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News / Carbon & Climate

The top 10 sustainable business stories of 2017

...climate change. The “We are still in” movement, signed on June 5, saw US-based firms including Google, Apple, Mars, L’Oreal, Nike and Microsoft join city councils, state houses, and college campuses w...

22 Dec 2017

The top 10 sustainable business stories of 2017

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Victory against climate change is within reach

..., and changing how the world grows crops, harvests timber, and uses land. New research by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) shows that both outcomes are possible, and that, together, the impact can “...

6 Oct 2017

Victory against climate change is within reach

News / Energy

Villagers in Sumatra blame a coal mine for cracks in their houses, and their community

..., especially during Friday afternoon prayers, and to turn off the vibrating function at night. “In the daytime, if you want to amp it up 100 times, go ahead,” he says jokingly. That the roller is the ...

5 Jul 2018

Villagers in Sumatra blame a coal mine for cracks in their houses, and their community

Press Releases / Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Ricoh Asia Pacific turns to clean energy and commits to power by 100 per cent renewable source in 2019

...100, a group of influential companies that are committed to 100 per cent renewable power, globally, Ricoh Group is committed to using a minimum of 30 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 per cent...

4 Jul 2017

Ricoh Asia Pacific turns to clean energy and commits to power by 100 per cent renewable source in 2019

Air conditioning compressors in Bangkok.

News / Energy

Your ridiculously cold office is causing a regional crisis

..., Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam) who responded to the whitepaper’s survey showed limited understanding of the potential of air-conditioning in fighting climate change. Al...

31 Jan 2018

Your ridiculously cold office is causing a regional crisis

Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore.

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

How are Singaporean businesses stepping up to the challenge of the SDGs?

..., there is still work to be done on the remaining SDGs. In particular, the report by the SDG Index and Dashboards also found Singapore performing poorly on 6 SDGs (SDG10, SDG12,SDG13, SDG14, SDG15, an...

22 Jan 2018

How are Singaporean businesses stepping up to the challenge of the SDGs?

News / Cities

Asia's urban crunch: What to do about 900,000 weekly arrivals?

...action – our responsibility to act. In East Asia, according to the World Bank, child mortality fell from 43 in 1000 in 1990 and to 14 in 1,000 by 2016. And according to Wolf, Asia will be responsible ...

16 Jul 2018

Asia's urban crunch: What to do about 900,000 weekly arrivals?

News / Energy

Social investors see the light on clean energy for the poor

..., the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit http://news.trust.org.

14 May 2018

Social investors see the light on clean energy for the poor

solar panels for kirribilli house australia

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

..., territories, and cities,” said Figueres, who also serves as vice chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, an international group of city leaders focused on climate action. Fro...

15 Sep 2017

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change, Trump, and the U.S. military: a tale of two policies

..., with utterly opposing worldviews, on climate change policy. On one hand, the Trump Administration has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, has proposed eliminating three vital new climate sate...

19 Jan 2018

Climate change, Trump, and the U.S. military: a tale of two policies

News / Green Buildings

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

..., the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit news.trust.org to see more stories.

27 Jul 2017

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

News / Carbon & Climate

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

..., he said. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, resilience, women's rights, t...

21 Jul 2017

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

News / Carbon & Climate

Buffeted but not sunk: Paris resilience plan tackles inequity and climate change

..., he added. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, resilience, women's rights, ...

9 Oct 2017

Buffeted but not sunk: Paris resilience plan tackles inequity and climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Throttling climate science, Trump style

..., even if the US does. India’s position India, too, sees a major economic opportunity in renewables, especially solar power, and the Narendra Modi government still appears keen to meet the ambitious g...

31 Mar 2017

Throttling climate science, Trump style

News / Energy

Philippines' first solar factory promises bright energy future

...,” he said. “ The factory will create 50,000 jobs, from manufacturing to installation, and show the world that Filipino ingenuity is second to none. Leandro Leviste, chief executive officer, Solar Ph...

25 Aug 2017

Philippines' first solar factory promises bright energy future

Coal is transported from mining sites by trucks in Indonesia.

Opinion / Energy

Why have we been so slow in slashing electricity-linked emissions?

..., the alliance increased its membership to over 50 partners, a goal they had hoped to achieve by the next climate summit, which will convene in early December 2018 in Katowice, Poland. Over the last t...

12 Jan 2018

Why have we been so slow in slashing electricity-linked emissions?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

5 things that should happen at the Bonn climate talks but probably won’t

...climate change. This year’s Conference of the Parties (the 23rd, hence COP23) to the United Nations climate treaty in Bonn, Germany, is not expected to be a deal-clinching, make-or-break one like Pari...

8 Nov 2017

5 things that should happen at the Bonn climate talks but probably won’t

News / Policy & Finance

New research investigates spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe

..., fueled by promising case studies and exciting transactions, but until now we’ve never had a firm grasp on just how large they have really become,” the study’s lead author, James Salzman, the Donald ...

10 Apr 2018

New research investigates spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Want to protect oceans? Start with these 5 things

..., the benefits that the ocean provides, whether for fishing, shipping, climate regulation, etc. — face risks to their business models if those benefits change or disappear. (Read more about natural ca...

10 Oct 2017

Want to protect oceans? Start with these 5 things

News / Carbon & Climate

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

...Climate Action Tracker (CAT), an independent science-based assessment which tracks countries’ emission commitments and actions. CAT’s members are Climate Analytics, Ecofys and NewClimate Institute, wi...

27 Jun 2017

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

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