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19 December 2023

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Carbon & Climate

Scrutiny from financiers and NGOs on sustainability and no-deforestation efforts welcome: RGE’s Bey Soo Khiang

15 December 2023

An advertisement for Prism+ airconditioners

Carbon & Climate

Singapore watchdog bans aircon ad claiming it can 'save the Earth' after greenwash complaint, in first ruling of its kind in Asia

5 December 2023

EPR_Act_Pollution_Philippines

Waste

A year after EPR implementation, plastics still end up in landfills, creeks in Philippines’ major islands

23 November 2023

Singapore Exchange Ticker

Carbon & Climate

SGX-listed firms backslide on ESG-linked executive pay, despite improved sustainability reporting

22 November 2023

Laura Kantor, founder, Climate Club

Carbon & Climate

Ex-Foodpanda Singapore sustainability head Laura Kantor launches communications agency Climate Club

21 November 2023

Michelle Manook FutureCoal

Energy

Coal industry body rebrands to 'FutureCoal: The Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal'

17 November 2023

Artist impression of Jurong Lake District

Green Buildings

Singapore's new AI utility to tap national green building data for combatting greenwash concerns on financing

9 November 2023

Singapore Marina Bay Finance Centre Towers

Policy & Finance

Poor sustainability credentials are rarely seen as a barrier to investment for Asia funds: Study

1 November 2023

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Waste

With no worldwide standards, are 'plastic credits' reducing waste or greenwashing?

29 October 2023

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Corporate Responsibility

Dent to brand credibility: Asian comms professionals on dangers of hiring agencies that lack sustainability knowhow

25 October 2023

Philippines oil and gas company Flying V held a Tiktok dance competition that invited consumers to share videos of themselves dancing at a petrol station.

Carbon & Climate

Asian PR and advertising firms under spotlight for working for fossil fuels firms

17 October 2023

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Policy & Finance

Ethical investing: Where are we now on ESG?

16 October 2023

Andy Wilson speaking at The Conscious Festival 2023

Corporate Responsibility

Risky for brands to ‘hide’ behind lagging greenwash legislation in Asia: Ogilvy sustainability head

5 October 2023

An outdoor billboard promoting Maybank

Corporate Responsibility

Asian brands should be honest about failure in sustainability reports, say PR experts

3 October 2023

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Corporate Responsibility

PR industry launches guidelines for Asian brands to avoid greenwashing

29 August 2023

The Petronas Towers

Policy & Finance

Corporate governance structures in Asia: Does where the sustainability function sits affect a company’s climate strategy?

Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) coal plant SLBs

Policy & Finance

Sustainability-linked bonds and how to use them credibly

10 August 2023

Oil rig

Energy

Newly approved gas reserves in Malaysia, Vietnam threaten 1.5°C warming limit: report

2 August 2023

A palm oil plantation next to tropical forests in Indonesia.

Food & Agriculture

Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist

1 August 2023

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Water

Deep-sea mining not essential for the energy transition, say activists as extraction talks stall

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