The former chief risk officer of Malaysia’s national utilities firm, Tenaga Nasional, will lead the company’s newly established sustainability division.
Tech and regulatory uncertainty, along with buyers unwilling to pay the green premium, means mid-century targets often appear more aspirational than realistic. Frequent updates to interim targets and strategies will be crucial, experts say.
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Technology is a double-edged sword in the context of sustainability. While large amounts of energy are needed to power today’s digital economy, technology also presents solutions that can address climate change, said experts at a roundtable discussion in Singapore.
With climate change now China’s top environmental issue, organisations that once helped tackle smog need a new approach to be heard on climate governance.
Greater awareness of sustainability coupled with the need to adopt digital solutions during the pandemic has ensured that cities continue to become smarter by the day.
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Tim Rook
Young people are increasingly connected by social media and other digital technology, with one in three people under the age of 18 with access to the Internet. This means more and more children are left vulnerable to sexual exploitation in an era where women are hyper-sexualised in popular culture.
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Tsitsi Matekaire
If businesses want to thrive in this era of climate change and disruption, they need to be sustainable throughout their whole supply chain before they can claim to be doing good for the planet.
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Frederik Dahlmann
The American retail giant announces its purchase of 100,000 electric trucks from US electric-vehicle startup Rivian as part of its effort to eliminate the carbon footprint of the company by 2030.
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David Fullbrook
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Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.