‘We’ve got each other’s backs’: A blueprint for shared resilience?

Malaysia risks missing crucial reforms as delay to climate change bill creates uncertainty

Has the Iran war been a setback for greener steelmaking?

SBTi seeks Southeast Asia input on revised climate standard for forest, land and agriculture

Singapore’s competitiveness hinges on deeper Asean ties, report warns amid Hormuz-driven turmoil

Only one in 10 South Korean listed firms discloses nature-related risks, study finds

‘Companies are not going to be reporting less’: GRI chief on the future of sustainability disclosure

Our stories change: In this UNESCO Creative City, climate action is stitched with artistry

Malaysia’s EPR rollout must move beyond voluntary action to create a level playing field, says expert

EV adoption in Southeast Asia shows promise but more incentives needed to scale mobility across markets

‘Climate adaptation is economic investment, not a cost’: UNDP senior official

Is the Philippines ready for Super El Niño and super-typhoons?

Philippines pushes AI hub, gas, and nuclear to boost investment

Indonesia can build a green steel industry, but only if the government creates the market

Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say

Global sustainability hiring holds steady despite tougher business climate, survey finds

JR East to launch Japan’s first commercial hydrogen hybrid train in fiscal 2027

Taiwan weighs requiring large power users to install on-site generation, storage

South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals

Philippines offshore wind auction pause an ‘additional step’ toward bankable projects, say wind trade associations

Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study

Eco-Business conferred with ‘Champion of Good’ recognition by NVPC

Heat stress could trap Filipinos in poverty: report

Can Malaysia expand its busiest port without displacing a national cultural icon?

South Korea to tighten vehicle emissions rules, mandate cuts for heavy trucks from 2027

Thailand tightens EV sales scrutiny as rapid market growth raises consumer risks

MDBs hit record $163bn in climate finance, but advocates question support for poorest countries

Asia widens green economy lead as global market value tops US$10 trillion: LSEG

MDBs hit record $163bn in climate finance, but advocates question support for poorest countries

World Cup’s ‘hottest’ edition to end with heat, haze hanging over Spain-Argentina final

Thailand seeks Japan’s backing for flood-control projects as climate risks intensify

Malaysia’s top institutional investors lead Asia on climate investment commitments: report

American biologist who advocated for Philippine marine conservation killed

2026 World Cup under heat threat as stadiums face unplayable future

Middle East energy shock fuels solar rush in Philippines, Thailand amid supply chain issues, untrained workforce

The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

Iran’s scientists face growing isolation amid war

Cities show how climate action makes life better

Temasek grows sustainability-linked portfolio to S$49 billion, adds climate bets

Tokyo Gas signs 25-year wind power deal with Renova-backed project in Japan

Women, young workers to be hardest hit by AI disruption in Asean: report

Taiwan government-linked funds face scrutiny over US$1.9 billion in fossil fuel holdings

Loss and damage fund faces US$2.8bn gap as first projects move ahead

World Bank’s China exit could lead to ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist

Singapore, Indonesia sign carbon credits pact to strengthen green partnership

Taiwan to direct most carbon fee revenue to local governments, business emissions‑reduction efforts

South Korea to spend US$30 million on AI-powered environmental technologies

Charting the course: Powering Asia’s energy transition through maritime decarbonisation

How Asia must rethink the way it builds

Taiwan stages first nationwide drill for extreme 40°C heatwave scenario

South Korea’s top firms linked to nature loss equal to five times Seoul area, study finds

China’s EV exports rise 49 per cent year-on-year as Asean demand powers growth

Asean poised for US$8.5bn windfall from UN-backed airline carbon scheme

Singapore moves to strengthen data centre sustainability and resilience under new Digital Infrastructure Bill

China powers world’s solar boom but still drives global emissions as fossil giant: study

The Philippines needs 15,000 forest rangers to meet its conservation goals; It only has 2,200

Asia’s reliance on air conditioning to beat the heat could backfire on climate adaptation: MSCI Institute

TLC ecosystem featured in The Straits Times In Perspective roundtable

IKEA launches new rainforest research lab based on reforestation work in Malaysia

Financial incentives fall short in greening Indonesia’s nickel industry, experts say

Indonesia carbon market needs stronger demand to protect biodiversity: experts

Climate standards group SBTi launches new net zero rules to help Asia turn climate pledges into action

China surges in sustainability ranking fueled by rapid socio‑economic gains amid mixed environmental record

AI's societal risks make governance a business-wide challenge in Singapore

Taiwan raises power demand forecast on AI, chip industry growth

From paper to power: How much of the Philippines' offshore wind pipeline is bankable with China in the mix?

Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas

SpaceX’s rock bottom ESG rating reignites debate over sustainability scores

Asia-Pacific AI and Sustainability Survey

Sustainable finance still growing in Asia as real economy moves towards decarbonisation

Taiwan to ease sustainability reporting burden, draft anti-greenwashing rules

Too hot, too humid: why the sustained heatwave in India, Pakistan is dangerous

New US$100 million fund bets on Southeast Asia’s climate startup boom

Japan’s reselling of US LNG to Asia locks in emissions and fuel volatility

ADB unveils US$50bn Asia Pacific power grid plan to turn fragmented national systems into a regional clean energy market

Philippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey finds

Singapore launches first national centre for toxic industrial waste research

Asia-Pacific power grids tighten rules for data centres as demand strains networks

South Korea launches US$30 million programme to recycle hydrogen vehicle parts and recover rare earths

Open source grid model shows how Asean power trade can accelerate energy transition

Asian insurers slow to curb LNG cover in marine-rich Coral Triangle

Taiwan court rejects landmark climate lawsuit challenging renewable energy rule

Asia’s coal demand could reach 150 million tonnes amid LNG supply disruption

‘Stranded’ solar a growing risk as capital costs rise, says Malaysia’s largest independent power producer

Survey shows majority of South Koreans back expanding marine protected areas

Middle East energy shock fuels solar rush in Philippines, Thailand amid supply chain issues, untrained workforce

Funding for climate tech startups in Southeast Asia rose year-on-year in 2025

How can Singapore’s digital services be greener?

Majority of Malaysia’s marine protected areas at risk from oil and gas expansion, warns think tank

Vietnam, Indonesia launch new regulations for forest carbon projects

Impact investing in Asia ‘small but accelerating’ as Iran war fuels climate and food resilience

South Korean local election candidates lack detailed climate plans, group says

Philippines’ updated NDC delayed amid Middle East-driven energy shock, says climate official

Asian leaders urge climate action as World Environment Day marked across region

NGO launches to support Bintan marine protected area

‘For US$100 million a year, we can get clean oceans’: The Ocean Cleanup founder Boyan Slat

Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia’s TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital

Taiwan sustainability award winners linked to environmental, labour breaches: report

AI to act as ‘fusion layer’ in stabilising Asia-Pacific’s climate stressed power grids, says report

Transition finance needs ‘realism’, not reliance on private capital alone, says Prudential chair

Trees sacrificed for ‘development’: advocates slam DENR’s green light for mass tree cutting in Philippines

Laos suspends fuel-powered vehicle imports in drive to accelerate EV adoption

As sustainability retreats, Singapore youths face a green jobs reality check

Scalable investment platforms, not capital, are holding back climate adaptation finance in Asia

Coal-dependent Indonesia shows strongest public support for phasing out the fossil fuel

Energy affordability and decarbonisation now the ‘hardest political problem’ for governments: Australia climate chair

Google launches Asia climate AI accelerator for startups and researchers

Extreme weather could drive US$450 billion in losses in Asia Pacific: analysis

Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek Trust go nuclear with new philanthropic coalition

Transition finance needs ‘realism’, not reliance on private capital alone, says Prudential chair

Circular textiles startup refuses clothing ‘donations’ from ultra fast-fashion brand

Short term renewables, long term gas: investors are turning to fossils for returns, finds survey

Asia’s climate-concerned investors have tripled policy engagements: report

Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges

Philanthropy Asia Alliance’s clean energy initiative pledges $2.6m for developing Southeast Asian communities

Singapore launches coalition to boost demand for high-integrity carbon credits

Electrified carbon capture and methanol-to-power technologies win The Liveability Challenge 2026

Temasek cannot meet 2030 emissions targets, dragged by aviation, energy sectors: CEO

Geothermal is no longer an underdog technology, but a strategic advantage for the Philippines

Cities: Possibilities Insights Report 2025

Japan warns Okinawa LNG plant could harm coral reefs, raises risk of future shutdown

Singapore urges SMEs to adopt climate solutions to curb rising electricity bills

Philippines, Singapore tighten carbon credit ties, but deal lacks full Article 6 rulebook, say observers

Taiwan ramps up microplastic controls with ‘land-sea’ strategy

AI’s energy appetite is outpacing deployment of AI-based climate solutions: IEA

Extreme heat reshapes travel in Asia, nearly half of travellers changing plans: survey

South Korean chipmakers emerge in ranking of companies with biggest global AI revenue growth

ESG funds outperform peers and benchmark over longer term, South Korean study finds

Taiwan rolls out urban forestry, water plans to tackle climate risks

Malaysians paying twice for poor waste management, researcher says

Philippines urges Southeast Asian neighbours to accelerate renewable energy, stabilise food security at Asean summit

Philippines could cut $28 million in fossil fuel imports by meeting 2030 solar target, says report

Taiwan weighs stricter air pollution rules that could force factory shutdowns

How Southeast Asia’s power grids are wired could hinder its clean energy shift: study

Crocs launches takeback programme in Singapore

Eco-Business’ podcast series wins at WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards

Indonesia ends nationwide EV tax breaks, shifts control to regions

UN shipping talks more than a climate deal but ‘a test of global cooperation’s survival’: advocates

China leads global wind power installations, as additions surge 40 per cent in 2025

Japan firms least confident on net zero among G7, BSI survey shows

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

Malaysia’s flood losses ease 32 per cent in 2025, but with higher infrastructure damage

New Lancet Commission aims to tackle health and justice concerns from sea-level rise

Chinese firms no less green than Europeans, says leading local expert

Southeast Asia must pursue energy sovereignty, not just security, says civil society

Silence is a climate risk – brands urged to trumpet sustainability progress by ‘greenshouting’

Cities can unlock more private investments for urban climate action: report

Water stress increases downside risk to credit ratings of lower-income countries: AIIB

Coalition to grow the reuse economy launches in Singapore

Are Southeast Asia’s organic farmers more resilient to fertiliser price spikes?

‘Resilience is not a buzzword’: Palm oil leaders call for industry reset amid global shocks

Fossil fuels do not guarantee energy security: COP31 presidency

Asian countries step up Earth Day push as climate pressures mount

Philippines mandates storage for new utility scale renewable energy plants

Asean could meet new power needs with solar at US$67 billion, as gas prices surge: study

outheast Asia's Clean and Just Energy Transition

Taiwan may miss 2030 renewable target as gas capacity grows, minister says

Temasek Trust’s C3H leads $1.2M funding for Singaporean healthtech firm injewelme

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fall below 1 billion tonnes for first time

China remains resilient in the face of Middle East conflict, says ADB economist

South Korea landfill ban drives shift toward incineration, report finds

‘Microplastic storm’ unfolding in homes, hospitals and even the sky, report warns

Philippines digital boom fuels disinformation targeting Indigenous Peoples: study

Singapore company signs deals with Indonesian firms to scale biofuel production

Southeast Asia’s data centres should be sited in more water-rich areas: experts

Chokepoint in the Gulf: What the US-Israeli war on Iran means for Southeast Asia’s food security

Why ‘green’ can no longer sit apart from industry, trade in Indonesia

Asean private sector seeks stronger AI upskilling amid surge in scams

ADB unveils US$25 million fund to advance Asean Power Grid

South Korea faces pressure to accelerate and expand ESG disclosure rules

Malaysian youths file climate lawsuit against government for failure to act on deforestation

Bangkok poised to become Southeast Asia’s hottest city by 2050, new study warns

Singapore SMEs are struggling with sustainability, but for some it’s a competitive edge

Prices of Asia-Pacific’s fertilisers, petrochemicals set to surge on Iran war: ADB

Singapore launches new C3T council to drive competitive climate shift beyond compliance

Asia Pacific a bright spot for sustainable finance in 2026: ING

De-risking offshore wind could put Philippines ahead in clean energy race: GWEC’s Ann Francisco

Cambodia scraps EV import taxes, citing fuel price pressure

Global energy crisis reinforces Indonesia’s 100 GW solar push, but hurdles persist

Iran war rips through Asia’s plastics market, boosting demand for recycled resin

Asia demonstrates least transparency on AI safeguards for workers: report

Renewables shift needed as Iran war exposes Asia’s fragile energy market: experts

Vietnam proposes environmental fuel tax cuts amid Middle East-driven oil volatility

Singapore needs to ‘de-ornamentalise’ city greening to combat heat, infestations, says botanist

APAC data centre leaders launch sustainability framework amid energy, water concerns

Asia Pacific decarbonisation could unlock US$47 trillion by 2070: study

‘Climate criminals’: Greenpeace Philippines warns US$19 billion in climate-tagged funds potentially lost to corruption

Turning up the heat: Joojin Kim on taking Solutions for Our Climate’s approach of holding polluters to account regional

The Liveability Challenge 2026 launches with record S$4m boost for climate tech start-ups

Singapore’s climate reporting delay is ‘fuel for the sustainability deprioritisation fire’ in Asia, say experts

Clean energy mega-projects must benefit Filipino households: BDO Unibank on financing the world’s largest solar facility

Indonesia rocked by protests linked to growing inequality

Philippines’ carbon trading rules to be released in September: energy official

Sarawak communities seek urgent government action against palm oil-driven deforestation

Living with Lamma Power Station: How a coal plant became a cultural icon on a picturesque Hong Kong island

Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to ink an Article 6 deal with Singapore

In pictures: The Sustainability Youth Festival – championing Singapore’s next generation of sustainability leaders

We don’t need a plastics treaty for nations to enact polluter-pays laws now: Doug Woodring

‘Not a given that renewables will be harmless’: How poor siting could slow Southeast Asia’s energy transition

Are our climate targets too weak or too ambitious? Hang Lung Properties’ sustainability chief John Haffner

Plastic treaty talks in limbo: Who will finance the next round of negotiations?

Malaysia’s new AI data centres could release 10 million tonnes of climate pollution: study

More forest protection and financing needed in 13th Malaysia Plan, say environmental groups

Singapore-listed firms see record corporate governance scores; CDL falls from top 10

IETA, UNEP raise alarm over future of nature-based carbon removals under Article 6.4 draft standard

China, Indonesia stepping up in plastics treaty negotiations: observers

Philanthropy’s role in defining moment for health stewardship in Asia – helping countries build self-reliance

‘Don’t just sit in the boardroom’: Hong Kong climate finance chief calls on C-suite leaders to connect with nature

Asean needs to spend US$178 billion to fix plastic leakage by 2050: OECD

Southeast Asia has too much to lose – we need an ambitious plastics treaty: Singapore campaigner Terese Teoh

Are hybrid solar-hydro grids the future of Sabah’s rural electrification drive?

CDP sees ‘greater than ever’ uptake of disclosures despite ESG backlash and greenhushing

High transition risk climate scenarios becoming more probable: GIC

Malaysia’s electricity tariff reforms will help companies measure true cost of fossil fuels: Energy Commission chief

Industry experts call out Singapore’s 2030 waste target as ‘unrealistic’ as its domestic recycling rate dips to new low

Misleading accounting practices and irregular disclosures prompt calls to regulate corporate climate action

Asia will be hard to unite for global plastic treaty, say regional observers

Philippine president calls out corruption in flood control projects

Think tank flags deforestation risk of Indonesia’s biofuel mandate as it bumps up cross-border haze alert

Asean Centre for Energy must study low-carbon options for regional power grid: experts

Vanishing wetlands: Spotlight on stories on coastal conservation

World’s highest court says countries are obliged to regulate fossil fuel emissions

AI reveals solar gap: Philippines’ largest cities use under 1% of rooftop solar potential

Planned reclamation near seagrass meadow sparks concerns over confidentiality of Singapore’s environmental reviews

Top court’s climate change opinion expected to hold corporate polluters to account

World’s largest EV battery makers need cleaner grids to decarbonise: report

ChatGPT tool launches to cut AI emissions with shorter responses

As Scope 3 reporting deadline looms, Malaysian SMEs under pressure to provide sustainability disclosures

Temasek to review its baseline 1.8°C climate scenario

Disaster, discrimination and defiance: Queer Filipinos push for climate inclusion

UCFS Malaysia

Chinese firms’ growing influence in palm oil value chain will endure despite global volatilities: RSPO China head

ICMA unveils new guidance for nature-themed bonds

The fight for wetlands, wildlife and youth-led conservation in the Philippines: Matthew Vincent Tabilog

Indonesia’s aquaculture sector needs technical assistance, finance to match blue economy hype to reality: experts

Indonesia’s new 10-year power procurement plan sends positive signal on renewables push: investors and JETP secretariat

Australia launches world’s first sustainable finance rulebook that includes mining

Traceability gap: EV brands cannot confirm if nickel supply is sourced from biodiversity hotspot Raja Ampat

Net-zero banking group’s ‘pragmatic reset’ would open doors for once-sceptical lenders to join: UOB’s Melissa Moi

Is the tide turning for ocean protection? UN conference ends with record attendance and momentum for high seas treaty

Shein earns SBTi validation for decarbonisation targets but scrutiny of its core business model persists

24 hours with… Sabah conservation ranger Juanan Jamulan

Asian carbon border levy the ‘lowest-cost pathway’ to decarbonise heavy industries: report

EDP Renewables axes jobs in Singapore amid pivot to developed markets in Asia

Governments, corporates to form new company aimed at ‘fixing blended finance’

Asean power grid needs at least US$100 billion to build transmission lines

Palm oil waste can potentially replace Malaysia’s coal power capacity, says minister

China is Southeast Asia’s biggest public funder of clean energy with US$2.7bn in investments: study

Blended finance must evolve to do more with less: Hamburg Sustainability Conference head

Whistleblower flags South Korean utility Kepco to SGX over climate risk disclosures

A third of Southeast Asia’s data centres could be powered by renewable energy by 2030: study

Data centres are reshaping the Asean Power Grid’s forecasts, say global financiers

‘It’s time we drop the V in VCM’, says Verra CEO as carbon markets converge

Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes

Blended finance held steady in 2024, but could suffer impact from USAID shutdown: report

High electricity prices, frequent outages underscore need for rooftop solar in the Philippines

Calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining mount with China joining condemnation of Trump’s order to bypass UN rules

On blended finance, bold leadership and Asia’s green future

Biogas plant using palm oil wastewater is behind BCX’s first Malaysian tech-based carbon credits

Has the era of ‘corporate vulnerability’ begun?

Future-proofing the Philippines means rethinking how infrastructure is built and managed

Japan ‘does not have the luxury’ to give up hydrogen: SMBC sustainability head

Extreme heat caused by climate change is threatening pregnancies: study

Next phase in transition credits push to find buyers has started: Rockefeller Foundation

Private equity eyes up to US$1.3 trillion climate adaptation market by 2030

Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10 per cent’

RE100 fully endorses China’s green energy certificates

Shared transmission network could unlock US$150 billion in renewable energy investments in Indonesia: report

As Malaysia grapples with flood-related losses, World Bank warns of ‘rising economic cost of inaction’ on climate change

Gates Foundation sets up Singapore office; fronts US$100 million philanthropic effort for regional health initiatives

Verra launches world’s first transition credits methodology

From AI-optimised garment design to passive cooling in cities, eight startups shortlisted for The Liveability Challenge 2025

Innovations in passive cooling and hydrogen storage win The Liveability Challenge 2025

Industry alliance launches in Singapore to spur Asia’s green jet fuel uptake

Malaysia and Singapore attracted bulk of US$2.4 billion green investment hike in Southeast Asia in 2024

Power outages threaten election integrity, safety of poll workers in the Philippines: climate and energy rights groups

Will Trump’s tariffs stall the greening of Asia’s data centres?

Southeast Asia to decide on decade-high number of oil and gas projects in 2025

Green pragmatism takes centrestage as Singapore state investor hosts annual climate summit

Asia should look to clean energy sector to weather tariff wars: experts

Climate 'last thing on voters' minds' in Singapore election

As Malaysia cuts fossil fuel jobs, how can workers prepare for the energy transition?

‘Global politics may change but the principles of nature do not’: Asean banks still hungry for transition-related deals, say CSOs

Domestic implementation key to Article 6-led financing for Asia Pacific amid growing trade barriers: EcoSecurities

No ‘passive bystander’: Clean energy trade among Singapore’s ‘recalibrations’ to tackle new geopolitical reality

Malaysia’s EFT Scheme: What’s Working, What’s Not

ESG in retreat? In India more companies see climate action as strategic: Mahindra CSO Ankit Todi

New record-high US solar tariffs leave uneven impact across Southeast Asia’s solar industry

‘Not as easy as filling USAID’s gap’: How philanthropies in Southeast Asia are stepping up

Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers

Worsening flood risks loom over Indonesia’s degraded peatlands

Gradual salary raise key to achieving living wage in the Philippines: industry experts

Cutting global methane emissions amid US backtrack

Tracking Malaysia's fiscal transfers for nature conservation

Indonesia stands alone in Southeast Asia with new coal proposals in 2024, reports Global Energy Monitor

‘Radical change needed’: Can Malaysia grow renewable energy capacity amid increasing regulation?

climate overtakes economic woes as Southeast Asia’s biggest challenge

Behind the ‘bribe, bully, buy’ tactics of developed countries, with veteran climate negotiator Dr Gary Theseira

COP30 is in good hands with Brazil: Christiana Figueres

AI is limited in tackling 'hard' sustainability problems: experts

EPR scheme in Hong Kong provides ‘practical’ starting point: experts

Global instability causing ‘shakeout’ in corporate sustainability

Indonesia’s first early coal retirement raises concerns over labour rights and environmental damage compensation

SBTi proposes more relaxed rules

‘Unusual’ climate-induced warming experienced by Asia’s megacities raises concern

Tariff wars may strengthen China’s clean energy supply chain ties

China dominates list of firms responsible for almost half of the world’s emissions

A-List 2025 nominations

World Water Day 2025

Asia's hidden ice risks

Making water-related disclosures

'ESG' is fading from corporate lexicon

A-List 2025 nominations

Wasted Hong Kong screening

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