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WEB4 days ago · Stop waiting around for carbon market integrity – we’re all responsible. It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders. By Jessica Cheam and Liang Lei.
How fast is biodiversity declining globally? | News | Eco-Business ...
WEB22 hours ago · The fastest rate of decline was in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a 95 per cent decrease since 1970 due to rapid conversion of natural areas into farms, as well as climate change impacts, the WWF report said. In 2023, more than 330 river dolphins died in just two Amazon lakes, the report said, with further deaths being recorded this year.
New auditing rules finalised as Asia mulls mandatory sustainability ...
WEB4 days ago · The auditing standard, known as ISSA 5000, aims to give investors confidence that a company is not greenwashing in its sustainability reports – similar to how regulators require third-party accounting firms to review financial statements to guard against fraud. Prior to the IAASB’s new standard, there were no standalone guidelines for sustainability assurance providers beyond a broad set ...
Green bonds, red flags: Cambodia’s microfinance crisis deepens …
WEB22 hours ago · When Davuth fell behind on his microfinance loan earlier this year, a credit officer visited his home in Ratanakiri province almost daily. The officer pressured him to borrow from neighbourhood lenders or sell his farmland – his main source of income and livelihood, he said.
China’s clean energy rise contains lessons for the west
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Rather, over long periods, China has explicitly sought to master and localise clean-energy tech as a strategy for local and national economic development. Its toolbox included both explicit and implicit aspects of industrial policy, and its rise to dominance of clean energy was hardly a simple story of comparative advantage under free trade.
Eco-Business.com - Asia Pacific's Sustainable Business Community
WEB4 days ago · Stop waiting around for carbon market integrity – we’re all responsible. It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders. By Jessica Cheam and Liang Lei.
Eco-Business.com - Asia Pacific's Sustainable Business Community
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Transport. In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream.
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WEBCompany Profile. Established in 2009, Eco-Business is Asia Pacific’s largest media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance. We are the only organisation in the region with a news, advisory and innovation business that spans across the entire sustainability ecosystem.
Eco-Business.com - Asia Pacific's Sustainable Business Community
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Stop waiting around for carbon market integrity – we’re all responsible. It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders. By Jessica Cheam and Liang Lei.
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2021
WEBDec 17, 2021 · Some of the biggest headlines published on Eco-Business this year are closely tied to the crisis. Covid-19 has brought about new challenges for healthcare systems and urban living, and it has at the same time created opportunities for innovation and technological breakthroughs.