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Textiles made of banana, pineapple and abaca fibre were showcased in the Philippines in an expo that shows how technology can help improve textiles made of natural fibres.

Consumption of plastics like single-use packaging is on track to double by 2050 in the G20, according to new research.

Governments have agreed a set of guidelines to protect the environment during and after wartime, the most significant legal update on the issue in 50 years.

Philippine finance secretary Benjamin Diokno

Observers are sceptical if the finance facility can solve the fiscal burdens of the debt-ridden nation. Unlike China and Singapore which run similar mechanisms, the Philippines does not enjoy rich budget surpluses.

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Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr began his administration by vowing to prioritise clean energy and curbing climate disasters. Eco-Business scrutinises these pledges and asks what he must address to stay true to them. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Stamping out corruption will be a major challenge to the new government. The relationship between politics and business is a major source of illicit political funds. Will a new bill enhance transparency of political financing or donations? By Khairul Saidah Abas Azmi and Rozaimah Zainudin

An updated law prohibiting forced labour is limited to formal employment relationships. Workers in sectors that are unregulated are not sufficiently protected, nor does the law reach workers who have free movement, but suffer mistreatment. By Priya Sharma

Once among the world’s worst nations for illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, Vietnam is battling to redeem itself after a yellow card warning from the European Union. By To Van Phuong

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Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

Nine months after she was appointed to lead Malaysia's environment ministry, Yeo Bee Yin spoke to Eco-Business about gender equality, plastic pollution and boosting the country's green industry.

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Pretending to be an ESG guru while actually knowing little or nothing about environmental or social issues is known as competency greenwash

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.

Exclusive The world's largest asset manager says it has put sustainability at the core of its investment approach. Eco-Business speaks to Shinbo Won, BlackRock's investment stewardship director in Singapore about what this means for investors, and how companies are responding to increased ESG pressure.

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] Clean energy is tipped as the solution to Asia's energy trilemma—the need to scale up energy access, but in an affordable and sustainable way. How can technology help the region realise the full potential of clean energy?

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