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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. THE FOREIGN MONEY IN CHINA’S BOOMING COAL INDUSTRY The largest global companies investing in Chinese coal companies are US firms BlackRock, with $2.7 billion, and Vanguard, with $2.2 billion. In third place is the Qatar Investment Authority, with $1.7 billion. US investors were in an overall lead with a total of $11.5 billion in bonds and equities of Chinese GCEL companies.THE EB CIRCLE
When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to US VACCINE PATENT WAIVER: A 'GAME CHANGER' FOR THE GLOBAL The United States’ announcement that it backs waiving intellectual property (IP) protections for Covid-19 vaccines could be a “game-changer” in the global fight to control the pandemic, health experts said on Thursday. 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected DID CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO INDIA’S CATASTROPHICSEE MORE ONECO-BUSINESS.COM
SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050 Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. THE FOREIGN MONEY IN CHINA’S BOOMING COAL INDUSTRY The largest global companies investing in Chinese coal companies are US firms BlackRock, with $2.7 billion, and Vanguard, with $2.2 billion. In third place is the Qatar Investment Authority, with $1.7 billion. US investors were in an overall lead with a total of $11.5 billion in bonds and equities of Chinese GCEL companies.THE EB CIRCLE
When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to US VACCINE PATENT WAIVER: A 'GAME CHANGER' FOR THE GLOBAL The United States’ announcement that it backs waiving intellectual property (IP) protections for Covid-19 vaccines could be a “game-changer” in the global fight to control the pandemic, health experts said on Thursday. 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected DID CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO INDIA’S CATASTROPHICSEE MORE ONECO-BUSINESS.COM
SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050 Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SUSTAINABILITY SECTOR: COULD ECO 5 hours ago · While the concept of climate anxiety is still in its infancy, environmental educators like blogger Isaias Hernandez, have started to popularise a new-age lexicon to help legitimise the increasing complexity and range of emotions one might feel in response to the climate crisis.. Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher and professor of sustainability from the University of Murdoch in NO OIL SPILL REPORTED, BUT SRI LANKA BRACES FOR WORST 12 hours ago · The X-Press Pearl cargo ship that caught fire off western Sri Lanka has begun to sink, raising alarms over oil and chemical spills that could have potentially devastating impacts on the marine and coastal ecosystem. The fire broke out on board the Singapore-flagged freighter on May 21, and took more than a week to get under control. Marine salvage crew who boarded the ship for aninspection
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When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050AMAZON NET ZERO CARBONCARBON ZERO HOUSE DESIGNSCARBON ZERO LLCZERO CARBON BUILDINGZERO CARBON HOMES FOR SALEZERO CARBON HOUSE Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDSBEST CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSBEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS 2016COCA COLA SUSTAINABILITY REPORTWHAT ARE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
GLOBAL SCIENCE SUMMIT ON EARTH, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT The Organising and Scientific Committee of Environment 2020, invites you to participate in the Global science summit on Earth, Energy, and Environment. The conference will be held on February 24-25, 2020 | Dubai, UAE. This Environment 2020 is an annual conference invites environmental professionals from across the world to share in the HOW GREEN BUILDINGS CAN HELP ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE January 1st 2016 marked a key milestone in our collective efforts to “promote prosperity while protecting the planet” as world leaders agreed, and brought into force, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals set forth a challenge for humanity to decouple economic growth from climate change, poverty and inequality and this is a challenge that we firmly believe green PROTECTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL POLICY Protecting women's rights through social policy. By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development, and employment. The same policies would therefore be a boon to economic growth and poverty reduction. A woman cradles his son at a port inSolomon
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr.THE EB CIRCLE
When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050AMAZON NET ZERO CARBONCARBON ZERO HOUSE DESIGNSCARBON ZERO LLCZERO CARBON BUILDINGZERO CARBON HOMES FOR SALEZERO CARBON HOUSE Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. GLOBAL SCIENCE SUMMIT ON EARTH, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT The Organising and Scientific Committee of Environment 2020, invites you to participate in the Global science summit on Earth, Energy, and Environment. The conference will be held on February 24-25, 2020 | Dubai, UAE. This Environment 2020 is an annual conference invites environmental professionals from across the world to share in the INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDSBEST CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSBEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS 2016COCA COLA SUSTAINABILITY REPORTWHAT ARE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
HOW GREEN BUILDINGS CAN HELP ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE January 1st 2016 marked a key milestone in our collective efforts to “promote prosperity while protecting the planet” as world leaders agreed, and brought into force, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals set forth a challenge for humanity to decouple economic growth from climate change, poverty and inequality and this is a challenge that we firmly believe green PROTECTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL POLICY Protecting women's rights through social policy. By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development, and employment. The same policies would therefore be a boon to economic growth and poverty reduction. A woman cradles his son at a port inSolomon
MALAYSIA: 2,940 FOREST, BUSH FIRE OUTBREAKS RECORDED IN 10 The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) recorded 2,940 forest and bush fire outbreaks in the first 10 days of this month. Its director-general, Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim said the number showed an increase over the same period last year and he did not dismiss the El Nino phenomenon as a cause, besides human factors such as carrying outopen burning.
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. HAS COVID-19 HELPED EASE AIR POLLUTION? By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay.com. March 23, 2020. Air pollution has significantly decreased over China amid the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, signaling unanticipated implications for human health. “Given the huge amount of evidence that breathing dirty air contributes heavily to premature mortality, a natural — if SINGAPORE'S COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY TEAM CRITICISED FOR A taskforce of industry leaders assembled to revitalise the Singapore economy after the Covid-19 downturn has been criticised in parliament and by civic society groups for excluding voices they say could set the city-state on a more sustainable, inclusive developmental path. 3 FIRMS WINNING IN SINGAPORE'S SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SPACE 3 firms winning in Singapore's sustainable business space. Keeping public spaces cool, harnessing the power of the sun, and designing the cities of the future. Eco-Business examines how three companies are innovating in the sustainability space in the tiny, resource-scarce tropical city-state of Singapore. Spectators on the floating platformat
THE SME'S GUIDE TO BENEFITTING FROM SUSTAINABILITY The SME's guide to benefitting from sustainability. Recognising that sustainability is a key business driver, a growing number of SMEs are keen to get certified sustainable, but are confronted with complex processes and high costs. Sustainability experts advise on what SMEs can do. A group of handicrafts producers in Central Cambodia. SINGAPORE’S ROAD TO ELECTRIC MOBILITY: WHAT’S THE HOLD-UP One of the first organisations to step up to the task is Singapore Power (SP), which last October unveiled plans to install 1,000 public EV chargers by 2020 —250 of them would be fast chargers capable of juicing up a car in just 30 minutes. ABB is a key technology provider for these fast chargers, many of which will be at publicly-accessibly WHY 'NET ZERO' IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH While the intent may seem positive, there is a deeply concerning reason the UK aviation industry can pledge a net zero target while still planning to expand Heathrow and increase overall flight numbers. “Net zero” refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere. ARE THE SDGS UNSUSTAINABLE? By Nigel Howard. May 23, 2018. The Asia Pacific region is failing to meet almost two-thirds of the targets set by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a recent report by the UN. The report found that the world’s most populous region has fallen behind on 37 out of 57 SDGs’ targets. THE INCONSISTENCY OF ESG RATINGS: IMPLICATIONS FOR The inconsistency of ESG ratings: Implications for investors. Tokyo Stock Exchange. Research shows that investors are less likely to sell a company that’s announced weak earnings if its ESG performance is strong. Image: DocChewbacca, CC BY-SA 3.0. Investors are increasingly scrutinising the ESG performance of companies.ECO-BUSINESS.COM
The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved?THE EB CIRCLE
When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050AMAZON NET ZERO CARBONCARBON ZERO HOUSE DESIGNSCARBON ZERO LLCZERO CARBON BUILDINGZERO CARBON HOMES FOR SALEZERO CARBON HOUSE Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDSBEST CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSBEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS 2016COCA COLA SUSTAINABILITY REPORTWHAT ARE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
GLOBAL SCIENCE SUMMIT ON EARTH, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT The Organising and Scientific Committee of Environment 2020, invites you to participate in the Global science summit on Earth, Energy, and Environment. The conference will be held on February 24-25, 2020 | Dubai, UAE. This Environment 2020 is an annual conference invites environmental professionals from across the world to share in the HOW GREEN BUILDINGS CAN HELP ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE January 1st 2016 marked a key milestone in our collective efforts to “promote prosperity while protecting the planet” as world leaders agreed, and brought into force, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals set forth a challenge for humanity to decouple economic growth from climate change, poverty and inequality and this is a challenge that we firmly believe green PROTECTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL POLICY Protecting women's rights through social policy. By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development, and employment. The same policies would therefore be a boon to economic growth and poverty reduction. A woman cradles his son at a port inSolomon
MALAYSIA: 2,940 FOREST, BUSH FIRE OUTBREAKS RECORDED IN 10 The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) recorded 2,940 forest and bush fire outbreaks in the first 10 days of this month. Its director-general, Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim said the number showed an increase over the same period last year and he did not dismiss the El Nino phenomenon as a cause, besides human factors such as carrying outopen burning.
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved?THE EB CIRCLE
When Eco-Business was founded in 2009, we had a simple objective: To provide a platform for the region to discuss sustainability issues, and to shed light on matters that were under-reported in the mainstream media. We remain committed to that mission today. Whether it is holding companies to 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. 2021 GLOBAL INTELLIGENT MOBILITY CONFERENCE GIMC 2021 Global Intelligent Mobility Conference GIMC. In order to further promote the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, comply with social development trends and market demands, and fully exploit regional advantages and industrial resources of Nanjing, “China (Nanjing) International New Energy and Intelligent Connected SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMBITION TO GO NET ZERO BEYOND 2050AMAZON NET ZERO CARBONCARBON ZERO HOUSE DESIGNSCARBON ZERO LLCZERO CARBON BUILDINGZERO CARBON HOMES FOR SALEZERO CARBON HOUSE Singapore announces ambition to go net zero beyond 2050. The island nation aims to peak its emissions by 2030 and halve the amount to 33 million tonnes by 2050. But with scientists warning that the world should reach net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, whether its pledge goes far enough is debatable. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: NEW DESIGN TRENDSBEST CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSBEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS 2016COCA COLA SUSTAINABILITY REPORTWHAT ARE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS Sustainability reporting is a chance for companies to demonstrate transparency and communicate with stakeholders, yet reports are oftendense
GLOBAL SCIENCE SUMMIT ON EARTH, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT The Organising and Scientific Committee of Environment 2020, invites you to participate in the Global science summit on Earth, Energy, and Environment. The conference will be held on February 24-25, 2020 | Dubai, UAE. This Environment 2020 is an annual conference invites environmental professionals from across the world to share in the HOW GREEN BUILDINGS CAN HELP ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE January 1st 2016 marked a key milestone in our collective efforts to “promote prosperity while protecting the planet” as world leaders agreed, and brought into force, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals set forth a challenge for humanity to decouple economic growth from climate change, poverty and inequality and this is a challenge that we firmly believe green PROTECTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL POLICY Protecting women's rights through social policy. By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development, and employment. The same policies would therefore be a boon to economic growth and poverty reduction. A woman cradles his son at a port inSolomon
MALAYSIA: 2,940 FOREST, BUSH FIRE OUTBREAKS RECORDED IN 10 The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) recorded 2,940 forest and bush fire outbreaks in the first 10 days of this month. Its director-general, Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim said the number showed an increase over the same period last year and he did not dismiss the El Nino phenomenon as a cause, besides human factors such as carrying outopen burning.
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The Eco-Business A-List 2020 unveiled: Sustainability leadership in the time of Covid-19. Eco-Business reveals the most impactful sustainability executives in Asia Pacific this year—people who have changed businesses and industries for the better, during a pandemic. Who are they and what have they achieved? 8 BRANDS CALLED OUT FOR GREENWASHING IN 2020 Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr. HAS COVID-19 HELPED EASE AIR POLLUTION? By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay.com. March 23, 2020. Air pollution has significantly decreased over China amid the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, signaling unanticipated implications for human health. “Given the huge amount of evidence that breathing dirty air contributes heavily to premature mortality, a natural — if SINGAPORE'S COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY TEAM CRITICISED FOR A taskforce of industry leaders assembled to revitalise the Singapore economy after the Covid-19 downturn has been criticised in parliament and by civic society groups for excluding voices they say could set the city-state on a more sustainable, inclusive developmental path. 3 FIRMS WINNING IN SINGAPORE'S SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SPACE 3 firms winning in Singapore's sustainable business space. Keeping public spaces cool, harnessing the power of the sun, and designing the cities of the future. Eco-Business examines how three companies are innovating in the sustainability space in the tiny, resource-scarce tropical city-state of Singapore. Spectators on the floating platformat
THE SME'S GUIDE TO BENEFITTING FROM SUSTAINABILITY The SME's guide to benefitting from sustainability. Recognising that sustainability is a key business driver, a growing number of SMEs are keen to get certified sustainable, but are confronted with complex processes and high costs. Sustainability experts advise on what SMEs can do. A group of handicrafts producers in Central Cambodia. SINGAPORE’S ROAD TO ELECTRIC MOBILITY: WHAT’S THE HOLD-UP One of the first organisations to step up to the task is Singapore Power (SP), which last October unveiled plans to install 1,000 public EV chargers by 2020 —250 of them would be fast chargers capable of juicing up a car in just 30 minutes. ABB is a key technology provider for these fast chargers, many of which will be at publicly-accessibly WHY 'NET ZERO' IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH While the intent may seem positive, there is a deeply concerning reason the UK aviation industry can pledge a net zero target while still planning to expand Heathrow and increase overall flight numbers. “Net zero” refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere. ARE THE SDGS UNSUSTAINABLE? By Nigel Howard. May 23, 2018. The Asia Pacific region is failing to meet almost two-thirds of the targets set by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a recent report by the UN. The report found that the world’s most populous region has fallen behind on 37 out of 57 SDGs’ targets. THE INCONSISTENCY OF ESG RATINGS: IMPLICATIONS FOR The inconsistency of ESG ratings: Implications for investors. Tokyo Stock Exchange. Research shows that investors are less likely to sell a company that’s announced weak earnings if its ESG performance is strong. Image: DocChewbacca, CC BY-SA 3.0. Investors are increasingly scrutinising the ESG performance of companies.Menu Close
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5 WAYS TO USHER IN A CLIMATE-FRIENDLY CHINESE NEW YEAR CAN CONSUMERS DO THEIR PART TO CURB CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE OBSERVING TRADITIONS AND USHERING IN GOOD FORTUNE THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR? BUSINESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS OFFER TIPS ON HOW TO ACHIEVEBOTH AIMS.
Consumers can help minimise food, packaging and other waste this Chinese New Year. Image: Michael Rehfeldt via Flickr,
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More than a billion ethnic Chinese around the world begin celebrating the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, this Saturday. The 15-day festival is marked by the consumption of copious amounts of food and drink, and many households take the opportunity to get rid of old possessions to make way for the new.CITIES
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Besides marking the start of a brand new zodiac cycle, the coming Year of the Rat offers consumers the opportunity to begin new and less wasteful traditions that will help curb rising greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures.
Consumers also have the power to change business practices for the better, said Tylor Jong, co-founder of Treedots, a redistributor of surplus and imperfect food supplies in Asia. They could, for instance, push businesses to supply products that use sustainable farming methods, implement controls to reduce waste in the supply chain, or work with suppliers that compensate farmers and producers fairly. “Consumers have a lot of power but they (are often not aware of) it because they think there is only so much an individual can do,” saidJong.
Eco-Business got businesses and activists to share some ways in which consumers can have a more sustainable Chinese New Year.> “
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> Carrie Chan, co-founder and chief executive, Avant Meats 1. GOING MORE PLANT-BASED African swine fever has decimated China’s pig population in the past year and households have to contend with sharply higher prices or cut their consumption of pork this festiveseason.
The good news is that vegetarian and vegan food options are growing in Asian cities including Singapore, noted Coco Oan, founder of Singapore environmental group Project bECOme. This year’s Chinese New Year coincides with Veganuary, a campaign by a United Kingdom non-profit of the same name that encourages people to go vegan for the month ofJanuary.
Plant-based protein is healthier and incurs a smaller carbon footprint than meat derived from livestock farming, said Oan. More plant-based and cultured meat options are set to launch in thecoming years.
While there is no word yet on Impossible Bak Kwa (barbecued pork slices), Impossible Foods did offer a taste of its plant-based Impossible Pork to visitors at the CES tech show in Las Vegas earlier this month. Hong Kong cell-based seafood start-up Avant Meats is also developing products such as fish maw (swim bladders commonly used in Chinese soups) for the massive Asian market. The company held a public taste test of its lab-generated fish maw last year and its co-founder and chief executive Carrie Chan has said it hopes to produce the delicacy commercially in the next three to four years.
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“Our choice of what, where and even how we eat has direct and huge impact on the environment as well as our health,” Chan toldEco-Business.
“Think about certain kinds of fish that are so popular that they are overfished (and the) carbon footprint of the supply chain, from the vessels going far into the oceans (to) cold storage, air freight, packaging, disposable utensils and food waste.” According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, a campaign group, the demand for fish maw has threatened the population of a fish called the totoaba. 2. REDUCING FOOD WASTE Cook just enough food for the number of guests that are heading to your home, and store leftovers in reusable containers in the refrigerator for another day, advised Joe Harvey who, together with his partner Carrie Yu, founded The Bulk House, a zero-waste online store in China that ships its products without plastic and almost zeropackaging.
Home cooks can also opt for produce that is perfectly edible but that has been rejected due to cosmetic filtering, said Oan. In Singapore,Treedots
(through its tie-up with community initiative Tingkats) and start-up Treatsure are options for households that want to help reduce food loss and waste. Consumers should also avoid over-ordering when dining out with family and friends. “If everyone is having a nice time and has eaten enough food, there won’t be a 面子问题,” said Harvey, referring to the issue of “saving face”, or avoiding any embarrassment through practices such as feeding guests in excess. 3. REDUCING PACKAGING AND DISPOSABLE WASTE Many homes stock up on goodies such as pineapple tarts and cashew nuts, and the containers for these treats pile up over the years and may end up as packaging waste. Consumers can ask bakeries if BYO (bringing their own containers) is an option, or if jars or plastic containers can be returned to the bakeries after use, said Oan. This year, Project bECOme has signed on more than 10 bakeries in Singapore to its Circular CNY initiative, which will offer discounts to customers who BYO or return their cookie jars. The list of participating bakeries can be found at www.tinyurl.com/circularcny2020list.
Chinese New Year is also a prime period for large festive meals—which, in Singapore, invariably include the lo hei, or tossing of a salad with fish for prosperity. Organisers of such events can do their part to reduce disposable waste. Oan said they may request that their guests take along their own cutlery and lunchboxes, or rent reusable cutlery from their caterer or from a crockery rental business like Shinpuru Solutions. 4. REDEFINING WHAT A “NEW” OUTFIT MEANS The fashion industry generates about 10 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.It
is customary to wear a new set of clothes for Chinese New Year, but the tradition may have been more relevant in the past when people did not shop all year round, said The Bulk House’s Harvey. “The key is to be creative and innovative in how you observe the tradition,” said Laura Francois, a sustainability and fashionexpert.
“There is currently no effective way to recycle used textiles in Singapore and most charities are overflowing with donations of second-hand clothing,” she elaborated. Most garments thrown away will not be fully recycled, and therefore every new item purchased is material, energy and resources that cannot not be recuperated. An item does not need to be brand new, to be new to you—swapping clothing with family and friends, or with the wider community at shops like The Fashion Pulpit in Singapore, make for easy ways to offset the environmental and social cost of obtaining new clothes, said Francois. If you have the time, upcycling or repurposing of existing clothing is a fun activity to do as a family. Otherwise, adding a new accessory to your old outfit is a less harmful way of sprucing up a previouslook.
5. PUTTING HONGBAO MONEY TO GOOD USE Receiving hongbao from one’s elders is an age-old tradition during Chinese New Year. It is customary to obtain brand new bills as well as seek out decorative red packets, but the consequent waste is not ideal. Using apps like Paylah in Singapore and Alipay in China is a modern way to keep the tradition alive while minimising resources. Those who have received a windfall, or who are looking to share their hongbao takings with others, can consider donating to an environmentalcause.
While consumers can make a difference through their lifestyle choices, they can also support organisations that are doing crucial work like firefighting and advocating for policies such as fossil fuel divestment, noted Oan. THANKS FOR READING TO THE END OF THIS STORY! We would be grateful if you would consider joining as a member of The EB Circle. This helps to keep our stories and resources free for all, and it also supports independent journalism dedicated to sustainable development. For a small donation of S$60 a year, your help would make such a big difference. Find out more and join The EB CircleSHARE THIS STORY
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