Eco-Business

South Asia's construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year.

As India's ethanol push diverts more maize for fuel, small egg and chicken producers feel the squeeze.

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Despite net-zero pledges, few clothing brands are taking steps to decarbonise their supply chains to make fashion more sustainable.

Despite spending billions of dollars, the Modi government has yet to deliver on its promise of drinking water for all rural India.

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Oleh Shalinee Kumari

Oleh Gayathri D Naik

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Competition for critical minerals is heating up, with China's rare earth curbs in retaliation for tariffs from the United States in the spotlight. Effective resource diplomacy will require countries to exercise sensitivity and foresight. Oleh Daniel Litvin

The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge. Oleh Syed Shariq Hussein

Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India. Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary, Animesh Ghosh dan Debraj Bhattacharjee

To enable cities to adapt to extreme heat, authorities must clearly understand the risks and which solutions work best for whom. Oleh Pablo Lazo dan Eric Mackres

Oleh Sanjay Seth and Yatin Choudhary

Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

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Oleh Abhinav Mehrotra and Amit Upadhyay

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Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.

Studio EB There are vast mineral riches lying on the ocean floor that could help to power the energy transition, but is the environmental cost of extracting them worth the risk?

Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.

With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.

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Sustainability professional should not be prescriptive with their solutions, says Aun Abdullah of real estate company Lodha.

In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.

Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power

In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of World Resources Institute

The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.

In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

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