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Two Australian companies in the recycling business clinched the top spots, while five Chinese firms made their debut in Corporate Knights’ Global 100 Index.

18 Jan 2024

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Taiwan and Japan dominate new additions to the global sustainability benchmark, which saw the dropping of some incumbents, including Singapore's CDL. The real estate giant stayed on the Asia Pacific list for over a decade.

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Fast-growing economic powerhouses in the region such as India and China are staking their places on the ESG benchmark, though a few Japanese firms lost their spots on the Asia Pacific list.

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Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next?

21 June 2022

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21 January 2022

27 October 2021

22 February 2021

Do Asian consumers care how clean energy is - as long as its cheap?

16 February 2021

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16 March 2020

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23 October 2018

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17 August 2018

A man carries firewood past the smoking stacks of brick kilns Dhaka

5 May 2018

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14 December 2017

Singles' Day in China

17 October 2017

Kesara Manchusree, president, Stock Exchange of Thailand

21 September 2017

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29 June 2017

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