by Abriel | Jun 1, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
China and the European Union seek to save a global pact against climate change from which U.S. President Donald Trump said he will withdraw. In a statement backed by all 28 EU states, the European Union and China will commit to full implementation of the Paris Climate...
by Abriel | Jun 1, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
As US President Donald Trump nears a final decision on the Paris climate agreement, top corporate executives are mounting a last-minute push aimed at persuading Mr Trump that the U.S. has more to lose from abandoning the accord. The appeals from chief executives come...
by Abriel | May 31, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Singtel is collaborating with local polytechnics to help heritage-brand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital technology. Riding on the 99% SME movement, this partnership aims to help preserve traditional businesses in Singapore. “Many SMEs...
by Christie Lee | May 31, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Coffee production and consumption have risen considerably over the past few decades, with 2.25 billion cups of coffee being consumed daily worldwide. But the future availability and price of coffee are going to be impacted by climate change and farmers who grow it may...
by Christie Lee | May 30, 2017 | 2017
Businesses and NGOs can come together with the best of intentions, but must manage competing desires and expectations. Why do some partnerships achieve a win-win while others are unsatisfying? In recent research, Garima Sharma and Pratima Bansal (Western University)...
by Abriel | May 30, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Both Mr Chua Weng Foo and Mr Gary Seow are dyslexics but are now successful entrepreneurs. Dyslexia is characterised as a reading disorder in which the brain has trouble properly processing language, making it difficult to spell, read quickly and write. But there...
