
environment
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE
On a Mission for the Environment
Carlotta Wong, co-founder and managing director of eco-brand Lexington, wants to make the world a better place by reducing the amount of disposable, single-use items.
Interview
Putting Down Roots
Primatologist, anthropologist and animal rights advocate Dr Jane Goodall is best known for her research on chimpanzees, but her work has since evolved to include activism and education — su
Global Economy

Briefs
SINGAPORE (Aug 26): “This is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago. Somebody had to do it.
China Focus

The biggest threats to China's economy in 2018
BEIJING (Jan 2): China starts three years of " critical battles" against debt, poverty and pollution in 2018 as policy makers also face rising US interest rates, renewed trade-war threats, and nucl

CITIC Envirotech secures $610 mil river restoration project in China
SINGAPORE (May 18): CITIC Envirotech has won a build-transfer project worth RMB3 billion ($610 million) involving the investment, design, construction, procurement and commissioning to restore the
Broker's Calls

Why CIMB thinks China Jinjiang Environment a ‘hidden jewel’ with unjustified low valuation
SINGAPORE (March 22): CIMB is initiating coverage on waste-to-energy (WTE) operator China Jinjiang Environment (CJE) with an “add” recommendation and a target price of $1.10, drawing attention to t

Singapore carbon tax would hit refiners, help renewables
SINGAPORE (Feb 21): Singapore's proposed plan to tax greenhouse gas emissions would probably hit oil refiners hard, ramping up costs in an industry that has been central to the city-state's rapid d
China Focus

China hikes tax on 'super cars' amid luxury crackdown
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Dec 1): China will impose an extra 10 percent tax on super cars and other luxury models costing 1.3 million yuan ($0.27 million) and above, in a bid to rein in lavish spending and