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Press Releases / 3M Singapore

3M Named 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®

...its ethics and integrity in doing business by the Ethisphere Institute, which has placed the science-based company on its list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for a fourth year in a row. It is...

21 Mar 2017

3M Named 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®

Press Releases / Ricoh Asia Pacific

Eco Action Day 2018: Climate change calls for environmental action

...id: “I commend Ricoh Asia Pacific for their effort in working with various partners to push the sustainability agenda and also in motivating more organisations and individuals to take their clim...

4 Apr 2018

Eco Action Day 2018: Climate change calls for environmental action

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change, Trump, and the U.S. military: a tale of two policies

...irst and foremost in the military mind is the Pentagon’s mission: to defend the United States and its national interest. Seen within this framework, climate change is viewed as a “threat multiplier,” ...

19 Jan 2018

Climate change, Trump, and the U.S. military: a tale of two policies

News / Food & Agriculture

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

...ified, it must first set up its own national certification body organised according to PEFC guiding principles. New Asian members include South Korea and Thailand, while Laos and the Philippines and ...

11 Jul 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

News / Cities

Earthquake kills at least three people, destroys ancient pagodas in Central Myanmar

...ittee. Its tremors were felt as far away as Thailand, India and Bangladesh. It caused one building in Pwint Phyu township and one in Magway township to collapse, sources said. “This quake is almost si...

25 Aug 2016

Earthquake kills at least three people, destroys ancient pagodas in Central Myanmar

News / Policy & Finance

Women-owned businesses to get online marketing boost

...ing, said Wendy Diamond, founder of the site. Globally, 11.3 million women own businesses that generate $1.6 trillion in annual revenue and employ nearly 9 million people, she said. The initiative hop...

7 Nov 2016

Women-owned businesses to get online marketing boost

News / Manufacturing

Is your T-shirt clean of slavery? Science may soon be able to tell

...ities for cheating," said Hayward. "Our primary aim is to cleanse the cotton supply chain and by that, I mean eliminating any diversion, any mislabelling, any counterfeiting that can take place throug...

30 Nov 2016

Is your T-shirt clean of slavery? Science may soon be able to tell

Press Releases / UNIDO

UNIDO, Bank of China partnership for SMEs

...ive Vice-President Liu Qiang met today with LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Vienna to explore joint activities and discuss partnershi...

2 Mar 2017

UNIDO, Bank of China partnership for SMEs

News / Green Buildings

Westpac embraces office design of the future at Barangaroo

...ist David Caple Healthy cafes with menus designed by dieticians and nutritionists A wellness centre providing clinical pilates, physiotherapy and massages A well-equipped mini medical centre Defibrill...

22 Jul 2016

Westpac embraces office design of the future at Barangaroo

News / Food & Agriculture

Build resilience to prevent repeat crises - UN chief

...ith, I'm optimistic about the capacity to mobilise civil societies, business communities, cities, regions in order to make sure that what was agreed in Paris is implemented," said Guterres. This story...

19 May 2017

Build resilience to prevent repeat crises - UN chief

News / Energy

Energy majors warn of falling fossil fuel demand

...istical review of world energy is crammed full of statistics and comments – much of it difficult reading for a company focused on oil and gas production. In 2016, energy consumption worldwide grew by ...

22 Jun 2017

Energy majors warn of falling fossil fuel demand

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How can digital finance better serve Asia’s poor?

...ies have established national strategies for financial inclusion, including digital finance. India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and the Philippines are promoting digital financial services...

25 Oct 2017

How can digital finance better serve Asia’s poor?

News / Policy & Finance

Nobel laureates, leaders gather to push child slavery onto the global agenda

...ilies are given money if they send their daughters to school, and in India, where a midday meal is given to children as an incentive to their poor families to keep them in class. "Crisis in the making...

12 Dec 2016

Nobel laureates, leaders gather to push child slavery onto the global agenda

Videos / Policy & Finance

UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification

...in record time. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations Earlier in September, China and the United States, the world’s two largest emitters, formally joined the accord, and with India’s ratifi...

5 Oct 2016

UN chief urges European Parliament to approve process on Paris Agreement ratification

News / Policy & Finance

'Ability to resist' makes women able climate leaders: Paris mayor

...ital - among them cleaning up Paris' noxious air and making the River Seine swimmable again by 2024. Making them a reality will take significant changes in how the city works - and standing up to the ...

14 Mar 2017

'Ability to resist' makes women able climate leaders: Paris mayor