As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised through the Sustainability Leadership A-List 2025 for their contributions.| Eco-Business
The absence of legally binding targets for emissions reductions beyond 2031 violates the constitutional rights of future generations and fails to uphold the government’s duty to protect those rights, the court ruled.| Eco-Business
The Eco-Business Sustainability Leadership A-List award recognises Asia Pacific’s outstanding sustainability leaders with a particular focus on their contributions to changes in policies and business practices.| Eco-Business
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In a historic ruling, the International Court of Justice says that states have a legal duty to monitor emissions of corporates, including those that produce and consume dirty energy.| Eco-Business
Korea Electric Power Corporation has been accused of failing to disclose material climate-related risks, including its coal reliance until 2050 and exposure to volatile gas prices, in a US$11 billion bond listed on the Singapore Exchange.| Eco-Business
With key developments taking shape in the global carbon credit trade just a few weeks from COP29, experts say consensus will be crucial to helping Asian nations achieve their national determined contributions.| Eco-Business
The Philippines' largest bank becomes the first local lender to issue a blue bond to tackle ocean litter and preserve clean water in a country considered the world's third biggest marine polluter.| Eco-Business
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Southeast Asia's cautious quest to phase out its coal fleet using transition credits. This special report looks at how the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp (SLTEC) plant in Batangas, Philippines, will be retired using the credits.| Eco-Business
The Philippines-listed entity already plans to replace its coal plant with solar and battery storage by 2030 using a new class of carbon credits. With the two Singapore firms, it aims to scale the model to wean the region off fossil fuels.| Eco-Business
Government grants will cover 30 per cent of the costs incurred by large companies that will begin mandatory reporting against ISSB standards from 2027.| Eco-Business
Singapore among the first in Asia to propose mandatory climate reporting for non-listed companies| Eco-Business
National accounting and corporate legislation will be amended to account for new sustainability reporting requirements, with large listed companies the first group that must make climate-related...| Eco-Business
Singapore and Australia are solely focused on climate disclosures, while South Korea omits industry-specific data. As standard-setters ease Scope 3 reporting requirements, the ISSB may also drop...| Eco-Business
The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5°C limit on global warming, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).| Eco-Business
The European Union faces a strategic choice in deciding how to deal with China’s green-tech dominance.| Eco-Business
China has emerged as a leading global issuer of green and sustainability bonds – with US$555.5 billion issued by the end of 2024 – as its sustainable finance sector rapidly expands and internationalises.| Eco-Business
The Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of green industrial policies and must accelerate the transition through multilateral efforts to serve as a model for a greener future.| Eco-Business
A balanced approach that includes both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal, backed by strong policy support, local manufacturing and circularity infrastructure, is essential to ensure India’s energy security.| Eco-Business
Turning up the heat: Joojin Kim on taking Solutions for Our Climate’s approach of holding polluters to account regional| Eco-Business
But its adaptation efforts need better coordination between national and local government.| Eco-Business
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigns after 19 killed in violent protests and dozens injured.| Eco-Business
Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA).| Eco-Business
Cambodia hopes wind farms can help solve its growing power needs, but opaque plans have left the Bunong people worried for their sacred land.| Eco-Business
Sunscreens have become an important part of people’s sun management routine, protecting skin from harmful solar UV radiation. But many of these products contain chemicals that can be harmful to saltwater and freshwater ecosystems, while preliminary findin| Eco-Business
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A proposed wind power project by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in the north of Sri Lanka, which ran into strong opposition from environmentalists due to multiple potential ecological impacts, particularly on migratory bird species, has come to halt.| Eco-Business
Wind and solar expansion in the Philippines could mean renewables targets are met, but it has also worried environmentalists. A proposed wind farm in the Masungi Georeserve could impact up to a thousand hectares of karst landscape.| Eco-Business
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The steelmaker and the state power utility – which farmers filed a lawsuit against last month – top the list of firms behind half of the country's emissions since 2011, as a record-breaking summer intensifies calls for accountability.| Eco-Business
There are multiple carbon projects already up and running that need guidance, said stakeholders at the Unlocking capital for sustainability conference Philippines.| Eco-Business
Clean energy mega-projects must benefit Filipino households: BDO Unibank on financing the world's largest solar facility| Eco-Business
The Temasek-owned investor's first sustainability report shows it has cut 3 million tonnes of carbon emissions to date, but warns of crediting delays and longer payback times for technology-based carbon removal projects amid uncertainty.| Eco-Business
Once an early mover on ISSB adoption, the city-state has pushed back disclosures for smaller listed firms by up to five years. Regulators cite economic uncertainty, but market watchers warn the move could spur easing of rules regionally.| Eco-Business
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.| Eco-Business
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Only 10 per cent of Indonesia vast geothermal energy resources have been exploited. A deal between Philippine power giant First Gen and Sinar Mas aims to develop 440 megawatts of subterranean power.| Eco-Business
On the day famine was declared in parts of Gaza – Doctors Without Borders in Gaza City described the worsening conditions they are witnessing.| Eco-Business
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The world’s biggest experiment in calculating and managing personal carbon footprints swelled and crashed in China over the past three years.| Eco-Business
Power and economic strength is now determined by who can harness solar and batteries fastest, says Gurin Energy CEO Assaad Razzouk| Eco-Business
The classification of animals as ‘property’ underpins harsh judicial decisions and continues to plague the lives of animals in India.| Eco-Business
Clean energy investments in developing countries are slowed by an outdated banking rulebook from the 2008 financial crisis. At New York Climate Week, leaders should rethink the Basel Framework and its impacts on finance flows.| Eco-Business
Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media.| Eco-Business
Living with Lamma Power Station: How a coal plant came to be a cultural icon on Hong Kong's island paradise| Eco-Business
A new natural capital accounting law and approved global carbon market trading rules could drive nature-based solutions. Eco-Business examines six key trends in the Philippines' push for decarbonisation and a just transition.| Eco-Business
America’s disruptive agenda and Europe’s wavering resolve have created an opportunity for the Global South to create a more equitable and inclusive clean-energy transition.| Eco-Business
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The country is on track to submit its new 2035 nationally determined contribution, which aims to cut emissions by 60 per cent from a 2019 baseline, by the United Nations climate body’s September deadline, says a government official.| Eco-Business
The city-state is in advanced talks with a few countries in the region, including Thailand, says a government official. To date, Singapore has struggled to find eligible credits from its seven existing carbon trading partners.| Eco-Business
Dubbed a "pathfinder for the region", it is Singapore's eighth bilateral carbon trading deal to meet its climate targets. The Philippines, which is pursuing a similar pact, has just opened its draft carbon credit policy for consultation.| Eco-Business
NGOs urged the government to improve forest data transparency by making maps of protected areas publicly available, and to channel funds to frontline communities living near forests.| Eco-Business
China’s electricity supplies are generally stable today, but extreme weather and renewables integration are growing challenges.| Eco-Business
The country hopes to increase electric vehicle adoption with its new policy, but a deep dependency on fossil fuels stands in the way, experts say.| Eco-Business
China is a potential major funder of Indonesia’s renewables targets, but experts are flagging possible political and strategic obstacles.| Eco-Business
As fossil-heavy nations race to scale solar and wind by 2030, weak environmental and social safeguards risk fuelling local pushback. Experts warn fast-tracked permitting must not come at the cost of spatial planning and public consultation.| Eco-Business
With Donald Trump in the White House, some Asian companies may believe they do not have to worry about forced labour in their operations or supply chains impacting their access to the US market.| Eco-Business
Extreme “wind droughts” that reduce power output from turbines for extended periods could become 15 per cent longer by the end of the century across much of the northern hemisphere under a moderate warming scenario.| Eco-Business
Chinese state-owned banks has shrunk as commercial bank "co-financing" grows. But a meaningful green pivot to lower-income countries, especially for renewable projects, has yet to be seen.| Eco-Business
The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal.| Eco-Business
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Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions.| Eco-Business
Multilateral development banks can help derisk the costs of decarbonisation and intereconnections, with tech companies like Google playing a key role as large offtakers of clean energy.| Eco-Business
Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses.| Eco-Business
Lotilla's replaces Toni Yulo Loyzaga as secretary of the environment agency in the wake of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's cabinet revamp. Green groups say his selection "rings alarm bells" due to his fossil fuel ties.| Eco-Business
The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.| Eco-Business
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