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
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces increasingly extreme weather from floods to storms, psychologists fear rise in anxiety and depression.
Urban heat islands can face higher temperatures than green or rural areas, increasing risk of illness and death for city residents.
Asian manufacturers are starting to green their operations but also need to make factories and employees resilient to heat and floods.
Invasive alien species are spreading around the world at “unprecedented and increasing rates”, according to a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Opinion
Policy & Finance
Why the next decade will be so critical for Indonesia: it’s not simply about getting rich
The government elected next year will have a long to-do list, not least of which is to continue pursuing meaningful development as Indonesia aspires to reach high income status by 2045.
Carbon & Climate
Exploring the intersection of business and our ecology
Founder and managing director Jessica Cheam investigates the relationship between business and our natural world, and shares about the genesis of Eco-Business in this book chapter contribution to 'Peace and Nature', a book compilation of 50 essays and edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Lye Lin Heng and Shawn Lum launched in Singapore recently.
The comedy-drama film mirrors many psychological effects of climate change. It may also point a way forward, in acknowledging fundamental unfairness, loss and an inability to control the past.
Policy & Finance
The health benefits of financial inclusion
An Indian policy getting banks to open branches in underserved districts could be linked to lower rates of acute illnesses and pregnancy risks, and higher vaccination rates. The model could work for improving education globally too.
Food & Agriculture
India and Pakistan can fight smog by addressing crop residue burning
Policy & Finance
Winning the fight for women's land rights
Videos
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.
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.
EB Studio
Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
Podcasts
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.
Carbon & Climate
Competence greenwashing: Are questionable ESG credentials putting climate goals at risk?
Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.
Carbon & Climate
Mosquitoes, sun dimming, and the lives at stake
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
Food & Agriculture
Selling the taste of sustainability
EB Studio
Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.
