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News / Water

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

In the heart of Myanmar, a few miles south of Mandalay, lies the textiles town of Wundwin. For more than 60 years, the area has been the primary production hub of the longyi, a traditional Burmese gar...

8 Aug 2018

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

News / Corporate Responsibility

The top 5 CSR stories in 2017

It used to be just the governments who set the regulations for driving sustainability. But this year, the private sector has gained momentum in actually leading it. The transfer of leadership from gov...

21 Dec 2017

The top 5 CSR stories in 2017

News / Green Buildings

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

India's top builders have pledged to make at least a fifth of their new housing developments sustainable by 2022, as the country looks to tap sectors other than renewable energy to meet its ambitious ...

27 Jul 2017

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

The Larantuka Strait, which by 2019 is to be connected by an 800 metre-long bridge with a built-in 115 MW-capacity tidal power plant. <a href="picture hyperlink">Johanes Randy Prakoso</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/</a>

News / Energy

Indonesia to build 'world's largest' tidal power plant

The Indonesian government has approved a plan to build what has been billed as the world's largest tidal power facility in the ecologically rich Indonesian island of Flores. The new plant, known as th...

8 May 2017

Indonesia to build 'world's largest' tidal power plant

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Australia is the worst in the world when it comes to climate action

Last month the SDG Index and dashboard report ‘Global Responsibilities: Implementing the Goals’ was released, a comprehensive review of UN member states and their progress towards the Sustainable Deve...

7 Aug 2018

Australia is the worst in the world when it comes to climate action

Press Releases / Sustainable Business Australia

SBA welcomes South Australia power deal

...renewables/

15 Mar 2017

SBA welcomes South Australia power deal

Research / Eco-Business

Freezing in the tropics - Asean's air-con conundrum

Southeast Asia is facing a growing cooling crisis, but its people remain unaware of the threat that inefficient cooling technologies can pose to national development and the environment, finds a new w...

28 Jan 2018

Freezing in the tropics - Asean's air-con conundrum

News / Policy & Finance

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

Safe migration, conflict prevention, sustainable development and United Nations reform will be the priorities of the 72nd UN General Assembly over the coming year, the 193-member body’s President, Mir...

21 Dec 2017

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

Imagine a president of the United States calling for an “ecological civilisation” that ensures “harmony between human and nature.” Now imagine he goes on to declare that “we, as human beings, must res...

31 Aug 2018

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

News / Transport

The race to develop the next generation battery

Whether in a laptop or a smartphone, there’s a good chance that you’re using several lithium-ion batteries every day. Since they hit the market in the 1990s, these rechargeable batteries have helped m...

25 Sep 2018

The race to develop the next generation battery

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why India and China are driving the 'global green shift'

...renewables, and its resource security issues through shifting from a linear to a circular economy. Much of the book is devoted to reviewing the evidence that China is indeed moving swiftly to adopt re...

8 May 2017

Why India and China are driving the 'global green shift'

News / Carbon & Climate

Empathy will help the world change course on climate change

Small actions can have a big impact and individuals must believe in their ability to make a difference in the fight against climate change, said experts at the launch of Eco-Business’ film and photogr...

6 Jun 2018

Empathy will help the world change course on climate change

Opinion / Energy

China’s ‘clean coal’ power: A viable model or cautionary tale?

...renewables (hydro, wind and solar) generating about 153 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2016. This record almost matches Germany’s impressive 186 TWh of renewable-generated power. The International Energy Age...

6 Jul 2017

China’s ‘clean coal’ power: A viable model or cautionary tale?