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Food & Agriculture
US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain
The tariffs announced on 2 April by United States President Donald Trump, which ranged from 10 per cent to a staggering 49 per cent on Asean Member States (AMS), have the potential to severely disrupt...
24 Apr 2025
US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain
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Carbon & Climate
The language of climate delay in 2024
...
Smallholders
are not ready for Europe's deforestation law Dr Musdhalifah Machmud said most
smallholders
are not EUDR-ready. Image: Agrofarm.co.id Though it is true that many smallholder farmers are...
10 Dec 2024
The language of climate delay in 2024
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Policy & Finance
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
...
smallholders
are often left out. For many, these developments support claims that ESG regulations are a form of neo-colonialism or “regulatory imperialism”. The sense of injustice makes it easier to d...
7 Nov 2024
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
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Food & Agriculture
Indonesia’s aquaculture sector needs technical assistance, finance to match blue economy hype to reality: experts
...
smallholders
, Puckle Hobbs suggested that banks use operational data such as readings from drainage pumps, or even environmental or social data, to get more accurate credit assessments of smallholder ...
3 Jul 2025
Indonesia’s aquaculture sector needs technical assistance, finance to match blue economy hype to reality: experts
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Policy & Finance
Rabobank backs Musim Mas’ first sustainability-linked loan without finalising external verifiers
...
smallholders
it contracts are certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), that it trains these
smallholders
, and that it maintains a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. However,...
10 Sep 2024
Rabobank backs Musim Mas’ first sustainability-linked loan without finalising external verifiers
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Carbon & Climate
Musim Mas becomes the second palm oil company to get net zero targets SBTi-approved
...
smallholders
, with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) kicking in. Over the past decade, Musim Mas is among the world's biggest palm oil traders that has been repeatedly exposed to ille...
12 Sep 2024
Musim Mas becomes the second palm oil company to get net zero targets SBTi-approved
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Carbon & Climate
IETA, UNEP raise alarm over future of nature-based carbon removals under Article 6.4 draft standard
Leading carbon market experts have criticised a proposed standard for carbon projects under the United Nations’ climate change body, which they say could exclude nature-based solutions from being reco...
8 Aug 2025
IETA, UNEP raise alarm over future of nature-based carbon removals under Article 6.4 draft standard
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TRST01
TRST01 and India Rubber Board launch iSNR initiative to transform global natural rubber trade
An alliance between TRST01 and the India Rubber Board is redefining sustainable commodity sourcing, positioning India at the forefront of ethical, traceable, and EUDR-compliant natural rubber producti...
10 Feb 2025
TRST01 and India Rubber Board launch iSNR initiative to transform global natural rubber trade
News /
Food & Agriculture
The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women
smallholders
...
smallholders
union. Image: CIFOR/Flickr Education and financial literacy A key barrier to women's rights being recognised is education. Most women
smallholders
have little more than a primary school ...
4 Mar 2024
The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women smallholders
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Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber
Natural Rubber Supply Chain urges European Parliament not to amend essence of EUDR
Singapore, 13th November 2024: As Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) convene to vote on 14th November on the proposed amendments to the EUDR, the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Ru...
14 Nov 2024
Natural Rubber Supply Chain urges European Parliament not to amend essence of EUDR
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint
...
smallholders
and larger producers), cooperatives, government bodies, R&D institutions, logistics providers and private investors. It could draw inspiration from other agro-hubs like the Netherland...
15 Aug 2025
A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
...
smallholders
are the main growers. Landscape leadership on palm oil sustainability In Aceh Tamiang in nothern Sumatra, Indonesia, a multistakeholder landscape approach has effectively ended defores...
6 Jun 2024
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
Press Releases /
World Bank
19 million Filipinos to benefit from transport, health projects in Mindanao
At least nineteen million Filipinos are expected to benefit from two new projects approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, aimed at improving transport connectivity and health ...
10 Mar 2025
19 million Filipinos to benefit from transport, health projects in Mindanao
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Policy & Finance
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2024
...
smallholders
struggle with compliance. This story highlights the crucial balance between sustainability and regulation, urging global support for
smallholders
. 9. The case for carbon offsets as interi...
11 Dec 2024
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2024
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UN Environment Programme
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation with US$120 million for new projects
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and Mauritania. At the request of the three countries, the UN Env...
6 Jul 2025
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation with US$120 million for new projects
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
...
smallholders
RSPO also believes that climate finance should start with
smallholders
, a view supported by many in the industry. Today, 40 per cent of the world’s total palm cultivation areas are manage...
9 Feb 2024
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Empowering Indonesian women farmers in the face of climate change
Nurhidayah, 42, is a smallholder farmer and single mother of two. She faces the harsh realities of climate change daily. Her two-hectare farm in East Lombok relies solely on rainwater for sustenance. ...
22 Jul 2024
Empowering Indonesian women farmers in the face of climate change
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Making AI work for food security in Asean
...
smallholders
, of which 100 million are in Southeast Asia. Barriers include the lack of digital literacy leading to lack of awareness among farmers about the availability of such tools and the high cos...
21 Mar 2024
Making AI work for food security in Asean
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Food & Agriculture
RSPO's next frontier: Scaling sustainable palm oil in Asia's emerging markets
...
smallholders
can earn premiums for their sustainability efforts through the credits. One RSPO credit is equivalent to a tonne of certified sustainable palm oil. In the United States, D’Cruz foresees ...
27 Jan 2025
RSPO's next frontier: Scaling sustainable palm oil in Asia's emerging markets
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Food & Agriculture
Can Jambi’s farmers offer the world a model of sustainable agriculture and reforestation?
...
smallholders
with no access to certified mills or other means to prove compliance, argued Prabowo. “While there other ways to support
smallholders
, ISH credits are a proven, practical and well-targete...
2 Jan 2024
Can Jambi’s farmers offer the world a model of sustainable agriculture and reforestation?
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Corporate Responsibility
20 brands called out for greenwashing in 2025
This year, ‘greenrinsing’ – shifting climate targets after luring investment – cast a shadow over corporate decarbonisation efforts, …
20 brands called out for greenwashing in 2025
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Energy
Decarbonisation in the Philippines is a ‘balancing act’: First Gen strategy head Joel Jay Soriano
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As well as adapting to intensifying climate impacts, the Philippines' largest renewable energy company must carefully weigh up …
Decarbonisation in the Philippines is a 'balancing act': First Gen strategy head Joel Jay Soriano
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Energy
Renewable energy boomed in 2025, but so did fossil fuels
A solar boom, Donald Trump's 'national energy emergency' and AI demand marked a landmark year.
Renewable energy boomed in 2025, but so did fossil fuels
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Policy & Finance
South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste
Seoul expects more than 2,200 tonnes of plastic savings a year as QR-code packaging becomes standard.
South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste
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Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
India’s colossal food waste problem is both a symptom and a significant accelerator of the climate crisis.
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
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Energy
Singapore’s Sembcorp eyes $4.3bn acquisition of Australia’s Alinta Energy
The Singapore firm has said it would buy the Chow Tai Fook Enterprises-owned firm, but there are no …
Singapore’s Sembcorp eyes $4.3bn acquisition of Australia’s Alinta Energy
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