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3. Good health and well-being
Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.
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Carbon & Climate
South Korea opposition hits President Lee over air pollution remarks as fine dust blankets nation
The People Power Party says Lee Jae-myung’s comments during China visit were undermined by fresh PM2.5 and yellow sand alerts, highlighting the long-running and sensitive cross-border pollution dispute with Beijing.
PM2.5 levels in Thailand’s capital and Laos’ largest city climb to unhealthy and hazardous ranges, prompting emergency measures and renewed calls for regional action on seasonal haze.
The carbon footprint of meals is to be displayed on select menus at the National University of Singapore. But convenience-conscious students are sceptical that the initiative will inspire environmentally-friendly dining.
Dozens of waste workers remain missing following an avalanche of garbage at a landfill site in the central Philippines that occurred on 8 January. The landfill functioned as an open dump, which is prohibited under environment laws.
Carbon & Climate
Five climate adaptation ideas to watch in 2026
Policy & Finance
How LGBTQ+ rights funding collapsed in 2025
Opinion
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs.
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
Manufacturing
Can the fashion industry adapt to a warming world?
COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now.
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
Carbon & Climate
COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
Videos
Policy & Finance
Navigating uncertainty: AIA’s long-term bet on sustainable investing
In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.
Corporate Responsibility
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia’s biggest healthy-eating chain
As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag.
Corporate Responsibility
Meet the families working in Indonesia’s palm oil industry
EB Studio
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia’s migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
Podcasts
UN climate report authors need to commit to the integrity of assessment processes while working with governments with differing interests. Dr Theresa Wong tells the Eco-Business podcast why the stakes are high to get climate science right.
EB Studio
Already a serious issue facing Asia Pacific, water security will continue to worsen in lockstep with climate change in the region. This is what Xylem is trying to solve through its mission and corporate purpose, Chong Hin Koh tells the Eco-Business podcast.
Policy & Finance
The race to insure Southeast Asia against climate risk
Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
Food & Agriculture
Looking past the label: the nutritionists’ guide to plant-based milk
EB Studio
Plant-based milks have grown in popularity in recent years, driven by a combination of health, environmental and practical concerns. Nutritionists on the Eco-Business podcast, produced in association with Kerry, weigh the pros and cons of non-dairy milk.
