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Malaysia has released its Steel Industry Roadmap 2035 (SIR2035), prioritizing the resolution of industry overcapacity while planning to cut carbon emissions through carbon pricing mechanisms such as a carbon tax.

With relocation looming, a community in the Riau Islands is fighting to protect its ancestral villages and coastal environment from harm.

Greenhushing could be just as dangerous as greenwashing. When organizations downplay their efforts, the broader sustainability conversation can be weakened – and the opportunity for businesses to be agents of social change could be lost.

The Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of green industrial policies and must accelerate the transition through multilateral efforts to serve as a model for a greener future.

Booming growth in data centers is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.

Since offering its first bond focused on environmental outcomes ten years ago, China has become one of the world’s top issuers of these green bonds, as well as bonds linked to positive social change.

Carlsberg Vietnam officially inaugurated its Phu Bai Brewery Expansion Project on Aug. 26, marking the completion of a major upgrade that integrates high-efficiency, low-carbon technology.

Major brands including Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group to align with a new road map for deforestation-free palm oil in the Indonesian province.

A 2024 report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that in 2023, U.S. data centers consumed 17 billion gallons (64 billion liters) of water directly through cooling.

After an eleven-day marathon negotiation, the United Nations’ global plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva concluded around 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 15.