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Pandemic pushes world's biggest jobs programme to brink in rural India

...the scheme had worked well in the initial weeks of the pandemic, when the only people seeking work were locals. "But the return of migrant workers has overburdened the programme," he said. 'Where do t...

11 Sep 2020

Pandemic pushes world's biggest jobs programme to brink in rural India

Octogenarians matriarchs in Long Tungan.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Indigenous lives matter: Reflections from an encounter with Borneo's forest defenders

...they are totally inadequate. Sometimes they handpick a few people from the village, bring them over to the logging camp, have a chat and grab some signatures. They can then tick the box that says they...

30 Jun 2020

Indigenous lives matter: Reflections from an encounter with Borneo's forest defenders

News / Transport

How can the BRI better protect biodiversity?

...the ancient Silk Road, in 2013. It covers the Chinese mainland; Southeast Asia; central, northern and western parts of Asia; Africa; South America; the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean...

27 Oct 2020

How can the BRI better protect biodiversity?

News / Water

Struggle for water amid worsening floods in Kathmandu

...The scarcity has also affected the ancient dhunge dhara stone fountains. There are fewer than 300 of these medieval springs left in the valley, and more than half have run dry. These fountains were th...

18 Jan 2022

Struggle for water amid worsening floods in Kathmandu

News / Carbon & Climate

2020: A dismal year for coal power

...The year 2020 may prove to be when the regions’ coal power expansion plans were finally re-evaluated in the face of the pressing need for climate action and the reality of declining low-carbon technol...

6 Jan 2021

2020: A dismal year for coal power

News / Food & Agriculture

Impossible Foods hires Kitty Bu as head of engagement for China

...the United States, would be the prize market for Impossible Foods, which is on a mission to remove animals from the human food chain by 2035. Founder Pat Brown has called Asia the company's most impor...

19 Dec 2020

Impossible Foods hires Kitty Bu as head of engagement for China

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

...ther companies, while he sees them trying to quickly respond to difficult situations with managing their supply chains and handling their workforce fairly, they have not taken their eye off the ball w...

24 Jun 2020

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

News / Food & Agriculture

UN summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future

...the summit had created “preferential access to the corporate sector and agribusiness, and since the beginning (they) have been setting the agenda, dominating the debate, and are leading on the solutio...

24 Sep 2021

UN summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future

Opinion / Policy & Finance

No place for coal in a green finance hub

...the food consumed, Singapore also faces threats to its food supply when climate change impacts ruin the crops of farmers in Thailand, Malaysia, the rest of Southeast Asia, and the world. To be a respo...

6 Jul 2021

No place for coal in a green finance hub

News / Food & Agriculture

Peatland on fire as burning season starts anew in Indonesia

...the solution,” he said during the meeting with the BNPB. “But the core problem is on the ground. We know that when smoke blankets [the sky], airplanes and helicopters can’t fly. They [have to] stay at...

17 Mar 2021

Peatland on fire as burning season starts anew in Indonesia

News / Manufacturing

Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

...the Mekong River. The economic slowdown spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t stop the developers. They kept inching closer to Sophea’s farm as she plunged further into debt. The pandemic has em...

2 Aug 2021

Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

News / Policy & Finance

Could an environmental inspector’s criticisms accelerate China’s climate policies?

...the CEIT, and the NEA, the subject of the inspection, both posted the full report on their official websites. “ The NEA was once among the inspectors from the central government that supervised other...

8 Feb 2021

Could an environmental inspector’s criticisms accelerate China’s climate policies?

News / Policy & Finance

In pictures: COP26

...The Waste Land, the quote signifies the traditional call of the British pub landlord, telling their customers the bar is closing and it's time to go home. In the context of COP26, the quote is a rally...

10 Nov 2021

In pictures: COP26

News / Policy & Finance

Palawan top cop linked to assault on environmental officer in the Philippines

...then, I thought they’re going to summarily execute us as there were no other people around except us.” The tension dissipated when local media arrived at the scene, reports said. The group was arreste...

16 Jun 2020

Palawan top cop linked to assault on environmental officer in the Philippines

News / Cities

Fear grips India's vast informal workforce as vaccines run low

...the fear was "very palpable" at a workers' meeting held on Wednesday. "The vaccines are going to become mandatory for workers if they want to keep their jobs, but how they will get the shot is unclear...

5 May 2021

Fear grips India's vast informal workforce as vaccines run low

Press Releases / SABIC

Over 100 million PET bottles are upcycled into SABIC’s LNP ELCRIN iQ products contributing to net zero carbon goals

...the processes used to source and manufacture its LNP ELCRIN iQ resins. These certifications help customers make better-informed decisions when choosing materials that can strengthen their position on...

17 Mar 2021

Over 100 million PET bottles are upcycled into SABIC’s LNP ELCRIN iQ products contributing to net zero carbon goals

News / Manufacturing

Putting sustainability on the menu in food manufacturing

...The installations delivered six to seven per cent of energy savings. With the compressors operating around the clock, the motors paid for themselves in less than a year. Other food and beverage manufa...

14 Dec 2020

Putting sustainability on the menu in food manufacturing

News / Energy

Nuclear industry’s propaganda war rages on

...the UK and the US, nearly all politicians support the nuclear industry, so there is little discussion of its merits. Many of the “news” clips and pro-nuclear articles that appear in the media are care...

4 Jun 2021

Nuclear industry’s propaganda war rages on

News / Policy & Finance

As Indonesia reclaims land from developers, conservation is an afterthought

...the use of the country’s natural resources for development. “We have to uphold the constitutional mandate that says the land, the water and the natural resources within them are controlled by the stat...

13 Jan 2022

As Indonesia reclaims land from developers, conservation is an afterthought

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Building a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem in Southeast Asia and beyond

...the actionable insights and partnership opportunities shared during the event. As businesses in Southeast Asia and around the world continue the race to triumph over the immediate impact of Covid-19 ...

28 Jul 2021

Building a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem in Southeast Asia and beyond

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