Eco-Business Podcast

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May 2026

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May 25, 202628 min

'Show me the money' – this is what sustainability has become: CIMB CSO Luanne Sieh

In this episode of On the frontlines, which profiles changemakers on the hard edge of sustainable business, CIMB chief sustainability officer Luanne Sieh shares how she built credibility in her field, what she's learned from dealing with activists, and why she feels criticism of sustainability finance is often misguided. Tune in as we discuss: * Learning on the job: how Sieh moved into the role of chief sustainability officer at CIMB * Embedding sustainability culture at a time of ESG pushback * Dealing with activists * "Show me the money": How investors are influenced by sustainability * Sustainable finance and greenwashing * How to survive in sustainability

May 14, 202627 min

Waste to energy ‘safe’ for Filipinos amid health, pollution fears: environment official

Amid back‑to‑back trash slides and a landfill fire in one of Southeast Asia’s leakiest waste systems, Philippine environment undersecretary Jonas Leones touts new science‑based safeguards for a waste‑to‑energy buildout.

April 22, 202623 min

Is green living a myth? Why individual action won't save the planet

Former Yale-NUS environmental social sciences professor Michael Maniates tells the EB Podcast that individual actions like going vegetarian, using less plastic or avoiding air travel are not only insufficient in saving the planet – they are counterproductive.

April 15, 202645 min

'Resilience is not a buzzword': Palm oil leaders call for industry reset as global shocks test sustainability's limits

What does it mean to build a truly resilient food system? For two of the palm oil sector's leading experts, the answer lies not in ticking sustainability boxes, but in fundamentally reshaping the trust, partnerships, and long-term thinking that hold global supply chains together - especially as geopolitical and climate shocks grow more frequent and more severe.

April 2, 202625 min

De-risking offshore wind could put Philippines ahead in clean energy race: GWEC’s Ann Francisco

Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.

March 30, 202619 min

‘Comedy can say the elephant in the room’: Why climate action needs a sense of humour

On this episode of the Eco-Business Podcast, climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith talks to Robin Hicks about a career turning one of the world’s most complex and anxiety-inducing problems into something people can actually talk about – even laugh at. Tune in as we discuss: Is climate comedy getting harder? Should climate comedy now be called something else? How is comedy more effective than traditional forms of communication at changing behaviour? Are there elements of climate change that just aren’t funny? How does comedy get through to corporates? How does climate comedy persuade people to lead more environmentally aware lifestyles? Climate gags that bombed

February 20, 202643 min

Despite US rollbacks, Asia’s climate innovators push ‘hard tech’ forward

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, Eco-Business speaks to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

February 20, 202629 min

We don’t want others to take advantage of Asean's rich mineral resources: PH enviro exec

Critical minerals will be a key part of the discussion at this year’s Asean, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing of raw ore in its role as summit chair.

February 2, 202625 min

Cross-border clean energy projects are worth the pain: Sunseap co-founder Frank Phuan

In the second episode of a new podcast series that profiles Southeast Asia's clean energy pioneers, Eco-Business spoke with Frank Phuan, co-founder of Singapore solar pioneer Sunseap and now founder of Equator Renewables Asia, a new company focused on unlocking cross-border green power.

January 13, 202618 min

Jeffrey Sachs: China is unequivocally the world's climate power today. Asean's opportunity is next.

As a global powerhouse for clean technology and green finance, China can do more to help Southeast Asia lower its greenhouse gas emissions and transition to net zero, says Dr Jeffrey Sachs, economist, Columbia University professor and president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Tune in to this episode of the Eco-Business podcast as we discuss: - How the GBA can help finance Asean's energy transition - Asean's rise as a strategically important player - How China can improve its climate leadership - Why investing in climate action and data still matters