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Customers want low carbon nickel but refuse to pay more, says Nickel Industries’ Muchtazar, as experts look to carbon credits and new incentives to make Indonesia’s smelters go green.

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Panellists at the discussion, titled Can carbon markets be a lifeline for Indonesia's threatened biodiversity?, at the Unlocking capital for sustainability 2026

Voluntary markets alone cannot compete with deforestation drivers, panellists say, as Indonesia seeks to scale carbon trading and nature finance.

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As demand for air-conditioning increases across Asia Pacific countries, a new report warns that running coolers on fossil fuel-based grids could worsen emissions, resulting …

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Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.

26 Jun 2026

The Asian superpower has climbed faster than other major economies in a global index tracking progress towards the SDGs, largely on the back of development gains that carry environmental trade-offs. Yet, it is taking significant remedial measures, offering “strong prospects for future improvement,” said global sustainable development expert Jeffrey Sachs, who led the report.

Small-scale farmers who underpin Thailand’s lucrative natural rubber industry are under pressure to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due to take effect at the end of the year.

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As environmentally friendly solutions become more commonplace, sustainable finance has become less about hitting targets and more about using sectoral expertise to help businesses transition, suggests UOB’s Melissa Moi.

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Perhaps the most unsettling lesson from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the gap between what we knew and how we prepared. Countries should use whatever easing of immediate pressures occurs to strengthen resilience before the next shock arrives. By Máximo Torero

26 Jun 2026

Cities have shown that a combination of adaptation measures and energy efficiency can save lives, improve well-being, reduce energy costs, and create conditions for sustainable growth. A new partnership seeks to help mayors and city leaders scale up these efforts through technical and financial assistance. By Michael R Bloomberg and Teresa Ribera

The war in the Gulf has unleashed powerful market forces that the rest of the world can harness to accelerate electrification and keep the Paris climate agreement's primary objectives on track. Doing so will not only mitigate climate change, but also strengthen economic resilience worldwide. By Murat Kurum

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Luanne Sieh has been group chief sustainability officer at CIMB Bank for the last eight and a half years

The Malaysia-headquartered bank's sustainability chief tells the EB Podcast about the discipline's mandate to prove value, wrestling with NGOs, and greenwashing in finance.

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The Philippines has lined up tens of gigawatts of offshore wind projects on in service contracts, is preparing to auction 3,300 megawatts more, and already has 178 megawatts in early development – strong signs of growing interest. How much of this will actually get built, however, is uncertain amid social implications, high costs, geopolitical tensions, and the unclear role of Chinese players.

Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.

Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be labelled "sustainable", say conservationists. The government says it supports sustainable fisheries management practices in line with international obligations and national laws.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

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Tailored for SMEs to assess their ESG readiness, the tool also supports large companies to ascertain and analyse their SME suppliers’ ESG performance.

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Nuclear energy fuels AI boom in Southeast Asia data centers

Southeast Asia's artificial intelligence boom is quietly setting up a climate crisis. As hyperscalers and cloud providers race to build data centres across the region, the power demand they generate …