eco-business.com

What It Is

Eco-Business is a sustainable development business media and think tank platform founded in 2009, headquartered in Singapore, with teams based in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, and London. Positioned as "the leading business intelligence and advisory platform for Asia Pacific", it focuses on advancing sustainable development issues, covers all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has built an archive of more than 15 years of news, analysis and research.

Core Features

The core of the platform is high-quality sustainable development news and in-depth reporting, with sections covering energy, carbon and climate, policy and finance, corporate responsibility, waste, water resources, agri-food, cities and transportation, and more. In addition to news, it also offers:

• EB Intelligence: Research, consulting and training, providing ESG market intelligence and customized capacity building for governments, public-listed companies and enterprises;
• Flagship events: Including Unlocking Capital for Sustainability, Cities: Possibilities, The Liveability Challenge (in partnership with Temasek Foundation), Sustainability Leadership A-List, and more;
• Multimedia content: Podcasts, videos, and newsletters;
• Multilingual regional versions: Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, and Malay, segmented by region: International / Asia Pacific / China / US / Europe.

Pricing

部分内容 free to read. Full access requires a subscription to the EB Circle plan, priced at approximately US$60 per year (includes a 14-day free trial, and a 50% discount promotion is currently displayed on the site). There is also EB Enterprise for corporate clients, plus paid services including research consulting, event sponsorship, and advertising (EB Studio).

Pros & Cons

Its biggest advantage is its authority in sustainable development reporting across Asia Pacific. It has won multiple international awards including SOPA awards and WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards. Its content is professional, features diverse perspectives, and the platform has been carbon neutral since 2017, which aligns perfectly with its stated mission. On the downside, core in-depth content is locked behind a paid subscription, so the free access for casual readers is very limited. It also caters heavily to corporate and institutional audiences, so it has a relatively high barrier to entry for non-professional readers. As a pure information/think tank platform, it does not offer any tool-based features.

Who It's For

It is ideal for corporate ESG/sustainability heads, green finance and impact investors, policymakers, and staff at NGOs and research institutions, to track developments in climate policy, sustainable finance and industry transformation across Asia Pacific, or to seek research cooperation and event connections.

Access from China

The site has a dedicated Simplified Chinese and China version, and its server and content delivery are well-optimized for mainland China, so it can usually be accessed directly without a VPN.