Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact
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Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact
Economist Impact combines the rigour of a think-tank with the creativity of a media brand to engage an influential global audience. We partner with corporations, foundations, NGOs and governments across big themes including sustainability, health and the changing shape of globalisation to catalyse c...
Recent Episodes
77 episodesFrom silk road to skyscrapers: Charting the investment landscape between Asia-Pacific and the United Arab Emirates
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 ar...
Fandom and the creative economy
In this special podcast series on culture and the creative economy, Naka Kondo, editorial lead for global initiatives at Economist Impact speaks to Sa...
Overview: Roadmap to close the marine data pollution gap
Ocean pollution is a complex and multifaceted problem. It threatens ecosystems, human health and economies, but a lack of data about its impact means...
Clean construction: Tackling marine chemical pollution through technology
"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, Fo...
Funding impact in Asia-Pacific
Increasingly more financial players are interested in tapping into the potential of ESG and impact investments in Asia-Pacific. To address social and...
Behind the Scenes: the sustainability of Australia's production ecosystem
Australia’s screen industry has been on a trajectory of an investment boom and demand for skilled production workers. This podcast features three indu...
Unlocking entrepreneurship in Asia-Pacific
On the global stage, India and China are becoming key players in terms of total number and valuation of startups, following the United States. Indones...
Ensuring the role of science in the plastics treaty: insights from Global Plastics Summit
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, pr...
India’s time to shine? Opportunity and risk in India
In the last six years, India’s business environment rankings rose 10 places among the 82 countries assessed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)....
Boosting ocean life's resilience to human impact - a conversation with Azul Bio
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 fr...
Limiting forever chemicals in drinking water
On March 14th 2023 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to establish legally enforceable levels for six types of ‘forever...
The Great Bubble Barrier
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 soc...
How to invest in artificial intelligence in Asia-Pacific?
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 sto...
Ocean Census: Species discovery at speed and scale
Charles Darwin once dismissed the ocean as a ‘tedious waste, a desert of water.’ Some of his contemporaries disagreed. The brave Challenger expedition...
Opportunities for procurement in uncertain times
Against a backdrop of economic headwinds, peaking inflation and ongoing geopolitical tension, the world looks uncertain for business and particularly...
What would a protracted war in Ukraine mean for Asia-Pacific economies?
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...
Takeaways from the World Ocean Summit 2023
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...
Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve
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 plastic...
Ocean Acidification: A crisis in the making
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14, Target 14.3, calls for minimising and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification through co-operation at...
How to weather the coming recession
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 ep...
Asian voices at COP 27
Less than a month after COP27 took place in Egypt in November, Asian countries remain at a critical juncture in their climate journeys. Despite tablin...
Protecting investment portfolios against climate change risks
In the third episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," supported by EquitiesFirst, we look at climate chang...
Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 2)
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 and ocean pollution (part 1)
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...
Who will pay for climate loss and damage?
Climate talks in COP27 recently concluded with a landmark agreement to create a loss and damage fund that would provide financial assistance to poor n...
Culture and the creative economy: Riding the Korean wave
In the first episode of the "Culture and the creative economy" series, supported by Netflix. We will explore the economic, social and cultural impact...
Can China's economic slowdown create opportunities in Asia?
This is the second episode in the "Shelter from the storm" series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets...
No planet, no patient: healthcare going green
Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What i...
Can Asia Pacific benefit from deglobalisation?
In the first episode in the "Shelter from the storm" series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets today,...
Back to Blue at the UN Ocean Conference
The Back to Blue team was at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal and spoke to President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau about the ocean pollution issues...
What works in healthcare? Value, value, value
In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data...
Redefining the patient journey: the role of hospitals in the future
Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we...
Privacy in Asia-Pacific: Shifting perspectives and changing expectations
In this episode, Gillian Parker speaks to Yeong Zee Kin, deputy commissioner of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission and Rama Vedashree, ch...
Threat Assessment 2022: Data Ownership in Digital Finance
In the last part of Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with Chester Chua, Head of APAC Financial Services Policy at Go...
Knowledge boost: rewiring the healthcare workforce
In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of dig...
Digital Cities Index
The inaugural Digital Cities Index (DCI) 2022 considers four key pillars of digital connectivity, services, culture and sustainability in order to ass...
The right care at the right time: getting serious about virtual healthcare
In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthca...
Threat Assessment 2022: Culture and Digital Finance
In the second of the three-part Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with two experts in the banking space, Jimmy Ng, Gr...
Connecting the dots: unlocking insights from data in healthcare
In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barr...
Precise and predictive: the coming of age of artificial intelligence in healthcare
In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is th...