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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Let's follow New Zealand's lead and make people and nature as important as GDP

...ity and comfort, without imperiling the things that make life worth living. If all government decisions are made on purely financial terms, then ultimately those decisions will benefit finance and cap...

3 Aug 2018

Let's follow New Zealand's lead and make people and nature as important as GDP

Opinion / Policy & Finance

More money alone won't meet the SDG on health

...ich is crucial in countries where social contracting with civil society and the private sector is still difficult. Without access to grant financing, governments may be inclined to only finance physic...

21 Jul 2017

More money alone won't meet the SDG on health

News / Cities

After warding off mass tourism, Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats

...ientists say it is also the unlikely frontline in Hong Kong's battle with climate change, with global warming and rising sea levels bringing increasingly powerful storms and more frequent flooding. "W...

25 Oct 2018

After warding off mass tourism, Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018

...iving in urban areas. Delivering inclusive and functional urban societies in the affected areas requires new thinking and capacities for the international humanitarian system. Automation and inequalit...

8 Jan 2018

Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Soil science for a hungry planet

...icrobial content. By replenishing depleted soils with these beneficial organisms, farm productivity can be increased, without reliance on costly inputs like fertilizers and pesticides, thereby helping...

4 Aug 2017

Soil science for a hungry planet

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

In memory of Kofi Annan: Father of the modern corporate sustainability movement

...iding Principles on Human Rights, now the gold standard in this critical area. Today, the UN Global Compact and the PRI are thriving initiatives, and numerous other initiatives around the world have t...

24 Aug 2018

In memory of Kofi Annan: Father of the modern corporate sustainability movement

News / Policy & Finance

Who made my clothes? Asian workers' diaries show 'human cost'

...ities, said in a statement. "Their decisions have a real and meaningful impact on the lives of these women and their families." Researchers found that India had the best living and working conditions ...

23 Feb 2018

Who made my clothes? Asian workers' diaries show 'human cost'

Solar panels on Sumba Island in Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

Green financing in Asia: False momentum or real impact?

...ital. Once we can mobilise this group in an organised manner, we will see banks and institutions integrate green financing into mainstream product offerings,” she said. “ Their philosophy is that if ...

17 Oct 2018

Green financing in Asia: False momentum or real impact?

Former US Vice President Al Gore returns to the big screen in An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Opinion / Lifestyle

Review: Is An Inconvenient Sequel the wake-up call we all need?

...inning original catapulted climate change into the public consciousness, and is no less terrifying and inspiring than the first. Panning across fields of crumbling glaciers, towns flattened by hurric...

23 Aug 2017

Review: Is An Inconvenient Sequel the wake-up call we all need?

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Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman to join RENEW and to place e-waste recycling bins in their retail stores

...and in the logistics industry. Our DHL family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillm...

5 Jun 2018

Best Denki, COURTS, Gain City and Harvey Norman to join RENEW and to place e-waste recycling bins in their retail stores

News / Energy

Aid agencies eye solar power to replace volatile, costly fuel

...ise of solving the intermittent nature of renewables such as wind and solar. Pairing big batteries with renewable energy boosts reliability without creating carbon emissions, and more homes and busine...

15 Oct 2018

Aid agencies eye solar power to replace volatile, costly fuel

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Does your coffee habit make you a tree-hugging hypocrite? Probably.

...in a friendly and non-judgemental way, taking into account I’m an addict. Gwyneth Fries is a senior strategist with Forum for the Future. This article was first published on Eco-Business with permissi...

20 Sep 2017

Does your coffee habit make you a tree-hugging hypocrite? Probably.

Farmers in Pakistan use sms to warn of water

News / Water

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

...iding them advisories on how to improve their yield by using modern agriculture practices and linking them to agriculture experts, research institutions, agriculture extension workers and input provid...

7 Aug 2017

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

News / Carbon & Climate

What happens when bad data drives sustainability policies?

...ironment and development of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), refuted the distinction between good and bad data. “Data is indisputable. I will insist th...

20 Jul 2018

What happens when bad data drives sustainability policies?

News / Carbon & Climate

With room to grow, mangroves can be the planet's carbon warriors

...in these soils have very high root productivity and thus very high soil organic carbon density,” Twilley said. “So the coastal morphology establishes the sediment and nutrient conditions of the enviro...

17 Aug 2018

With room to grow, mangroves can be the planet's carbon warriors

Opinion / Cities

What it means to nourish cities with nature

...ies and bold thinking, the urban-rural divide in city planning is slowly closing. Carlo Ratti, Director of the Senseable City Lab at MIT and founder of the design firm Carlo Ratti Associati, co-chairs...

17 Jun 2018

What it means to nourish cities with nature

Opinion / Manufacturing

Modern slavery and exploitation: Who pays the price?

...iring individuals willing to work long hours and travel far distances to help their families by earning low wages in dangerous jobs like commercial fishing, brick kiln and leather tanning workshops, a...

24 Nov 2017

Modern slavery and exploitation: Who pays the price?

Opinion / Energy

Why Australia’s energy sector has to change: In 8 minutes or less.

...ies power is now changing in big ways. It’s inevitable. It’s either that or give up our smart phones, switch off our air-conditioners, throw out our laptops and televisions, and go back to ironing wit...

15 Dec 2017

Why Australia’s energy sector has to change: In 8 minutes or less.

News / Corporate Responsibility

Trump puts controversial decision allowing elephant trophy imports ‘on hold’

...itical. As a result, in a manner compliant with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, the issuing of permits is being put on hold as the decision is being reviewed.” The USFWS justified lifting...

21 Nov 2017

Trump puts controversial decision allowing elephant trophy imports ‘on hold’

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