With the growing prominence of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors, businesses in Vietnam are increasingly recognizing their importance in driving global demand, societal impact, and economic value.

Thailand's Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has issued a new regulation (Ministerial Regulation Re: Designation of Type, Kind, and Size of Factories (No. 3) B.E. 2567 (2024))...

Ahead of COP 26, Thailand is making good progress in the process of enacting its first law directly targeting climate change and its commitment to meet the Paris Agreement goals.

The Paris Agreement has been criticized for not imposing legally binding greenhouse gas emissions targets on countries, but that needn't mean it's toothless as the Hague District Court...

The Energy Generating Authority of Thailand has launched a pilot project to study the energy consumption and the economic, social, and environmental impact of electric motorcycle taxis, as well as the behavior of drivers and passengers.

On April 28, 2025, a massive power outage swept across the Iberian Peninsula, plunging Portugal, Spain, and parts of southwestern France into darkness for up to ten hour

The Thai Cabinet has approved a draft law governing civil liability for oil pollution from shipping. The draft seeks to implement international maritime standards and establish firm policies to deal with the catastrophic effects of oil spills.

Countries around the world have given significant attention to climate change legislation with many national, regional, and global attempts to slow the momentum of climate change.

Thailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) has developed a framework to regulate carbon capture and storage (CCS)...

On September 4, 2026, Thailand’s prime minister convened the first meeting of the Data Center Business Policy Committee. The committee endorsed a draft policy framework for the data center industry and tasked four subcommittees with developing the standards that would sit beneath it, shifting away from fragmented, agency-by-agency approvals toward a unified national strategy aiming to maximize economic value while managing environmental and infrastructure concerns.

Thailand is continuing on its path toward comprehensive legislation to address climate change.

On January 20, 2021, Laos published its Decision on the Management, Monitoring, Treatment, and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformers No. 5925/MONRE, which entered into force 15 days after its publication.

Recycling, upcycling, and refill-packaging models are now widely promoted as ways to reduce waste, lower carbon emissions, and respond to consumer demand for sustainable products.

In the operation of a factory business, scrap or industrial waste from the production process is inevitable. Some industrial waste may be recycled or sold to merchants, while certain industrial waste...

During the 3rd and 4th quarter of this year, the Board of Investment of Thailand committee approved several investment promotion packages and amended some of the existing conditions to encourage investment in various sectors ...

Thailand has introduced elephant protection legislation to stop cruelty towards domestic elephants.