Parrots Reveal Lack of Sustainability in Agriculture By Katlynn Steffes, steffeska@uwplatt.edu Agriculture is one of the most invasive ecosystem practices in the world. Planting season is approaching in the United States, and farmers might start to open up new croplands to make more money after the rough year they’ve been having. Current U.S. milk prices, onContinue reading “#Agriculture is an invasive practice even though it provides essential needs. Instead of investing in new land, farmers could try to improve their land by tiling the fields or fertilising instead of clear-cutting a forest for land. #ESG #Sustainability”
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Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Foreign investors eyeing businesses in Thailand as hotels face closure during new outbreak. Bodega Hostel Group bought out by Collective Hospitality Limited; 2) USAID helps Vietnam’s climate change fight with two new conservation and forest management projects, assisted by DAI Global and the World Wildlife Fund; 3) McDonald’s Philippines eyes 30 new stores for 2021 andContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021”
#Thailand organises forestry conference to increase public’s awareness of forestry protection and sustainable urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
An estimate by the World Wildlife Fund concluded that between 1973 and 2009, Thailand’s forests declined by 43%. The Sueb Nakhasathien Foundation reported that 53% of Thailand was covered by forest in 1961. The latest studies by the Thailand Royal Forest Department, showed that only 31.6% of Thailand was covered by forest in 2019. Forest cover in ThailandContinue reading “#Thailand organises forestry conference to increase public’s awareness of forestry protection and sustainable urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar #dh #100daysofdh #retweets #tweets #tweet #moodtweets #tweetsfromtwitter #relatabletweets #twittertweets #twitterposts #bhfyp
@Symetra (owned by @Sumitomo Life) strikes a #sustainability balance – half of their employees use #masstransit or #carpooling, and the office has instituted an extensive #recycling and #composting program, paper-avoidance strategy and pushes remote conferencing as an alternative to travel as part of its sustainability initiative. #ESG #Environment #Green
Via Business Travel News By Chris Davis, Contact Reporter Much of the drive toward sustainable business travel strategies in recent years has been driven by large companies, those with tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in annual global air spending. Many of these firms report the tens of thousands of metric tons ofContinue reading “@Symetra (owned by @Sumitomo Life) strikes a #sustainability balance – half of their employees use #masstransit or #carpooling, and the office has instituted an extensive #recycling and #composting program, paper-avoidance strategy and pushes remote conferencing as an alternative to travel as part of its sustainability initiative. #ESG #Environment #Green”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 28 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Mondelēz International‘s sustainability efforts in reducing plastic waste in Philippines and also its involvement with the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability (PARMS) and their strategy to reduce waste. 2) How 7ECO is integrating digital transformation into Vietnam’s agriculture sector and developing smart agricultural projects. 3) Timberland, a VF Company toContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 28 April 2021”
#Thailand has started the deployment of disinfection robots to rein in the spread of #Covid19 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Robotics
At the moment, Thailand is reworking its vaccine strategy to contain its worst wave of Covid-19 infections as the pandemic intensifies the country’s economic crisis and complicates plans for reopening their tourism sector. As outbreaks from nightlife venues in Bangkok overwhelms hospitals and healthcare facilities, the Thailand government is compelled to set up field hospitalsContinue reading “#Thailand has started the deployment of disinfection robots to rein in the spread of #Covid19 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Robotics”
“If you really think the environment is less important than the economy, try holding your breath while you count your money” – Guy McPherson. What’s your opinion? #ESG #Sustainability
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 27 April 2021
In this podcast, I share about:1) SEACEF with Clime Capital, invests in a solar and storage project in Vietnam; 2) Rojana Industrial Park Pcl (rojna) and Evlomo to build EV battery plant in Thailand; 3) Levi Strauss & Co. leads webinar on style and sustainability in Philippines; and 4) Mondelēz International and Olam to create the world’s largest sustainable cocoa farm. Follow me for more ofContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 27 April 2021”
Facebook steps up to support the #Indonesia’s small and medium enterprises in digital marketing and selling to overseas markets, and once again tries to push for the #TumbuhdiFacebook campaign
Last year, Facebook announced that they would identify a number of Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and grant them monetary support of up to Rp 12.5 billion. Apart from providing business grants to the affected SMEs, Facebook also started to provide virtual training programmes to some IndonesianContinue reading “Facebook steps up to support the #Indonesia’s small and medium enterprises in digital marketing and selling to overseas markets, and once again tries to push for the #TumbuhdiFacebook campaign”
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