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Jamaicans walk near houses September 13, 2004, which were destroyed by Hurricane Ivan

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate action lags as Covid-19 hits goals in developing nations

...19 has hit economic growth and tax revenue, making it harder for governments - particularly in developing nations - to meet their targets on cutting carbon emissions and adapting to climate change. "C...

14 Mar 2022

Climate action lags as Covid-19 hits goals in developing nations

News / Carbon & Climate

Dutch bank ING draws complaint for financing controversial Indonesian coal plants

...12. Cirebon 2 is a $2.2 billion, 1,000-megawatt facility slated to go online next year. The project was mired in a bribery and corruption scandal involving the Korean plant construction company and th...

28 Apr 2021

Dutch bank ING draws complaint for financing controversial Indonesian coal plants

Press Releases / Gogoro

Gogoro launches battery swapping in China

...11 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and...

11 Oct 2021

Gogoro launches battery swapping in China

Press Releases / Diversey

Diversey Vietnam and Diversey Thailand Win CSR Awards

...12th and 13th Annual Global CSR Virtual Summit and Awards 2021 held on 16 Nov 2021. The event was supposed to be an in-person event held in Hanoi, Vietnam but was changed to a virtual setting due to t...

17 Nov 2021

Diversey Vietnam and Diversey Thailand Win CSR Awards

News / Policy & Finance

Indigenous peoples warn of global delay on forest protection push

...145 nations, governments committed $12 billion, and private companies $7 billion, to safeguard forests. In the plan, five nations and a group of charities also promised $1.7 billion for indigenous peo...

28 Jun 2022

Indigenous peoples warn of global delay on forest protection push

News / Corporate Responsibility

Push for Asean to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusiness

...10-member bloc, to step in with tougher regulations. In a policy brief submitted by civil society organisations to the Cambodian government, ahead of the Asean summit that the country chaired in Nove...

30 Nov 2022

Push for Asean to tighten human rights due diligence for cross-border financing of agribusiness

News / Policy & Finance

ESG Book aims to shape the future of sustainability data

...160 major data vendors, each with their own definitions and methodologies on materiality, intentionality and additionality. Most of the data required is self-reported which has led to companies cherry...

2 Dec 2021

ESG Book aims to shape the future of sustainability data

Opinion / Energy

Paving the way for wind energy prosperity in Vietnam

...17, especially considering the higher upfront investment of wind projects. Nevertheless, this scheme has attracted 146 wind projects, of which only 84 met the FIT deadline of commercial operation by 1...

23 Jun 2022

Paving the way for wind energy prosperity in Vietnam

News / Policy & Finance

Asian banks — good at selling green finance, 'falling short' on decarbonisation efforts: report

...1 trillion in assets were stripped of their sustainable tag last month by investment management firm, Morningstar. A forensic analysis found that more than 1,200 funds, roughly one in five, were not d...

30 Mar 2022

Asian banks — good at selling green finance, 'falling short' on decarbonisation efforts: report

News / Carbon & Climate

Dry season threatens peatlands restored by Sumatra villagers

...11-2015,” he said at a recent discussion in Pekanbaru. “That coincided with the proliferation of pineapple cultivation there, because people in Penyengat didn’t start planting pineapple until 2011-201...

28 Dec 2022

Dry season threatens peatlands restored by Sumatra villagers

Opinion / Energy

Replace Russian oil and gas with renewables

...1 Production Gap Report highlighted the disconnect between current fossil-fuel production plans and climate pledges. Under current policies, global warming is on track to reach a catastrophic 2.7° Cel...

29 Mar 2022

Replace Russian oil and gas with renewables

Press Releases / Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial launches VIRUSKILLER™ air decontamination for complete indoor air safety

...102 for large places including hospitals, KTVs, hotels, schools, offices and restaurants with coverage of up to 165 sq metres. About Initial Hygiene: Rentokil Initial (FTSE100) is one of the largest...

28 Jul 2021

Rentokil Initial launches VIRUSKILLER™ air decontamination for complete indoor air safety

Narendra Modi visiting the India Pavilion

News / Carbon & Climate

All eyes on India as COP26 summit starts

...1.5°C target in sight. The updated Sustainable Recovery Tracker from the International Energy Agency shows that clean energy accounts for just 3 per cent of the US$16.9 trillion in Covid-19 recovery s...

1 Nov 2021

All eyes on India as COP26 summit starts

News / Carbon & Climate

In pictures: COP27

...11 November, 2022. He also announced a doubling of the United States’ contribution to a global adaptation fund to US$100 million, and a pledge of US$150 million to aid Africa's climate adaptation. Ma...

16 Nov 2022

In pictures: COP27

News / Waste

What can be learnt from the response to the Ohio chemical spill?

...14] No. 119 stipulates that “funds required for emergency response to unexpected environmental incidents shall first be borne by the unit responsible for the incident.” However, the circular does not ...

5 Apr 2023

What can be learnt from the response to the Ohio chemical spill?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Don't dismiss green finance just yet

...1, the former chief sustainability officer at Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm, Desiree Fixler, revealed an ugly underbelly of ‘green’ investments that continued to support unsustainable business ...

7 Jul 2022

Don't dismiss green finance just yet

Teak Logs, Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2011

News / Policy & Finance

Italian firms defy EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says

...1 million ($1.2 million), but CF Wood paid a total of €8,675 ($10,253) for its offenses — roughly 1 per cent of the value of Burmese teak it imported from 2018 to 2020, the researchers found. “ The E...

3 Sep 2021

Italian firms defy EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says

News / Cities

Online sales of endangered wild monkeys boom in Myanmar

...1. The organisation recorded 11,046 animal products from 173 species for sale online in 2021, an increase from 143 species in 2020. Among them, six species were listed as ‘critically endangered’ on th...

22 Aug 2022

Online sales of endangered wild monkeys boom in Myanmar

Press Releases / The Liveability Challenge

Finalists with groundbreaking innovations unveiled for The Liveability Challenge 2021

...1 million in funding to address some of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times. Singapore, 18 May 2021 – The Liveability Challenge announced...

18 May 2021

Finalists with groundbreaking innovations unveiled for The Liveability Challenge 2021

Palm oil plantations next to forests in Southeast Asia

News / Policy & Finance

New US$1 billion palm oil finance scheme links procurement volumes to forest conservation projects

...1, and could potentially be applied to other forest-risk commodities such as soy, rubber, coffee and timber, said Zrust. Rimba Collective is positioned as complementary to the US$61 billion palm oil t...

8 Apr 2021

New US$1 billion palm oil finance scheme links procurement volumes to forest conservation projects

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