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Standout sustainability leaders and initiatives lauded at ESGBusiness Awards 2025
The awards programme recognised industry trailblazers shaping a more sustainable and responsible future.
8 hours ago
Standout sustainability leaders and initiatives lauded at ESGBusiness Awards 2025
The awards programme recognised industry trailblazers shaping a more sustainable and responsible future.
8 hours ago
Australia outlines sector plans within net-zero strategy
Highlighted sectors include transport, energy, and agriculture.
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Asia Pacific urged to tap hydrogen market as part of net-zero targets
Shift towards 'future fuels' to require massive investments and policy intervention.
US investors shun environmental proposals
Governance proposals enjoy greater support.
How mature are firms in terms of 'ESG assurance'?
New KPMG study breaks down maturity scores by industry and region.
Only 50% of businesses prioritise environment, health, and safety in long-term strategies
Overall plans not aligned with immediate investment goals.
Only about 20% of EU's plastic waste is recycled
Packaging sector accounts for nearly half of generated waste.
Environmental action unlocks huge financial opportunities for firms, study finds
Analysis quantifies relationship between risk mitigation investment and potential gain.
Firms in Asia Pacific beat North American peers on environmental performance
Around 89,000 companies examined across four sustainability themes.
UN member states obligated to protect the environment, says World Court
Countries to incur legal responsibility if obligations are breached.
Siam Commercial Bank surpasses sustainable finance goal
Original target part of firm's "Live Sustainably" strategy.
Major food groups in HK move towards cage-free eggs
New scorecard shows firms' progress as part of ESG goals.
Waste-to-energy ties with mainland key to Hong Kong's green goals
Its first incinerator is only about to be finished this year, after eight years.
Nature solutions still most low-cost, high-impact decarbonisation approach: report
However, reforestation and new agricultural practices can be costly.
More tax perks could drive Philippine SMEs to go ‘green’
The Southeast Asian nation’s 1.1 million small businesses can be a target for green loans.
Sustainable office shortage looms as APAC firms scramble to meet net zero carbon targets
Sydney is expected to face an 84% undersupply of green office space by 2027.
Products with sustainable packaging sell more - report
Over the past five years, products packaged with ESG claims accounted for 56% of total growth, a joint study by McKinsey and Nielsen IQ showed.
