26 Feb 2019

Will Malaysia become Southeast Asia’s clean energy leader?

News / Policy & Finance

EU trade threat could make Cambodian factories worse for workers—unions

...id of brands in general. "I don't think so. Just like in business, they are competing with other brands to take credit and increase credibility." This story was published with permission from Thomson ...

15 Feb 2019

EU trade threat could make Cambodian factories worse for workers—unions

National University of Singapore's straw-free campaign

News / Waste

Singapore university's plastic straw ban sparks backlash from students: 'I've been greatly inconvenienced'

...iggest university to ban plastic straws has met with angry opposition from some students. National University of Singapore's iReject campaign The iReject initiative was launched by the National Univ...

8 Nov 2018

Singapore university's plastic straw ban sparks backlash from students: 'I've been greatly inconvenienced'

News / Carbon & Climate

2020 marks a turning point for nature’s role in climate solutions

...itional knowledge and practice in managing ecosystems and in sharing the benefits of genetic resources.He said he was sure China is prioritising NBS and would like to see related initiatives feature i...

30 Jan 2020

2020 marks a turning point for nature’s role in climate solutions

News / Food & Agriculture

A less meaty Year of the Pig?

...ing, primarily because of the increasing incidence of disease, and because rising incomes and education level mean they can pay more attention to quality of life,” explained Jian Yi. “I believe that p...

11 Feb 2019

A less meaty Year of the Pig?

News / Water

India pushes for its largest ever hydropower project despite concerns

...ide compensation for land acquisition and resettlement of affected families, undertake compensatory afforestation, and other investments. In addition to the mandated resettlement and rehabilitation (R...

30 Jul 2019

India pushes for its largest ever hydropower project despite concerns

Releasing aerosols into the stratosphere

News / Carbon & Climate

Has ‘geoengineering’ arrived in China?

...ijing Normal University, Zhejiang University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It modelled and analysed the mechanisms and climate impacts of geoengineering, and evaluated its integrated social imp...

12 Nov 2020

Has ‘geoengineering’ arrived in China?

Press Releases / Norway 203040

DNV GL top executive to lead Norway's business sector climate network

...in driving company-wide sustainability initiatives and in supporting DNV GL to build a strong global sustainability position, focus and profile. Sustainability is today incorporated into DNV GL&rsquo...

22 Feb 2019

DNV GL top executive to lead Norway's business sector climate network

News / Water

Philippines' small-scale women seaweed farmers ride the rough tides of climate change

...ishing community: it’s getting increasingly difficult to find fish. Calderos has trouble pinpointing a single reason; most of the fishermen blame a combination of overfishing, pollution, increasing po...

4 Jun 2019

Philippines' small-scale women seaweed farmers ride the rough tides of climate change

News / Transport

Gravity lightens the load for Nepal's hard-working rural women

...ion in the region. It is one of four such systems now installed in Kalikot and neighboring Jumla district, in Nepal's Karnali province, he said. Residents of Ratada, which has 130 households, say it i...

4 Apr 2019

Gravity lightens the load for Nepal's hard-working rural women