Environmental
A heat-pump manufacturer in Penang, a battery-swapping start-up in Jakarta and a building-controls software firm in Singapore may have little in common. Their sustainability pages, however, often share one type...
A factory replaces a gas-fired boiler with an electric heating system and its direct fuel consumption falls sharply. The sustainability result appears obvious: less combustion should mean lower emissions. But...
A distribution company replaces its diesel delivery vans with electric models, installs chargers at its depots and announces that its fleet is now emission-free. The vans no longer burn fuel,...
A factory reduces pesticide use around one site. A property developer creates a wetland habitat. A plantation restores a riparian corridor. A hotel group funds mangrove rehabilitation. All four initiatives...
A hotel installs a food waste digester in its basement. Twelve months later, its sustainability report states that food waste sent for disposal has fallen sharply. The statement may be...
A newly completed building can stand empty, with the air-conditioning off and almost no electricity being consumed, yet already have a substantial carbon footprint. The concrete structure has been produced....
A company sponsors 50,000 seedlings. Staff spend a morning at the site, photographs are taken, and the figure appears in the annual report under environmental initiatives. Three years later, nobody...
A developer completes an office tower, receives a platinum-level rating from a recognised green building scheme, and describes the project as one of the most environmentally advanced buildings in the...
A company calculates its annual emissions at 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, buys 40,000 credits from a broker, and announces that it has become carbon neutral. Every step feels...
Scope 3 Emissions in Asia: How to Build a Practical Supplier Data Strategy A company can calculate electricity consumption from its own utility bills and fuel use from internal records....
