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Plastic waste clogging a beach head in Jakarta

Opinion / Waste

Voluntary plastic collection schemes, the wild west of waste management in Indonesia

...Malaysia and Timor Leste on a recent stroll on a beach in Northern Indonesia. It’s all very well collecting PET, which has value. But what about other types of plastic that are harder to collect and r...

29 Sep 2023

Voluntary plastic collection schemes, the wild west of waste management in Indonesia

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining

...Malaysia, and a former research fellow at the Australian National University, Canberra. He declares no conflict of interest. Originally published under Creative Commons by 360info™.

4 Jul 2023

Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining

News / Energy

Japan’s palm oil power push is faltering

...Malaysia. Local pushback One of the biggest projects in the pipeline was a 66 MW plant in Maizuru, a city of 78,000 people in Kyoto prefecture on the north coast of Japan. It was to be operated by Ma...

13 Apr 2023

Japan’s palm oil power push is faltering

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Executive compensation can be an effective lever for corporate climate action

...Malaysia’s one-stop knowledge hub that promotes and supports development in sustainability, corporate governance and responsible investment among public-listed companies.

5 Dec 2023

Executive compensation can be an effective lever for corporate climate action

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Tap on commitment from COP27 to support Asean renewable energy target

...Malaysia adopts this one-stop-shop concept with its Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA). Moreover, since many Asean member states have small and remote islands, developing decentralised en...

17 Feb 2023

Tap on commitment from COP27 to support Asean renewable energy target

News / Corporate Responsibility

‘The red line is shifting’: Environmental journalists in Asia feel the squeeze on freedom to speak truth to power

...Malaysia, ranked 73rd. Press freedom in Asia Pacific The region's 10 freest countries for journalists – according to the Reporters Without Borders press freedom index – are (ranking in brackets): Ne...

25 Jul 2023

‘The red line is shifting’: Environmental journalists in Asia feel the squeeze on freedom to speak truth to power

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The G7’s climate club: Asean need not have high expectations

...Malaysia and Indonesia. Overly stringent membership criteria may inadvertently drive ASEAN governments closer to less-regulated markets such as China, Russia and India, which are unlikely to demand th...

26 Jul 2023

The G7’s climate club: Asean need not have high expectations

News / Food & Agriculture

RSPO faces challenges of post-pandemic palm oil

...Malaysia last month. Because of Covid-19, this was the first time in three years the annual meeting had been convened in person. Mahmood, professor of planetary health at Sunway University, Malaysia, ...

23 Dec 2022

RSPO faces challenges of post-pandemic palm oil

News / Food & Agriculture

Forest protection groups fear dilution of sustainable palm oil standards as RSPO mulls ‘flexible, modular’ approach

...Malaysia. “RSPO’s standard is a solid and holistic one, but it is a lot for growers to comply with,” she admitted to Eco-Business in an interview. “We have to have to be more flexible. We always thoug...

19 Dec 2023

Forest protection groups fear dilution of sustainable palm oil standards as RSPO mulls ‘flexible, modular’ approach

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Urban farming taking root in Malaysia

...Malaysians food insecure. In response, a growing movement seeks to convert empty spaces in Malaysian cities into urban farms. Malaysia’s government is acutely aware of the country’s dependence on food...

31 Mar 2022

Urban farming taking root in Malaysia

News / Carbon & Climate

'Surprise' urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action

...Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur where Chong's family have lived for almost a century residents have coped with regular flooding for decades - but nothing prepared them for the devastation caused by ri...

4 May 2022

'Surprise' urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action

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News / Carbon & Climate

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

...Malaysia, where state oil giant Petronas is a widely-revered brand associated with bringing millions of Malaysians out of poverty and improving living standards. Petronas was recently targeted by Mala...

25 Sep 2024

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but SE Asia offers hope

News / Policy & Finance

Billion-dollar forest conservation scheme Rimba Collective scrambles to meet first-year targets

...Malaysia. Is the plan just to focus on Malaysia and Indonesia now, or are there other countries you are exploring? Our next priority [after overseeing our current projects] is to increase the size of ...

29 Dec 2022

Billion-dollar forest conservation scheme Rimba Collective scrambles to meet first-year targets

Press Releases / DHI Malaysia

Training programme on capitals assessment for agrifood business in Malaysia

...Malaysian Training brochure here. In Malaysia, the program is organized by Capitals Coalition in partnership with DHI Water and Environment and with support from BCSD Malaysia.

7 Mar 2022

Training programme on capitals assessment for agrifood business in Malaysia

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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Flexible working in Malaysia does not benefit women

...Malaysia, women still find household responsibilities are not equally shared. In late 2021, the Malaysian government made plans to amend its Employment Act, introducing paternity leave, extending mate...

8 Mar 2022

Flexible working in Malaysia does not benefit women

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate vulnerable Southeast Asia muted on loss and damage in COP27 speeches

...Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Officials from Vietnam did not speak at the high-level segments of the summit; neither the military administration from Myanmar nor its civil National Unity Governmen...

17 Nov 2022

Climate vulnerable Southeast Asia muted on loss and damage in COP27 speeches

News / Energy

Singapore firms want more Australian solar power than can be delivered: project exec

...Malaysia and Thailand. The Singapore government wants to import 4 GW of electricity from low-carbon sources overseas by 2035, as part of its efforts to go green. Despite suggesting what is potentially...

26 Oct 2022

Singapore firms want more Australian solar power than can be delivered: project exec

News / Carbon & Climate

New UN data platform highlights impacts of sand mining

...Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have banned marine sand exports in the last two decades, others lack any legislation or effective monitoring programmes thus far. However, it remains unclear how effecti...

7 Sep 2023

New UN data platform highlights impacts of sand mining

News / Food & Agriculture

Amidst India’s oil palm expansion mission, early growers are quitting it

...Malaysia, and Thailand, whereas domestic production was only 0.28 million tonnes. India’s average palm oil import of about 9 million tonnes for the past few years is more than half of the country’s to...

24 Apr 2023

Amidst India’s oil palm expansion mission, early growers are quitting it

News / Carbon & Climate

2022's notable green quotes

...Malaysian Indigenous artist Shaq Koyok is an Indigenous artist and activist of the Temuan people in Malaysia. Image: Shaq Koyok. The activist was part of a successful campaign to save a forest rese...

19 Dec 2022

2022's notable green quotes

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