#agribusiness News
Food & Agriculture
Indonesia’s aquaculture sector needs technical assistance, finance to match blue economy hype to reality: experts
Financial institutions are 'underperforming' in lending to aquaculture, which is perceived to be too risky, said experts at the Indonesia edition of the Unlocking capital for sustainability forum.
Corporate Responsibility
One-fifth of global environmental conflicts traced to 104 companies: report
A new analysis of over 3,000 environmental conflicts finds that a small group of mostly multinational firms, primarily from high-income countries, are disproportionately responsible for socioecological harm worldwide.
Policy & Finance
Agri-food giant Japfa’s new sustainability-linked loan overlooks deforestation risk: NGOs
While the US$150 million loan, backed by DBS and Rabobank, targets reducing water and coal use, the “forest-risk” firm still lacks commitments to end deforestation and human rights abuses across its supply chains, say environmental groups.
Malaysia’s commodities minister is touting palm oil biomass as a coal alternative, while signalling a hard stance on deforestation. But experts warn that the full lifecycle emissions of biomass could exceed that of coal.
Food & Agriculture
Global wheat yields would be 10 per cent higher without climate change
#agribusiness Opinion
Food & Agriculture
Fighting meat with emotions, not facts
Messages based on disgust reduce the appeal of meat by decreasing enjoyment and moral detachment, driving consumers towards a plant-based diet, a study finds.
Food & Agriculture
Why Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are a threat to global food security
Donald Trump’s tariffs risk driving up global food and fertiliser prices, deepening food insecurity in developing countries already struggling with poverty, climate shocks and market volatility.
Southeast Asia could use this disruption in food trade to strengthen collaboration, reduce dependency and create a truly integrated regional market.
Food & Agriculture
Migrant agriculture workers: potential resource for Southeast Asia’s food-resilient future
Farm labourers returning from overseas can, if empowered, form a pool of experienced talent that Southeast Asia’s vulnerable agricultural sector can tap into for food security.
Policy & Finance
Central banks must stem the nature crisis
Transport
Can the shipping industry decarbonise?
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
Food & Agriculture
Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action
#agribusiness Podcasts
Carbon & Climate
Seeing through the haze – is palm oil still to blame?
EB Studio
Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.
#agribusiness Press Releases
Sustainable Foods Summit
Sustainable Foods Summit returns to Singapore
Wilmar International Limited
Wilmar offers data-driven perspective on ESG performance in 2023 sustainability report
