Let’s start with a simple truth: the effects of human activity on the environment are in vivid colour all across APAC. You just have to view or read daily news headlines. As Kaveh Zahedi, deputy executive secretary for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, says, “Time is running out. Right now, at the current pace, without raising ambitions, without acceleration, this region is not set to achieve any of the sustainable development goals by 2030.”
This gives APAC seven short years to turn things around. Actioning a sustainability strategy is now a non-negotiable....