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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Dark side to Big Tobacco’s Covid-19 CSR activities?Donations of ventilators and supplies are part of a ‘classic tactic’ by the industry to get close to governments and try to undermine health policies, say public health advocates. Should tobacco firms’ CSR activities be allowed?
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People were more scared of climate change than catching Covid in 2020A global study also found that people now regard businesses as more ethical and competent than governments in a year in which trust in institutions plummeted globally — nowhere more so than in China. -
Five years after the earthquake, can Nepal rebuild sustainably?The annual Ashden Awards highlight the world's next climate champions. One of them is Build up Nepal, a social enterprise that empowers female rural entrepreneurs to create jobs and rebuild Nepal's post-disaster infrastructure.
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Accessible healthcare could be key to protecting rainforests and solving the climate crisisPolicy & Finance
Accessible healthcare could be key to protecting rainforests and solving the climate crisis
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Rethinking resilience in business– Instead of trying to strengthen their ability to resist change, companies must learn how to adapt and adjust if they are to continue to exist as employers, value creators for shareholders, and trusted members of communities around the world. -
Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp– Covid-19 has underscored the need for comprehensive social protection, with about half of Asia-Pacific's population still lacking it. As nations build back better, they should strive to make universal social protection a reality.
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
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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. -
Meet the families working in Indonesia's palm oil industry– What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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Dodging falling fruit and venomous snakes: A day in the life of an oil palm harvester– 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?
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How to rebuild the plastic circular economy in 2021?– 2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.
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Can plant-based diets save the planet?– Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.
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How has the pandemic really affected air pollution?– Has Covid-19 really improved air quality? Eco-Business spoke to air pollution epidemiologist Dr Vivian Pun about the real air quality story behind the pandemic, and what the virus is telling us about tackling the world's most underrated environmental issue.
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Is there such a thing as sustainable palm oil?– Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.
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