Sustainability

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October 1, 2024 Sustainability

Financing Indonesia’s energy transition can happen beyond sluggish JETP deals – here’s how

Experts say that rerouting subsidies and implementing a better tender process for renewables can help Indonesia reduce its dependence on coal and other fossil fuels.

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October 1, 2024 Sustainability

Hong Kong power firm CLP appoints Swire Coca-Cola’s Suzanne Cheung to run environment function

Cheung was previously head of public affairs, communications and sustainability for the Coca-Cola brand in Hong Kong.

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October 1, 2024 Sustainability

How brands can exploit green certification

Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

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September 30, 2024 Sustainability

Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia’s rising seas

Scientists are urgently calling for global action, including reducing fossil fuel use, as the Pacific Ocean’s sea levels rise faster than the global average and the warming Indian Ocean drives storms, erratic rainfall, and droughts.

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September 30, 2024 Sustainability

Thailand turns to mangrove carbon credits despite scepticism

The country aims to bring thousands of hectares of mature mangroves into its new carbon market, but local communities are concerned about the consequences.

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September 30, 2024 Sustainability

Explainer: China’s carbon market to cover steel, aluminium and cement in 2024

China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) is already the world’s biggest carbon market.

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September 30, 2024 Sustainability

Fashion greenwashing: a deceptive trend

The fashion industry faces huge sustainability challenges. But the bigger challenge is for consumers to work out who’s genuine and who’s not.

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September 28, 2024 Sustainability

People hugely underestimate carbon footprint of the wealthy: report

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 emi...

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September 28, 2024 Sustainability

Nepal pushes ahead with river diversion plans, despite risks

Catastrophic floods, exacerbated by climate change, destroyed the Melamchi water supply project in 2021. Reconstruction is underway, but community safety measures are absent.