In the last several blog posts I have presented an overview of national and international occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental laws and regulations that affect companies operating in Asia.I noted that there was no significant correlation between the complexity or maturity of a country’s national HSE legislative regime and improvements to either worker […]

In a previous blog, I presented a broad overview of national environmental laws in Asia and the Middle East. In this post I will follow up on that theme and discuss key international environmental agreements that apply to businesses operating in Asia.  This issue of international environmental agreements is particularly timely in light of the […]

Environmental Issues in Asia – Are You Kidding Me?Open a newspaper or website about Asia and you are bound to read depressing reports about the state of the environment:”Asian cities choking on worsening air pollution – Heavy smog on Tuesday shrouded the capitals of the world’s two most populous countries…” 22 December 2015. Voice of […]