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News / Corporate Responsibility

Two tech companies win first Stop Slavery Award after workforce scrutiny

...ire, designed in partnership with human rights specialists at multi-national law firm Baker & McKenzie, giving significant detail of their operations. The criteria were developed using a combinati...

2 Dec 2016

Two tech companies win first Stop Slavery Award after workforce scrutiny

News / Manufacturing

Indian officials order investigations after exposé into cover-up of child deaths in mica mines

...iced his concern but also expressed the difficulty in tackling this issue with illegal mining the lifeline for many families. "I am aware that illegal mining is going on, but I also understand this is...

4 Aug 2016

Indian officials order investigations after exposé into cover-up of child deaths in mica mines

Press Releases / Akzo Nobel

AkzoNobel signs cooperation agreement on bio-based polymer technology

...io includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International, Interpon and Eka. Consistently ranked as a leader in sustainability, we are dedicated to energising cities and communities while cr...

3 Feb 2017

AkzoNobel signs cooperation agreement on bio-based polymer technology

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Can “One Map” solve Indonesia’s land tenure woes?

...ities that have traditionally held land in common, indigenous peoples and others often see their lands commandeered by larger operations, like palm oil production, logging or mining. Sometimes differe...

22 Jun 2017

Can “One Map” solve Indonesia’s land tenure woes?

Videos / Carbon & Climate

‘There is no time to waste’ Ban says, as Paris climate accord crosses first threshold for entry into force

...in New York this morning. “This will be a major achievement for multilateralism.” At the meeting, 31 additional countries deposited their instruments of ratification for the Agreement, bringing the to...

22 Sep 2016

‘There is no time to waste’ Ban says, as Paris climate accord crosses first threshold for entry into force

Oil rigs in the field beside the interstate

News / Policy & Finance

How to work better together to achieve the SDGs

...inted under secretary of the United Nations and executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific around the time of the Asian financial crisis in the l...

20 Jun 2017

How to work better together to achieve the SDGs

News / Food & Agriculture

Wilmar launches landmark sustainable finance deal, child protection policy

...It is the first company in Asia, and the first palm oil company to work with ING to tie its financial obligations to its sustainability performance in this way. ING has inked similar sustainability pe...

1 Dec 2017

Wilmar launches landmark sustainable finance deal, child protection policy

Opinion / Transport

Overhauling logistics can make our cities more livable

...initiatives to overhaul logistics in the city and relieve it of its multiple infrastructure problems. We hope that Chongqing may provide the inspiration for other Asian cities to reform their logistic...

16 Dec 2016

Overhauling logistics can make our cities more livable

Opinion / Cities

Lessons for a 'cycling megacity'

...is being shaped in developing-country megacities to foster a mass culture of cycling. Below, I examine which steps cities in Latin America and Asia have taken to promote mass mobility by bike (and inc...

10 May 2016

Lessons for a 'cycling megacity'

News / Transport

Philippine bamboo bike going on an epic trip

...its to build the bikes. In addition to providing livelihood, the company also re-invests some of its profits in scholarships and education for young children who live in the village. Photo by Fatima ...

30 Jun 2016

Philippine bamboo bike going on an epic trip

Press Releases / Eco-Business

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

...innovative solutions to improve liveability. Established in 2016, it aims to bring about enduring solutions, systems and capabilities against environmental, biological and other adversities in Singapo...

5 Apr 2018

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

Opinion / Energy

Renewable energy trends to keep an eye on in 2017

...innovative thinkers and ideas. Currently the pioneering and ever-transitioning energy landscape in Africa, with its green innovations and disruptive technologies, is allowing more and more for the qui...

24 Apr 2017

Renewable energy trends to keep an eye on in 2017

Press Releases / WiseOnWater

British Water publishes code of practice for SuDS technology

...ionals delivering SuDS to apply a risk-based approach to minimising the environmental impact of the diffuse pollution from runoff. Verifying the capture and retention capabilities of different devices...

21 Mar 2017

British Water publishes code of practice for SuDS technology

Partners for the Environment 2017 closing plenary

News / Cities

Sustainable Singapore Movement: Less talk, more action needed

...ions], and I can’t imagine any religion not advocating protection for the environment, conservation, and good stewardship of nature.” Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of the Environment and ...

10 Aug 2017

Sustainable Singapore Movement: Less talk, more action needed