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June 24, 2026
How can green home features create a win-win for developers and homeowners?
For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. The new research reveals developers could actually make a bigger profit than they do now from new home builds that include more sustainability features.
June 23, 2026Prabowo’s nickel state: Indonesia’s search for power
Will the Prabowo administration's agenda of centralisation and state control over the nickel sector build lasting industrial capacity, or be even more extractive?
June 22, 2026Bonn talks: Why COP31’s electrification target matters for ASEAN energy markets
COP31's 35x35 target aims to raise electricity's share of final energy to 35% by 2035. ASEAN electricity demand grew 60% in a decade and needs USD 20B+ annually in grid investment to keep pace.
June 19, 2026Southeast Asia is building AI data centers faster than it can recycle or reuse their hardware
AI GPUs are retired after just 10–18 months as operators chase newer chips. Microsoft's Circular Centers hit 90.9% reuse rate, but Southeast Asia's ITAD infrastructure remains underdeveloped.
June 16, 2026Thailand looks to turn nature into an economic asset as green finance agenda expands
Thailand's natural capital share of wealth fell from 21% to 11% since 2005. The World Bank says Thailand needs USD 219B in climate investment, with biodiversity credits as a new growth lever.
June 16, 2026Can Southeast Asia’s data centers meet water efficiency targets as AI drives liquid cooling adoption?
Johor rejected 30% of data center applications over water concerns and now bans Tier 1-2 approvals. AirTrunk's nWUE of 0.40 vs WUE of 0.89 shows why water sourcing matters more than efficiency scores.
June 15, 2026Southeast Asia’s data center boom is exposing sustainability challenges beyond power
The Asia Pacific Data Centre Association's SDIA sets a 2030 water efficiency target of 1.8–2.0 L/kWh and calls for embodied carbon assessments, but ITAD infrastructure remains concentrated in Singapore.
June 12, 2026SBTi unveils Net-Zero Standard 2.0: Three key changes companies should know
SBTi's first major revision since 2021 lets companies count low-carbon product purchases toward Scope 3 targets, replaces 2050 pledges with five-year cycles, and tiers carbon credit use.
June 11, 2026Malaysia to require malls to install recycling facilities as landfill pressure grows
Malaysia's Cabinet approved a mandate requiring 1,000+ shopping malls to install recycling facilities as a licensing condition. Full enforcement begins 2028, alongside 18 planned waste-to-energy plants.
June 03, 2026Could standardizing ESG scores make corporate greenwashing easier?
Three-quarters of S&P 500 companies now tie a portion of their CEO’s pay to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. They typically include carbon emissions, workforce diversity and worker safety, among others.