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Experts say stronger labour standards could also help curb illegal fishing and boost the credibility of Indonesian seafood exports in markets with strict sustainability requirements.
Five years after Thailand banned paraquat and chlorpyrifos, farmers and consumers remain unsafe from the overuse of other dangerous agrochemicals.
Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these panels have little to no protection.
Carbon & Climate
World Cup’s ‘hottest’ edition to end with heat, haze hanging over Spain-Argentina final
After weeks of dangerous playing conditions, scientists say the tournament has become a defining example of climate change's growing impact on global sport.
#workplace wellbeing Opinion
Workers’ suffering is an integral part of the fisheries system, say four experts.
Manufacturing
Can the fashion industry adapt to a warming world?
COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now.
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
Policy & Finance
Street vendors are workers – they should have workers’ rights
Street vendors work together to fight multiple challenges but they should not have to stand alone: governments must do more.
#workplace wellbeing Podcasts
Corporate Responsibility
To fight ESG scepticism, build alliances: Singtel’s Andrew Buay on the survival secrets of a chief sustainability officer
Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.
Carbon & Climate
Competence greenwashing: Are questionable ESG credentials putting climate goals at risk?
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.
#workplace wellbeing Press Releases
Wilmar International Limited
Wilmar extends sustainability leadership with fifth consecutive inclusion in Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index
the World Bank Group
Women’s economic opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: study
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