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News / Manufacturing

8 April 2020

H&M Tokyo store

Manufacturing

H&M in talks to support Bangladesh workers as lockdowns hit livelihoods

6 April 2020

Aveda products, promoted as using post-consumer recycled plastic.

Waste

Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic

3 April 2020

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Energy

Mining sector in Indonesia takes a hit from Covid-19 pandemic

Beverley Postma takes over from Darrel Webber as chief executive of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

Food & Agriculture

RSPO appoints Food Industry Asia founder Beverley Postma as new CEO

23 March 2020

Reuseable drink containers at a Starbucks outlet in Singapore, where BYO is still allowed. Starbucks has banned BYO in some countries, but not in others. Image: Eco-Business

Waste

Will coronavirus kill bring-your-own-container schemes?

Dam Nai wind power project

Energy

Vietnam has only weeks left to get its wind market back on track

18 March 2020

Speaker made from “non-recyclable” plastic waste

Policy & Finance

What does the EU circular economy plan mean for China?

17 March 2020

Seoul, SK

Carbon & Climate

In East Asian first, South Korea announces ambitions to reach net zero by 2050

13 March 2020

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

5 March 2020

Project Drawdown

Carbon & Climate

World can avoid catastrophic global warming with climate solutions in hand today—study

4 March 2020

Some of Henkel's top laundry and home care brands. Image: Henkel

CSR

Plastic and palm oil problems: How will consumer goods giant Henkel hit its sustainability targets?

2 March 2020

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Cities

Smart cities of the future: eco-utopia or dystopian nightmare?

25 February 2020

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CSR

Dire prospects await corporate climate-wreckers in 2030—study

19 February 2020

Ellie Tang, New World Developments

Green Buildings

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Ellie Tang, real estate sustainability builder

5 February 2020

The formula, here seen in pellet form, has been billed as an eco solution to degrading styrofoam waste, livestock growth, pests, baldness, bad odours, skin conditions, and a human detox treatment has been called out as green tech fraud. Image: Eco-Business

Food & Agriculture

‘Plastic-eating enzyme’ marketed in Southeast Asia alleged to be a scam

4 February 2020

H&M Tokyo store

Lifestyle

Fast fashion giant H&M appoints former sustainability head as CEO; activists call for a different business model

30 January 2020

Pamela Mar

Transport

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Pamela Mar, supply chain futurist

26 January 2020

Rubber trees undergrowth

Food & Agriculture

Drought, deluge, disease: How should the natural rubber industry respond to climate change?

24 January 2020

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Food & Agriculture

How can businesses address biodiversity loss? Start by being less bad for nature

23 January 2020

Lee Hui Mien

CSR

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Dr Lee Hui Mien, responsible tourism steward

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