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Sustainability

The race to thrivability: going beyond simply catching up

Following a month away, facing Europe’s existential heat-wave crisis, I presented at major sustainability-related conferences. I held meetings with my counterparts, subject experts and knowledgeable officials in Asia and Europe. It appears the message is starting to sink in. While some deep ecologist lament it is too late, holding the doom and gloom placard, many – especially the young – are saying enough is enough.

Breakeven Renewable Energy

Over $1 trillion has been invested in renewables worldwide, creating around 10 million job opportunities. Renewables benefit the environment as they represent a clean and sustainable source of power.

The right to repair

Consumerism has certainly taken its toll on society and the environment. Take all the effort that goes into mining the raw materials for the consumer electronics industry, transport of the same – often from afar – only to eventually end up dumped.

Death by air pollution

A recent report shows that over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution. Power plants have been encouraged to install scrubbers to curb emissions.

Law enforcement in the Philippines

Up until not so long ago, I thought that this third world-come-developing country was like the wild wild west! I have come to discover that in fact, the Philippines has plenty of law and law enforcers.

Sustainability matters!

Working in the ‘sustainability’ space with medium to large enterprises over the years, I have unfortunately at times been faced with the casual response of: “this does not affect us, nor do we have any say”.