Green Industry Archives - Green Network Asia

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EESG: We Need a New Economic Narrative for Sustainability in the Age of AI, Energy Crisis, and Geopolitical Divide

by Lawrence Loh

With the trilogy of geopolitics, energy, and AI, we should recast ESG as “EESG” where the first “E” is economics.... Read More

Four African women washing cobalt in a muddy body of water.

The Battery Belt on Women’s Bodies: Looking into the Gendered Impacts of Cobalt Mining in Congo

by Lorraine Jideofor

In Congo's cobalt mining regions, women bear a cost rarely heard in the global conversation about technological development and clean energy.... Read More

Discarded electronic devices, including a CRT monitor, printer, keyboard, and telephone, piled together as electronic waste.

Addressing Asia’s E-Waste Management Gaps

by Lorraine Jideofor

Across Asia, e-waste is growing faster than any other waste stream, and the challenges are not so straightforward.... Read More

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Unpacking SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0: Balancing Science and Business Realities

by Jalal

While not a silver bullet, the SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 is a navigational tool in a time of fierce business transition amid the climate crisis.... Read More

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Cultivating the Green Shift: Supporting the Developmental Opportunity of Sustainability in SMEs

by Lorraine Jideofor

This green shift taking place inside small businesses is real, so how can we scale up these changes and mainstream sustainability in SMEs?... Read More

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Proceed with Caution: Intersectional and Whole-of-Earth Approach in the Global Energy Transition

by Nazalea Kusuma

A just energy transition must take into account the experience of the affected and vulnerable, human and nature alike.... Read More

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Red Flags in the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)

by Niken Pusparani Permata Progresia

From raw material provision to global trade, the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) has raised criticisms and concerns amid ambitious objectives.... Read More