Sustainable living/development

Terengganu’s fight against climate change begins in the classroom

Terengganu deputy education director Wan Zuraidi Wan Zaid checks on the progress of Tun Telanai Secondary’s Eco-School programme on Sept 15.

How wellness culture came for the closet

At a time when some fast-fashion retailers add thousands of items to their sites each day, avoiding synthetic fabrics has become a status symbol.

Seoul’s green space a battleground for mayor and South Korea’s President

With 16,000 people per square km, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.

For sale: Baby clothes, definitely worn

Parents have long dressed their children in hand-me-downs — but lately, the used clothes some parents seek are from rarer provenances and require setting eBay alerts and sifting through pages of Etsy search results.

NKF pushes for more sustainable dialysis to reduce carbon footprint and ease staff’s back pain

Nurse Chembali Ambujakshan Dhanyamol, tops up the acid concentrate for the Haemodialysis machine, for a patient at NKF. The introduction of the Centralised Acid Concentrate Delivery System system has reduced the need for caregivers to carry the acid concentrate containers, and in turn the medical waste generated.

Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for ‘cool’ shorts

Government officials in casual dress code, including shorts, tee shirts and sneakers as part of the Tokyo’s “Cool Biz” initiative.

Construction of Bali’s waste-to-energy plant officially starts

Indonesia generates more than 140,000 tonnes of waste every day.

Temasek doubles down on net-zero goal, says sustainable investments make profit

While the concept of sustainability may be losing its appeal in some countries, Singapore’s Temasek is still aiming for its net-zero target by 2050 for its total portfolio emissions.

Video: Should we uproot our forests for HDB flats?

Build political support globally for more momentum on climate action: President Tharman

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam spoke at a panel on sustainability at the London School of Economics on June 18.

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