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'Historic' labour law raises fear Indian workers will pay price

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

24 Sep 2020

'Historic' labour law raises fear Indian workers will pay price

Yaowarat Road in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand

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Digital lifeline for women running Asia's small businesses

...t of a digital revolution that has mostly helped young men in cities. "I don't know how to use Facebook to attract more customers. It was a real headache," the 39-year-old mother told the Thomson Reut...

15 May 2020

Digital lifeline for women running Asia's small businesses

News / Transport

Grounded by coronavirus lockdowns, aviation mustn't be allowed to return to carbon-heavy days: Report

...try expects to be operating at a lower capacity for the next three to five years. It isn’t just pilots, aircraft manufacturers and flight attendants who’ve lost their jobs. With international tourist ...

10 Feb 2021

Grounded by coronavirus lockdowns, aviation mustn't be allowed to return to carbon-heavy days: Report

News / Corporate Responsibility

Amazon.com staff warned over criticising company's climate policy

...te Justice gave a statement to the Washington Post, signed by two employees, that criticized the company for "want(ing) to profit in businesses that are directly contributing to the climate catastroph...

7 Jan 2020

Amazon.com staff warned over criticising company's climate policy

News / Policy & Finance

South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

...tes responded to requests for comment. The Saudi government said workers can log violations through its online dispute settlement platform or, if that fails, take their case to a labour court. But it ...

15 Sep 2020

South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

News / Corporate Responsibility

How to build back better: 8 ways sustainable businesses can survive in the post-Covid era

...the catering budget to the amount of food waste generated at the previous event, Earthys suggests. This would encourage organisers to monitor attendee turnout more closely, and adjust catering quantit...

19 Jun 2020

How to build back better: 8 ways sustainable businesses can survive in the post-Covid era

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

...th activists also used violations of constitutional rights to sue the government, claiming that the nation’s climate change law does not go far enough to protect their future. The students argued that...

1 Mar 2021

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

A farm worker manually irrigates a salad field, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Thies, Senegal.

News / Food & Agriculture

Quick fix for hunger and climate goals? More spending on small farmers

...tnership between Cornell University, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Of that money, $14 billion would need to come from d...

15 Oct 2020

Quick fix for hunger and climate goals? More spending on small farmers

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

...the month of dawn-to-dusk fasting that began this week under lockdown for a second year. "We are thirsty - not to eat or drink - but to meet people, to talk to them, to get into the community and to g...

20 Apr 2021

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

News / Policy & Finance

How I got here... CIMB sustainability chief, Luanne Sieh

...tarting out in sustainability? A lot of people I speak to get into sustainability because they feel strongly about a certain issue. That’s great and needed, but what they don’t realise is that it’s ex...

8 Apr 2020

How I got here... CIMB sustainability chief, Luanne Sieh

News / Food & Agriculture

Barriers to adopting alternative protein are decreasing, post-Covid-19: String Bio co-founder Ezhil Subbian

...t look at the toilet challenge that Bill Gates has been pushing forward: in the West, the toilet system requires a lot of water to deal with waste. Instead of taking that system and fitting it to Asia...

28 Jan 2021

Barriers to adopting alternative protein are decreasing, post-Covid-19: String Bio co-founder Ezhil Subbian

News / Policy & Finance

Explainer: what are green bonds?

...t, but that does not mean they will not drive positive action within companies and governments, charges Kidney of CBI. “You really have to get governments and then other institutions to shift their st...

22 Mar 2021

Explainer: what are green bonds?

News / Food & Agriculture

Asian palm oil buyers lag behind in global green push—survey

...that buy and use palm oil agreed in 2010 to ensure their supplies did not contribute to deforestation within a decade, but many are struggling to meet their pledges. Out of those contacted for the sur...

20 Jan 2020

Asian palm oil buyers lag behind in global green push—survey

Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade in Singapore

News / Cities

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world's smartest cities

...to embrace technology, but researchers said the real test was whether citizens felt the benefits. "The world's 'smart' cities don't simply adopt new technology, they make sure it truly improves citize...

21 Sep 2020

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world's smartest cities

News / Carbon & Climate

Flood prevention could bring 'huge' payoff as global risks rise

...t what the impacts are going to be," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The United States is far from the only rich country likely to be hit hard, the tool indicated, with the Netherlands and Ge...

24 Apr 2020

Flood prevention could bring 'huge' payoff as global risks rise

The homepage of TheGuardian.com, the world's most popular international website for sustainability news, is swamped with coverage of the coronavirus on Wednesday 25 March. Image: www.theguardian.com/international screengrab

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

How can the climate crisis cut through the Covid-19 media storm?

...ts trying to get a sustainability story that is not related to a certain pathogen into the mainstream press, it’s been a frustrating time. "The urgent need to respond to the [Covid-19] pandemic and it...

27 Mar 2020

How can the climate crisis cut through the Covid-19 media storm?

News / Policy & Finance

Why Cambodia's environmentalists fear new internet firewall

...ther Nature started using puppets in its videos to protect the identities of its activists In the ensuing years, a new wave of activists have been slowly returning to front of camera. But following th...

6 Apr 2021

Why Cambodia's environmentalists fear new internet firewall

News / Corporate Responsibility

Who is the man Jeff Bezos chose to spend $10 billion as head of his Earth Fund?

...That money will go to two initiatives: the development of a satellite-based system to monitor carbon emissions and capture damage to forests, wetlands and other natural systems, and the electrificatio...

11 Mar 2021

Who is the man Jeff Bezos chose to spend $10 billion as head of his Earth Fund?

News / Policy & Finance

Biden urged to work with business, China to protect Southeast Asia rainforest

...This starts by enacting stricter due-diligence regulations that require financiers and importers to provide proof that products entering the US are not linked to deforestation or human rights abuses."...

17 Nov 2020

Biden urged to work with business, China to protect Southeast Asia rainforest

News / Green Buildings

Sliding walls, hideable offices: How pandemic could change home design

...tter protection against the spread of viruses, the architect noted. But it will take time to make these adjustments, he said. "We're all still trying to understand what the world is going to be like –...

5 Aug 2020

Sliding walls, hideable offices: How pandemic could change home design

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