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Asia corporate giants feel the heat
Oped, Published on 02/07/2024
» Companies in Asia have been getting away with disclosing the bare minimum on managing the escalating financial risks due to climate change. But big international investors are ramping up pressure on Japan's three so-called megabanks Mizuho Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) as well as one of the country's largest electricity producers, Chubu Electric Power.
Asean needs ESG on climate change
Oped, Published on 05/06/2024
» The urgency of climate action hangs heavy over our planet. Asia, in general, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), in particular, the world's most densely populated region, are both highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and critical players in mitigating them alongside China and India.
Towards a just energy transition
News, Published on 22/04/2024
» Established in 1970, Earth Day is commemorated annually on April 22 to raise public awareness on environmental issues. Therefore, it is crucial to contemplate the strides made in combating pressing environmental issues, such as increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. When it comes to reducing or removing GHG emissions from the atmosphere, the transition away from fossil fuels becomes inevitable. However, it also prompts questions about whether this transition is simply just a transition or if it's a truly equitable and fair transition.
Low-carbon transition with data
Oped, Published on 28/02/2024
» Amid escalating climate crisis concerns, the imperative for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions does not slow down their growth; instead, it paves the way for new opportunities.
ESG: Time for action not words
Oped, Published on 28/12/2023
» Not a week goes by without an ESG meeting, a CEO summit, a sustainability expo. This flurry of events highlights how much the business context has changed in the last decade and is set to change further in the coming years as stakeholders bring their growing influence to bear. Consumers, employees, and other economic actors, especially millennials, are becoming more environmentally and socially conscious. Not only are they increasingly holding companies to account for their performance on various socioeconomic issues, but they are also voicing their expectations for companies to contribute to solving the most complex challenges of our time in view of supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Thailand's green economy challenge
Oped, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu, Published on 06/12/2023
» Climate concerns are reshaping the job market across the globe, leading to a rise in "green" jobs tailored for low-carbon economies. Success now hinges on adaptability to this new job landscape.
Fight to save local journalism
News, Published on 02/10/2023
» The Washington Post's famous slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness", is sadly coming true in many parts of the United States. The digital age has shattered newspapers' business model, turning many communities into "news deserts" with no local journalism. Some 2,500 daily or weekly newspapers have folded since 2005, and there are now fewer than 6,500 left. Every week, two more disappear.
Keeping Thailand malaria-free
Oped, Published on 25/08/2023
» Every year, we mark Aug 20 as World Mosquito Day and the anniversary of detecting malaria parasites in mosquitoes for the first time.
Central banking must go green
Oped, Published on 20/09/2022
» Just as there is no question that climate change brings enormous economic and financial risks, there should be no question that central banks can and must play a role in addressing this mother of all market failures. As central banks in the United States and Europe tighten credit to regain control of inflation, they should also use their supervisory and monetary-policy tools to catalyse and incentivise the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Inaction is not an option, even if most central banks have not officially incorporated climate-risk management into their mandates.
Averting debt disaster in the developing world
Oped, Published on 02/09/2022
» Many developing countries are teetering on the edge of a debt crisis, with the Covid-19 pandemic, soaring food and energy costs, and the monetary tightening of major economies all threatening to push them over. But the international community has yet to do what is necessary to pull at-risk countries back from the brink.