Zafirah Zein
Eco-Business
Singapore
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Child labour in palm oil: How can children on plantations be kept safe?
Should the priority be to stop all child labour on palm oil plantations? Or to address the root causes of child labour? → Read More
Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production. → Read More
Meet the Asian women driving progressive change across the region
Women have been at the forefront of the fight for global justice and human rights, but we don’t often hear their names in Asia. This International Women’s Day,... → Read More
Forced labour of Uyghurs found in Chinese factories supplying major brands—report
Apple, Nike, Amazon, Uniqlo, Huawei and Zara are among the 83 companies whose suppliers are linked to the forced labour of China's ethnic Muslim minority,... → Read More
Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Jeannie Kwok, hotel waste warrior
Jeannie Kwok, who led the phasing out of plastic bottles and straws within the first year of heading corporate responsibility at Hilton, believes food waste is... → Read More
Two years after #MeToo put a spotlight on gender inequality, how is Asia investing in women?
The field of gender lens investing is rapidly growing in Asia, where women are on the cusp of wielding immense investing power. However, challenges remain when... → Read More
Will China's sweeping ban to phase out plastic work?
More than a decade after the country first introduced a ban on single-use plastic, China has announced a wide range of measures to put an end to the environmental blight that has tainted much of its... → Read More
5 trends that will shape sustainability and business in 2020
As a world in climate crisis enters a new decade, Eco-Business highlights five major trends that could shape society and business in the coming year. → Read More
7 countries that shook up the world in 2019
From post-apocalyptic red skies in Indonesia to vast swatches of the Amazon gone up in smoke, this year spelled doomsday for some countries while others worked... → Read More
Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Ayala's Vickie Tan, SDG advocator
In this interview with Eco-Business, Vickie talks about how sustainability can be integrated into one of the most unsustainable places—shopping malls—and shares her one unsustainable guilty pleasure. → Read More
Beyond going green, the built environment seeks to improve health
Developers are increasingly aware of the link between buildings and occupants’ health, and they’re designing places where workers are more productive, less stressed and less likely to fall sick. → Read More
Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' on climate change
Juice Media, an Australian film and media company known for churning out "honest government ads" dripping with satire, published a video last week that took a jab at long standing political inaction... → Read More
Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?
If Asia is to rise to the clean energy challenge then sharing energy between countries will be one way to deal with intermittency issues. But political obstacles aside, how will it work? → Read More
How is global media reporting on the climate crisis?
In a recent study, media experts found that factors such as press freedom and national income shape how local media portray climate change. In reporting a global phenomenon, how have journalists... → Read More
Amid water scarcity and pollution, is there hope for the future of water?
By 2025, two-thirds of the global population will face acute water shortage due to poor water management and unstable weather patterns caused by climate... → Read More
Why the fight against climate change will never be won with capitalism
Our current socio-economic system relies on exploitation of both people and planet. In saving a world on the brink of ecological and social disaster, calls for a greener, more efficient capitalism... → Read More
Universities worldwide are setting zero-carbon targets—are Asia's varsities stepping up?
Institutions in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada are leading the charge, but those in Asia are no laggards. Which varsities in the region feature... → Read More
Higher education institutions declare climate emergency
Universities around the world have agreed to go carbon-neutral by 2050, and increase environmental and sustainability education. Some of Asia’s top varsities,... → Read More
Exploitation of the Earth’s last frontier will leave the world in deep water
The deep seas are at risk of toxic pollution, habitat disruption and species extinction as more countries and companies eye the ocean floor for precious... → Read More
Palm oil giants unite to tackle human rights challenges in Indonesia
Five of the biggest palm oil companies have jointly announced two new pilot projects that seek to change practices around casual labour and improve conditions for women workers in Indonesia. → Read More