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Drilling for oil and gas in the Tun Mustapha Marine Park in Borneo would risk 45,000 hectares of reefs and the livelihoods of 85,000 people, Rimbawatch warns. An impact assessment is not available. Petronas, part of a group of firms involved in the venture, declined to comment.
Green Buildings
Land constraints hindering net zero goals? HK environment chief’s comments rankle NGOs opposing artificial islands plan
The Kau Yi Chau artificial islands project, proposed to ease the territory's housing crisis, endangers marine life and is not aligned with net zero goals, say non-governmental organisations. Developers say they will avoid environmentally sensitive areas.
Green Buildings
Lendlease Asia sustainability head Joelle Chen shifts to real estate investment firm LaSalle
Chen moves on after three and a half years at Lendlease, joining an investment management company that aims to halve emissions by the end of the decade.
Green Buildings
‘Our change alone is not going to create the transformation we need’: Lendlease group sustainability head
The real estate giant’s head of sustainability Cate Harris tells Eco-Business why it is in its business interest to open up about its Scope 3 emissions and advocate for suppliers who are decarbonising hard-to-abate building materials.
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