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Why Singapore needs the sharing economy

...ived much praise for its sharing economy initiatives is South Korea’s capital city, Seoul, says Rinne. In 2012, it launched the Sharing City Seoul initiative to promote collaborative consumption and r...

26 Feb 2016

Why Singapore needs the sharing economy

News / Policy & Finance

Making venture philanthropy pay in Asia

...immediate needs. Instead, corporations and foundations are increasingly deploying their funds to help organisations with social impact build capacities and become self-sustaining entities. Speaking at...

7 May 2015

Making venture philanthropy pay in Asia

News / Green Buildings

Responsible companies have the competitive advantage: Kwek Leng Joo

...ility and transparency. I think sustainability reporting will increase significantly in 2015. To avoid being left behind, companies will need to start planning their sustainability efforts and reporti...

23 Jan 2015

Responsible companies have the competitive advantage: Kwek Leng Joo

News / Waste

Waste not, want not: How to turn poop to profit

...ilitate the local land by visiting experts from the Bogor Institute of Farming and the Bandung Institute of Technology, and reading a lot of scientific journals and National Geographic magazines. Look...

15 Apr 2014

Waste not, want not: How to turn poop to profit

News / Manufacturing

Data app pushes Chinese factories to cut pollution

...id. Using additional air pollution data now included in the app, 380 cities in China can check their air quality hourly. Wang Bidou of the Shandong Environmental Protection Bureau said letting the pub...

20 Apr 2015

Data app pushes Chinese factories to cut pollution

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it

...ion is set to hit 11 billion this century. Despite this, the richest nations still seek to grow their economies without apparent limit. Like a snake eating its own tail, our growth-orientated civilisa...

2 Oct 2014

Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it

News / Carbon & Climate

Monsoon brings late relief to scorched India

...imate change and the influence of an El Niño – a periodic warming of waters in the western Pacific that affects prevailing trade winds, with serious consequences on both sides of the Pacific and India...

25 Jun 2014

Monsoon brings late relief to scorched India

News / Carbon & Climate

Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?

...ice, and living without basic provisions like an identity card or banking services. A typical slum in Ahmedabad, India. When migrants move from villages to big cities, housing in marginal areas like ...

2 Oct 2015

Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?

News / Transport

Airwheels, E-scooters and Mini-farthings: Your ride in the future?

...ident in the region's infamous traffic jams, and its dubious honour of being home to some of the most polluted cities in the world. To mitigate this, the region is investing heavily in public transpor...

18 May 2015

Airwheels, E-scooters and Mini-farthings: Your ride in the future?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

An excise tax would give states a role in fighting climate change

...imposing a state-level excise tax on carbon emissions instead of designing and implementing an emission reduction plan mandated by the EPA. First and foremost, this would give states more flexibility....

2 Jun 2014

An excise tax would give states a role in fighting climate change

News / Policy & Finance

Japan pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

...industrialized nations starting Sunday in Germany. "I will take a leadership role towards realization of a fair and effective framework in COP21, explaining Japan's position on the emission target at ...

3 Jun 2015

Japan pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Press Releases / Good Environmental Choice Australia

New award to recognise product innovation

...inability of existing products. The Banksia Sustainability Awards is an annual sustainability awards program in Australia that recognises and rewards excellence in environmental initiative and develo...

11 Jul 2014

New award to recognise product innovation

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Tropical forests will still exist in 2100 – but they will be a sorry sight

...il spill in Ogoniland, southern Nigeria. Oil exploration in tropical forests is expanding rapidly. Image: Simon Lewis Importantly, studies show local people with legally recognised land rights preserv...

24 Aug 2015

Tropical forests will still exist in 2100 – but they will be a sorry sight

Press Releases / Impact Investment Exchange (Asia) Pte Ltd

Arjuni, recipient of advisory services from IIX facilitated by Shujog

...ices IIX provided included assisting Arjuni in finalizing its investment documents (including its business plan, financial model, and investor presentation) to enable Arjuni to achieve its capital rai...

11 Dec 2014

Arjuni, recipient of advisory services from IIX facilitated by Shujog

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Wanted by non-profits: Corporate leaders

...ise leadership and be proactive in tackling the most difficult problems in our society and continually invest in social intrapreneurship and innovation. They need to have high aspirations to take on m...

1 Oct 2014

Wanted by non-profits: Corporate leaders

Press Releases / FrieslandCampina Asia

FrieslandCampina wins Gold Stevie Award for the “Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year”

...ition to dairy drinks, yoghurts and desserts. FrieslandCampina has operating companies in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines. In Asia we market bra...

30 Apr 2015

FrieslandCampina wins Gold Stevie Award for the “Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year”

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Food + energy = crisis?

...id risking this kind of socioeconomic train wreck, I see two urgent priorities. First, we need to support family planning and educational initiatives for young women in places where population pressur...

4 Apr 2014

Food + energy = crisis?

News / Policy & Finance

US govt donates $5.5m for Indonesia`s forest preservation

...ion is happening in Indonesia and then, able to do something to resolve it. "I think this technology likes other technology, brings information to everyone. Both to official and to people. So, I think...

6 Jun 2014

US govt donates $5.5m for Indonesia`s forest preservation

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

One year into India’s CSR law: The jury’s still deliberating

...investing in the government’s priorities such as building toilets as part of Modi’s “Clean India Mission” (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan), “adopting” local villages or pumping money into the Prime Minister’s ...

29 May 2015

One year into India’s CSR law: The jury’s still deliberating

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

All signs point to a treaty of hope in Paris

...ible. The focus this time is on global cooperation and national specific contributions, which although is unlikely to be binding under international law, will at least guarantee universal participati...

25 Nov 2015

All signs point to a treaty of hope in Paris

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