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Policy & Finance
Navigating uncertainty: AIA’s long-term bet on sustainable investing
In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.
Corporate Responsibility
Explainer: How does corporate purpose drive sustainable growth?
EB Studio
Amid fresh debates about what corporate purpose should be, there is mounting evidence that corporate purpose leads to stronger brand reputation, better talent attraction and more resilience, leading to improved financial performance.
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.
Carbon & Climate
Is your pension fuelling climate change?
Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.
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Food & Agriculture
How do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainable agriculture?
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Corporate Responsibility
From CSR to strategy—Malaysian firms turn to sustainability
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Carbon & Climate
Want to save the planet? Move to Wales
17 October 2018
Carbon & Climate
Don't be spectators: UNDP boss calls on corporates to act on climate
9 January 2018
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Carbon & Climate
In pictures: Confronting climate change
21 February 2017
Policy & Finance
Nepali women row against tide of discrimination on tourist lake
7 February 2017
2 December 2016
Policy & Finance
Can conscious capitalism fix the global economy?
16 November 2016
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Policy & Finance
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