Eco-Business's top stories | Wednesday, 25 March 2026
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❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-logs-hottest-wettest-months-ever-in-2025-as-earths-climate-balance-slips/
Heat stress readings shattered records in Singapore, reflecting the world's hottest decade on record according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Over 90 per cent of excess heat is stored in the ocean, data showed.
💬 https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/trade-and-sustainability-go-together-as-trumps-tariffs-target-forced-labour/
The Trump administration's aggressive use of trade law to address labour issues could better the lives of migrant workers across Asia. Companies will have to rigorously scrutinise their supply chains for signs of forced labour.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/methane-is-a-blind-spot-in-asian-supermarkets-climate-strategies-study-finds/
Retailers in China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore were assessed on efforts to curb methane from meat, dairy and rice supply chains. None have set a reduction target, despite the greenhouse gas’s outsized climate impact.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/asean-could-meet-new-power-needs-with-solar-at-us67-billion-as-gas-prices-surge-study/
Solar offers the region a cheaper path to meet new power demand by cutting costs by half compared to gas as the Gulf crisis highlights fossil fuel risks, found a new Ember report.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/milestone-improvement-in-southeast-asias-2025-air-quality-but-still-short-of-who-limit/
Progress on reducing PM2.5 air pollution was led by Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia, while the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam recorded declining air quality, a new report showed.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-real-estate-firm-eyes-growth-for-microforests-to-combat-urban-heat/
CDL has doubled the size of a microforest planted at a shopping mall, and is aiming to plant more to combat urban heating. CDL's sustainability chief wants other companies and government agencies to spawn the concept.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/taiwans-lai-says-nuclear-restarts-can-align-with-green-energy-push/
Policy shift comes as renewables lag targets and power demand rises, sparking political backlash.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-can-sustainability-leaders-navigate-the-risks-and-opportunities-of-using-ai/
AI adoption could accelerate urgently needed sustainability transformation. But Dr Louise Drake argues that critical thinking and systems insight are essential as business leaders navigate an AI-driven world.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/qatar-lng-disruption-hits-asia-hardest-as-supply-crunch-deepens/
Supply losses drive price surge, raise risks of power shortages and coal shift in import-dependent economies.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-growing-up-with-climate-change-is-shaping-the-next-generation-of-innovators/
Through a $50,000 sustainability education grant, students are turning personal experiences of environmental change into real-world projects.
💬 https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/why-iran-is-attacking-gulf-energy-infrastructure/
Iran’s wider goal is to raise global energy prices, which has affected Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Vietnam.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-rolls-out-more-than-1000-reverse-vending-machines-ahead-of-deposit-return-launch/
The city's Beverage Container Return Scheme goes live on 1 April. BCRS is targeting a 60 per cent return rate this year, rising to 80 per cent by 2029.
💬 https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/oil-shocks-and-crashes-where-are-we-headed-with-the-2026-crisis/
If the current war creates a prolonged oil crisis, there will be more downward pressure on oil use – and an equal acceleration in China of electric car production at home, with an associated surge in exports.
❇️ https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-koreans-shift-from-plastic-to-aluminium-as-recycling-awareness-grows-survey/
South Korean consumers are gradually shifting away from plastic towards materials seen as more recyclable, as awareness grows about the environmental impact of single-use packaging, a new survey showed.
💬 https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/from-speculation-to-disclosure-steering-crypto-to-create-value-in-southeast-asia/
Requiring disclosures is an essential step for building integrity and unlocking the potential of blockchain technology.
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