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”
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”
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”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 22 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about:1) How chip fat is being replaced by the increasing use of palm oil in Southeast Asian countries, and how it might contribute to deforestation; 2) Fashion clothing’s suppliers in Asian region banding together through the Sustainable Textile of the Asian Region network, for better supplier terms; 3) Philippines PresidentContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 22 April 2021”
#Thailand encourages local entrepreneurs and startups to step forward with innovative solutions to revive their once-vibrant tourism sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
Thailand reported 1,458 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and two new deaths, as the country deals with a third wave of infections that saw record new cases on most days last week. In the wake of the latest outbreak, some provinces have ordered the closure of waterparks and swimming pools. Most beaches and national parksContinue reading “#Thailand encourages local entrepreneurs and startups to step forward with innovative solutions to revive their once-vibrant tourism sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 21 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) The Zero Waste Cities Challenge that’s funded by Huhtamaki, in Vietnam, South Africa and India; 2) Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts‘ Tree’s Earth Day Getaway campaign in Thailand; 3) Sustainability startups, Nanotronics Inc and Oro Handmade Innovations, recipients of Shell‘s LiveWIRE Acceleration Program in Philippines; and 4) Kerry Foods‘s new plant in Indonesia, withContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 21 April 2021”
#Indonesia partnered the #Netherlands to raise the level of professionalism of Indonesians who aspire to work in the water management, sustainable fisheries and marines sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
The lack of development in Indonesia’s maritime infrastructure has been a crucial factor in the country’s high logistics costs. Potential higher trade growth, lower external financing costs and a depressed oil price as well as infrastructure development should drive Indonesia’s logistics industry forward when the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Indonesia’s logistics performanceContinue reading “#Indonesia partnered the #Netherlands to raise the level of professionalism of Indonesians who aspire to work in the water management, sustainable fisheries and marines sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 20 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) The construction of Jawa 9 and 10 coal-fired plants by South Korea in Indonesia; 2) Philippines lifting restrictions on mining to put the country back on the investment map; 3) Hi tech shrimp farming in Vietnam and how it brings high profits to the Bac Lieu province thatContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 20 April 2021”
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