Vaidehi Shah
Eco-Business
Singapore
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Past articles by Vaidehi:
Singapore’s road to electric mobility: What’s the hold-up?
In theory, small, technologically advanced Singapore should be at the forefront of the global electric vehicle revolution. So why have EVs been so slow to... → Read More
Are manufacturers the missing link in fashion's circular economy story?
Major brands are making ambitious promises to tackle the problem. A key piece of the global equation is the Asia-based apparel suppliers that make up a big part of the industry’s supply chain. → Read More
Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet
The world relies on healthy soils for food, water, and a liveable climate. But soils are rapidly losing the ability to support life thanks to unsustainable... → Read More
Australia's failing to meet the SDGs—here's how it can change that
As Australia prepares to unveil a progress report on how it is faring on delivering the SDGs, experts at a recent event in Sydney said that policymakers are... → Read More
How to change the climate story: Paul Hawken
Want to avoid climate disaster? Abandon war metaphors and the "wussy" language of climate mitigation. Instead, develop more positive, ambitious ways of framing... → Read More
Australia's untapped 'solar superpower' potential
Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest places on earth; it should waste no time escaping the "death spiral" of coal and instead become a global... → Read More
What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil
As the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil continues its work of making sustainable palm oil the global norm, its chief executive officer Darrel Webber talks to... → Read More
Cities can change the fate of the world's climate outlook: Christiana Figueres
The woman who led the world to the world's first deal on climate change now has a new mission: Stopping emissions from rising by 2020. Ahead of the upcoming... → Read More
Meat that's not meat: The next big opportunity for food
Intensively farmed livestock has a devastating environmental and social impact. As consumers increasingly recognise this, there is a huge opportunities for... → Read More
Climate change could ruin Australia's A$40 billion tourism industry
Australia's most precious—and lucrative—tourist attractions are at risk of being ruined by climate change, according to a new Climate Council Report. This puts... → Read More
Saving two birds with one stone: A carbon credit product that also preserves biodiversity
A new type of carbon credit launched by South Pole Group enables companies to support biodiversity protection efforts as well as offset their greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
The world will fail to achieve the SDGs—here's how business can fix that
The bad news: The world won't meet the SDGs on climate action, reducing inequalities, protecting marine lfe, and promoting responsible production and... → Read More
Listen up, financiers: Women have money, and they want to invest it responsibly
New research by the world's first responsible investing platform, has shown that women overwhelmingly want to invest their money in a way that benefits people... → Read More
Mixed results for Asia Pacific firms in 2018 sustainability ranking
The number of firms from Asia Pacific on the Global 100 ranking remains unchanged from last year. But many have dropped to significantly lower positions on the... → Read More
The world is failing to achieve a circular economy—here's how to change that
Less than a tenth of the billions of tonnes of resources pumped into the global economy every year are reused, and this waste incurs a huge economic,... → Read More
Australia's $60 million plan to save the Great Barrier Reef dismissed as 'meaningless'
The Australian government has unveiled a $60 million funding package to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollution and coral-eating organisms, and fund... → Read More
How Cargill is feeding a changing, growing world
Population growth, climate change, and environmental concerns have shone a spotlight on how the global food system will feed 10 billion mouths by 2050 in a... → Read More
Australian university is world's first to go fully solar-powered
In a move that will make the Sydney institution the world's first university to be energy carbon neutral, the University of New South Wales has inked a deal to... → Read More
The top 5 transport stories in 2017
Could this be the year in which the transport sector finally charts a course for sustainability and decarbonisation? Here are the five biggest transport stories from the year. → Read More
The top 5 carbon and climate stories in 2017
Trump left climate in the dumps this year, but growing climate action and carbon pricing regulations are giving us cause for hope as the year comes to an end. → Read More