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3 days ago · At COP29, food banks can demonstrate how Southeast Asia protects the planet while feeding more people. Food loss is a significant economic cost, fuels climate change and adds to food insecurity. Food banking is a key solution to this problem that has greater potential to grow across Southeast Asia. By Hazel Quek.
Chief sustainability officers are burning out. Has the role become ...
The people hired to stop the corporate world from ruining the planet are in danger of harming themselves in the process. A troubling number of chief sustainability officers (CSOs) are finding that the job has become unsustainable.
How I got here… Rob Kaplan, CEO, Circulate Capital - Eco-Business
Jun 9, 2020 · The former Walmart sustainability director runs a US$100 million fund to eliminate plastic waste in Asia. He tells Eco-Business about how a ‘crazy idea’ has become real. Rob Kaplan, CEO, Circulate Capital. It was during his time at Walmart that he realised the importance of capital in sustainability. Image: Circulate Capital. The proudest ...
Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore
Jan 11, 2021 · 2. Recycling rates are extremely low, and much of it is exported. Despite awareness-raising campaigns to encourage a 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) mindset, and designating 2019 as a ‘Year towards zero waste’, Singapore’s domestic recycling rate dropped from 22 per cent in 2018 to 17 per cent in 2019 – only 4 per cent of plastic and 18 ...
Sarawak’s green hydrogen ambitions: What it means for Southeast …
Aug 1, 2024 · The Sarawak premier (centre) launching the inaugural Asia Pacific Green Hydrogen Conference and Exhibition (APGH) in June 2024. It featured companies that the Malaysian state is currently working with on major green hydrogen production projects, like Petronas, Sumitomo Corporation, Lotte Chemical and Samsung Engineering.
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
Oct 7, 2024 · Other organisations promoting sustainable practices in palm oil are taking different approaches. The Rainforest Alliance’s regenerative coffee “ scorecard ”, which supplements its sustainable agriculture certification programme, has now been extended to palm oil. The assessment considers soil, biodiversity, water, crop resiliency and ...
How philanthropy can unlock action on climate and nature this …
Jan 17, 2023 · Global philanthropy holds the key to unlocking the pace and scale required for action on climate and nature in this decisive decade, says Neo Gim Huay, managing director at the Centre for Nature and Climate at the World Economic Forum.
The future of data centres: A look at Asean's next generation ...
Southeast Asia's digital economy is booming. Keeping its environmental footprint in check will require innovative solutions to build, operate and decommission data centres sustainably.
Q&A: Why methane levels are rising with no ‘hint of a decline’
Sep 16, 2024 · Methane levels show no “hint of a decline”, and the continued rise is “incompatible” with climate goals, the lead study author tells Carbon Brief. In this Q&A, Carbon Brief unpacks how atmospheric methane has soared in recent years, how countries have promised to slash emissions and the main methane-emitting sectors.
‘A substantial threat’: The impact of climate risks on different ...
Mar 26, 2024 · One industry at the mercy of climate-induced extreme weather is the food and beverage industry. Katherine Desbaillets Braha is the chief brand officer and co-owner of SaladStop!, a Singapore-based restaurant chain that serves salads, grain bowls, wraps, and smoothies. “Freshness is key for us as a food and beverage provider.