#workplace wellbeing News
Tens of millions of outdoor workers in the country endure testing temperatures, but associated health risks still don’t receive enough attention.
Manufacturing
Textile giant Bangladesh pushed to recycle more waste
As global demand for recycling in the fashion industry grows, textile hub Bangladesh is pushed to rethink how it handles waste.
Policy & Finance
Invest in capacity building to plug Asia’s green jobs gap: experts
With one in five green jobs expected to go unfilled by 2030, LinkedIn’s Pei Ying Chua and Microsoft Singapore’s Joey Tan warn of a growing skills gap. They urge businesses to see green investments as strategic, not as a cost.
Corporate Responsibility
Gradual salary raise key to achieving living wage in the Philippines: industry experts
EB Studio
As lawmakers mull an across-the-board increase for minimum wage earners, observers at a panel in Manila push for a staggered process in order to balance needs of workers, employers, and its impact on the economy.
#workplace wellbeing Opinion
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.
The number of cancer cases in Singapore is on the rise even though the hazardous material was banned more than 30 years ago.
Amazon workers near Delhi were dripping with sweat. The heat in their warehouse was oppressive, causing exhaustion and dizziness.
Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.
Corporate Responsibility
Gloves off in Malaysia's modern slavery struggle
#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.
