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Can Asean balance growth and sustainability in post-Covid infrastructure development?

...smart technologies deployed to make traffic jams a thing of the past? To mobilise the capital needed to realise Southeast Asia's cities of the future, infrastructure projects must be profitable to woo...

28 Sep 2020

Can Asean balance growth and sustainability in post-Covid infrastructure development?

Research / Eden Strategy Institute, LLP

Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore

...smart building and estate management technologies may be accompanied by mandatory energy labelling schemes, updates on carbon taxes, and new vehicles emissions standards. Some users may not understan...

18 Feb 2020

Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore

Opinion / Manufacturing

Why aren't global clothing brands responding to #MeToo?

...smart to take heed of how the Lesotho agreement incorporates key features of the landmark treaty against violence and harassment at work adopted by the International Labour Organisation earlier this y...

26 Nov 2019

Why aren't global clothing brands responding to #MeToo?

News / Waste

In Philippines’ bid to abandon plastic, incentives are needed, experts say

...smart city” of Chonburi, described as such because the industrial site aims to minimise its environmental impacts. “The calculated cost is 5 to 6 per cent lower than the regular cost. The capacity of ...

26 Jun 2019

In Philippines’ bid to abandon plastic, incentives are needed, experts say

Press Releases / The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

Singapore set to expand chain of custody certification and responsible sourcing of forest products

...smart companies, Double Helix Tracking Technologies, to work with PEFC in Myanmar to help set up forest certification process and meet stringent timber regulations in the European Union, United States...

24 Sep 2019

Singapore set to expand chain of custody certification and responsible sourcing of forest products

Press Releases / Energy Market Authority

Energy leaders IRENA, Siemens to deliver opening keynotes at 12th SIEW

...Smart Infrastructure, Siemens AG will share their perspectives on this year's theme, "Accelerating Energy Transformation". They will focus on the growing role of renewable energy and technology in tr...

9 Oct 2019

Energy leaders IRENA, Siemens to deliver opening keynotes at 12th SIEW

Opinion / Cities

How can cities adapt to climate hazards?

...smart meters and testing demand reduction incentives Improving efficiency in the home and workplace Reviewing drought emergency plans Lagos, meanwhile, suffers from coastal flooding, largely due to l...

25 Oct 2019

How can cities adapt to climate hazards?

Press Releases / USAID Green Invest Asia

USAID announces partnership with Rabo Foundation to sustainably invest in Asia’s future

...smart agriculture investments. This partnership aims to test and demonstrate a carbon methodology that may be scaled up across Rabo Foundation’s global portfolio. Rabo Foundation’s invest...

19 Nov 2019

USAID announces partnership with Rabo Foundation to sustainably invest in Asia’s future

News / Cities

Can bringing young and old under one roof solve the world's housing crisis?

...smart governments look at this as a very cost-effective way to save money but they don't want to do it alone. Kirby Dunn, executive director, Homeshare Vermont 'Open to the world' Kirby Dunn, execut...

22 Mar 2019

Can bringing young and old under one roof solve the world's housing crisis?

News / Energy

Wind and solar are 30-50% cheaper than thought, admits UK government

...smart charging”. A report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) shows that system costs depend very strongly on flexibility. For offshore wind, for example, integration costs range from less than...

27 Aug 2020

Wind and solar are 30-50% cheaper than thought, admits UK government

Press Releases / Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls Enterprise Management Solution redefines our interactions with buildings

...smart, scalable solution that represents a game-changing quantum leap in a customer’s facilities management strategy and digital transformation journey. Beyond meeting sustainability goals and a...

27 Aug 2019

Johnson Controls Enterprise Management Solution redefines our interactions with buildings

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Laying the foundations for gender appropriate technology

...smart and innovate for change, then technology is good. Innovative, gender appropriate technology is better. But these will have little impact if the pre-requisites for its uptake by women, in particu...

8 Mar 2019

Laying the foundations for gender appropriate technology

News / Cities

Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move—at a price

...smart and forest” city; the project, which has an initial price tag of US$33 billion (466,650 bn Rupiah), will involve the foundation of a new administrative capital, with up to 1.5 million civil serv...

9 Sep 2019

Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move—at a price

News / Carbon & Climate

As climate impacts hit, cities are still struggling to prepare, researchers warn

...smart meters and cutting water leaks, Appleby said. David Miller, a former Toronto mayor and now North America director for the C40 grouping of megacities committed to addressing climate change, said ...

24 Oct 2019

As climate impacts hit, cities are still struggling to prepare, researchers warn

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Global challenge offers more than S$1M of funding and resources to tackle the triple threat facing Asian cities of the future

...smart cities, responsible business and sustainable development community. Its platforms include the award-winning Eco-Business.com site which attracts more than 120,000 high-level visitors every month...

14 Jan 2020

Global challenge offers more than S$1M of funding and resources to tackle the triple threat facing Asian cities of the future

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change

...Smart Hospital Project. Its goal is to retrofit medical facilities to withstand hurricanes and continue to provide service during extreme weather. In case of a pandemic, medical treatment must be deli...

16 Apr 2020

Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change

News / Cities

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

...smart cities" that benefit all inhabitants, including the poor, the elderly and other communities at risk of being excluded. A conference on the theme in Barcelona this month heard data can be both ...

23 Nov 2018

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

News / Policy & Finance

Boost for global climate fund as rich states pledge fresh billions

...smart farming to promoting forest restoration in Honduras and protecting drinking water supplies from drought in the Marshall Islands. A GCF spokesman said the hope was that the second round of fundra...

29 Aug 2019

Boost for global climate fund as rich states pledge fresh billions

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Tackling the climate emergency and protecting our oceans go hand-in-hand

...smart and far-reaching steps.” That’s absolutely right, and one key step that is needed is a bold new Global Ocean Treaty, which is being negotiated this month at the UN. The scope of this new global ...

29 Aug 2019

Tackling the climate emergency and protecting our oceans go hand-in-hand

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Amidst despair, enlightenment and hope for the climate in the United States

...smart climate action promotes greater efficiency of resource use, drives innovation and new technology, and provides long-term policy consistency. Combined, these lead to a much stronger, healthier ec...

11 Nov 2019

Amidst despair, enlightenment and hope for the climate in the United States

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