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...t achieve the "completely sustainable palm" it wanted. "Our conclusion - and that of many - is that certification is helpful but it does not guarantee deforestation-free," he told the Thomson Reuters ...

9 Oct 2020

...t of the time and that the average power drill is used for less than 15 minutes in its entire lifetime, it's easy to see the potential for sharing platforms to cut down the use of materials. Streaming...

12 Aug 2020

Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group Thailand

...tant it was for us. That made us more aware of the threats to the wetland, and more determined to protect it," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation as he walked around the forest, pointing to edible...

30 Sep 2020

...thers to visit the project site to look at potential environmental impacts of the diversion. State officials said an in-depth study on potential environmental impacts of the project has not been carri...

19 Jul 2021

Environment and sustainability minister Grace Fu

...t touch in tackling an environmental concern that is particularly acute in Southeast Asia. In its most recent waste masterplan unveiled a year ago, Singapore aimed to reduce the amount of trash sent t...

21 Oct 2020

...the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)—that they would work together towards a comprehensive corporate reporting system. Need for standard-setters to walk the talk Despite these initiati...

30 Sep 2020

Leading investors support Retykle seed capital round, funding growth and international expansion

...true believer in the second-hand market and its potential. At the end of the day, it just makes sense to protect our resources and limit waste.” About Retykle https://retykle.com/ Founded by ...

17 Mar 2021

...truction contractors behind the Vung Ang 2 project and it has not disclosed whether its coal exit will see it withdraw from the controversial venture. Over the years, the project has been repeatedly t...

22 Sep 2020

...that my old Ford wagon plying the same route would no longer be attractive to passengers," Ahmed, 42, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He estimated that the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, ann...

5 Aug 2021

...ty will still be online in 2034, with the last coal plant to shut by 2054. This is 25 years too late for South Korea to play its part in meeting the Paris Agreement's target to keep heating within 1.5...

12 May 2021

...ty to national authorities. “You've got the Beijing city government right next door, as it were, to the central government,” he said, adding that political momentum to improve the capital’s air qualit...

25 Jan 2022

New initiative aims to help SMEs halve emissions before 2030

...tion about the SME Climate Hub, visit: www.smeclimatehub.org About Normative Normative is a Swedish tech-company that automates sustainability reporting to let companies focus on what counts: reduci...

2 Oct 2020

Environmental activists protest in support of German climate targets at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany

...to "pursue efforts" towards 1.5C, with each government committing to do what it could to collectively put the world on the right path. A 2018 report from the UN climate science panel then identified t...

23 Jul 2021

...to want to protect the environment. While there are definitely jobs that I would not take, I don't think it's jeopardising my career at all. If anything, the industry wants to hear more from the susta...

17 Jun 2020

...t Rodrigo Duterte's administration to get the existing one finalised. Duterte has been known to give speeches championing the welfare of the climate, but these are not often coordinated with the rest ...

14 Jan 2022

...t uses in its chocolate brands, in 2019. "It is unfortunate that Darrell Lea could see the value in investing in the transition of the cocoa sector to sustainable production practices—a sector that ha...

3 Sep 2020

Spain's Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera

...tite now to look at alternative options that also don't have such an environmental footprint," Klein told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "I hope that the event in June will pave the way to a longer-t...

18 Apr 2021

A biomass plant in the United States. Image: Planet of the Humans

...The fact that the movie exists is disappointing. It gives climate deniers soundbites to make false arguments. But I’m not for censuring it. It’s better to have a constructive debate. The facts present...

6 May 2020

...they were working with governments, employers and workers in the countries cited in the report to create or boost social protection schemes. The British-based Ethical Trading Initiative said it expect...

13 Aug 2020

traveller in a protective suit withdraws cash coronavirus

...tain's ATM network. Before the crisis hit, many cities had already introduced legislation to prevent the collapse of cash infrastructure. In March, Britain indicated it would also legislate to protect...

26 Jun 2020

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