Eco-Business

Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation competition, backed by Temasek Foundation with new support from Singapore government agency A*Star.

20 May 2026

Hydrotreated vegetable oil, derived entirely from waste-based feedstock, successfully substituted diesel in a pilot project at BDC’s data centre campuses. The biofuel met all …

Even as AI tools promise major efficiency gains for grids and industry, the energy sector is struggling to adopt them fast enough to keep …

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The Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS

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Climate change ambassador Ravi Menon set out a three-pronged strategy to scale nature-based carbon markets in Southeast Asia, as corporates like CDL and Olam Agri told a panel at SGX Centre that nature disclosures are starting to unlock cheaper loans and shape investment decisions.

20 May 2026

Routes into Europe for Chinese wind power have narrowed again due to 'security' concerns.

Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action.

Oleh Elisângela Mendonça

Oleh Regina Lam

Oleh Spoorthy Raman

Oleh Patrick Moore

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AI can help to solve sustainability problems. But when used unwisely, it risks stripping away context and outsourcing judgment in decision-making. Dr Louise Drake of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership argues that critical thinking and systems insight are essential as business leaders navigate an AI-driven world.

20 Mar 2026 • Berita

While tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rattling global oil markets, energy security is no longer defined solely by access to fossil fuels. What China has understood, and Europe has not, is that security now depends on electricity systems that can deliver low-cost power at scale and support heavy industry. Oleh Emmanuel Guérin

20 May 2026

Instead of allowing external powers to dictate their development, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam have balanced strategic international engagement with domestic capacity-building and decision-making. This model has become newly relevant for Canada, the United Kingdom, and other middle powers. Oleh Ashok Lavasa dan Roli Asthana

Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change. Oleh Bertrand Badré dan Saurabh Mishra

Oleh Chee Meng Tan

Oleh Mekala Krishnan, Annabel Farr and Kanmani Chockalingam

Oleh Alex Lo

Oleh Adriana Abdenur

The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

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No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars to date, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as "godfathers of climate chaos". Journalists and news consumers believe dirty energy advertising discredits climate-related content, but support for a tobacco-style ad ban is limited.

While it might be a temporary solution, the use of palm oil credits, facilitated by leading certifier RSPO, has been crucial in funding sustainable production and regenerative agricultural efforts, say smallholders and industry observers.

More than half of the world's largest proprietors of shipping vessels are from Asia. Eco-Business explores what the region's biggest maritime companies are doing to lower their environmental impact.

Asia’s sustainable economy – set to reach US$5 trillion by 2030 – is a wealth of opportunity. But that value requires assurance by governments and financial markets that sustainability is more than a label. Taxonomies provide clarity.

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

Over 1,500 submissions from more than 100 countries; A*STAR commits up to S$2M annually for three years – TLC’s largest catalytic funding injection to date.

Accountability Framework initiative (AFi)

The Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS

Powering Asean: Why grid ambition needs bankable transmission

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Weaving stronger cities in the Pacific together

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Why green buildings mean better business

As regional governments tighten building standards and introduce green taxonomies, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding themselves at the heart of this transition. This article explores the impact and …