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News / Southeast Asia

7 May 2019

oil palm plantation workers take a rest from work

Food & Agriculture

Most communities in Borneo not seeing promised oil palm payoff, study finds

30 April 2019

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Food & Agriculture

Could this tool nudge Southeast Asian shoppers to switch to green palm oil?

18 April 2019

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Policy & Finance

OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants

15 April 2019

a sea of plastic bottles lined up

Waste

Ready to report: How Singapore firms are preparing for new packaging mandate

3 April 2019

smallholder farming

Food & Agriculture

How can digitalisation ease the plight of Southeast Asia's smallholder farmers?

2 April 2019

A shopping mall in Singapore. More than half of Singapore consumers believe businesses have a responsibility to ensure their supply chains are free from environmental harm or negative social practices. Image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/levoodoo/4391795562/">Lip Jin Lee</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">CC BY-NC 2.0</a>

Carbon & Climate

Do Singaporeans really care about climate change?

A stack of printers at e-waste recycling facility Virogreen. SMEs find it hard to recycle bulky used electronics, so they are either stored in offices or dumped. Image: Eco-Business

Waste

Could this app ease Singapore's e-waste problem?

30 March 2019

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CSR

Women in Asia changing the future

27 March 2019

Electronic waste being processed in an informal setting in Thailand. Image: Basel Action Network

Waste

E-waste smuggling ring in Thailand signals failure of Basel Convention

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Food & Agriculture

Stretching the conversation about sustainable natural rubber

22 March 2019

Rice farming is critical to Cambodia's economy and food security, but the crop contributes to loss of natural habitat in the Southeast Asian country. Image:

Food & Agriculture

How can Cambodian farming survive climate change?

13 March 2019

What used to be Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh before it was filled in.

Cities

Why is Phnom Penh so obsessed with filling lakes?

Meat from plants - an Impossible Burger

Food & Agriculture

Meat from plants—Does Asia have an appetite for Impossible Foods?

12 March 2019

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Transport

Asia ride-hailing giant trains drivers to fight human trafficking

The Plastikophobia sculpture was made from 18,000 cups collected from hawker centres in Singapore in a 10-hour period. Image: Laura Francois

Waste

‘Plastikophobia’ aims to scare Singapore into consuming less plastic

7 March 2019

Chao Phraya river

Policy & Finance

Regulation can hinder—not help—Asia's social enterprises, analysts say

5 March 2019

Albaba Singles Day 2018 Global Shopping Festival

Policy & Finance

4 trends that will shape sustainability in Asia by 2030

1 March 2019

manila bay

Carbon & Climate

Billions at risk from heat stress at home

26 February 2019

The Banten Suralaya coal complex in Banten, Java. The station will use ultra-supercritical technology, and is mainly funded by state utility PLN with financial advice from DBS Bank. Image: Greenpeace

Energy

NGOs urge DBS: Pull out of 'risky' Indonesian coal power deal

18 February 2019

Young tree planters in the Philippines

Food & Agriculture

The child soldiers of the Philippines fighting an environmental war

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