The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank Group, is funnelling US$150 million to the Union Bank of the…
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BlackRock leans on company boards for better climate results
The world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock rejected almost five times more board directors at companies, including oil giant, Exxon Mobil and conglomerate, Berkshire Hathawa…
Circular economy entrepreneur and Muuse founder Brian Reilly passes away
Brian Reilly, founder and chief executive of Singapore-based container reuse startup Muuse, has passed away.
The American circular economy entrepreneur was 41 years old.
Reilly con…
Can a palm oil company have social impact?
Life on a palm oil plantation in Indonesia is no picnic.
On a typical day, a farmer will start work at 5am. They will harvest fresh fruit bunches that each weigh up to 25 kilo…
Philippines relies on new fisheries management system in rocky rollout
As darkness creeps in, the coastal waters surrounding the off-grid island of Calibangbangan become aglow with blinding lights. For the fishermen who’ve lived in this sleepy communi…
Fire season in Indonesia less severe, but Covid-19 could turn it deadly
Favourable weather conditions point to a less severe forest fire season in Indonesia this year, but the burning could still compound what is now the worst coronavirus situation of …
As climate impacts surge, UN science report to examine ‘black swan’ events
From devastating floods to destructive wildfires, the impacts of accelerating climate change are increasingly visible — and a report due out next month from the world’s climat…
US bans imports of solar panel material tied to forced labour in China
It also blacklisted three other Xinjiang-based solar energy companies — Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals, and Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material Technol…
FSC expels palm oil giant Korindo amid rights, environmental issues in Papua
Palm oil giant Korindo Group has had its membership in the Forest Stewardship Council terminated, a move that activists say sends a signal to other companies that they can’t hide t…
Hydropower push leaves Pakistani Kashmir’s capital hot and bothered
On hot summer evenings, Khawaja Magbool Hadieri’s family used to sit on their home’s balcony and relish the cool breeze wafting off the nearby Neelum river.
But these days, after 8…
