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News / Water

Half the world's schools lack clean water, toilets and handwashing

...ter at all. “ Children may not come to school at all if there's no toilets ... Then, when they are at school, they are not going to at their very best if they not able to use a decent toilet or if th...

28 Aug 2018

Half the world's schools lack clean water, toilets and handwashing

News / Food & Agriculture

Europe's food makers find green palm oil hard to stomach

...t was unlikely the 2020 goals would be met because "no deforestation" commitments take years to implement. "A lot of the big traders and buyers just don't want to pay enough for what it takes to do pr...

20 Feb 2019

Europe's food makers find green palm oil hard to stomach

Protesters gather outside Buckingham Palace to protest against the British government's failure to take action to halt dangerous climate change. Image: Kevin Wing

News / Carbon & Climate

Britain's climate protests: 'We are rebelling on behalf of life itself'

...ty group in the United Kingdom took to the streets of London to protest against their government's failure to act on climate change—and are urging citizens in other countries to do the same. Extincti...

26 Nov 2018

Britain's climate protests: 'We are rebelling on behalf of life itself'

Opinion / Transport

Mass transit is a public good. Everyone—not just riders—should pay for it

...ting the metro system and the operator needs to be compensated this amount. On the other hand, there is a fare that a user needs to pay. The key question is this: Are the users of the metro system its...

14 May 2018

Mass transit is a public good. Everyone—not just riders—should pay for it

Opinion / Waste

Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor

...this and rely on “big sanitation” projects, like a piped sewerage network connecting to a centralised wastewater treatment plant. The problem is that big sanitation projects often don’t reach the urba...

5 Oct 2018

Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor

Brian Reilly, founder and chief executive of Revolv, talks on a panel at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability. Reilly raised US$500,000 from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Sylebra and is looking to secure more funding to aid the company’s launch in Singapore. Image: Eco-Business

News / Policy & Finance

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

...tarted slowly in developing Asia, an International Finance Corporation (IFC) report revealed that East Asian cities could attract up to US$17.5 trillion in climate-related investments over the next de...

8 Feb 2019

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

A crop cutting experiment conducted on a sample zero budget natural farming field in Andra Pradesh, India. Image: Sustainable India Finance Facility

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

In soil-stressed India, it's time to swap chemical pesticides for natural farming

...tion with international institutions. This research could provide a platform for other nations to follow. But time will only tell how many governments will bite the bullet to transition away from chem...

8 Feb 2019

In soil-stressed India, it's time to swap chemical pesticides for natural farming

News / Waste

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

...tion Water, based on the Thai resort island of Phuket. They partnered with Marriott, the world's largest hotel brand, in January 2017 to come up with a sustainable alternative to plastic bottles that ...

8 Feb 2019

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Why the fight against climate change will never be won with capitalism

...tist at the GCP, this masks the true environmental footprint of these countries, a case that deserves more attention in international climate negotiations. Another example is the e-waste trade and th...

6 Aug 2019

Why the fight against climate change will never be won with capitalism

The view from Dan Wells' office at The Shard, Central London.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why sustainable investing is the best job ever

...th a sense of gratitude that my suit-and-tie skills have some role to play in tackling the world's biggest problems. The first reason that sustainable investing is the best job ever is that it matters...

13 May 2019

Why sustainable investing is the best job ever

News / Food & Agriculture

World hunger levels rise for third year running - UN

...t for food security and nutrition at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "Because we're concerned it's not going to get better, that it's only going to get worse," she told the Thomson Reuter...

13 Sep 2018

World hunger levels rise for third year running - UN

Opinion / Cities

A data drought hampers cities from acting on climate change

...ts unsuited to their needs. When they do have data, it's often national or regional figures on transportation, land use and other sectors, which are hard to translate into city-level activity data. Ev...

16 Apr 2018

A data drought hampers cities from acting on climate change

Videos / Manufacturing

Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion

...t exhibition out of it called Clothing the Loop. Using art to communicate big, complex issues like the environmental impact of the fashion business has yet to gain much traction outside the West. But,...

27 Apr 2018

Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion

News / Food & Agriculture

"Paris of the oceans" pact crucial to save seas, says WWF head

...ter Thomson. "At the moment, we're not winning, but the battle's on," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation at the conference. “ There hasn't been a Paris of the oceans yet - we need that with extre...

12 Mar 2018

"Paris of the oceans" pact crucial to save seas, says WWF head

News / Food & Agriculture

In a bid to phase out palm biofuel, Europe leaves fans and foes dismayed

...t hasn’t entirely pleased environmental activists either. The so-called delegated act marks yet another step by the European Union (EU) to curb the use of crops that cause deforestation in transportat...

19 Mar 2019

In a bid to phase out palm biofuel, Europe leaves fans and foes dismayed

News / Water

As water shortages grow, 'Day Zero' becomes everyday in India

...ts on extracting water or digging wells. Some states are taking steps to manage water better. Karnataka and Maharashtra require industries to use treated urban wastewater, with Gujarat and other state...

27 Apr 2018

As water shortages grow, 'Day Zero' becomes everyday in India

News / Carbon & Climate

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

...the world's coasts and islands time to adapt to climate change. Lawsuits The climate projections have prompted some young people to sue their governments. "Not taking action on something that you reco...

3 Dec 2018

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

Press Releases / Johnson Controls

Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, Bee’ah, selects Johnson Controls and Microsoft for its Office of the Future

...t energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next-generation transportation systems that work seamlessly together to deliver on the promise of smart cities and communities. Our commitment to sust...

1 May 2019

Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, Bee’ah, selects Johnson Controls and Microsoft for its Office of the Future

Opinion / Transport

Don't want a car? You are not alone

...tatus symbol among millennials than they used to be, she thinks. "In the next generation, there's just not that angst, not that competition, not that peer pressure to own a vehicle, because it just do...

29 Nov 2017

Don't want a car? You are not alone

News / Energy

Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power

...t said anything about that,” Alin said. “This is the first step, and with the president saying that, that’s a good thing.” “ This statement represents a significant step forward and one that will put...

18 Jul 2019

Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power

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