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Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage

...to local brokers in their home country. "If you come to the country with this level of debt ... then you can't simply return to your home country. It's reasonable to expect that people in that situati...

14 Jul 2023

Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage

Opinion / Cities

If your city is sinking, why not make it float?

...t traction with the United Nations calling for research into floating cities. Technically, there are two types of structure that could support a floating city — pontoon structures that float on the wa...

15 May 2023

If your city is sinking, why not make it float?

News / Waste

Plastic pollution is surging, so what are governments doing?

...ticated recycling processes that exist in countries in the European Union. "The existing infrastructure's not enough to handle the amount of plastic waste that's being generated, and that's a massive ...

30 May 2023

Plastic pollution is surging, so what are governments doing?

News / Carbon & Climate

Extreme heat risks rise for pregnant women and babies

...th in the IPCC report. "There's a lot more that needs to be done ... but it's now coming to the attention of policymakers," she added. Preventable deaths Concrete policies to tackle the issue must...

10 Oct 2023

Extreme heat risks rise for pregnant women and babies

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Habitat destruction hurting more than climate change

...ther ecosystems, that doesn't receive nearly as much attention. The destruction, fragmentation, and modification of habitat from the oceans to the land exceeds the overall impacts of climate change, f...

1 Jul 2024

Habitat destruction hurting more than climate change

News / Energy

Malaysia's involvement in funding arrangements of Vietnam coal plant casts shadow over climate pledges

...t. Construction of the plant has not yet started. "Vietnam does not want to get a reputation for backing out of deals, but there is still time for all parties to come together and think about whether...

30 Jun 2024

Malaysia's involvement in funding arrangements of Vietnam coal plant casts shadow over climate pledges

Opinion / Cities

Amid Indonesia’s quest for development, don't neglect Indigenous land rights

...t 40 per cent of all reported conflicts since 2015 being attributed to this sector. In an interview with the author, an NGO member shared that the plantation companies’ practice of contributing to the...

10 May 2024

Amid Indonesia’s quest for development, don't neglect Indigenous land rights

News / Policy & Finance

Green Climate Fund's new head seeks to reach left-out communities

...tanding the context, understanding the communities, understanding the business models that will work," Duarte told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, noting that the needs are "much higher than what we a...

5 Oct 2023

Green Climate Fund's new head seeks to reach left-out communities

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Young voters care about climate change. Politicians don't.

...tative, revealed that only 106 (out of 983) had posted about climate change at least once. The dominant topics from the analysis were global partnership, sustainable transportation and infrastructure...

14 Feb 2024

Young voters care about climate change. Politicians don't.

News / Policy & Finance

X factor: Twitter ban hits businesses, news in Pakistan

...tion, according to the Netblocks global internet monitor. When users try to access X, they often see this message: "Something went wrong, but don't fret - let's give it another shot". But Shaista Ayes...

12 Mar 2024

X factor: Twitter ban hits businesses, news in Pakistan

An outdoor advertisement for ride-hailing service Grab highlights the congestion and discomfort of taking public transport in Singapore.

News / Transport

Complaints about Grab 'anti-public transport' ad dismissed by Singapore advertising watchdog

...ty director said last year that the firm's push for "inclusive" decarbonisation – electrifying its fleet without marginalising its drivers – meant it could not align its carbon neutrality target with ...

21 Jun 2023

Complaints about Grab 'anti-public transport' ad dismissed by Singapore advertising watchdog

News / Corporate Responsibility

Chinese firms’ growing influence in palm oil value chain will endure despite global volatilities: RSPO China head

...t to introduce regulations that target palm oil sustainability that are similar to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Compared to mature markets like Europe and the US where over 90 per cent of t...

9 Jul 2025

Chinese firms’ growing influence in palm oil value chain will endure despite global volatilities: RSPO China head

News / Carbon & Climate

New IPCC head says open climate 'toolbox' to keep 1.5°C goal alive

...ttest July Amid a spate of heatwaves in the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday that the "month of July is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month...

31 Jul 2023

New IPCC head says open climate 'toolbox' to keep 1.5°C goal alive

A steel manufacturing plants in Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

'A matter of survival': Why Indonesian steel giant Gunung Raja Paksi is going net-zero

...th with sustainability? Kelvin Fu: My view is that it's not one or the other. Our current export growth is five per cent. We want to double or even triple that within two to three years. We don't want...

2 Apr 2023

'A matter of survival': Why Indonesian steel giant Gunung Raja Paksi is going net-zero

News / Carbon & Climate

Soil may be foe, not friend, in climate fight, scientists find

...track to bust that budget within a decade without the latest adjustment, due to continued use of fossil fuels. “The vanished capacity of soils to sequester CO2 suggests that a more aggressive strategy...

5 Jan 2024

Soil may be foe, not friend, in climate fight, scientists find

News / Policy & Finance

Indians risk illegal 'donkey' migration to chase American Dream

...t also boosted their social status. It is easy to identify households with a relative in the United States in Haryana - besides the glossy posters depicting the US flag, the Statue of Liberty and the ...

16 Feb 2024

Indians risk illegal 'donkey' migration to chase American Dream

News / Cities

Filipinas stare through the glass ceiling in STEM fields

...TEM starts at home. “There is no one solution to this but it is critical we start with the families of women and girls,” she says, pointing out that families tend to invest in providing tech gadgets a...

8 May 2023

Filipinas stare through the glass ceiling in STEM fields

News / Waste

Mindset shift: How a Singapore startup convinced firms that waste plastic can be used to pave roads

...tical. There is always an initial excitement, especially when they meet a startup that has a new solution to recycle used plastic waste. But they then question the costs involved, such as the costs of...

13 Feb 2024

Mindset shift: How a Singapore startup convinced firms that waste plastic can be used to pave roads

News / Policy & Finance

AI could end work as we know it, says film director

...t it's also an old story. I was more fascinated by the question of why we haven't taken the opportunity before to work less?" Gandini told Context in a video interview. "We thought that repetitive, bo...

31 Jan 2024

AI could end work as we know it, says film director

Dutch airline KLM was one of the first companies to get into trouble for using carbon offsets to claim that air travel was "carbon neutral".

News / Policy & Finance

The next wave of greenwashing: Offsets, competitor claims and 'transition-washing'

...tion targets that stand up to scrutiny while chasing heady business growth targets. Smith said that while regulators "set the tone" for the finance industry with frameworks and expectation-setting, as...

8 May 2023

The next wave of greenwashing: Offsets, competitor claims and 'transition-washing'

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