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News / Food & Agriculture

Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones

...ives and livelihoods lost in the fishing and farming industries because of adverse weather conditions and poor planning," said Tala Dieng, president of the radio network. "This service helps reduce th...

17 Jun 2016

Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones

News / Policy & Finance

What has happened to the Philippines' climate funding?

...illages, the smallest administrative organisation within a municipality—in Tacloban joined a capacity building initiative under the Climate Change Commission (CCC). The aim was to build their skills i...

4 Oct 2017

What has happened to the Philippines' climate funding?

day 2 csr and social innovators forum 2016

News / Corporate Responsibility

Can big businesses be social enterprises too?

...integrating sustainability into business operations has been proven in up to 300 academic articles highlighting the link between a company's bottom line and sustainability. Panellists also emphasise...

15 Sep 2016

Can big businesses be social enterprises too?

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia blocks major haze-causing drainage canal

...Indonesia team, with an earlier version published on our Indonesian site on June 17, 2017 and was republished with permission. Disclosure: Mongabay-Indonesia receives funding for this series via a sub...

13 Jul 2017

Indonesia blocks major haze-causing drainage canal

Opinion / Lifestyle

Communicating climate change: Focus on the framing, not just the facts

...ic effectively. Social scientists have been increasingly studying the science of science communication, to better understand what does and does not work for discussing different scientific topics. It ...

7 Mar 2017

Communicating climate change: Focus on the framing, not just the facts

Videos / Transport

Electric vehicles gain mainstream momentum

...ity’s drivers persuaded to try an electric vehicle (EV) by tight limits on new registrations for conventional cars, and generous financial subsidies. This policy mix is key to the public’s growing ac...

25 Nov 2016

Electric vehicles gain mainstream momentum

News / Green Buildings

Sydney Opera House ups environmental ambitions

...ieved since our first Environmental Sustainability Plan in 2010, including $1 million in electricity savings, increasing our operational waste recycling rates from 20 to 65 per cent, and making Vivid ...

2 Aug 2016

Sydney Opera House ups environmental ambitions

The Singapore skyline during the haze of 2015. About one third of the fires are believed to have occured in APP's concessions in South Sumatra. image: Eco-Business

News / Food & Agriculture

APP hires former Singapore army general as sustainability chief

...ing operation. He was previously with Singapore-headquartered banking group DBS, whose Indonesian operations he ran from 2009. In addition to his responsibilities as managing director of sustainabilit...

10 Jul 2017

APP hires former Singapore army general as sustainability chief

Opinion / Water

Pratt & Whitney’s journey to water sustainability in Singapore

...ilities in Singapore. In fact, we have invested $2 million to install vacuum distillation to remove impurities from wastewater, helping to reduce the fresh water needed by our facilities in Singapore....

18 Apr 2016

Pratt & Whitney’s journey to water sustainability in Singapore

Press Releases / Green Trade Project Office

Taiwan showcases innovative green technologies at Ecotech Vietnam 2016

...ions aiming to promote environmental protection, clean production, energy efficiency and green energy. We believe the exhibition audience visiting the Taiwan Pavilion will easily find the most suitab...

16 Feb 2017

Taiwan showcases innovative green technologies at Ecotech Vietnam 2016

Press Releases / Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Carbon producers: A week left to respond to climate human rights abuses

...and_Human_Rights_Petition.pdf [3] Petitioners include 18 Filipino individuals living on the frontlines of climate change. They are joined by 14 civil society organisations based in the Philippines, i...

27 Sep 2016

Carbon producers: A week left to respond to climate human rights abuses

Videos / Carbon & Climate

Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow

...into action, Dion said. "When we focus on catastrophe, and on things that raise fear, it triggers mechanisms in the brain of rejection, flight and fear," the long-time environmental activist said ahea...

24 Apr 2017

Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow

News / Carbon & Climate

From spring’s start to sea heat, data tells tale of climate action

...isasters is highly complex, but it’s fundamental if we’re going to succeed in mitigating the effects of future disasters. Rishma Maini, senior disaster risk reduction specialist, Public Health England...

20 Mar 2017

From spring’s start to sea heat, data tells tale of climate action

News / Cities

Turning cities’ focus back to land-based finance

...id urbanisation and amid the growth of intermediate cities lacking administrative capacity. Traditional tool Land-based taxes have existed since humans began practicing agriculture and setting aside a...

30 Aug 2017

Turning cities’ focus back to land-based finance

News / Manufacturing

Formosa Steel owns up to toxic spill, agrees to pay Vietnam $500 million

...ide and cyanide into the sea. Hanoi is still monitoring water quality offshore and has not declared the water safe for fishing within 20 nautical miles of the coast. While Hanoi’s investigation laid t...

1 Jul 2016

Formosa Steel owns up to toxic spill, agrees to pay Vietnam $500 million

News / Policy & Finance

UN launches open online course for SDG awareness

...ible get familiar with and learn about the SDGs and their benefits, so that they can gain an understanding of how achieving the SDGs can improve society and their lives," he said. The UN adopted the S...

8 Aug 2016

UN launches open online course for SDG awareness

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

...ite of interventions like food aid, green revolution technologies, and chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and the extension of international markets into the countryside. At the same time, a divisio...

2 Aug 2017

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

News / Water

Unearthing the mysteries of groundwater

...ield Research Facility in 1978 on a landfill located within a military base to facilitate long-term, interdisciplinary research. This provided researchers with the opportunity to take their investiga...

28 Apr 2016

Unearthing the mysteries of groundwater

News / Waste

China renews clampdown on waste imports

...itional or allow materials meeting stricter quality limits. Jakob Rindegren, recycling policy advisor, Environmental Services Association UK In the past, China was less discriminating in the quality ...

1 Aug 2017

China renews clampdown on waste imports

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Can the global C-suite break through?

...inking around exponential technologies and organizations, and their take on how to facilitate and sustain radical innovation. 2. Disruptive Technologies for Sustainability The platform will identify a...

2 Jun 2016

Can the global C-suite break through?

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