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While the US$150 million loan, backed by DBS and Rabobank, targets reducing water and coal use, the “forest-risk” firm still lacks commitments to end deforestation and human rights abuses across its supply chains, say environmental groups.

The most recently certified B Corp in Singapore was Global Green Connect, a sustainability consultancy led by Christina Lee.

Former General Electric executive Brian Selby joins the organisation behind the B Corp certification scheme, which has been without a Singapore CEO for 18 months.

The worsening water crisis highlights an urgent need for better groundwater governance in India.

The fast fashion giant’s recent efforts to boost its green credentials, including in making new sustainability hires, could be linked to its ambitions to go public, say experts.

Oleh Zeke Hausfather

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Businesses that fail to manage climate-driven risks will face higher costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage. Oleh Jonathan Hall

Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation. Oleh Vinod Thomas

Pursuing a sustainable blue economy requires striking a delicate balance between using the ocean’s resources and respecting its natural limits, especially amid the escalating climate crisis. Oleh Ulrike Decoene

Urban heat is a public health emergency, an infrastructure challenge and a climate crisis rolled into one. To safeguard cities and their most vulnerable populations, India needs city-level cost-effective long-term mitigation strategies. Oleh Sanjay Seth and Yatin Choudhary

Oleh Rola Dashti, Claver Gatete, Mahmoud Mohieldin

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Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

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Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?

A growing number of companies are admitting that they can't meet their sustainability targets. Has the era of "corporate vulnerability" begun, where companies are more honest about their sustainability progress?

While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.

Wily Salim, founder and director, PT Karmic Virya Abadi

The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.

Economic fears look set to trump any concerns about climate change among voters, according to street interviews conducted by Eco-Business.

Campaigning for the city-state's general elections has crossed the halfway mark, but climate has hardly featured as an electoral issue. Eco-Business hits the streets to ask Singaporeans from a range of socioeconomic groups: Would they vote for a party that promises bolder climate action?

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Sustainability professional should not be prescriptive with their solutions, says Aun Abdullah of real estate company Lodha.

In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.

Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power

In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.

Some data sources indicate that greenwashing could be declining after years of rising incidences of problematic sustainability claims.

Despite a decline in cases of greenwashing, academic Kim Schumacher tells the EB Podcast that the problem isn't going away, it's just taking on a different form as companies roll back sustainability commitments.

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of World Resources Institute

The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.

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