Showing posts with label consumerism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consumerism. Show all posts

National Day Parade's fun packs are not fun for our environment

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ERIC TEO HONG KIAT Today Online 6 Aug 18; It's that time of the year again when we mark Singapore's independence. The ubiquitous ...

A manifesto to save Planet Earth (and ourselves)

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Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin, University College London BBC 7 Jun 18; The impacts of human actions on our home planet are now so large tha...

Food giants’ claims palm oil does not damage rainforests 'problematic', say researchers

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Guaranteeing genuinely deforestation-free products from the resource is problematic, report says Jane Dalton The Independent 3 Jun 18; F...

Runners race for a greener planet at Income Eco Run

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Audrey Tan Straits Times 29 Apr 18; SINGAPORE - Mass runs are usually known for generating huge amounts of waste, but insurance company I...

Zero-waste shopping? Packaging-free grocery store opening in Singapore

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Consumers planning to visit this new grocery store at Jalan Kuras will have to bring their own jars and bags, or pick up one of the store’s ...

Chinese appetite for totoaba fish bladder kills off rare porpoise

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Only 30 vaquita are left in Gulf of California as pirate fishermen net them when fishing for highly valued totoaba maws Damian Carrington T...

No live Christmas trees from Ikea this year

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Melissa Lin, The Straits Times AsiaOne 21 Nov 16; For the first time in more than 20 years, Ikea will not be selling live Christmas trees...

More buying from social enterprises in Singapore: Survey

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Alice Chia Channel NewsAsia 25 Oct 16; SINGAPORE: More people are aware of social enterprises and are buying goods or services from them,...

Indonesia: NGOs’ changing roles in sustainable agro industry

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Edi Purwanto and Soren Moestrup Jakarta Post 30 May 16; Indonesia’s economic development and resource utilization are largely driven by g...

Humans damaging the environment faster than it can recover, UN finds

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Radical action is needed to combat increasing rate of environmental damage to water sources, land, biodiversity and marine life, report show...

Does ethical consumption have to cost so much?

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VAIDEHI SHAH Today Online 13 May 16; Eat organic food. Drive an electric car, not a gas-guzzler. Buy clothes made by fairly paid workers:...

SEC to start certifying palm oil products from Feb

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Carolyn Khew, The Straits Times AsiaOne 9 Nov 15; The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) is expected to start certifying palm oil-based ...

Indonesia: Consumers ready for sustainable palm oil

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Hans Nicholas Jong, The Jakarta Post 7 Nov 15; Almost 8 million consumers, over a quarter of the Indonesian market, are willing to switch...

Asia Pulp & Paper hit by another company withdrawal

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Today Online 20 Oct 15; SINGAPORE — The fallout for Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) over alleged links to the Indonesian forest fires c...

Hot weather is a reminder to care for environment: Grace Fu

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The MP for Yuhua urged her residents to be mindful of how they were contributing to climate change, while leading them on a tree-planting an...

Asia Pulp & Paper says comprehensive solution involving all stakeholders needed to solve crisis

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Last month, the National Environment Agency served Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) a notice, seeking information on its subsidiaries in Singapor...

Sustainability not high up in minds of Singaporean consumers

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Today Online 16 Oct 15; SINGAPORE – Among consumers in Southeast Asia, Singaporeans were the least conscious about sustainability when ma...

Does green living always result in higher monetary cost?

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Switching to eco-friendly practices does not necessarily cost more, according to some companies and consumers. Rachelle Lee Channel NewsAsi...

More than 3,000 companies asked to sign 'haze-free' declaration

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So far, only 38 firms have joined the signing campaign declaring they do not procure wood, paper or pulp materials from the six companies ac...

Palm oil in your grocery items could be from haze culprits

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Jessica Lim, My Paper AsiaOne 8 Oct 15; PAPER products may just be the tip of the iceberg: Many grocery items here could come from planta...