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Polisi & Kewangan
Agri-food giant Japfa’s new sustainability-linked loan overlooks deforestation risk: NGOs
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.
Malaysia’s commodities minister is touting palm oil biomass as a coal alternative, while signalling a hard stance on deforestation. But experts warn that the full lifecycle emissions of biomass could exceed that of coal.
Makanan & Pertanian
Global wheat yields would be 10 per cent higher without climate change
Global yields of wheat are around 10 per cent lower now than they would have been without the influence of climate change, according to a new study.
As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised for their contributions in the sustainability sector.
Makanan & Pertanian
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, elusive ‘ghost rice’ holds key to climate resilience
Karbon & Cuaca
Geoengineers eye up ocean ‘dead zones’ for carbon storage
Makanan & Pertanian
Rising emissions from farm equipment could ‘hinder’ China’s net-zero goals
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Makanan & Pertanian
Why Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are a threat to global food security
Donald Trump’s tariffs risk driving up global food and fertiliser prices, deepening food insecurity in developing countries already struggling with poverty, climate shocks and market volatility.
Makanan & Pertanian
US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain
Southeast Asia could use this disruption in food trade to strengthen collaboration, reduce dependency and create a truly integrated regional market.
Makanan & Pertanian
Migrant agriculture workers: potential resource for Southeast Asia’s food-resilient future
Farm labourers returning from overseas can, if empowered, form a pool of experienced talent that Southeast Asia’s vulnerable agricultural sector can tap into for food security.
Polisi & Kewangan
Central banks must stem the nature crisis
Even though the global economy depends on a stable climate and reliable ecosystem services, businesses and financial institutions are not required or incentivised to invest in nature. Central banks and supervisors could change that trajectory simply by fulfilling their financial-stability mandate.
Pengangkutan
Can the shipping industry decarbonise?
Pembuatan
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
Makanan & Pertanian
Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action
Makanan & Pertanian
Meat and dairy’s methane emissions must be on the table in 2025
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Karbon & Cuaca
Seeing through the haze – is palm oil still to blame?
Studio EB
Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.
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Sustainable Foods Summit
Sustainable Foods Summit returns to Singapore
Wilmar International Limited
Wilmar offers data-driven perspective on ESG performance in 2023 sustainability report
