https://www.eco-business.com/category/policy-finance/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessFri, 09 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/tough-decisions-ahead-malaysia-must-harmonise-state-and-federal-jurisdictions-over-carbon-ahead-of-climate-change-bill/Over the next three months, Malaysia's environment ministry will consult state and federal actors, as well as industry and civil society groups as it prepares a draft of the bill.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/tough-decisions-ahead-malaysia-must-harmonise-state-and-federal-jurisdictions-over-carbon-ahead-of-climate-change-bill/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesian-organic-waste-recycler-temesi-closes-co-founder-blames-unfair-fertiliser-subsidies/The company partly financed by carbon credits was producing 30 tonnes of compost a day, but couldn’t sell it, said co-founder Sean Nino.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:34:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesian-organic-waste-recycler-temesi-closes-co-founder-blames-unfair-fertiliser-subsidies/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-to-financial-institutions-work-with-palm-oil-stakeholders-to-scale-climate-action/Mutual benefits are assured when the financial sector collaborates with palm oil stakeholders. FIs can help smallholders secure credit, while getting access to data and insights required to make sound and profitable investment decisions.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 03:53:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-to-financial-institutions-work-with-palm-oil-stakeholders-to-scale-climate-action/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-better-data-protect-fashion-workers-from-climate-risks/To prepare for climate-fuelled floods and heat, Bangladesh's garment factories are using new data sources, including worker input.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-better-data-protect-fashion-workers-from-climate-risks/https://www.eco-business.com/news/biased-gpt-singapore-builds-ai-model-to-represent-southeast-asians/A Singapore government-backed project to build a large language model inclusive of Southeast Asian data has drawn fans and critics.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/biased-gpt-singapore-builds-ai-model-to-represent-southeast-asians/https://www.eco-business.com/news/life-insurer-prudential-makes-key-apac-appointments-with-revamp-of-sustainability-strategy/It is aiming to be a net-zero asset owner by 2050 and for all of its managers to have sustainability-linked KPIs by 2026.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:32:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/life-insurer-prudential-makes-key-apac-appointments-with-revamp-of-sustainability-strategy/https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-a-boon-for-equality-and-economy-but-hurdles-remain/Thailand’s movement to protect LGBTQ+ rights has brought economic as well as social benefits. However, the country's draft marriage equality bill must first get passed by a conservative senate.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-a-boon-for-equality-and-economy-but-hurdles-remain/https://www.eco-business.com/news/despite-war-indians-rush-to-fill-israels-construction-jobs-gap/Thousands are applying for jobs in Israel, where building sites have been short of workers since the start of the Hamas conflict.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/despite-war-indians-rush-to-fill-israels-construction-jobs-gap/https://www.eco-business.com/news/bursa-carbon-exchange-aims-to-trade-malaysias-first-nature-based-carbon-credit-by-first-half-of-2024/The Malaysian carbon exchange also plans to offer renewable energy certificates for trade on its platform and accept Gold Standard-certified carbon credits later this year in a bid to expand its product offerings.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/bursa-carbon-exchange-aims-to-trade-malaysias-first-nature-based-carbon-credit-by-first-half-of-2024/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/official-development-assistance-must-recognise-countries-vulnerabilities/Given the escalating climate crisis, multilateral lenders, such as The World Bank, must urgently adopt an approach to development aid that emphasises prevention.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:19:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/official-development-assistance-must-recognise-countries-vulnerabilities/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/The Third Pole looks at the manifestoes of Pakistan’s main political parties in the run up to national elections to see what they promise on green growth, renewables, climate adaptation and mitigation.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/A survey in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, a region prone to flooding and storm surges, provides insights into climate adaptation strategies.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/https://www.eco-business.com/news/microsoft-appoints-william-hudson-as-asia-pacific-sustainability-policy-director/Hudson joins the computing firm from McKinsey. His role will involve procuring renewable energy for the firm, which plans to erase its historical carbon footprint by 2050.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/microsoft-appoints-william-hudson-as-asia-pacific-sustainability-policy-director/https://www.eco-business.com/news/pan-brothers-is-first-indonesian-manufacturing-firm-to-get-net-zero-targets-approved-by-sbti/The textiles and garments company, which supplies global brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo and North Face, is only the second Indonesian firm to get its decarbonisation plan approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/pan-brothers-is-first-indonesian-manufacturing-firm-to-get-net-zero-targets-approved-by-sbti/https://www.eco-business.com/news/lack-of-plans-to-reduce-scope-3-emissions-not-seen-as-a-high-climate-risk-by-most-asian-investors/A global survey finds that while Asian investors are highly concerned about climate change, only one in five diligently look at Scope 3 emissions – which typically make up the bulk of a company’s emissions – when sizing up investments.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/lack-of-plans-to-reduce-scope-3-emissions-not-seen-as-a-high-climate-risk-by-most-asian-investors/https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-is-the-worlds-humanitarian-aid-gap-getting-bigger/Donors are lagging as wars and climate change push global aid needs to record highs, with vulnerable groups hit by the cash crisis.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-is-the-worlds-humanitarian-aid-gap-getting-bigger/https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/Ahead of presidential elections in Indonesia, environmentalists say the candidates have failed to outline clear green policies.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-can-achieve-net-zero-well-before-2050-we-should-help-our-neighbours-to-decarbonise-activist-ho-xiang-tian/The Sustainability Leadership A-List Youth winner tells Eco-Business about the Singapore he wants to see: a carbon-neutral decarbonisation pioneer that has stopped financing fossil fuels in Southeast Asia.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:19:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-can-achieve-net-zero-well-before-2050-we-should-help-our-neighbours-to-decarbonise-activist-ho-xiang-tian/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/concerns-about-the-us-lng-pause-in-asia-are-overblown/The United States' decision to pause permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities does not threaten Asia’s energy security or decarbonisation goals.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/concerns-about-the-us-lng-pause-in-asia-are-overblown/https://www.eco-business.com/news/cdp-restructure-sees-power-shift-away-from-asia-as-regional-roles-axed/Of 52 global roles created by the climate disclosure non-profit, none are in Asia – despite it previously announcing a strategic pivot towards the most important region for greenhouse gas emissions cuts. CDP has also separated from SBTi.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 02:27:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/cdp-restructure-sees-power-shift-away-from-asia-as-regional-roles-axed/