Robin Hicks

‘Show me the money’ – this is what sustainability has become: CIMB CSO Luanne Sieh. @ecobusinesscom podcast eco-business.com/podcasts/show-…

Microplastic found in @Nestle and @Danone baby food, according to @Greenpeace investigation greenpeace.org/international/…

Demand among youth for careers in #sustainability is strong, but the pipeline of green jobs is tightening as corporate climate commitments weaken, firms consolidate #ESG roles, and #AI automates work once managed by junior execs. eco-business.com/news/as-sustai…

As conflict in the Middle East drives energy prices up, Singapore’s companies should adopt technologies that lower their electricity use and emissions, says minister eco-business.com/news/singapore…

Singapore sustainability consultancy CEO cites #ESGbacklash, corporate retreat from decarbonisation and burnout among #sustainability professionals as firm winds down. eco-business.com/news/singapore…

As tech firms race to frame #AI as key to solving the #climatecrisis, the deployment of AI tools to curb the energy intensity of the technology is not keeping pace with the sector’s voracious appetite for power, @IEA study finds. eco-business.com/news/ais-energ…

Eating plastic bags might have killed this cow. I noticed this carcass in a field in Ranthambore, Rajasthan a few days ago. There are about 5m free-roaming cows in India that forage through rubbish.

Our #podcast series 'On the frontlines', which examines the mounting pressure on Asia’s chief #sustainability officers to demonstrate their value in the @realDonaldTrump era, won best use of audio at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards. eco-business.com/news/eco-busin…

.@Crocs says used shoes will be donated or recycled in its first takeback scheme in Southeast Asia. Observers raise questions about #traceability and suggest the programme could drive further #consumption. eco-business.com/news/crocs-lau…

Singapore firm signs deals in Indonesian to scale #biofuel. Sweet sorghum plantations are to be grown on depleted bauxite mines in Bintan. It can used as biofuel & green #naphtha, an ingredent for plastics in short supply #IranWar. eco-business.com/news/singapore…

This NASA visualization shows the CO2 emitted into the earth's atmosphere + clarifies who is responsible for the climate crisis: we, the Global North. There is not time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables

Rising costs, consumer apathy and slowing climate action are holding Singapore’s #SMEs back on #sustainability – but for some, being green is a competitive edge that boosts the bottom line. eco-business.com/news/singapore…

Iran war rips through Asia’s plastics market, boosting demand for recycled resin. A “huge” increase in demand for #recycledplastic as virgin prices spike is complicated by stock availability, rising freight costs, and pressure on the informal sector. eco-business.com/news/iran-war-…

Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa is to end sourcing dolphins from the wild and halted a breeding program. The firm is assembling a team of experts to decide the future of 20+ Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins taken from Solomon Islands. news.mongabay.com/2026/03/singap…

Singapore's resources recovery scheme risks being a waste of resources; 2,000 reverse vending machines made from metal and plastic, weighing 800 tonnes and costing S$30m, will be deployed to recover metal and plastic containers. robinhicksboilingfrog.substack.com/p/singapores-r…

@MikeHudema This guy was rescued from someone's garden in Singapore

Pangolins are vital to ecosystem health, but they’re being pushed to near extinction by the illegal wildlife trade. buff.ly/KTfV6Au Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity

‘Comedy can say the elephant in the room’: Why climate action needs a sense of humour. Climate comedian @ComComPod tells the @ecobusinesscom podcast why jokes might be the most powerful tools for solving #sustainability problems. eco-business.com/podcasts/comed…

New research shows rising temperatures could save lives in rich, cooler countries but cause hundreds of thousands of additional deaths in poorer regions due to #heat stress eco-business.com/news/heat-ineq…

A #microforest planted at a #Singapore shopping mall. Good idea to beat heat and boost biodiversity – if it can scale. If it doesn’t, it feels like #greenwashing. robinhicksboilingfrog.substack.com/p/singapore-ne…

A local botanist has urged #Singapore to incentivise property firms to plant more native species, steering SG away from its “manicured #gardencity” image. Embracing more natural landscapes could reduce #urbanheat and cut pest control costs, he argues eco-business.com/news/singapore…