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From silk road to skyscrapers: Charting the investment landscape between Asia-Pacific and the United Arab Emirates (00:29:16)
The signs of a thriving business and investment ecosystem between Asia-Pacific and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are hard to miss. The two regions are strengthening ties through strategies such as tr...
Fandom and the creative economy (00:36:53)
In this special podcast series on culture and the creative economy, Naka Kondo, editorial lead for global initiatives at Economist Impact speaks to Sam Ford, Executive Director, accelerate KY, Kentuck...
Overview: Roadmap to close the marine data pollution gap (00:25:02)
Ocean pollution is a complex and multifaceted problem. It threatens ecosystems, human health and economies, but a lack of data about its impact means relatively little is being done to prevent and add...
Clean construction: Tackling marine chemical pollution through technology (00:19:15)
"The core concept really is that everything that gets discharged to the sewer, ends up in the environment, in one way or another" (Andrew Crimston, Founder and CEO of Washbox Global)Chemical pollution...
Funding impact in Asia-Pacific (00:27:44)
Increasingly more financial players are interested in tapping into the potential of ESG and impact investments in Asia-Pacific. To address social and environmental challenges effectively, key stakehol...
Behind the Scenes: the sustainability of Australia's production ecosystem (00:21:33)
Australia’s screen industry has been on a trajectory of an investment boom and demand for skilled production workers. This podcast features three industry experts Ken Crouch (head of industry developm...
Unlocking entrepreneurship in Asia-Pacific (00:26:00)
On the global stage, India and China are becoming key players in terms of total number and valuation of startups, following the United States. Indonesia and Vietnam’s progress have been remarkable as ...
Ensuring the role of science in the plastics treaty: insights from Global Plastics Summit (00:17:05)
At our inaugural Global Plastics Summit held on Oct 11-12th in Bangkok, Naka Kondo, the lead editor of Back to Blue Initiative spoke to Winnie Lau, project director, preventing ocean plastics at The P...
India’s time to shine? Opportunity and risk in India (00:29:26)
In the last six years, India’s business environment rankings rose 10 places among the 82 countries assessed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Expanding investments will be crucial in maintaini...
Boosting ocean life's resilience to human impact - a conversation with Azul Bio (00:22:29)
Back to Blue’s lead editor, Naka Kondo speaks to Ben Alva, the founder of Azul Bio, a startup developing microbiome-based treatments and probiotics from nature that give ocean lifeimmunity to human im...
Limiting forever chemicals in drinking water (00:16:13)
On March 14th 2023 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to establish legally enforceable levels for six types of ‘forever chemicals’ known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl subs...
The Great Bubble Barrier (00:11:49)
Back to Blue's lead editor, Naka Kondo speaks to Anne Marieke Eveleens, co-founder and chief strategy officer of the Great Bubble Barrier, a Dutch social enterprise, about how air bubble technology ca...
How to invest in artificial intelligence in Asia-Pacific? (00:26:31)
The era of AI has begun. Asia-Pacific’s spending on AI will reach around $50 billion in 2026. In the sixth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," sponsore...
Ocean Census: Species discovery at speed and scale (00:22:22)
Charles Darwin once dismissed the ocean as a ‘tedious waste, a desert of water.’ Some of his contemporaries disagreed. The brave Challenger expedition of the 1870s set out to discover what lurked bene...
Opportunities for procurement in uncertain times (00:39:45)
Against a backdrop of economic headwinds, peaking inflation and ongoing geopolitical tension, the world looks uncertain for business and particularly for procurement. Whilst the Economist Intelligence...
What would a protracted war in Ukraine mean for Asia-Pacific economies? (00:30:49)
The war in Ukraine is entering its second year, with no end in sight. In the fifth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," sponsored by EquitiesFirst, we l...
Takeaways from the World Ocean Summit 2023 (00:19:43)
The World Ocean Summit is an annual global event run by The Economist Group, which brings together the wide ocean community, from business and finance to governments, national and international policy...
Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve (00:13:35)
The world will continue to drown in plastic waste unless a bold and comprehensive set of policy changes is applied – this is according to Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve – a new report by...
Ocean Acidification: A crisis in the making (00:41:20)
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14, Target 14.3, calls for minimising and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification through co-operation at all levels. There is an urgent need for scientific...
How to weather the coming recession (00:21:45)
The late 2022 predictions of an impending global recession have not materialised, but the global economy is not out of the woods yet. In the fourth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Inves...
Asian voices at COP 27 (00:19:34)
Less than a month after COP27 took place in Egypt in November, Asian countries remain at a critical juncture in their climate journeys. Despite tabling some historic agreements this year, a lot is lef...
Protecting investment portfolios against climate change risks (00:26:02)
In the third episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," supported by EquitiesFirst, we look at climate change. What risk does the warming climate represent fo...
Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 2) (00:28:32)
In the second part of this podcast on deep sea mining, released during the World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific, we dive deeper into the pollution risks of deep sea mining with Craig Smith, deep sea ecolog...
Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 1) (00:13:47)
At the COP27 summit, Emmanuel Macron became the first head of state to call for a ban on deep sea mining. In part 1 of this 2-part episode on deep sea mining, the Back to Blue team talks to Phil McCab...
Who will pay for climate loss and damage? (00:19:26)
Climate talks in COP27 recently concluded with a landmark agreement to create a loss and damage fund that would provide financial assistance to poor nations stricken by climate change. Historically, t...
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