Companies are starting to label their products, from food and drink to cosmetics, to show how their products impact the climate – but will consumers understand?
Low pay, long hours, risky conditions: what is the price of the West's wardrobe? As an economic crisis stalls Sri Lanka's pandemic recovery, women garment workers are bearing the brunt.
EB Studio
The pursuit of a good night’s sleep is doing bad things to the environment — judging from the number of used mattresses that end up in landfills. The hunt is on for new and innovative solutions to recycle this bulky and hard-to-dispose item.
Southeast Asian e-commerce giant Lazada's campaign for products that use less or 'better' plastic aimed to help consumers find green products online prompts critics to say the promotion drives consumption and exacerbates Southeast Asia's plastic waste problem.
There has been notable progress in curbing the supply of fossil fuels, but demand-side measures are lacking and the post COVID-19 recovery is looking like business-as-usual. That must be fixed to avoid climate disruption.
By
Lili Fuhr and
Jörg Haas
This International Women's Day, tobacco industry watchdog Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance calls on governments to support women cigarette factory workers to transition to alternative jobs, and tobacco companies to stop marketing their products to women.
By
Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA)
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In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.
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Oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle speaks to Eco-Business in this exclusive podcast about the irreversible damage deep sea mining will cause, the link between the oceans and our global climate, and the role that we can all play in 'being at peace' with nature.
