Wei ZhangFashion
Better Cotton Farmers Cut Synthetic Nitrogen 69 Percent in Five-Year Audit
Research covering 24 percent of global cotton output shows 59 percent of smallholders boosted net farm income while cutting pesticide volume by 65 percent.
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Maria SantosGeneral
Cambodia Drafts Nationwide Rules on Plastic Packaging Waste
The draft framework targets non-biodegradable materials used by domestic manufacturers, importers, and retailers across supply chains.
Maria SantosFashion
Rajby Textiles Opens 500,000-Piece Denim Plant in Karachi
A planned expansion will double monthly production to 1 million garments, fed by an on-site mill weaving 3.2 million meters of fabric.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Lazada Maps Carbon Footprint and Claims 1.1 Million Ecosystem Roles
The Alibaba-owned marketplace established its first greenhouse gas baseline and reported that proactive counterfeit removals reached 98 percent prior to purchase.
Sarah ChenLogistics
Singapore Logistics Group PAL Line Targets 30 per Cent Energy Cut by 2026
The regional freight forwarder is expanding automated sorting across its 50,000-square-foot warehouse network while electrifying 70 per cent of its ground fleet.
Rajiv MenonGeneral
SPARK Foundation Rolls Out RM120,000 Youth Water Grant in Malaysia
University teams and early stage environmental startups can secure up to RM15,000 each for river rehabilitation and watershed protection projects.
Rajiv MenonLiving
China Scraps 61.5 Gigawatts of Overseas Coal Power as Industrial Pipeline Shifts
Canceled projects cut 6.4 billion tonnes of lifetime carbon emissions while private off-grid plants in Indonesia keep 20.5 gigawatts in planning.
Aiko TanakaFashion
Bangladesh Garment Factory Cooling Costs Recovered Within Four Years
Indoor heat stress erases 4.1 per cent of annual revenue across plants in Dhaka, making shop-floor insulation and airflow ventilation commercially viable.
Rajiv MenonFashion
Fashion Brands Influence 30 Percent of Global Farmland, Oxford Study Finds
Livestock grazing for leather and wool accounts for almost 97 percent of the 1.45-billion-hectare footprint identified across five natural fiber categories.
Aiko TanakaFood
Coles Opens Its First Fully Electric Supermarket in Melbourne
The Clyde store features a 270kW rooftop solar system and a 110kW/225kWh battery energy storage system to operate without on-site fossil fuels.
Aiko TanakaFood
Heineken Malaysia Cuts Brewery Emissions 45 Percent and Replaces Secondary Plastic
A RM7 million wastewater upgrade and rooftop solar array helped the brewer eliminate landfill waste across 35,637 tonnes of production byproducts in 2025.
Aiko TanakaFood
Brita Marks 60 Years with Launch of Limited Edition Glass Jug
Brita ANZ is expanding its category footprint across smart bottles, tap solutions, and appliance filtration under a new campaign.
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Pomelo Operator KCG Collects 231 Kilos of Garments in Indonesian Take-Back Push
The retailer doubled its initial collection target across eight stores in the first month without running paid promotions.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Who Gives A Crap Targets A$100 Million Annual Donations on Retail Push
Melbourne-founded Who Gives A Crap has passed A$20 million in cumulative donations as it shifts from online subscriptions into physical supermarket aisles.
Rajiv MenonFinance
Home Credit Vietnam Triumphs Again: Wins Coveted Finance and Sustainability Awards for 2026
Home Credit Vietnam has been awarded ‘Finance Company of the Year’ for the second consecutive year, and also received the ‘Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2026. The awards acknowledge the company’s…
Maria SantosGeneral
Vietnam’s Textile Exports Soar to $22.2B in H1: Embracing Sustainability and Tech for Future Growth
Vietnam’s textile and garment industry saw a slight increase in exports for the first half of the year, reaching an estimated $22.2 billion, marking a 1.7% rise compared to the same period in the previous year. This information was released by the Vietnam…