Awards News
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Banana ban and meatless menus, but how green is Davos summit?For the fourth year, WEF officials said the four-day meeting would be climate-neutral through various initiatives such as offsetting 100 per cent of emissions, including air travel. -
Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Janice Lao, hospitality trailblazerJanice Lao, who steered the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Group's shift away from single-use plastics last year, talks about being a sustainability leader, supporting her daughter's burgeoning awareness of climate change, and her unsustainable guilty pleasure.
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Eco-Business wins at WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards 2019The Eco-Business platform won in the Best News Website or Mobile Service category for its journalism efforts and newly-revamped website at the prestigious awards which recognise Asian publishers who have delivered unique and original digital media projects in the last 12 months. -
Doer, thinker, dreamer, agitator— what makes a great sustainability leader?[EB SPECIAL REPORT] What does it take to transform a business into a good corporate citizen? Eco-Business spoke to some of Asia’s most influential sustainability executives to find out.
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Awards Opinion
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Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?– Does the ego of sustainability practitioners matter, as long as they are achieving impact? Or does the pursuit of recognition undermine the good work being done in the world’s most important region for sustainable business? -
Indigenous leadership delivers natural climate solutions– Indigenous communities, like the Sungai Utik Dayak Iban Longhouse community in Indonesia, are guardians of the land on which they reside. Across the world, there is growing recognition of their work towards protecting the environment and mitigating climate change. -
If he were alive today, Alfred Nobel would have wanted an environment prize– University of Southampton lecturer James Dyke makes the case for a Nobel Prize for Sustainability.
Videos
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Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia– Eco-Business releases the trailer for a documentary that traces the relationship between ecosystems in the North Pole and Asia, in the second edition of its flagship campaign on climate action, Changing Course.
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‘Liter of Light’ movement shines in US ethical advertising award– United States-based Ethical Markets Media has awarded this year’s top ethical media campaigns to ‘A Liter of Light’ from the Philippines and Thai Life Insurance’s ‘Unsung Hero’.
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From mountain explorer to healthcare designer, Rolex honours inspiring youths– [Sponsored Video] The Rolex Awards for Enterprise honours five young achievers for their remarkable innovation in medical science, environmental conservation and geological exploration.
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Suzhou wins the 2014 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize– The city of Suzhou in China clinches the biennial Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize for balancing sustainable economic development with cultural conservation, showing cities in China and other developing countries that urban challenges can be addressed responsibly.
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