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Singapore: Students Set Up Divestment Group, Pressure University To Quit Fossil Fuels
Students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have recently set up a new fossil fuel divestment group, demanding the university to make public its dirty energy investments and providing a platform for the university!-->…
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Luxury Fashion Platform Farfetch Launches Online Fashion Footprint Tool
Farfetch, the London-based online luxury fashion platform, has just introduced a new fashion footprint tool aimed at helping shoppers track the environmental impact of their spending decisions. The new carbon footprint calculator is a part!-->…
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Investigation Shows Climate Crisis Poses Serious Risks For Pregnant Women
By: Emily Holden
More than a decade of overwhelming evidence links air pollution and heat exposure with negative pregnancy outcomes in the US, according to a new review of dozens of studies.
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Study: Hong Kongers Value Environment But Lack Smart Tech To Track Energy-Saving
A new study conducted by researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has found that when it comes to energy consumption, Hong Kong households do value the environment more than originally thought. However,!-->…
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Net Zero Emissions? Unilever To Add Carbon Labels On All Products & Invest US$1B In Climate Fund
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth Unilever has just announced its new set of climate goals. In addition to investing US$1.1 billion in a new climate fund, the company now aims to reach net zero emissions by 2039, hitting the benchmark!-->…
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Arctic: Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded As Climate Crisis Intensifies
By: Jeff Berardelli
Alarming heat scorched Siberia on Saturday as the small town of Verkhoyansk (67.5°N latitude) reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest!-->!-->!-->…
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Amazon Launches US$2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund Amid Reputation Crisis
Amazon has just announced a US$2 billion for a new Climate Pledge Fund dedicated to sustainable technologies and services that will help the e-commerce giant achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2040. It comes on the!-->…
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Coronavirus: Singapore Economic Recovery Team Excludes Female & Sustainable Voices
Singapore’s coronavirus economic recovery team has recently been criticised for failing to include more female and sustainable business voices. The taskforce was set up to devise new strategies to reset the country’s development as!-->…
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Circulytics: New Tool Helps Companies Measure & Track Circularity
Developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and more than 30 collaborating companies, Circulytics is a digital measuring tool that provides companies with a comprehensive report of circularity across its entire operations. Going beyond!-->…
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Living Near Oil & Gas Wells While Pregnant Linked To Low Baby Birthweight
By: Nina Lakhani
Risk is greater in rural areas, according to study of nearly 3 million births over 10 years.
Living near active oil and gas wells during pregnancy increases the risk of low-birthweight babies, especially in rural!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Arborist: New Online Platform Wants To Be “Apple Store” Of Sustainable Products
Vegan Arborist is a new London-based online business and consumer platform dedicated exclusively to sustainable and plant-based products. Launched earlier this year in April, the platform matches impact investors with sustainable companies!-->…
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Indonesia Covid-19 Recovering Includes Planning US$1 Billion Solar Energy Plan
After rising pressure for a green coronavirus recovery plan, the Indonesian government is now working on a scheme with a local think tank that plans to instal solar panels across thousands of rooftops. It is expected to cost over US$1!-->…
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Sustainable Investments Are Outperforming Traditional Funds According To Latest Data
New data comparing sustainable investments with traditional funds shows that environmentally-friendly focused investments bring greater returns. The evidence comes amid strengthened interest in sustainable investments prompted by the dual!-->…
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Asia First: HKEX Announces New Sustainable & Green Investment Platform
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced plans to launch a new Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE), representing the first-of-its-kind in Asia. The new information platform will act as a central hub for data on!-->…
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For Black Planet Activists, The Battle For Climate Justice Resonates Far Deeper
By: Rachel Ramirez
“I can’t breathe.” These were among the final words that George Floyd and Eric Garner gasped before their deaths at the hands of white police officers. That plea has become part of the current rallying cry for!-->!-->!-->…
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GFI APAC Reveals Top 100 Players In Asia’s Alternative Protein Industry
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific (GFI APAC), a nonprofit supporting the alternative protein ecosystem, has just announced its list of top players in the region’s rapidly growing industry. Titled “2020 Asia Alt 100”, the list includes!-->…
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Emma Watson Joins Kering Board, Appointed Sustainability Chair At Luxury Fashion Giant
Actress and activist Emma Watson has just joined the board of French luxury fashion group Kering as a director, and has also been appointed as the chair of the board’s sustainability committee. Kering, whose fashion brands include Gucci,!-->…
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How Much CO2 Does Your Social Media Habit Cost The Planet? New Tool Visualises Emissions From Internet Activity
Carbonanalyser is a new browser extension that allows users to see the climate impact of your internet activity. It goes further than simply calculating your online carbon emissions and reveals which websites or apps are consuming the!-->…
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The Cost Of Environmental Activism For Indigenous Protesters? Death
By: Rachel Ramirez
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in!-->!-->!-->…
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Green Finance: Link REIT Secures HK$1B Sustainability-Linked Loan
Link Asset Management, the manager of Link REIT, has just secured a five-year sustainability-linked loan of HKD$1 billion (US$129 million) from Singapore-headquartered OCBC Bank. It marks the property company’s first sustainability-linked!-->…
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Worst-Case Global Heating Estimates Not Strong Enough, Research Shows
New modelling data suggests that worst-case scenarios of global heating may not be severe enough, and that the climate is significantly more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previously thought. Rather than a 3 °C shift in climate!-->…
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