The round was led by prominent investment firms Saratoga Investama Sedaya and K3 Ventures, and included participation from AppWorks, Skystar Capital, Bali Investment Club (BIC), Orvel Ventures, and the private office of Michael Sampoerna.
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Buildings are a major driver of climate change, consuming vast resources from planning to construction to daily use—yet Vietnam is leading the shift, crossing 500 green buildings a decade ahead of 2030 schedule.
Microplastic contamination in plants and algae could lead to an annual loss of up to 360 million metric tons in crop production and 24 million metric tons in seafood harvests.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav underscored the transformative potential of India’s circular economy, predicting a market worth exceeding $2 trillion and the creation of nearly 10 million jobs by 2050.
Organized by EUNIC Indonesia Cluster, the Design Matters Lab Exhibition at Erasmus Huis spotlights five groundbreaking projects that challenge conventional perceptions of waste.
Activists from the Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON), alongside university students, installed an art installation resembling a faucet pouring plastic bottles into the streets of Surabaya.
Vietnam’s e-commerce industry has generated over 300,000 tons of packaging waste comprising cardboard, foam and plastic shockproof materials. The shipment packaging required for every order placed online, even for smaller products, is causing pollution concerns.