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Opinion / Waste

Putting waste to work for green and resilient cities

Across much of Asia the monsoon rains have arrived. They bring cool relief as each drop of rain rejuvenates parched gardens, reviving the dry and dusty trees offering precious shade in our concrete me...

5 Jul 2018

Putting waste to work for green and resilient cities

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

A business model for sustainability

In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that without “rapid and far-reaching” changes to how land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities are manage...

20 Dec 2018

A business model for sustainability

Videos / Food & Agriculture

Protecting the ‘wild and difficult’ forests of Sumatra

The flat-headed cat, no larger than the domestic housecat, is one of the most endangered and elusive species of cats native to Sumatra. But the shy feline was caught on film by camera traps within the...

25 May 2018

Protecting the ‘wild and difficult’ forests of Sumatra

News / Policy & Finance

Investors fear to tread risky path towards building a greener world

...equities and bonds. Stephanie Goodrid Lawson, executive director of the McKinney Family Foundation (MFF), said philanthropic organisations can play a catalytic role in spurring green investment. MFF, ...

11 Mar 2019

Investors fear to tread risky path towards building a greener world

Opinion / Waste

Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor

Decent sanitation for all is crucial for rapidly urbanising Asia. Governments across the region recognise this and rely on “big sanitation” projects, like a piped sewerage network connecting to a cent...

5 Oct 2018

Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor

Opinion / Policy & Finance

'Leaving no one behind' conveys a paternalistic approach to development

The term “leaving no one behind,” now at the centre of a United Nations framework and campaign, has gained centre stage in the era of sustainable development goals (SDGs). It does not stop there: leav...

17 Dec 2018

'Leaving no one behind' conveys a paternalistic approach to development

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Disrupting multilateral climate finance

A recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that to avoid the direst consequences of global warming, societies must make social and economic changes on a scal...

11 Jan 2019

Disrupting multilateral climate finance

News / Policy & Finance

Why is green bond growth in Southeast Asia so weak?

While the global market for green bonds reached a record of more than US$155 billion last year, there are still only a few banks in developing countries in Southeast Asia that have issued such bonds, ...

5 Dec 2018

Why is green bond growth in Southeast Asia so weak?

News / Energy

Western governments and philanthropists pump $20m into Southeast Asian clean energy

The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom and the world's biggest philanthropic organisations have launched a new funding platform that aims to lend a minimum of US$20 million to boost...

3 Oct 2018

Western governments and philanthropists pump $20m into Southeast Asian clean energy

News / Carbon & Climate

Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift—officials

Renting a pair of jeans, working on an abandoned houseboat renovated as an office, or living in a portable home made from a shipping container—these are just a few ways residents of the Dutch capital ...

16 Nov 2018

Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift—officials

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Asia’s biggest funding opportunity for sustainable solutions offers up to S$1m and more for clean energy & circular economy solutions

Singapore—The Liveability Challenge on 10th January launched a global call for innovative clean energy and circular economy solutions for cities in the tropics...

20 Mar 2019

Asia’s biggest funding opportunity for sustainable solutions offers up to S$1m and more for clean energy & circular economy solutions

office workers cross a downtown plaza in Tokyo

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Where are Japan’s banks in the climate conversation?

On the 26 November, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) released the draft of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRBs), which aims to align the banking sector’s ...

11 Dec 2018

Where are Japan’s banks in the climate conversation?

Opinion / Cities

For people working to protect nature, cities can no longer be an afterthought

For many years, maps used to plan conservation projects would leave urban centers like New York City blank. Cities were literally—and intentionally left off the map. Today, conservationists are thinki...

18 Sep 2018

For people working to protect nature, cities can no longer be an afterthought

Press Releases / ING

ING reveals 2°C scenario analysis method for corporate lending portfolios

Today ING announced that it will start steering its €500 billion lending portfolio towards meeting the climate goals of the Paris Agreement after developing a cutting-edge, precise method to do t...

18 Sep 2018

ING reveals 2°C scenario analysis method for corporate lending portfolios

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Prevention is the best migration cure

With newspapers full of stories about the challenges migrant families face, it might be tempting to assume that the causes of displacement are also being addressed. In most cases, however, such an as...

15 Aug 2018

Prevention is the best migration cure

Press Releases / Cleantech Solar

Cleantech Solar and Climate Fund Managers enter strategic partnership

Netherlands and Singapore, 11 September 2018 - Cleantech Solar, the leading pan-Asian supplier of renewable energy to corporates has received a USD 50 million equity investment from Climate Fund Manag...

11 Sep 2018

Cleantech Solar and Climate Fund Managers enter strategic partnership

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Here comes the sun: solar technology for agriculture

Solar energy technology is not new and has been used in a wide variety of ways, from providing energy through microgrids in remote areas, to solar powered cars and cell phone chargers. Solar has also ...

30 Apr 2018

Here comes the sun: solar technology for agriculture

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate change and sustainability disclosure: Why we must start

Companies are currently facing disruption from technological innovation but there is another disruptive force which is all around you: climate change. The increasing focus on climate change has result...

18 Dec 2017

Climate change and sustainability disclosure: Why we must start

A member of the Sekonyer Community in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why strengthening land rights strengthens development

For most of the world’s poor and vulnerable people, secure property rights, including land tenure, are a rarely accessible luxury. Unless this changes, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be...

21 Aug 2018

Why strengthening land rights strengthens development

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Responsible finance: Malaysia leads the way with new guidelines

The Securities Commission Malaysia recently issued its ‘Guidelines on Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Funds’ to promote the growth of such funds in Malaysia. These sustainable investment,...

15 Jan 2018

Responsible finance: Malaysia leads the way with new guidelines

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