| Why it pays to find your company’s global purpose |
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When companies embrace a higher social or environmental purpose, it is not only good for the planet, it may be an essential business strategy for the modern organization.
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| As global demand for electricity grows, geothermal energy heats up |
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Power producers around the world are increasingly turning their attention to the heat beneath our feet.
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| Smuggled to death: How loopholes and lax enforcement have sealed the fate of the Siamese rosewood |
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A nebulous system of corruption and circumvention enables Southeast Asia’s black-market timber trade.
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| Women bear the brunt of climate-forced migration |
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The feminisation of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments are slow to recognise the role of climate change and there’s no policy action.
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| Beijing to launch pollution police |
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Though tough talking on policy, enforcement has always been an issue for China in fighting smog in its capital. Enter, the pollution police.
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| Let’s bring back the urban health advantage |
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The benefits of living in urban centres are fading as poor city planning takes a toll on health, education and the environment. ADB’s Susann Roth talks about how we can reclaim the urban health advantage.
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