Author: Tom Konrad Ph.D. CFA

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September 26, 2024 Manufacturing

VinFast VF 3 Launched In Philippines, 1st Market To Receive It After Vietnam

The VF 3 lined up at the launch event the the ASEANA Business Park in Paranaque City, Manila. (Photo from VinFast Media Group) VinFast has launched its highly anticipated VF 3 in the Philippines, making it the first international market to receive th...

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September 26, 2024 Manufacturing

Risk Fingerprints & Gray Rhinos Help Communication & Strategy

We continue to live in world with changing and in many cases increasing risks. Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, has thought about not only about risk more than most people, but also how different people and organiza...

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September 25, 2024 Sustainability

Oil and gas prospecting in protected marine park in Sabah, Malaysia alarms NGO

Drilling for oil in the Tun Mustapha Marine Park in Borneo would risk 45,000 hectares of reefs and the livelihoods of 85,000 people, Rimbawatch warns. Petronas, part of a group of firms involved in the venture, declined to comment.

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September 25, 2024 Sustainability

NGOs boycott AIIB annual meeting, citing a ‘troubling pattern of exclusion’ of impacted communities

While this year’s forum is the first to include civil society talks, a group of 250 NGOs says the China-based multilateral bank did not give them control over the agenda, casting doubt over the efficacy of AIIB’s accountability mechanism.

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September 25, 2024 Sustainability

Mass tourism brings dollars but with all the baggage

Post-pandemic Asia is working to revive tourism revenues, but overtourism is straining the environment and local communities, highlighting the need for sustainable tourism support from sending countries.

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September 25, 2024 Sustainability

Bumpy road ahead as battery fears hit global EV rollout

The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries, driven by electric vehicles, is expected to result in a surge of spent batteries in developing countries, raising concerns about the destructive mining practices used to extract lithium.

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

Replacing EV Battery After 5 Years? Fuggedaboutit.

This has been one of the most popular criticisms of electric cars from critics and skeptics just looking to deny progress and ignore the benefits of electric cars: “What about in 5 years when you have to spend $15,000 to replace the car’s high-voltag...

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

My First Fat Tire E-Bike — CleanTechnica Review of Haoqi Eagle

Haoqi made a name for itself in the e-bike sector by providing an assortment of low-cost e-bikes with immense tires. I like the lighter e-bikes that I am used to. However, I was intrigued by the sight of this bicycle with fat tires and was eager to t...

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September 25, 2024 Sustainability

Amid industry decline, Asia’s media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands. Journalists and consumers believe fossil fuel sponsorship discredits climate content, but support for an ad ban is lacking.