#Sustainability ratings just a gimmick?
"scepticism resurfaced recently when a prominent #Thai #conglomerate was named one of e world's most ethical companies in 2024, despite public #criticism abt their operations .. growing concerns abt data accuracy & data sources used for assessment of ratings & awards.. #ESG #ratings or awards shldn't be accepted unquestioningly. It is impt to look closely at how e assessments r made & how #trustworthy assessing institutions r"
#TDRI
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2781107/sustainability-ratings-just-a-gimmick-

Govt must form #PM25 panel: #TDRI
"suggests Govt establish a #committee w power to work specifically on it as well as #fund its operation .. #Emissions fr at least 3.28 mil #diesel engine #vehicles (27.4% of veh's in BKK), & a large number of #factories in neighbor'g areas of #Bangkok also worsen e #airpollution problem .. In e #North, e research team found tt #farmland #burning was e main factor .. 580,000 rai in the region had been burned #repeatedly for over a #decade"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2763778/govt-must-form-pm2-5-panel-td

Heat's rising for #Thailand to #gogreen
"Thailand's goal to achieve #netzero #emissions lags #behind many nations, including neighbouring countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Laos .. Above all, the #government must #cease #subsidising #diesel. The #subsidy puts a strain on #publichealth, impedes emission reduction in polluting industries, and burdens the Oil Fund, costing the country 7.4 billion baht now and growing." #Dieselgate #TDRI #BanDieselSedans
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2680559/heats-rising-for-thailand-to-go-green

#TDRI "The #EducationMinistry gets the biggest share of Thailand's national #budget every year .. #Thailand's15-yr-olds, 52.7%, struggled to apply maths they learned in school to solve everyday problems .. 44.5% couldn't explain common natural phenomena using scientific principles .. #curriculum for Thai students hasn't significantly shifted fr content introduced 22 yrs ago .. When the #education sys is mired in the past while the ROW forges ahead the future appears grim"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2646085/making-education-keep-up-with-change

Delivering justice to food deliverers
"According to a 2022 study by #TDRI .. the majority of #riders are under working conditions similar to employees, such as working hours requirements, pay scales & penalties for non-compliance. The riders' rights, however, are equal to or below those of independent contractors. Despite repeated protests riders' demands have not been taken seriously .. government should set standards to guarantee a fundamental safety net for all riders"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2577024/delivering-justice-to-food-deliverers