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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Why calls for Asean to appoint its first female secretary-general are getting louder
Its charter says gender equality should be considered when filling the top post, but so far Asean’s 15 sec-gens have all been men. On International Women's Day, Eco-Business spoke to Asean watchers drumming up support for Indonesia to widen its search when fielding the next sec-gen.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
China and India central to climate action: COP30 president
As the United States steps back from climate efforts, people will start looking to China for 'additional leadership', says incoming summit chief André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. His comments come as more are asking China and India to step up, including to lead on driving climate finance.
Scientists worldwide face growing safety risks from governments, corporations and even drug cartels, prompting urgent calls for high-level action to protect them.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Lack of job growth for Bangladesh’s youth fuels campus protests
Mass student-led protests against changes in government jobs quotas highlight deep economic challenges faced by youth.
#universities Opini
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Need human rights research? Talk to the Global South
If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions.
Karbon & Iklim
As key stakeholders in higher education, students should have greater say in decision-making
In Asian universities, students often have little say about what happens on campus. As student divestment groups in the region gain momentum, it’s time for universities to listen to what their students have to say about issues that will affect their future.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Is Singapore poised to become Asia’s hub for alternative protein?
Singapore is the first country in the world to approve cell-based meat, but that’s just one of the five reasons why the city-state is well-positioned to provide an enabling environment for food tech innovators to thrive.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Unleashing the climate market
Perkotaan
The Covid city
Pangan & Agrikultur
Stimulating Brazil’s bioeconomy
#universities Video
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University is building the region’s first model electricity grid that can tap and distribute power from multiple energy sources, including fossil fuels and renewable energy.
A student coalition in Santa Clara University in California is urging the school board to discontinue its investments in fossil fuel companies through a catchy music video called "Divest It Like It's Hot".
#universities Podcasts
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.
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National University of Singapore
NTU, NUS, and Temasek to invest $75 million in commercialisation of deep tech ventures
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability
Agriculture and Halal literacy to the surface: Helping agriculture grow to new heights
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AlliedCrowds - AlliedOffsets
Carbon offsetting in higher education
