12. Responsible consumption and production
Decoupling economic growth from resource use is one of the most critical and complex challenges facing humanity today. Doing so effectively will require policies that create a conducive environment for such change, social and physical infrastructure and markets, and a profound transformation of business practices along global value chains.
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TNFD launches framework on nature-related risk reporting; recommends voluntary market adoption
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In a win for forest protection groups, timber giant Samling withdraws defamation suit
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UN Climate Ambition Summit seeks 'quantum leap' on emissions cuts
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G20 stops short of fossil fuel phase out as 'dark cloud' looms
Opinion
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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.
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From denial to delay: Climate action blockers adopt new tactics
The media today gives little space to anti-science views, but new narratives have emerged aimed at slowing the green transition.
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100 days to COP28: Can it deliver climate action?
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A new playbook for preserving nature
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Videos
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As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police intervention
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Policy & Finance
'We are not afraid': Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
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Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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.
Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.
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.
Food & Agriculture
Dimsum from microbes, anyone?: How alternative proteins are cheaper, tastier and going local
EB Studio
What are the latest trends in the alternative proteins industry today? The Eco-Business podcast discusses new hybrid products, more localised offerings and cheaper prices due to economies of scale.
