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This vending machine turns plastic into gold

...plastic bottle and each aluminium can. “ Unlike cash, physical gold is a desirable form of savings in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia. By making access to gold easy and affordable, both onlin...

29 Mar 2018

This vending machine turns plastic into gold

Brian Reilly, founder and chief executive of Revolv, talks on a panel at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability. Reilly raised US$500,000 from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Sylebra and is looking to secure more funding to aid the company’s launch in Singapore. Image: Eco-Business

News / Policy & Finance

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

...Southeast Asia, for BNP Paribas said he was optimistic about the future of sustainable finance in Asia. “We are evolving towards a financial system that takes sustainability increasingly into account,...

8 Feb 2019

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

The Conscious Festival by Green is the New Black was held in Hong Kong early this year, bringing together local and international brands that promote sustainable lifestyle and consumption choices. Image: Green Is The New Black Asia

News / Lifestyle

Will sustainability ever trump price for Asian consumers?

...Asia Price prevails over sustainability in Asia It would be impossible to turn all consumers on to sustainable products. So companies in Asia are expanding their consumer bases by not just targeting...

28 Aug 2018

Will sustainability ever trump price for Asian consumers?

News / Cities

How can Asia's sweltering cities be made more liveable?

...plastic pollution in the ocean. Eight out of the 10 rivers that account for 95 per cent of the plastic in the ocean are in Asia. It is projected that by 2025, Asia will increase its plastic consumptio...

10 Apr 2018

How can Asia's sweltering cities be made more liveable?

News / Waste

Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

...Southeast Asian countries. Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand are among the Southeast Asian countries that have attracted Chinese investors in the plastics recycling sector over the past year, ...

17 Jan 2018

Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

News / Waste

Can marketing solve Asia’s plastic pollution problem?

...plastic problem, suggested delegates. Five of the world's top 10 biggest sources of marine plastic pollution are Southeast Asian, so a solution to the problem should come from the Association of South...

31 Jan 2018

Can marketing solve Asia’s plastic pollution problem?

The Seabin collecting trash at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club. Image: Eco-Business

News / Waste

The Seabin won't swallow Asia’s plastic pollution problem—but it’s a start

...plastic to catch plastic,” says the 39 year-old Australian of the invention, which features a catch bag made from high-density polyethylene, a strong petroleum-based plastic used to make drink bottles...

11 Apr 2018

The Seabin won't swallow Asia’s plastic pollution problem—but it’s a start

News / Carbon & Climate

Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youth

...Southeast Asia, Myat Thu Mon had spent the last few days in Singapore, engaging with her peers on regional and global sustainability issues. Jointly organised by Temasek Foundation International and N...

5 Jul 2018

Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youth

Cargo ship swept ashore by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

News / Carbon & Climate

How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?

...Southeast Asia, and are major sources of greenhouse gases. If we were to power our air-con units down and take advantage of passive cooling, we could make a major contribution to easing the region's e...

15 Oct 2018

How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?

News / Carbon & Climate

Do you have a solution to the biggest challenge in human history?

...Southeast Asia’s first e-commerce platform for electricity that launched last July, who spoke at the event. Lim told Eco-Business: “If you invest in technology today, it’s won’t come to market tomorro...

14 Jan 2019

Do you have a solution to the biggest challenge in human history?

What will the Singapore skyline look like in the future? Sustainable infrastructure and industries are essential to maintain the city-state's competitiveness. Image: Eco-business

News / Cities

How can industries innovate in the year of climate action?

...plastic trash bound for the ocean and use it to make packaging for its top-of-the-range laptops. The Asia Pacific director of Dell’s global takeback programme, Crystynna Ewe, tells Eco-Business that i...

23 Apr 2018

How can industries innovate in the year of climate action?

News / Waste

How household gardens are improving sanitation in Indonesia

...Southeast Asia, nearly a billion people lack access to basic sanitation while 140 million remain out of reach from safe drinking water. Munsari, a 50-year-old father of three, said he had learnt abou...

2 Nov 2018

How household gardens are improving sanitation in Indonesia

News / Energy

Local NGOs push Singapore banks on coal: Stop using our money to fuel climate change

...Southeast Asia. The letter was sent to the banks on Monday, the same day that Singapore hosted the Special Asean Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action for government officials from the 10-nation South...

12 Jul 2018

Local NGOs push Singapore banks on coal: Stop using our money to fuel climate change

News / Waste

Singapore's new online grocer wants to prove sustainability and e-commerce can go hand in hand

...plastic crates for deliveries. The co-founders aim to reach 20 per cent of Singapore’s population and 10 per cent of Singapore’s retail market, with plans to expand into the rest of Southeast Asia. G...

28 May 2018

Singapore's new online grocer wants to prove sustainability and e-commerce can go hand in hand

Press Releases / Eco-Business

First-ever Liveability Challenge offers up to S$1m for game-changing urban innovations

...Asian nations into some of the world’s biggest producers and polluters of e-waste and plastics. Singapore alone generated 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste in 2017, while global recycling powerhou...

5 Apr 2018

First-ever Liveability Challenge offers up to S$1m for game-changing urban innovations

Opinion / Energy

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

...Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), a regional grouping of 10 countries with a combined population of 640 million people. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Singapore — the only first-world cou...

6 Jul 2018

Southeast Asia is the global laggard in renewables, but for how much longer?

Cows. The contribution that intensive livestock rearing and dairy is making to climate change is unbelievable—bigger than energy production. Image: AFNR / Shutterstock.com

News / Carbon & Climate

Are we on track to create a sustainable world by 2050?

...plastics. But we didn't have the research that has emerged in the last five years showing the impact of microbeads and microplastic to give policymakers compelling evidence against plastic. “ When p...

4 Apr 2018

Are we on track to create a sustainable world by 2050?

News / Corporate Responsibility

5 ways Wonderfruit makes sustainable living easy and fun

...plastic rule. Image: Wonderfruit Another sustainability issue the festival set out to tackle was plastic waste. It did so by banning the use of single-use plastic during the four-day event. Partneri...

20 Feb 2018

5 ways Wonderfruit makes sustainable living easy and fun

News / Waste

5 ways to win the war on plastic pollution

...plastic materials—whether it is a cup made from post-consumer plastic, swimwear made from recycled plastic drink bottles, or shoes made from recovered plastic—is essential to close the plastic loop, s...

7 Nov 2017

5 ways to win the war on plastic pollution

News / Water

The top 5 water stories in 2017

...plastic has been found in the drinking water on five continents, highlighting the problem of ocean microplastics . A recent report by World Resources Institute stated that Asia's recent industrial bo...

29 Dec 2017

The top 5 water stories in 2017

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