Environment

Retail Asia12/01/2022

Vietnam has the second-lowest operating costs among nine countries in Asia and is assessed to have high logistics development potential, a report says. The monthly minimum operating cost for a manufacturing company in Vietnam is $79,280, compared to leader Singapore at $366,561 and second-placed Thailand at $142,344, according to a report by Singapore-based business transformation […]

Retail Asia27/03/2019

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is focusing on three key sustainability initiatives as part of the company’s recently announced 2019 Sustainability Plan: eliminating single-use plastic products; reducing its food waste footprint; and expanding its support of local farming and produce-growing communities. No Single-Use Plastic Products by end-2019 The elimination of single-use plastic […]

Retail Asia20/02/2019

Korea’s air purifier market has tripled since 2016 thanks to worsening fine-dust pollution levels and growing health concerns. Last year, Koreans bought 1.8 million air purifiers worth around 760 billion won ($676 million), according to market researcher GfK. In 2016, Koreans only purchased 698,000 purifiers for 220 billion won. The research company noted that, unlike […]

Retail Asia14/02/2019

Starbucks Korea and 7-Eleven Thailand have announced positive results for their respective anti-plastic campaigns. A report revealed that the local Starbucks subsidiary has seen consumption of single-use straws cut by half in the months since introducing strawless lids on drinks without whipped cream or that do not need stirring. The initiative, introduced last November, has […]

Retail Asia14/01/2019

A Seoul court fined BMW Korea 14.5 billion won ($12.9 million) for manipulating documents on emissions to sell some 29,000 vehicles in Korea. The Seoul Central District Court announced Thursday that the local unit of BMW is guilty of violating customs law. The automaker was found guilty of forging emissions test papers from 2011 to […]

Retail Asia10/01/2019

Hyundai Motor will recall about 79,000 diesel-powered vehicles to fix faulty emission-related components, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday.Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales is expected to recall 78,721 vehicles encompassing three different models due to problematic parts that emit excessive nitrogen oxide into the air. The recall will start Wednesday and be carried out for one and […]

Retail Asia08/01/2019

South Korea is to ban big-time supermarkets and retailers nationwide from selling single-use plastic bags in an attempt to conserve natural resources and reduce recyclable waste. The ban will come into effect on Tuesday as part of a revised law on conserving resources and encouraging the reuse of recyclable waste. Subject to the ban are 2000 outlets of […]

Retail Asia02/01/2019

Large supermarkets are banned from giving or selling plastic shopping bags to customers. The Ministry of Environment announced Monday that it will completely prohibit grocery franchises and supermarkets over 165 square meters (1,776 square feet) from selling or giving away single-use plastic bags from New Year’s Day. While it discouraged stores from providing plastic bags before, the […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018

Starbucks Korea is stocking all 1,225 of its stores nationwide with paper straws in a bid to cut down on its plastic usage. Starting last Monday, Starbucks began stocking all of its stores with white paper straws, which it found during trials to be more popular than green ones. The paper straws will also be […]

Retail Asia02/11/2018

The government is considering reducing its levy on palm oil exports, Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Darmin Nasution said on Thursday, as the country pushes to maintain its position in international markets for the commodity. Speaking at an industry conference in Bali, the minister said an “adjustment” to the levy was among steps to be taken […]

Retail Asia27/10/2015

It’s not easy to convey the scale of the two initiatives Apple announced today to reduce its carbon footprint in China—Building 200 megawatts of solar projects in the provinces on its own and partnering with its Asian suppliers to install another 2 gigawatts of new clean energy. Apple’s press release offered some helpful analogies. —The […]

Retail Asia08/01/2015

Known for her commitment to sustainability and her engagement for environmental causes, actress Olivia Wilde, will be the face of H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign, set to be unveiled in around 200 H&M stores worldwide and online on 16 April. “Sustainability is one of my biggest passions. I’m proud to be the face of H&M Conscious […]

Tag: Environment

Vietnam operating costs among Asia’s lowest

Single-Use Plastic Ban, Food Waste and Local Produce Top Priorities in Centara’s 2019 Sustainability Plan

Air purifier sales shoot up as fine dust worries shoppers

Positive result from anti-plastic campaigns by Starbucks, 7-Eleven

BMW Korea fined $13M over emissions

Hyundai Korea recalls diesel vehicles for emissions issue

Korea to ban single-use plastic bags

Korea to ban plastic bags in supermarkets

All Starbucks in Korea to get paper straws from yesterday

Indonesia Gov’t Considers Reducing Its Levy on Palm Oil Exports

How big is Apple’s green initiative in China?

Olivia Wilde is the face of H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign