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The Climate Conversations - S4E2: The period choice: Single-use pads or reusable options?

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Nearly 90 per cent of single-use sanitary pads are made of plastic. To keep disposable period products out of landfills, how can more women be convinced to switch to a menstrual cup or reusable cloth pad? Julie Yoo speaks with Gee Ann, co-founder of The Period Co. 

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The Climate Conversations - Will COP28 deliver at this crucial time in the climate crisis?

The Conference of Parties or COP28 takes place in Dubai from Nov 30 to Dec 12. Julie Yoo checks in with CNA's sustainability correspondent Jack Board and Melissa Low, research fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, to discuss what’s on the packed agenda and why this is a critical meeting for all stakeholders.

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The Climate Conversations - Sinking Pacific Islands fight for survival

Fiji, Tonga and Tuvalu hold a fascination for travellers who are drawn to their unparalleled beauty. But these island paradises are facing an existential climate threat as sea levels rise. CNA’s Jeremy Koh gets a first-hand account and tells Julie Yoo how locals in Tuvalu are adapting to living on an island that is becoming increasingly uninhabitable. 

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The Climate Conversations - Sustainability Chiefs: How DBS Bank decides who gets funded

They say money makes the world go round and financial institutions are critically tied to businesses. But how does climate change come into the decision-making process? Julie Yoo sits down with Helge Muenkel, DBS chief sustainability officer, to discuss how banks make tough decisions on who gets money.

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The Climate Conversations - Sustainability Chiefs: Online fashion giant Shein says fast fashion can be green

Shein produces as many as 100,000 pieces of clothing daily and critics say this comes at a cost to the planet. In this episode of Sustainability Chiefs, Adam Whinston, Shein's global head of sustainability tells Julie Yoo why he believes the company's business model is often misunderstood.  

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The Climate Conversations - Sustainability Chiefs: Starbucks wants to address climate issues one coffee at a time

In this new limited series Sustainability Chiefs, host Julie Yoo tackles some of the world’s most pressing climate agenda with the people tasked to drive change in global companies. To kickstart the series, she speaks with the chief sustainability officer of Starbucks, Michael Kobori. What can the world’s biggest coffee chain do to reduce its carbon footprint? And will rising global temperatures threaten the future of coffee?

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