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The tool launches as companies struggle to measure and report Scope 3 emissions due to a lack of established methodologies.

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The city is a step closer to implementing its own Producer Responsibility Scheme. Experts at the launch of impact documentary WASTED in Hong Kong …

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A report finds OCBC – alongside other Singapore lenders – among the top financiers of Indonesia's Harita’s coal-powered nickel smelters. The bank's CSO says …

Coal-dependent regions have much experience to share on the energy transition, write two authors from China and Indonesia.

New technologies are helping detect earthquakes and minimise destruction, but predicting a specific tremor remains a challenge.

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After witnessing the devastation of Cyclone Aila, Lamia Mohsin has dedicated her career to bridging local realities with global climate action and shaping climate adaptation policies.

1 Apr 2025

Foreign aid cuts by US and other donors puts decades of progress for AIDS, TB and malaria at risk, says Global Fund head.

Despite the hype, AI cannot tackle complex social problems that do not have a digital footprint and should not be relied on to produce sustainability reports as it could mask inaccuracies, experts warn.

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Upstream interventions for waste reduction are currently underfunded compared to downstream solutions like recycling and recovery, which developing countries may lack capacity for. Financing must support a just transition for informal waste workers, NGOs urge.

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China has been a big part of the [climate] solution for years. People will look to China for additional leadership, considering the United States' retreat...We need to work with China, because China has been able to give some fantastic answers to climate change.

Leading a group of mothers, campaigner Bhavreen Kandhari tells WHO conference that children need a quicker energy transition. By Bhavreen Kandhari

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Resource-rich countries are signing critical mineral deals under duress, sacrificing long-term benefits. By Emily Iona Stewart

With the globalisation engine no longer as powerful as it once was, economic growth alone is unlikely to eradicate poverty. One complementary approach is to bolster financial inclusion. By Wolfgang Fengler

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The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.

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The Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024 insights report captures key messages, discussion points, and recommendations for policymakers and businesses across the region to forge a more inclusive and sustainable Asia.

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From more frequent direct flights to marketing drives, some of the Philippines' most pristine destinations are campaigning for more visitors. Eco-Business reports on why there is renewed optimism for sustainable tourism in the archipelago.

A large expanse of mud lies before the under-construction palace in Indonesia's new capital Ibu Kota Nusantara, in East Kalimantan.

Eco-Business interviewed people in East Kalimantan to get a sense of what Indonesians feel about the "smart forest city" being built to replace sinking, polluted Jakarta. Will Nusantara live up to the hype?

A closer look at how these ‘energy transition’ deals are backed reveals gaps in the lending policies of banks in the Mekong subregion. A 1,460-MW dam, now under construction near the Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to Thailand, but critics have pointed out that the nation is facing an oversupply of energy.

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In its eighth year, Asia’s largest sustainability innovation challenge received over 1,200 submissions from more than 100 countries. Selected innovations are set to win S$2.4 million at Ecosperity Week.

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The world is just five years away from a deadline to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, part of a comprehensive global blueprint to reconcile economic progress with environmental …