Even as cases of greenwashing have declined globally as environmental, social and governance (ESG) language fades from the corporate lexicon, in Australia, greenwashing has remained a mainstream issue as regulators and consumer groups have pursued questionable green claims in the courts.

Joining the Eco-Business Podcast to discuss how Australia has taken the lead in tackling greenwashing is John Pabon, a former United Nations policy analyst and China-based Business for Social Responsibility strategist who now runs sustainability consultancy Fulcrum Strategic Advisors. He authored the book, The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments, and Influencers Are Lying to You.

Tune in as we discuss:

How did John Pabon get interested in greenwashing?

Greenwashing cases in Australia this year

How did Australia get to grips with greenwashing?

Has Australia been influenced by Trump and a pivoting Europe?

Why are companies still falling into the greenwashing trap?

Greenhushing and corporate vulnerability

In a new podcast series that spotlights Asia's clean energy pioneers, Eco-Business spoke to Assaad Razzouk, chief executive of Singapore-headquartered Gurin Energy, about the challenges and opportunities of the renewables sector in Asia in uncertain times.

Tune in as we discuss:

* From finance to carbon markets to renewables: Razzouk's career path

* Scaling renewables and the localisation imperative

* Where are the opportunities in Southeast Asia?

* Intermittency and planting wind farms in nature reserves

* "Winning" the conversation on renewables in the Trump 2.0 era

* China, India and the growth trajectory for clean energy

* Advice for a new generation of clean energy entrepreneurs

The latest round of negotiations for a global plastic treaty ended in failure. Speaking to the Eco-Business Podcast, Doug Wooding, managing director of Hong Kong-based nonprofit Ocean Recovery Alliance, said that countries do not need to wait for a treaty, and should enact polluter-pays laws that mandate firms to recover the plastic they put into the market and finance the chronically under-funded circular economy.

Tune in as we discuss:

What now? INC5.3?

Is no treaty better than a watered down treaty?

Recycled content mandates versus virgin plastic caps

Pressure brands not petrochemical producers

Action is possible without a treaty

The need for regulatory consistency for plastics

What will a realistic treaty look like?

What should a treaty look like for Asia?

Speaking to the EB Podcast from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, Singapore Youth for Climate Action president Terese Teoh said that  there is no explicit Asean-wide support for caps on plastic production, despite the region’s vulnerability to plastic pollution. She argues that no treaty is better than a watered-down treaty with no production limits.

Eco-Business spoke to Hang Lung Properties deputy director of sustainability John Haffner for the latest episode of On the frontlines, which profiles change-makers on the hard edge of sustainable business.

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Discipline and sustainability spending

Are our sustainability targets too weak or too ambitious?

How do you justify your job?

Managing greenwashing risk

Advice for sustainability aspirants

Burnout risk

The EB Podcast spoke to Dr Bosco Chan, WWF Hong Kong's head of conservation, and Dr Stephan Gale, head of flora conservation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, about threats to Hong Kong's unique biodiversity from mega-projects.

We discussed:

Conservation with Dr Bosco Chan

The state of Hong Kong biodiversity: reasons for concern

The Northern Metropolis development – what will it mean for Hong Kong's wildlife?

How can developers reduce the impact on wildlife?

Do cityfolk living in Hong kong or Singapore care about species loss?

Models to follow in biophilic city design

Conservation with Dr Stephan Gale

The climate implications of Hong Kong's mega-projects

Why nature restoration matters

Nature-sensitive building design

The importance native plant species matter to Hong Kong and Singapore

"Listen to ecologists"

On the latest edition of On the frontlines, which profiles changemakers on the hard edge of sustainable business, Aun Abdullah tells the EB Podcast when corporate India cannot retreat from climate action at a time of conflicting priorities.

In the third episode of ‘On the frontlines’, the Christer Gaudiano, sustainability chief of Meralco’s power generation arm says Filipino companies show no sign of backtracking on their sustainability pledges.

In our series 'On the frontlines', which profiles changemakers on the hard edge of sustainable business, Hendrik Rosenthal, CLP’s sustainability director, tells the EB Podcast that open dialogue with internal stakeholders is key to transitioning a company that has committed to a complete exit from coal by 2040.

Tune in as we discuss:

Recycling, Chernobyl and Canadian wastewater: Rosenthal’s route into sustainability

Where does sustainability sit in CLP’s corporate structure?

How is sustainability incentivised at CLP?

How realistic are CLP’s decarbonisation ambitions?

Advice for a new generation of sustainability practitioners

Podcast with climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton.

Tune in as we discuss:

Horton’s career in climate science, built in the US, shaped by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy

How the US and Singapore view climate science differently

Why the attack on climate science in the US matters to Asia

The private sector’s response to climate policy

Why businesses need climate scientists

Climate risks, Singapore and Hong Kong compared