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A Marshall Plan for planetary health

...when the will exists. Likewise, we must radically reimagine our built environments so that they both strengthen the immediate pandemic response and serve as vehicles for improving long-term health. An...

28 Jul 2020

A Marshall Plan for planetary health

News / Policy & Finance

Tiger sighting on Sumatran highway causes a stir, but is no surprise

...the photo and when, officials confirmed that the tiger was seen along one of the six sections of the province’s Pekanbaru-Dumai highway. The government says it expects the road to be fully open to tra...

13 Mar 2020

Tiger sighting on Sumatran highway causes a stir, but is no surprise

News / Waste

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark

...the brunt of our habit of tossing away the plastic wrappers, boxes and sleeves that hold our food and other goods. The World Economic Forum figures that, in the two minutes it’s taken to read the fir...

10 Oct 2019

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Technology on the frontline for girls

...ther on their own devices or on borrowed or shared ones—is only the first step. We must also ensure that they have sufficient technical literacy to take full advantage of the devices they are using. G...

1 Aug 2019

Technology on the frontline for girls

Oil storage tanks at the Wynyard Quarter in Auckland, New Zealand

News / Energy

World has already passed ‘peak oil’, BP figures reveal

...the next 20 years. The latest outlook was delayed by six months so that it could reflect the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The delay also reflects BP’s plans, set out over the cour...

16 Sep 2020

World has already passed ‘peak oil’, BP figures reveal

60 per cent of Prudential Singapore's staff are women. A higher female ration has helped the company in two key ways: collaboration and relationship-building. Image: Prudential Singapore

News / Policy & Finance

How diversity is driving sustainability for one of Singapore’s biggest insurers

...The company does not ask interview candidates for their year of birth, or ask them to provide identity cards when they apply for a job. Prudential has also raised the Central Provident Fund (CPF, Sing...

21 Feb 2020

How diversity is driving sustainability for one of Singapore’s biggest insurers

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Towards a global biodiversity accord

...the lesson of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations. The Paris agreement was made possible when countries realised it was in their own interest to commit to reducing t...

19 Nov 2019

Towards a global biodiversity accord

News / Policy & Finance

Golden langurs killed by people, roads and power lines in Bhutan

...the Manas river in the east, Sankosh river in the west, the foothills of the Black Mountains to the north and the Brahmaputra in the south. In India, the species has lost about half its original habit...

15 Sep 2020

Golden langurs killed by people, roads and power lines in Bhutan

News / Cities

Are decentralised communities the way forward for sustainable cities?

...the surface of the world. And that creates a lot of constraints and strain within the city,” he said. “I hope the city of the future doesn’t look anything like what we have today, but is actually dece...

30 Aug 2019

Are decentralised communities the way forward for sustainable cities?

Press Releases / ROICA by Asahi Kasei

Sarah Borghi launches the ‘Green Collection’ born from responsible values and the collaboration with smart innovators

...the tummy, lifting the bottom and shaping the thighs. On the legs it offers toning, complete transparency and a beautiful subtle sheen to enhance them. Seamless ergonomic waistband and reinforced toes...

2 Nov 2020

Sarah Borghi launches the ‘Green Collection’ born from responsible values and the collaboration with smart innovators

south korean civil society marching for climate change

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The substance of a Korean Green New Deal is still being defined

...there are great uncertainties about the scope and ambition of the plan, because there is no solid consensus about the definition of “Green New Deal” between the government and the civil society, much ...

9 Jul 2020

The substance of a Korean Green New Deal is still being defined

Female activists in a February 2020 protest of violence against women

News / Policy & Finance

Environmentalists voice concerns as Covid-19 crisis deepens

...the organisation is concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and their ability to access water. Access to water is critical to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The organisati...

22 Jul 2020

Environmentalists voice concerns as Covid-19 crisis deepens

News / Carbon & Climate

Tree planting can help tropical forests ‘recover 50% faster’ from logging

...the growing trees from receiving sunlight. They also applied fertilisers to each tree. In the following years, the researchers returned to the plots undergoing restoration and those that had been left...

17 Aug 2020

Tree planting can help tropical forests ‘recover 50% faster’ from logging

News / Carbon & Climate

If hotter tropics may worsen climate change, could reforestation lessen it?

...The authors note that the study only measured results for two years, and there are reasons to believe the carbon release would not continue indefinitely at the same high rate. One of those reasons is ...

6 Oct 2020

If hotter tropics may worsen climate change, could reforestation lessen it?

News / Policy & Finance

China's coronavirus slowdown hits workers in India's diamond hub

...they are facing pay cuts and job losses as the coronavirus outbreak hits exports to China, one of the world's biggest markets for the precious stones. India is the world's largest producer of cut and ...

6 Mar 2020

China's coronavirus slowdown hits workers in India's diamond hub

News / Policy & Finance

Cut the paperwork: Malaysia urged to make social enterprise scheme simpler

...the government to be involved in the development of social enterprise in Malaysia," said Lai, whose firm is accredited under the scheme. "The accreditation scheme is merely the beginning of the journe...

31 Jan 2020

Cut the paperwork: Malaysia urged to make social enterprise scheme simpler

News / Carbon & Climate

Can only western buyers afford sustainable palm oil?

...their share prices. In these cases, they obtain the lowest level of certification, with limited impact on the overall sustainability of the industry. Supermarkets and big brands keep most of the profi...

1 Jun 2021

Can only western buyers afford sustainable palm oil?

Journalists visited the mangrove conservation on Baros village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta. Image: Flickr

News / Carbon & Climate

Reporting on climate change: Why is it so hard for journalists in developing Asia?

...them about the biggest challenges they face in reporting on the climate crisis. “ They believe this is a warning from God. When I say to them, this is due to climate change, they don’t believe it. D...

4 Jun 2019

Reporting on climate change: Why is it so hard for journalists in developing Asia?

Press Releases / Digital Realty

Sustainable growth a top priority for Southeast Asia as region set to deliver fastest data center growth: Digital Realty / Eco-Business Study

...the key findings in a report titled The Future of Data Centers in the Face of Climate Change. Over the past few years, the Southeast Asia region — led by Singapore — has experienced expon...

28 Oct 2020

Sustainable growth a top priority for Southeast Asia as region set to deliver fastest data center growth: Digital Realty / Eco-Business Study

News / Food & Agriculture

No more plantations in Papua, says Indonesia’s point man for palm oil

...ther commodities will be developed to make the public open to the idea, when in the end it’s all about palm oil.” He said that despite the talk of prioritizing other crops deemed to be “green,” the fa...

3 Mar 2020

No more plantations in Papua, says Indonesia’s point man for palm oil

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