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China explores involving communities in mangrove restoration

...Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The biggest driver in Southeast Asia is the conversion of land for food production, such as rice, fish and shrimp farming. The report estimates that 50...

3 Feb 2022

China explores involving communities in mangrove restoration

Press Releases / Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures invests in Singapore-based microgrid start-up Canopy Power

...Malaysia. The company also provides engineering services related to microgrid deployment for remote customers such as island resorts, mines, plantations and island utilities. Canopy Power is currentl...

27 Jan 2021

Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures invests in Singapore-based microgrid start-up Canopy Power

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Cloud technology could be the most disruptive digital tool for empowering ASEAN's vulnerable communities

...Malaysia are ranked next in the matrix, with conducive regulatory environments and relatively high digital penetration at around 80 per cent of the populations in both countries. Indonesia, the most p...

22 Mar 2021

Cloud technology could be the most disruptive digital tool for empowering ASEAN's vulnerable communities

News / Waste

In the Philippines’ war on waste, a startup deploys black soldier flies

...Malaysia and Indonesia. FiveDOL is locally promoted as LimaDOL. “Lima” means “five” in Filipino, while DOL stands for “day-old larvae” — hence, five-day-old larvae, which is the crucial period for bla...

30 Jun 2021

In the Philippines’ war on waste, a startup deploys black soldier flies

News / Policy & Finance

DBS Bank to end thermal coal financing by 2039

...Malaysia’s CIMB bank unveiled its own plan to reach zero exposure to thermal coal by 2040. A DBS spokesperson said that at the end of 2020, the bank’s exposure to thermal coal mining and coal-fired po...

16 Apr 2021

DBS Bank to end thermal coal financing by 2039

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?

...Malaysia, across to the demanding fast fashion factories of Mauritius; unsustainable labour practices and ecocide straddle many industries. Take fast fashion, a vast selection of cheap clothing needed...

18 Feb 2021

Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?

women social entrepreneurship Ted talk on plastic pollution2

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Will Covid-19 inspire young women to become social entrepreneurs?

...Malaysia-based social enterprise and youth movement that connects and empowers students to help them to share ideas and learn about how to tackle major societal challenges like climate change, educati...

17 Mar 2021

Will Covid-19 inspire young women to become social entrepreneurs?

The Singapore skyline. Singapore is positioning itself as a regional hub for green finance as Southeast Asia looks to infrastructure to revive ailing economies.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Singapore's green taxonomy should lead, not lag

...Malaysia in 2019 and the Chinese Green Industry Guiding Catalogue both remain high-level but do not include any systematic quantitative thresholds. The challenge will be to come up with threshold me...

12 Apr 2021

Singapore's green taxonomy should lead, not lag

Masayo Hada (centre) at Eco Action Day in 2017

News / Manufacturing

Masayo Hada leaves Ricoh after 14 years for Mondelez sustainability role

...Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. Hada joined Ricoh from Panasonic, where she worked on the electronics firm's environment programme, in 2005. She has also worked at the ...

23 Jun 2020

Masayo Hada leaves Ricoh after 14 years for Mondelez sustainability role

News / Energy

How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic

...Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, said this was due to ongoing expansion of its portfolio, which consists of clients from diverse segments of the economy. They include tyre manufacturers and agribusines...

29 Jan 2021

How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic

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Asia's aspiring 'green-collar' workers hope for jobs in Covid recovery

...Malaysia and Thailand, with plans to gradually include job opportunities in other parts of the region. “ It has to be jobs of the future which provide an opportunity for longer-term meaningful impact...

29 Oct 2020

Asia's aspiring 'green-collar' workers hope for jobs in Covid recovery

News / Lifestyle

How the Philippines can lead in sustainable tourism in Asia during Covid

...Malaysia and Brunei is in the works. Australia and New Zealand were in talks to create one, but the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus in Australia has pushed back negotiations until the end of th...

12 Aug 2020

How the Philippines can lead in sustainable tourism in Asia during Covid

trash collected during the East Coast beach clean up

Opinion / Waste

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

...Malaysia, South Korea or Thailand. However, recent government decisions by countries like China or Indonesia to cut their imported waste means that an increasing amount of Singapore’s recyclable trash...

11 Jan 2021

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

News / Food & Agriculture

Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market

...Malaysia, the top two producers. As it well as its suitability for cooking, the country’s preference for palm oil has to do with its cheaper price compared with other vegetable oils and the proximity ...

22 Jun 2020

Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market

News / Policy & Finance

Philippine bank RCBC to stop funding coal

...Malaysia's CIMB revealed its coal exit plan this week following pressure from green groups. Last year, Singaporean banks, UOB, DBS and OCBC announced policies to end coal financing. Southeast Asia is ...

11 Dec 2020

Philippine bank RCBC to stop funding coal

News / Policy & Finance

Banks in Southeast Asia lack recognition of deforestation and biodiversity risks

...Malaysia’s CIMB unveiled a comprehensive climate policy in December 2020 that rules out any exposure to coal power by 2040, surpassing the pledges made by the other banks. In comparison, data from the...

6 Jan 2021

Banks in Southeast Asia lack recognition of deforestation and biodiversity risks

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Climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185% since 2018

...Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, no climate lawsuits have been recorded yet. Australia is by far the most active country in Asia Pacific for climate ligitation, with 116 cases, while Wester...

1 Mar 2021

Climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185% since 2018

Muslims praying and wearing face masks as precaution against Covid-19

News / Cities

In Covid-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars

...Malaysia, a century-old tradition of handing out a savoury rice porridge at a mosque in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, returned this year, with migrants and other poor city residents among those benefitti...

20 Apr 2021

In Covid-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars

Press Releases / Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd

Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua

...Malaysia, Vietnam and the United Kingdom. Tan added: “We are excited to join forces with Blue Planet as we believe that this new partnership will uplift the overall standards of the industry. I...

24 Mar 2021

Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua

oil palm harvester in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

News / Food & Agriculture

Upgrade of Indonesian palm oil certification falls short, groups say

...Malaysia’s certification scheme, called the MSPO. Indonesia and Malaysia are the top two producers of palm oil, accounting for 85 per cent of global supply. “If we compare [the ISPO] with the MSPO, th...

3 Aug 2020

Upgrade of Indonesian palm oil certification falls short, groups say

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