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Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods.
Carbon & Climate
17 brands called out for greenwashing in 2024
Airlines came under intense scrutiny for suspect green claims this year, as did net zero targets, sustainability-linked loans and the UN-led COP process. Australia led the Asia Pacific region for penalising firms for greenwashing with fines.
Artificial intelligence could help the fashion industry become greener, but unions worry workers will pay the price.
Carbon & Climate
The challenges of carbon neutrality labelling in China
Product claims regarding carbon neutrality based on offsets are controversial, but better accounting of carbon footprints is on the way.
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