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News / Food & Agriculture

Booming investor interest in agritech is inspiring a wave of Cambodian entrepreneurs. But can the solutions scale?

...t of statistics point to how the number of active agritech startups has more than doubled from 2018 to 2021– and not updated, industry observers point to the major international investment deals that ...

10 Oct 2023

Booming investor interest in agritech is inspiring a wave of Cambodian entrepreneurs. But can the solutions scale?

News / Cities

Greta Thunberg's rise from youth activist to global climate leader

...to protest outside parliament for more action against climate change. August 26, 2018: She is joined by fellow students, teachers and parents at another protest and begins attracting media attention f...

5 Jan 2023

Greta Thunberg's rise from youth activist to global climate leader

News / Cities

Dhaka 'plant doctor' regenerates urban spaces with green fingers

...th. I am providing support to five clients at the moment. Since (they) do not necessarily have technical knowledge about plants, they sometimes get concerned as to why the trees are not growing faster...

11 May 2023

Dhaka 'plant doctor' regenerates urban spaces with green fingers

Ho Xiang Tian delivering a speech at a climate rally in Singapore in September 2023.

News / Carbon & Climate

Singapore can achieve net zero well before 2050, we should help our neighbours to decarbonise: Activist Ho Xiang Tian

...t scientists have set to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C. This is a reasonable target, but it is the bare minimum that we can do to tackle climate change. Countries that can afford to get t...

6 Feb 2024

Singapore can achieve net zero well before 2050, we should help our neighbours to decarbonise: Activist Ho Xiang Tian

Sydney could become the first major city in Asia Pacific to ban fossil fuel advertising.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

A fossil fuel ad ban is wrong – consumers need to know which brands are taking climate action

...t type of carbon reduction solutions are out there and available to them. I agree that we shouldn't be promoting any brand that is doing bad in any way. But I think that consumers want to know about t...

22 Aug 2022

A fossil fuel ad ban is wrong – consumers need to know which brands are taking climate action

News / Waste

Philippines aid worker fights plastic tide to protect island

...ternatives to plastic packaging. In addition, she taught residents of coastal towns to conduct their own waste audits through clean-ups, to better understand the problem and how it manifests in the oc...

9 May 2023

Philippines aid worker fights plastic tide to protect island

News / Lifestyle

7 ESG podcasts to listen to this World Environment Day

...tainability strategist at Forum for the Future, a sustainability non-profit, to better understand Singapore's relationship with sand, of which the city-state is the world’s largest importer. The episo...

5 Jun 2023

7 ESG podcasts to listen to this World Environment Day

News / Lifestyle

Digital nomads seek sun, sea and sustainability as remote work booms

...trying to put green ideas into practice. When Outsite first started with its California co-living property, the company planted a tree for each booking made in locations from the Andes mountains to In...

28 Jul 2022

Digital nomads seek sun, sea and sustainability as remote work booms

News / Carbon & Climate

Is the IPCC about to get its first woman climate science chief?

...t chance - that temperatures will exceed 1.5°C in at least one of the next five years, although this would not signal that the Paris pact goal was lost. An El Nino event that releases warmth from the ...

26 Jul 2023

Is the IPCC about to get its first woman climate science chief?

News / Energy

Cholera tragedy in Indian village sheds light on power debts

...tightrope in their day-to-day dealings with generation firms as they clear just about enough debts to keep the power supply online. Pachdongri gets its power from the state-run Maharashtra State Elect...

23 Aug 2022

Cholera tragedy in Indian village sheds light on power debts

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesian environmental activists blocked on the road to Bali for G20 Summit

...tion that helped Indonesia secure the G20 Summit, in Probolinggo, East Java, and advised not to continue their travels to Bali. One Greenpeace activist was forced to sign a letter to confirm that the ...

8 Nov 2022

Indonesian environmental activists blocked on the road to Bali for G20 Summit

News / Cities

Will India lightning strike deaths rise as climate change worsens?

...Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, resilience, women’s rights, trafficking and property rights. Visit https://www.context...

28 Jun 2023

Will India lightning strike deaths rise as climate change worsens?

News / Manufacturing

Innovation key to climate-conscious, accessible healthcare: Philips sustainability chief

...to empower patients to make better choices. It can help to refer the right patients to the right care provider. It can help to build trust-based systems without corruption where the money stays in the...

18 Jan 2023

Innovation key to climate-conscious, accessible healthcare: Philips sustainability chief

Press Releases / Mastercard

Mastercard to eliminate first-use PVC plastics from payment cards by 2028

...ta responsibility and the environment. Through its network, it collaborates with partners to bring new environmental innovations and initiatives like the sustainable cards to market. In addition, Mas...

2 May 2023

Mastercard to eliminate first-use PVC plastics from payment cards by 2028

News / Food & Agriculture

Philippines' women seaweed farmers keep coastal families afloat

...t 20 times a year. When Tropical Storm Nalgae hit the Philippines in October, it destroyed a floating dryer donated by the United States Agency for International Development. The debris litters the sh...

23 Jun 2023

Philippines' women seaweed farmers keep coastal families afloat

News / Cities

Indian women gain abortion rights but cost and stigma limit access

...tion rights initiative. The court last month upheld women's right to abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy regardless of their marital status. The ruling was significant at a time when the right to abo...

27 Oct 2022

Indian women gain abortion rights but cost and stigma limit access

News / Cities

Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short

...tand the culture and the context a bit better." This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate ...

26 Oct 2022

Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short

NEU Battery Materials founders Kenneth Palmer and Bryan Oh

News / Waste

As lithium reserves dwindle, Singapore EV battery recycling startup aims to plug supply gap

...tes with Elon Musk, I just need to tell him that we are recycling LFP batteries. I'm hoping that with the pilot site, we'll be able to attract these guys to come down to look at what we're trying to d...

5 May 2022

As lithium reserves dwindle, Singapore EV battery recycling startup aims to plug supply gap

Podcasts / Carbon & Climate

The case for carbon offsets as interim solution for aviation emissions

...t there is the potential for a future decrease in costs – a typical trend for new technologies. In contrast, carbon offsets present a different strategy. Initiatives typically start by targeting the ...

14 Oct 2024

The case for carbon offsets as interim solution for aviation emissions

Podcasts / Food & Agriculture

Food crisis: how to build resilient supply chains in Asia

...there was an interesting study that was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that points out that global food production contributes to more than a third of total g...

16 Aug 2022

Food crisis: how to build resilient supply chains in Asia

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