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Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power

...their house, Sadodolu lit a wood fire to boil water before her husband left for work at the local government office. "The electric power is on only when it is time to sleep," said Sadodolu. The couple...

21 Apr 2021

Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil: Import bans pressure sustainability standards

...the attention on these industries, but the bans bring social issues to the fore forcing agribusiness to assess their obligations to their workforces. Are such regulatory bans the best way to address t...

17 Mar 2021

Palm oil: Import bans pressure sustainability standards

Sime Darby's human rights charter PDF doc.

News / Food & Agriculture

What does Sime Darby's blacklisting from the US mean for palm oil's sustainability credentials?

...the environmental impact of the crop on forests in Indonesia and Malaysia, the two biggest producer countries. Fast forward to the present, and the company that also claims to be the world's biggest s...

19 Jan 2021

What does Sime Darby's blacklisting from the US mean for palm oil's sustainability credentials?

Press Releases / Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo pledges to do more to promote digital inclusion for agriculture

...the digitization of the agriculture ecosystem, according to Chairman and CEO Chen Lei. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year disrupted food supply chains and threatened farmer livelihoods. ...

18 Mar 2021

Pinduoduo pledges to do more to promote digital inclusion for agriculture

Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil.

News / Carbon & Climate

Are we killing those tropical trees we’re counting on to absorb carbon dioxide?

...they grow too fast, they quickly reach a certain diameter and a certain height at which they die, because the leaves can’t pump all the water they need from the roots up to the canopy. Then they die o...

25 Feb 2021

Are we killing those tropical trees we’re counting on to absorb carbon dioxide?

Press Releases / The Prophets

‘Rapic cycle’ - Oxwash secures £500K in 15 hours

...the cleaning process from the ground up, the UK’s first sustainable on-demand laundry service has grown more than tenfold since the start of the pandemic. Dr Kyle Grant, chief executive, said O...

19 Nov 2021

‘Rapic cycle’ - Oxwash secures £500K in 15 hours

Press Releases / Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

Companies step up: Public-private partnerships for social good proliferate across Asia

...these partnerships look like, and what makes them successful. “PPPs are on the rise across Asia because they align incentives between companies, the social sector and government. We did this stu...

5 Jul 2021

Companies step up: Public-private partnerships for social good proliferate across Asia

Press Releases / Charge+

Charge+ partners OCBC Bank to offer holistic package for buyers of Tesla electric vehicles

...the charging station in the condominium of the Tesla buyer. For the landed home segment, beyond the free charging credits of 6 months, Tesla buyers can also look forward to receiving a complimentary ...

4 Jun 2021

Charge+ partners OCBC Bank to offer holistic package for buyers of Tesla electric vehicles

News / Food & Agriculture

Combatting soil erosion enriches farmers in Meghalaya

...the state.” The new adherents to the method include people like Thrias Makroh, 60, and her husband Omwell Tamang, 70. Their lives have changed for the better since they began cultivating fruit — pine...

22 Oct 2021

Combatting soil erosion enriches farmers in Meghalaya

News / Corporate Responsibility

How corporations gave politicians permission to deny reality

...the display generated around $67,000 for the fund, the company said. Such gestures speak to Visa’s public commitment to sustainability, but they stand at odds with the company’s history of political ...

22 Feb 2021

How corporations gave politicians permission to deny reality

News / Carbon & Climate

As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'

...their emissions to net zero, the offsets they purchase, to make up for carbon pollution they do not reduce themselves, could spur development of clean technologies like hydrogen fuel, market backers s...

1 Feb 2021

As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Getting the social cost of carbon right

...the course of the economy and climate over the next century or more. Integrating economics and the environment makes eminent sense, but the devil is in the details. These models have shown themselves ...

19 Feb 2021

Getting the social cost of carbon right

people working in coal mines in Ulaanbaatar

News / Energy

Cutting out coal: what does a just transition look like?

...the world, warning that without deep and immediate cuts to carbon pollution — including the phase-out of coal — the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement “will quickly fall out of reach.” If the transit...

8 Dec 2021

Cutting out coal: what does a just transition look like?

News / Transport

Zero emissions by 2030: How can Gojek get there?

...There will be insights and best practices that we can share with others. How much will these sustainability targets cost the company? We do have a rough idea of the cost — or rather investment. We cos...

14 May 2021

Zero emissions by 2030: How can Gojek get there?

News / Policy & Finance

Twin threats: climate migrants said to face greater risk of modern slavery

...ther least-developed countries, noted there was "still no home for climate migrants in the international community". "There has been a collective - and rather successful - attempt to ignore the scale ...

23 Sep 2021

Twin threats: climate migrants said to face greater risk of modern slavery

News / Energy

The more coal dominates the energy mix, the more positively Southeast Asia's media will cover it—except in the Philippines

...ther country the study. When environmental concerns were covered, they were often balanced with commentary on the economic contribution of the country’s mining sector. Even when the local media discus...

16 Feb 2021

The more coal dominates the energy mix, the more positively Southeast Asia's media will cover it—except in the Philippines

News / Carbon & Climate

Floods and heatwaves: Can we tell if extreme weather is linked to climate change?

...ther events such as heatwaves, intense rains and storms. They gather key data, such as temperature readings or rainwater measurements. They compare them to historical trends for similar weather in th...

30 Jul 2021

Floods and heatwaves: Can we tell if extreme weather is linked to climate change?

News / Carbon & Climate

Oil palm plantations a ‘threat to global health,’ reports study on outbreaks

The Covid-19 pandemic has raised plenty of questions about whether the planet’s declining health is what ails humans. The answer is yes, and it’s not a metaphorical response. Distorting the blue plane...

31 May 2021

Oil palm plantations a ‘threat to global health,’ reports study on outbreaks

News / Manufacturing

Supermodel and environmental activist Arizona Muse on selling sustainability

...their business. I take every opportunity to talk to them about the work they are doing, the changes they could and should adopt and the impact they could make. It's not always an easy balance to strik...

17 Jun 2020

Supermodel and environmental activist Arizona Muse on selling sustainability

News / Food & Agriculture

With water scarce, Pakistan helps farmers grow more with less

...the PWP. After farmers lay the pipes for the irrigation systems, they must remain undisturbed for four or five years because digging them up and moving them is so expensive, he explained. With vegetab...

1 Oct 2020

With water scarce, Pakistan helps farmers grow more with less

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