Environment


Outperforming with Environment, Social, and Governance Supply Chains
Adopting a mindset that considers environment, society and governance factors is a critical first step to increase visibility and improve supply chain performance.

Tags: Environment, Private sector development

Multilateral Development Banks as Drivers for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Developed and emerging economies need to deploy more carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies to decarbonize their industrial sectors.  

Tags: Environment

No Time to Waste: Diving into Plastics Circularity
Circular solutions can help stem the rising tide of plastic waste in Southeast Asia and enable the region to build back bluer.

Tags: Environment, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Cambodia

Green Recovery Policies Are Still Possible
Governments must prioritize fiscal spending that supports green recovery and invest in long-term low-carbon solutions, rather than short-term unsustainable expenditures on subsidizing fossil fuels.

Tags: Environment, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Thailand 2021 Report
This report explores green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support Thailand in achieving a low-carbon economy.

Tags: Thailand, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

Here is How Major Hotel Chains Are Saying ‘No’ to Plastic
By switching to reusable bottles and refillable soap dispensers and reimagining supply chains to be more sustainable, hotels chains are making a headway in reducing plastic wastes.

Tags: Environment, Tourism

Countries in East Asia Commit to Green Recovery and Healthy Oceans
The virtual 7th East Asian Seas Ministerial Forum endorsed a roadmap to 2030 that is anchored on sustainability and blue economy principles.

Tags: Environment, COVID-19, Economy

What Will It Take for Southeast Asia to Build Back Better from COVID-19? Go Green
Taking a green growth path is key to the region's exit strategy from the pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, Environment

Towards Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Lao PDR: Options for a National Policy Strategy and Action Plan
This report assesses Lao PDR's situation in dealing with single-use plastic wastes and recommends policy options based on lessons from other countries and recommendations from stakeholders and experts. 

Tags: Environment, Lao PDR, SEADS 2023

Developing the Philippine Blue Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Ocean Tourism Sector
This paper from ADB Institute examines how ocean tourism and economic development intertwine in archipelagic nations, examining national statistical data on tourism and economic development in the Philippines over the last several years.

Tags: Philippines, Tourism, Environment, SEADS 2023

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