Eco-Business

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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.

Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult year for sustainability technologies, Eco-Business spotlights some of the innovations that still made the headlines.

The Singapore anti-waste non-profit sees executive director Huileng Tan move on after three years. Partnerships director Lionel Dorai succeeds Tan in the top job.

Plastic treaty stalls despite 100 nations pushing for deal, as lobbyists outnumber larger delegations and negotiations spill over into ‘INC-5.2’.

By Ng Wai Mun

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Jessica Cheam

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Measuring environmental impact has historically been prohibitively expensive, but technology can change the equation. Blockchain advocate Sunny Lu argues that verified sustainability can help brands build trust with eco-conscious consumers. By Sunny Lu

Prohibiting mining in key areas can safeguard biodiversity and Indigenous rights in the energy transition. By Tobias Kind-Rieper

Better airshed management can tackle Delhi’s persistent air pollution. By Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer

Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. By Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina and Emenda Sembiring

By Vera da Costa e Silva and Deborah Sy

By Eka Permanasari and Denis Teoman

By Veronica Gregorio

By Susilawati

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Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.

EB Studio Recycling is key to tackling Singapore's waste problem, and everybody — including kids— can do their part for a better future.

EB Studio Singapore gets through 2 million plastic bags a day. Why do Singaporeans use so many bags, and what will it take to reduce consumption?

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EB Studio As a landmark treaty is thrashed out to tackle plastic pollution, the Eco-Business Podcast debates whether the world is ready to pay a premium for packaging that doesn't damage the planet.

EB Studio Clarissa Morawski from non-profit Reloop tells the Eco-Business podcast why the circular economy is key to the post-Covid recovery.

Methane emissions, deforestation, water pollution, antibiotics overuse, animal welfare — the dairy industry faces a farmyard of sustainability issues. Eco-Business asked United States Dairy Export Council's Karen Scanlon how dairy farms can lighten their environmental impact.

2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.

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