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Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

When community programmes become a company’s asset

...irection and demonstrates greater impact from its social investments, it aligns its entire brand with its core programme. Ad-hoc activities may continue, but these tend to diminish over time. This app...

13 May 2015

When community programmes become a company’s asset

News / Waste

Raising the game of Asia’s ‘unloved’ industry

...ining his firm in Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand, and explains why – and not just how - things are done a certain way, so as to professionalise the job and help bring Asia’s cleaning indust...

7 May 2014

Raising the game of Asia’s ‘unloved’ industry

Opinion / Cities

Smart and Sustainable Singapore: Two sides of the same coin?

...inability in the language surrounding Singapore's smart city initiatives and this is being turned into pilot projects on the ground. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has identified sustainabil...

28 Jul 2015

Smart and Sustainable Singapore: Two sides of the same coin?

Philanthropy to genuine corporate responsibility

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

From philanthropy and risk management to sustainable business development

...ing directors say that sustainability and corporate responsibility are priorities, the focus of the board is usually on the financial key figures. CSR is still something that many associate with nice-...

19 Mar 2014

From philanthropy and risk management to sustainable business development

News / Policy & Finance

Development not sustainable without effective public sector

...ion in many developing countries where both sides are at war with each other. Public service ethos and the intrinsic motivation of public officials . It is critical for the entire way the public servi...

2 Jul 2014

Development not sustainable without effective public sector

Press Releases / CSP Today

Middle East players to meet with Indian solar companies at INDIASOL

...ies in India's solar industry for business opportunities. With over 2GW of installed solar capacity in India, Indian solar developers, EPCS and suppliers are ready to start expanding their business i...

6 Aug 2014

Middle East players to meet with Indian solar companies at INDIASOL

News / Policy & Finance

Lima climate talks split on role of adaptation, finance in new deal

...inst binding commitments on mitigation. Peru's environment minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, who is presiding over the climate talks in Lima, said "political parity" is needed between mitigation and adapt...

8 Dec 2014

Lima climate talks split on role of adaptation, finance in new deal

News / Energy

First utility-scale solar park in the Philippines goes online

...irst utility-scale solar park in the Philippines. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III switched on the plant at an opening ceremony in San Carlos City on Thursday. In its first phase, the San Carlo...

16 May 2014

First utility-scale solar park in the Philippines goes online

News / Energy

Homeowners warm up to solar energy

...isit its website to check the viability of installing solar panels and get quotations. Another company tapping into a growing interest in solar technology is Sunseap Leasing. It now receives about 30...

20 Jun 2014

Homeowners warm up to solar energy

News / Green Buildings

Building towards a 'zero energy' future

...if every building cannot reach it. For example, high-rise office buildings with high internal computer loads or hospitals are unlikely to meet the zero energy building definition on their site, but th...

12 Aug 2014

Building towards a 'zero energy' future

News / Food & Agriculture

Pakistani farmers struggle to switch to solar powered pumps

...ional grid for the first time, with an additional 50MW to be added within a year. The project is part of Pakistan-China Economic Corridor, under which China will invest US$33 billion including in the ...

11 Feb 2015

Pakistani farmers struggle to switch to solar powered pumps

News / Transport

Taiwan industry calls for Asian bike standards

...issue of the differences in national standards of various countries involved in the supply chain of the bicycle industry. "I recommend bicycle industry members in Taiwan and China to initiate discussi...

21 Feb 2014

Taiwan industry calls for Asian bike standards

Press Releases / GreenShoot Pacific

Australian event professional scores sustainability goals

...ic & Environment Initiative. In 2011 she was a finalist in the NSW Office and Environment and Heritage Sustainability Champion awards. She has written numerous articles and guides which are avail...

6 May 2014

Australian event professional scores sustainability goals

News / Transport

First electric plane ready for the production line

...ina International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, commonly known as Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. "This will be the first electric aircraft to be certified by our civil aviation aut...

19 Nov 2014

First electric plane ready for the production line

News / Water

Karachi grappling with water woes

...imes a week to fill up underground cisterns. But criminals have illegally tapped into the city’s water pipes and set up their own distribution points where they siphon off water and sell it. “I person...

25 Aug 2014

Karachi grappling with water woes

News / Energy

Australia pushes ahead with coal despite climate concerns

...ive officer and country head for the Adani Mining unit, said in an interview. Adani needs the rail line to develop the A$7.2 billion project and open up a massive new coal province in the Galilee Basi...

18 Nov 2014

Australia pushes ahead with coal despite climate concerns

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is Bangladesh just a climate victim? Not anymore

...ilience, despite their higher need for it. Vulnerability and resilience are seen like a see-saw where high vulnerability equals low resilience and low vulnerability equals high resilience. I would arg...

10 Jul 2014

Is Bangladesh just a climate victim? Not anymore

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Financing the fight against climate change

...issuers’ goodwill and technical skills. Specific guidelines and rating methods need to be developed. In this context, the recent decision by a coalition of institutional investors to measure and discl...

9 Feb 2015

Financing the fight against climate change

Sustainable development online education

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The age of sustainable development

...iate training and skills are likely to find few opportunities for decent jobs and incomes. I predict that sustainable development will become the organizing principle for our politics, economics, and ...

25 Dec 2013

The age of sustainable development

News / Transport

Shrinking ship bubbles ‘could counteract climate change’

...and reflect more sunlight back into space. However, it could also increase rainfall in some areas. The findings were presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco. This is ...

22 Dec 2014

Shrinking ship bubbles ‘could counteract climate change’

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