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The environmental disclosure non-profit is undergoing a restructure, which critics say pivots the organisation away from Asia. In response, Bartlett says Asia is strategically important to CDP. Asia's potential to bend the emissions curve is exciting, she says.
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The Singapore lender, which has cut a third of its coal exposure since 2021, said that its pledge to cease financing new coal assets remains unchanged. It is still undecided on how to account for this emerging emissions category.
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The textiles and garments company, which supplies global brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo and The North Face, is only the second Indonesian firm to get its decarbonisation plan rubber-stamped by the Science Based Targets initiative.
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Exclusive Of 52 global roles created by the climate disclosure non-profit, none are in Asia – despite it previously announcing a strategic pivot towards the most important region for greenhouse gas emissions cuts. The restructure comes as CDP separates from standards body SBTi.
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Humanity has exceeded the safe and just limits for vital Earth systems, from climate change to the biosphere and the use of fertilisers and freshwater, found new research from the Earth Commission. Urgent action is now needed.
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The modern environmental movement has taken the rules-based system for granted, trusting in national commitments even when they came from authoritarian states. But Russia has exposed the fragility of the global order, what now?
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In Asian universities, students often have little say about what happens on campus. As student divestment groups in the region gain momentum, it’s time for universities to listen to what their students have to say about issues that will affect their future.
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In 2020, Fortune 500 companies hired more chief sustainability officers than in the previous three years combined. What makes a good CSO and why are CSOs becoming indispensable to businesses?

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"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.
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"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.
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Eco-Business talks to 'angry clean energy guy' Assaad Razzouk about the flaws in much-hyped climate change solutions, and how to fix them.
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