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Greenpeace and other environmental groups are demanding that governments ban single-use plastic sachets by 2030.

Opinion / Waste

Indonesia must lead towards an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

...andung had complained of sore throats, shortness of breath and eye irritation. The plastic pollution crisis is accelerating social injustice within communities and fueling the climate crisis, and the ...

6 Nov 2023

Indonesia must lead towards an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

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UN investigates contentious forest carbon pact in Malaysian Borneo

...ification impossible to achieve. Nor is FPIC a standalone exercise that should happen at only one point in time. It “is a much higher standard than consultation,” Boyd said. “It is an ongoing process ...

19 Mar 2024

UN investigates contentious forest carbon pact in Malaysian Borneo

News / Policy & Finance

Can Pakistan break cycle of destruction in flood rebuilding?

...ins "did the real damage" last year. Beyond repairing the immediate damage, the flood response must be holistic and far-reaching if it is to succeed in building climate resilience, said Muhammad Ismai...

10 Feb 2023

Can Pakistan break cycle of destruction in flood rebuilding?

Podcasts / Policy & Finance

The Limits to Growth, 50 years later

...ies comes from government investment. It is not the individual firms that puts in the university research and pays for it. Instead it is the rich societies that run universities and research institute...

30 Aug 2022

The Limits to Growth, 50 years later

Haze lingers over farmland in northern Thailand, where seasonal crop burning has been exacerbated by high temperatures and dry weather.

News / Carbon & Climate

After four wet years, complacency and El Niño risk Southeast Asia's haze preparedness as fires choke northern nations

...iland, southern Myanmar, Laos and northern Vietnam indicate unhealthy air quality. Green areas in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and most of Indonesia indicate better air quality. Image: IQAir E...

6 Apr 2023

After four wet years, complacency and El Niño risk Southeast Asia's haze preparedness as fires choke northern nations

Press Releases / COP28

COP28 President-Designate calls for action to transform, decarbonise and future-proof economies at UAE Climate Tech

...ic, multilateral, and private sectors to supercharge climate finance by enhancing the availability, accessibility and affordability of capital in countries that need it most. “It is critical tha...

15 May 2023

COP28 President-Designate calls for action to transform, decarbonise and future-proof economies at UAE Climate Tech

Greenwashing has become a growing problem

Podcasts / Corporate Responsibility

'We have reached peak greenwashing': what to do about the sustainability marketing tsunami?

...ing Communications, and chair, Sustainability Group, Public Relations and Communications Association of Asia Pacific; James Lorenz, executive director, Action Speaks Louder. Images: LinkedIn Joining ...

17 Jun 2022

'We have reached peak greenwashing': what to do about the sustainability marketing tsunami?

News / Carbon & Climate

How climate change complicates China’s ‘battle for blue skies’

...issuing firms with emission quotas that they can trade. In her view, China is still over-reliant on administrative orders for cutting pollution that impose significant social and economic costs. “It i...

16 Nov 2023

How climate change complicates China’s ‘battle for blue skies’

Press Releases / Institute for Essential Services Reform

Strengthening Indonesia, South Korea’s climate collaboration through energy transition

...in a variety of activities, including conducting analyses and research, advocating for public policies, launching campaigns on specific topics, and collaborating with various organisations and institu...

30 Jul 2023

Strengthening Indonesia, South Korea’s climate collaboration through energy transition

News / Carbon & Climate

Q&A: What is the ‘global stocktake’ and could it accelerate climate action?

...ience and Environment, BASIC, LMDC and African countries also raised the issue of inequities in IPCC models and their implications for decarbonisation, going forward. Mitigation The idea of “keeping 1...

22 Nov 2023

Q&A: What is the ‘global stocktake’ and could it accelerate climate action?

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'As capable as a son': Indians say no to the abortion of girls

...illion women and girls were missing in India in 2020. Economic return on girls Manasi Mishra, an expert on gender discrimination, has spent three decades speaking out against female foeticide in Harya...

13 Sep 2022

'As capable as a son': Indians say no to the abortion of girls

News / Policy & Finance

In crisis-hit Pakistan, rogue loan apps add to financial pain

...ission of Pakistan, had by May received 1,415 such complaints against licensed digital lenders and 181 against unlicensed ones, and federal police are investigating apps involved in blackmailing clien...

1 Jun 2023

In crisis-hit Pakistan, rogue loan apps add to financial pain

News / Policy & Finance

Pakistan’s trans community battles climate catastrophe and exclusion

...imate-induced disasters and face neglect in the distribution of relief and rehabilitation services.” “ [As] relief and rehabilitation after any emergency solely depends on identification of applicant...

9 May 2023

Pakistan’s trans community battles climate catastrophe and exclusion

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Planning for a future beyond 1.5°C

...ign with national net-zero policy goals and international commitments in imposing mandatory requirements on financial institutions to deliver net-zero, nature-positive portfolios within a certain time...

27 Nov 2023

Planning for a future beyond 1.5°C

News / Water

Pointing out culprits of Mekong’s problems is not our mission: MRC Secretariat CEO

...iment load] could come together and give a more scientific basis on what’s happening in the basin. Sediment is trapped by reservoirs, but also sand mining is a big, big issue in the basin. It’s not so...

10 Apr 2023

Pointing out culprits of Mekong’s problems is not our mission: MRC Secretariat CEO

Press Releases / EB Impact

EB Impact and CDL unveil new Youth Innovation Hub at Republic Plaza

...include the highly successful Sustainability Media Academy which focuses on media and communication education, and its newest initiative, the Sustainability Education Grant, which provides financial a...

17 Jul 2024

EB Impact and CDL unveil new Youth Innovation Hub at Republic Plaza

News / Policy & Finance

Sustainability recruitment company Acre hires Asia head

...ime of "exponential growth" in demand for sustainability expertise in the corporate world in Asia Pacific. “ There is going to be exponential growth in hiring sustainability talent across Asia Pacifi...

14 Sep 2022

Sustainability recruitment company Acre hires Asia head

News / Energy

Explainer: Why is it so hard for companies to buy renewables in Southeast Asia?

...ility companies manage the national electricity grid and supply power to residents and businesses. Only the Philippines and Singapore have liberalised power markets. In Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam,...

17 Jul 2024

Explainer: Why is it so hard for companies to buy renewables in Southeast Asia?

News / Policy & Finance

As the climate suffers, enforcement needed for corporate green pledges

...inability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) - which Global Witness and its partners have pushed for since 2019 in Brussels, despite corporate opposition. The directive would require firms to track and s...

17 Apr 2023

As the climate suffers, enforcement needed for corporate green pledges

News / Policy & Finance

Are China’s blue carbon credits a free pass to harm its oceans?

...ixed-term imprisonment. Civil liability is incidental and usually brings a fine. I think a case can be made for judges taking ‘ecology first’ into account when ruling on the incidental civil liability...

16 Jul 2024

Are China’s blue carbon credits a free pass to harm its oceans?

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