#consumerism 新闻
Artificial intelligence could help the fashion industry become greener, but unions worry workers will pay the price.
Product claims regarding carbon neutrality based on offsets are controversial, but better accounting of carbon footprints is on the way.
From poor pay to no holiday leave, hundreds of Samsung workers in India say they want basic rights – and respect.
A recent study found that people across different income levels significantly underestimate the carbon footprints of the wealthiest and overestimate those of the poorest, revealing widespread misconceptions about the inequality in personal carbon emissions.
#consumerism 观点
Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing. Here are five myths to avoid to help you make better choices.
Shoppers could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online.
Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.
Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.
#consumerism 视频
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.
#consumerism 播客
政策和金融
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.
Greenwashing has become a big problem for consumers, investors and regulators as brands spend millions on marketing their sustainability credentials. Eco-Business asked expert communicators Janissa Ng and James Lorenz why greenwashing is so dangerous, and what can be done to stop spin in sustainability communications.
#consumerism 新闻发布稿
Wilmar International Limited
Wilmar offers data-driven perspective on ESG performance in 2023 sustainability report
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP, UN Climate Change provide fashion communicators with practical guide to contribute to sustainable change
#consumerism 研究
Wunderman Thompson
Wunderman Thompson launches regeneration rising: Sustainable futures
Accenture and WWF-Singapore
Sustainability in Singapore—consumer and business opportunities
WWF-Singapore
The business case for a UN treaty on plastic pollution
