Chinese delivery companies transported 83 billion parcels last year, generating some 16 million tonnes of wastepaper and packaging. Food delivery firms handled 17.1 billion orders, generating mountains of single-use-plastics in rubbish dumps around the country. The government has been trying to curb some of the environmental impact of outflows like these, issuing more stringent rules to curtail the piling up of consumer lifestyle waste. Read the full WiC Article HERE
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Collaboration between ASEAN members is key to reduce global marine plastic debris and preserve marine life. A 2015 study by US scientist Jenna Jambeck revealed six out of 11 Southeast Asian countries are among the top 20 countries to have mismanaged their plastic wastes. Indonesia ranks second, followed by the Philippines (third), Vietnam (fourth), Thailand (sixth), Malaysia (eighth) and Myanmar (17th). Their combined marine plastic pollution accounted for 1.4-3.54 million metric tonnes (MT) per year, out of 8-12 million MT…
By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050. Beyond the core data metrics from waste generation to disposal, the report provides information on waste management costs, revenues, and tariffs; special wastes; regulations; public…
Infrastructure Asia organised a deep dive session on the waste management sector to gather views from eight industry players on the opportunities and commercial structures for waste management solutions in Southeast Asia and ways to apply these commercial structures to develop and initiate more bankable waste management projects in Southeast Asia. There are signs of significant demand across Southeast Asia for newer waste management solutions, particularly for projects at a smaller scale. Read More HERE
In Review: December 2021 Highlights By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ As the year draws to a close here are a few of my Editor’s Picks for favourite articles that we published in 2021. Our most-read article of the year was our interview with KONE’s Helsinki-based CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth. This Q&A reads almost like a business school case study in explaining how a multinational went about building a market-leading business in China – in KONE’s case…
By Andy Chen Speaking of family inheritance, the Rockefellers is perhaps the most prominent ultra-wealthy American family who created one of the first family offices in the United States. John D. Rockefeller amassed an enormous fortune as a result of success of his Standard Oil Trust Company, which controlled 90% of all oil in the United States at its peak. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. His personal wealth…
In Review: November 2021 Highlights By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ Welcome to the second of my monthly columns for PBEC, in which I give my editor’s recommendations, this time my ‘must reads’ from November’s Week in China magazine output. It’s been a busy month, so it’s been tricky to make the selection. Obviously one of the key events of the month – alongside the Cop26 meeting – was the online bilateral summit arranged between…
Roberto Orosei, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy Mars is the planet that most closely resembles ours in the Solar System for geology and composition. However, its tenuous atmosphere of carbon dioxide does not shield the surface from cosmic radiation and ultraviolet light, as occurs on Earth, while the greater distance from the Sun means that the average temperature is far below the freezing point of water. Mars is more arid than any terrestrial desert: if all the humidity in the…
In Review: October 2021 Highlights By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ Click here to download the “A-Z of Chinese History” Inaugural Column: This is my first column for PBEC, and so perhaps a short introduction is in order. I arrived in Asia in April 1997 and I have travelled widely in the region over the past quarter century from my base in Hong Kong. As a business and financial journalist and commentator I have met…
Published 07 September 2021 by Juita Mohamad Given the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 variants and political instability in the region, the RCEP may not come into full force until 2022. As the free trade agreement seeks to transform existing global value chains, gaps in provisions and the increasingly inward-looking policies adopted by members could curtail the benefits brought by greater integration. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Brought to you by PBEC’s strategic partner Hinrich Foundation.