Retail giant PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, Tbk (Alfamart) is backing sustainable innovation with a $1 million investment in noovoleum, a startup turning used cooking oil into renewable energy.
With its new capital, Sirsak will roll out a traceability system to track packaging waste from source to recycler, study low-value plastics that often end up in landfills, and grow its recycling network.
In 2024, Asia’s mean temperature climbed to 1.04 °C above the 1991–2020 baseline, making it either the warmest or second-warmest year on record, WMO warns.
NParks is partnering LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE) (LIAS) to co-lead a new workgroup that will develop Singapore’s first national standard on tree management and urban tree pruning practices.
Peta Gotong Royong (Mutual Aid Map)connects disaster victims with real-time assistance, achieving 70% faster response rates than conventional social media coordination.
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Spearheaded by Norway-based Katapult Ocean, one of the world’s leading ocean impact venture firms, the fund marks a strategic pivot to Southeast Asia amid growing
Malaysia, Singapore eye importing offshore wind power from Vietnam; paving the way for one of the region’s most ambitious cross-border renewable energy initiatives to date.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A new longitudinal study offers compelling evidence that childhood exposure to air pollution can have enduring impacts on cognitive, educational, and mental health outcomes. The study, based on data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS), reveals that elevated air pollution exposure during early developmental years is associated with attention problems, substance abuse, conduct issues, and lower educational attainment in adolescence.