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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UK airports must shut to reach 2050 climate targetWith the United Kingdom due to host this year’s round of crucial UN climate talks in November, a new study shows the island country currently has no chance of meeting its own legally binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to nothing within 30 years. -
Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities?Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year.
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Fish farms turn to AI, recirculating systems to scale up sustainable aquacultureA smart floating fish farm has launched in Singapore, with high-tech solutions that can be scaled up in the region. How do recirculating aquaculture systems help relieve pressure on overfished and increasingly polluted oceans? -
Guarding against the coronavirus, sustainably: Are reuseable face masks the answer?With surgical masks selling out all over Asia as the Covid-19 coronavirus spreads, how can concerned citizens help to protect themselves and others without damaging the planet? And are the more sustainable methods the safest?
Opinion
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If you don’t eat meat but still wear leather, here are a few facts to chew on– Before you purchase that leather jacket, get your research done and consider how your buy is contributing to the animal welfare problem, writes social policy expert Siobhan O'Sullivan. -
From coal to renewables in China: solving the water stress-power plant mismatch– How can one of the world's most water-stressed countries meet growing energy demand while ensuring sustainable management of its water resources? -
In Asia, finance may be the most effective weapon in the climate fight– Following in the footsteps of the European and US markets, green finance across Asia has taken off in the last five years. How has sustainable finance evolved across the region?
Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
CSR
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. -
Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
– In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group. -
Keep on trucking: Building a solid supply chain for palm oil– What does it mean to build a clean and fair palm oil supply chain? For drivers in Indonesia used to unsafe working conditions, this is what it could look like.
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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
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How a coffee grower and NGO are fighting deforestation in Sumatra– An alliance between an environmental group and an agribusiness company aims to reduce encroachment by smallholder coffee farmers in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, one of Sumatra’s last stands of lowland forest.
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After another haze outbreak chokes Southeast Asia, can palm oil smallholders shift to sustainable farming?
Food & Agriculture
After another haze outbreak chokes Southeast Asia, can palm oil smallholders shift to sustainable farming?
– Smallholders have taken much of the blame for this year's haze-causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. How can they be motivated to switch to more sustainable, fire-free production methods? -
What do RSPO's new standards mean for palm oil and tropical forests?– RSPO's new standards ban deforestation and growing on peat. But what are the challenges of putting the new rules into practice, and how will they be effectively enforced? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to industry experts from RSPO, WWF and Wilmar International.
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Rethinking cooling in a warming world– [The EB Podcast] In the fourth episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore the potential for low-carbon cooling as Southeast Asia gets richer and hotter.
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