22 January 2021

Skills Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia

A new report by the ADB and AlphaBeta assesses the potential impact of Industry 4.0 on jobs in Southeast Asia.

20 July 2020

New Nature Economy Report II: The Future of Nature and Business

Nature-positive solutions can create over US$10 trillion in annual business opportunity and 395 million jobs by 2030, according to the Future of Nature and Business report.

15 July 2020

Methodology Note: New Nature Economy Report on the Future of Nature and Business

AlphaBeta releases a methodology paper to support the World Economic Forum's Future of Nature and Business report.

01 July 2020

Valuing and unlocking the SDG prize for businesses

AlphaBeta had the honour of supporting the Business & Sustainable Development Commission, a group of world-leading CEOs, in answering this question. In this new video, we summarise our findings and approach.

21 January 2019

Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels: Mitigating and adapting to the looming threats

Businesses and policymakers alike will need to radically change their approaches to combat climate change and the impact of climate change on sea level. As part of the Ecosperity Conversations series, Temasek organised a discussion by Professor Benjamin Horton on the impact of rising sea levels. This AlphaBeta report covers the key topics discussed during the session and includes additional insights and potential implications for businesses and policymaking.

25 October 2018

Challenges and opportunities for Singapore’s sustainable development

As part of Temasek's Ecosperity programme, Speaker of Parliament Mr. Tan Chuan-Jin discussed a range of sustainability challenges Singapore faces during a youth dialogue session held at SMU. Water constraints, food and energy security, carbon consciousness, land scarcity, rapid ageing, heritage protection and protection of biodiversity are just some of the restrictions that Singaporean policymakers and citizens must grapple with on a daily basis. This report by AlphaBeta summarises the key conversations from this session.

05 June 2018

Prevention is the Best Medicine: Rethinking Healthcare in Asia

Healthcare costs in Asia are rising at an unprecedented pace. This is a challenge. Even unlocking all the available efficiency gains in healthcare treatment may not be sufficient for limited resources to meet the demands of an ageing population, with greater expectations on healthcare quality and a rise in non-communicable diseases.

05 June 2018

Better Together: Business, Government, Society and Our Sustainable Future

It is increasingly important for business, government, and society to come together to overcome sustainability challenges in Asia and put the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into practice.

05 June 2018

Feeding Urban Asia: New Approaches for Providing Safe, Nutritious and Affordable Food

Asia’s urban population boom is placing immense pressure on the food system. 555 million people are expected to move to cities in Asia by 2030. Providing them with safe, nutritious, and affordable food will become an increasing challenge, not only because of the sheer scale of demand but also because arable land is becoming scarce.