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Asia Community Foundation - 30x30 Southeast Asia Ocean Fund launched to protect marine biodiversity (read here)
Bloomberg Philanthropies - Governments, philanthropy, businesses, civil society, community organisations, and youth leaders come together for the first-ever Southeast Asia Climate Philanthropy Forum (read here)
The Straits Times - Expanding marine protected areas in South-east Asia (read here)
The Straits Times - Family offices in Singapore show growing interest in nature-friendly investments (read here)
The Business Times - Unwrapping the power of giving (read here)
Asia Philanthropy Circle - The Road Ahead: What next after COP28? (read here)
Eco-Business - Nature’s key role in climate action in the spotlight at COP28 (read here)
Eco-Business - ‘No Paris without the ocean’: What role does Southeast Asia play in fighting climate change? (read here)
ClimateWorks Foundation - Coalition of eleven leading funders release Call to Action to accelerate action on climate adaptation at COP28 and beyond (read here)
Prestige - Kathlyn Tan deep dives into ocean conservation (read here)
Financial Times - What is driving the new generation of Asian philanthropists? (read here)
ChannelNewsAsia - Singapore-based foundation to facilitate cross-border philanthropic efforts in the region (watch here)
Changemakr.Asia - Indonesia’s Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2023: Four Startups Clinch IDR 10 Billion from East Venture & Temasek Foundation (read here)
Climate Impact Innovations Challenge - AfterOil, Qarbotech, BANIQL, and Waste4Change won a total of IDR 10 billion in grant funding from East Ventures and Temasek Foundation (read here)
Asia One - What to do this Weekend (Aug 4 to 6) (read here)
SG Magazine - Free talks and film screenings to inspire love and care for the ocean at Waves of Change Festival 2023 (read here)
The Smart Local - 6 New Programmes at ArtScience Museum – on Biodiversity, Wildlife, the Environment & even Sneakers (read here)
Eco-Business - Susteon and TeOra win S$1 million prize each at The Liveability Challenge 2023 (read here)
The Straits Times - Investors are turning towards impact investing (read here)
Asian Investor - Singapore family office sizes up "next big thing" for investors (read here)
The Straits Times - Only 1 in 5 households has collected free recycling box; expert calls for more public education (read here)
The Straits Times - Investing, the family office way (read here)
The Peak - How Singapore businesses are tapping into new green opportunities (read here)
Forbes - The Three L’s of setting up an impact fund: Location, Location, Location (read here)
Channel NewsAsia - These children have spent almost all their lives in public rental flats. What’s been the impact? (read here)
National Geographic - 500 baby sharks to be released: An exclusive look at an unprecedented mission (read here)
TechNode Global - Singapore's BillionBricks secures $2.45M led by Thakral Corporation (read here)
New Fortune Times - Singapore’s start-up companies showcase innovative and sustainable technologies in COP27 (read here)
The Liveability Challenge - The Liveability Challenge 2023 doubles prize money to S$2 million to spur the development of more game-changing projects (read here)
Asia Investor - Early-stage sustainable ventures pay off despite ticket size and risks: family office Rumah Group (read here)
E27 - Indonesia’s Mycotech raises US$1.2M to develop eco-friendly leather for fashion industry (read here)
The Straits Times - Fun With Kids: Installation-performance for children with diverse needs, Waves Of Change Festival (read here)
Time Out - The best things to do this weekend (Sep 16-18) (read here)
Youthtopia - Five things to do this weekend (Sep 16-18) (read here)
Asia One - What to do this weekend (Sept 16 to 18 (read here)
Youthtopia - Free ‘Waves of Change Festival’ to be held at ArtScience Museum from Sep 10 (read here)
Food Ingredients 1st - Asian and US consumers are prepared to ride the next wave of alternative seafood, GFI highlights (read here)
Conservation International - New app aims to take a bite out of illegal shark fin trade (read here)
Future IoT - SG unveils AI app to stop illegal trade of shark and ray fins (read here)
Microsoft - Singapore develops Asia’s first AI-based mobile app for shark and ray fin identification to combat illegal wildlife trade (read here)
The Straits Times - New app launched to help in fight against illegal trade of shark and ray fins (read here)
Channel NewsAsia - Mobile app that identifies sharks’ fins to help curb illegal wildlife trade (read here)
Tatler - Rumah Group’s Kathlyn Tan on channelling her passion for scuba diving to help save the ocean (read here)
Gen.T - Gen.T intelligence report: The value of building a purpose-driven business (read here)
The Peak - This is Femfluence: Kathlyn Tan, Rumah Group (read here)
Deal Street Asia - Climate tech deals in SE Asia still nascent with few startups, cautious investors (read here)
Eco-Business - Eco-Business welcomes Rumah Group as its latest investor (read here)
CityWire - Why three family offices invested in a Singapore ESG fund (read here)
Channel NewsAsia - Sense and Sustainability S1E1: A Sea Change (watch here)
Changemakr.asia - Dive into the wonders and plight of the ocean at Waves of Change Festival 2021 (read here)
Deal Street Asia - Singapore VC Circulate Capital hits $25m second close of climate tech fund (read here)
Yahoo! Finance - Circulate Capital announces second close for Climate Tech Fund and inaugural investments in three US-based tech innovators (read here)
Tatler / Gen.T - A beginner’s guide to ESG investing (read here)
Deal Street Asia - Singapore PE firm Tembusu launches $100m sustainable fund (read here)
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum - Launch of Body Snatchers: Nature’s Zombies and Vampires Exhibition (read here)
Eco-Business - Tembusu Partners and Eco-Business launches the Sustainable Future Fund (read here)
Eco-Business - Tembusu Partners launches its first Sustainable Future Fund in collaboration with Eco-Business (read here)
The Do One Better! Podcast - Philanthropists Laurence Lien, Kathlyn Tan and Dominic Scriven are all collaborating on the launch of Asia Philanthropy Circle’s new Climate Collective, which is launching now! (listen here)
Bird’s Head Seascape - Re-wilding a charismatic shark species in the Bird’s Head Seascape: Zebra Sharks to be hatched in Raja Ampat (read here)
WebWire - Kering and Conservation International announce first grantees for Regenerative Fund for Nature (read here)
Fashion United - Kering announces first Regenerative Fund for Nature recipients (read here)
Kering - Kering and Conservation International Announce First Grantees for Regenerative Fund for Nature (read here)
Ashoka on Medium - How do we reframe our relationship with nature? (read here)
Eco-Business - New depths: where is the value in mining the deep sea? (read here)
Eco-Business - From plant-based to cell-based: Sustainable seafood alternatives of the future (read here)
Asian Private Banker - Passion for the ocean drives Southeast Asia FOs to back impact investing (read here)
Ashoka on Medium - Why philanthropy needs more “thinking money” (read here)
Eco-Business - Nobody seems to care about fish welfare - here’s why we should (read here)
Eco-Business - Protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030: Mission impossible? (read here)
Eco-Business - From AI-enabled devices to low cost monitoring systems: How technology can save our seas (read here)
The Guardian - Is it time to begin rewilding the seas? (read here)
Eco-Business - Coastal communities take the lead: How plans to safeguard Southeast Asia’s biodiverse waters are evolving (read here)
Deal Street Asia - Circulate Capital hits $14m first close of new fund targeting plastic waste, circular economy (read here)
Tatler / Gen.T - Gen.T’s intelligence report on sustainability in Asia (read here)
BBC - East Timor: a young nation reviving ancient laws (read here)
Business North - Carbon management strategy for group (read here)
Conservation International - 2020 Annual Report (read here)
Good Food Institute - Year in Review 2020 (read here)
Good Food Institute APAC - The future is female: women dominate food tech in Asia Pacific (read here)
A Magazine - Kathlyn Tan will take a plunge to save the ocean (read here)
Robb Report - Robb Report Singapore celebrates its 100th issue with industry leaders like Ken Chua, Kathlyn Tan and Relativity Space (read here)
Robb Report - Have an environmentally sustainable business plan? Rumah Group would like to hear your pitch (read here)
Science.org - Aquariums hatch unusual plan to save endangered zebra shark (read here)
Tatler / Gen.T - Rumah Group's Kathlyn Tan on following in her father's footsteps and building a responsible business (read here)
Green Queen - Leaders Of Tomorrow: 2020 GEN T List features 6 Asia alt protein trailblazers for the first time (read here)
Tatler / Gen.T - For preserving land and sea life (read here)
Down to Scuba - Q&A with a marine citizen scientist (read here)
The Straits Times - Coronavirus: are Singapore's tycoons extending a helping hand? (read here)
Channel News Asia - New deposit refund scheme to encourage recycling of beverage containers (read here)
Bloomberg - Where to invest $1 million right now (read here)
MRTV - Myanmar’s Ministry for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and MILK sign MoU on cooperation (read here)
Asia Philanthropy Circle - Advocating for our planet: Turn the Tide (read here)
Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources - #RecycleRight citizens' workgroup - our participants (read here)
The Straits Times - Deposit Refund Scheme for drink containers and blue bin revamp could be on the way (read here)
Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources - Speech by Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (read here)
Bloomberg - Five heirs from wealthy Asia families focus on pollution (read here)
The Business Times - Rebranded GYP eyes property for growth (read here)
The Brunein - World Oceans Day observed at Marine Biodiversity Centre (read here)
Today Online - Diving in: Singapore scientists, volunteers on a mission to protect local reefs from marine trash (read here)
The Business Times - Is Asia giving back enough? (read here)
Borneo Bulletin - Abandoned fishing nets top marine debris in Brunei waters (read here)
Forbes - Heroes of philanthropy: Singapore's Laurence Lien seeks to make giving a regional movement (read here)
Lien Centre For Social Innovation - Reclaiming Singapore's lost soul (read here)
Seatrade Maritime News - Maersk claims 65% emission reduction from Singapore low sulphur switch (read here)