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News / Lifestyle

How to go gentle on your 'revenge travel'

...Malaysia last month, said she did not notice her hotel going out of the way for sustainability. “They were quite generous with plastic bottles and free-flow napkins. I didn’t really see a lot of recyc...

22 Apr 2022

How to go gentle on your 'revenge travel'

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at UN Ocean Conference 2022

News / Water

Singapore undertakes new voluntary commitments for ocean protection

...Malaysia and Indonesia banned sand exports to Singapore in 1997 and 2007 respectively due to environmental concerns. On a global scale, Dr Voyer pointed out that many current commitments have a stron...

4 Jul 2022

Singapore undertakes new voluntary commitments for ocean protection

News / Carbon & Climate

Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5℃ — and heat untouched areas 6km away

...Malaysia and Papua New Guinea, we found deforestation can heat a local area by as much as 4.5℃, and can even raise temperatures in undisturbed forests up to 6km away. More than 40 per cent of the worl...

16 Nov 2021

Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5℃ — and heat untouched areas 6km away

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

News / Carbon & Climate

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

...Malaysia, ranked ninth place, to nearly 73,000 hectares. Malaysia, which has lost nearly a fifth of its primary forest since 2001, set a five-year cap on palm oil plantations in 2019 and plans to toug...

1 Apr 2021

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

Can only western buyers afford sustainable palm oil?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Can Southeast Asia's finance sector fund a forest-positive future?

Since 2015, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have set Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for meeting the Paris Agreement’s goals to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to adverse climate impacts...

18 Aug 2021

Can Southeast Asia's finance sector fund a forest-positive future?

News / Food & Agriculture

Asian companies trail in sustainable palm oil adoption

...Malaysia, the United States, Canada, and Europe on the progress they have made in the past year on sustainability metrics such as sourcing forest-friendly palm oil and pushing the industry towards bet...

30 Sep 2021

Asian companies trail in sustainable palm oil adoption

Opinion / Energy

Investing in a just energy transition: What we need to do now

...Malaysia’s energy giant, noted: “We’ve had 40 per cent [of supply] out of the equation immediately… and the imbalance is not something you can easily correct.” A just and responsible transition, he s...

7 Dec 2022

Investing in a just energy transition: What we need to do now

News / Energy

Europe ditching Russia gas could price out emerging Asia buyers, spur renewables

...Malaysia and Australia, are net importers of fossil fuels,” said Junyu Tan, an economist at Natixis. “Their supply of energy will be exposed to any supply shock or even the geopolitical tensions.” Whi...

10 Mar 2022

Europe ditching Russia gas could price out emerging Asia buyers, spur renewables

Opinion / Waste

Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste

...Malaysia’s total plastic waste—the bulk stems from domestic consumption of single-use plastics.  Landfills are overflowing in Malaysia. Encouragingly, some of the more progressive Malaysian companies...

3 Feb 2021

Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste

Podcasts / Carbon & Climate

Relentless work, for no money: Southeast Asian climate scientists share their IPCC experience

...Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Tune in as we discuss: The most important findings for Southeast Asia, Challenges and personal sacrifices from working on the report, Contentious discussions ...

22 Mar 2022

Relentless work, for no money: Southeast Asian climate scientists share their IPCC experience

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate impact on children driving sustainable consumption in Southeast Asia: study

...Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — with this consumer mindset, up from 41 per cent last year. However, the biggest shift in attitudes towards sustainable consumption is happening in the younger age grou...

2 Jan 2022

Climate impact on children driving sustainable consumption in Southeast Asia: study

Oil palm plantations in Sarawak as seen from a plane.

News / Carbon & Climate

Data-driven platform aims to clear up fog of palm oil traceability

...Malaysia, and whose forests are home to key biodiversity areas. A 2019 study shows that land clearing for oil palm plantations was the single largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia between 2001 ...

2 Nov 2021

Data-driven platform aims to clear up fog of palm oil traceability

News / Carbon & Climate

Satellite imagery bares dire straits of deforested Tesso Nilo National Park

...Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in 2021 despite record prices for the commodity. Palm oil is the world’s most widely used vegetable oil, and is found in products ranging from cosmetics to cookies. While...

15 Jun 2022

Satellite imagery bares dire straits of deforested Tesso Nilo National Park

News / Policy & Finance

Pandemic pushes 4.7 million more Southeast Asians into extreme poverty

...Malaysia and Singapore are expected to report healthy industrial output growth in 2021 at around 3 to 7 per cent. These countries largely kept Covid-19 at bay with successful vaccination programmes an...

16 Mar 2022

Pandemic pushes 4.7 million more Southeast Asians into extreme poverty

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Opinion / Energy

#LeaveNoOneBehind: ensuring universal access in Southeast Asia's energy transition

...Malaysia was close behind at 97 per cent), four countries had access levels below 50 per cent, namely Laos (7 per cent), Cambodia (20 per cent), Myanmar (21 per cent) and the Philippines (44 per cent)...

10 Jun 2022

#LeaveNoOneBehind: ensuring universal access in Southeast Asia's energy transition

Press Releases / MUFG Bank

MUFG Bank signs Sydney Airport as first client for green deposits launch in Australia

...Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It has also formed strategic partnerships with some of the most prominent banks in...

12 Apr 2022

MUFG Bank signs Sydney Airport as first client for green deposits launch in Australia

News / Energy

EU plans may boost Asian nuclear ambitions but progress likely to stutter, say analysts

...Malaysia and Thailand, were aiming to use nuclear power by 2035, although Indonesia’s latest plan is to have one up and running by 2045 instead. EU money could help to buoy Southeast Asia’s nuclear am...

17 Jan 2022

EU plans may boost Asian nuclear ambitions but progress likely to stutter, say analysts

News / Corporate Responsibility

The Eco-Business Youth A-list 2021: Promising waves of change in a year of crisis

...Malaysia. “We must question and address the barriers to youth voice, mobilisation and engagement,” she said. The judging panel for Youth A-List 2021 includes Victoria Alonsoperez, founder and chief ...

16 Dec 2021

The Eco-Business Youth A-list 2021: Promising waves of change in a year of crisis

News / Energy

6 trends that will shape sustainability in 2023

...Malaysia. The surge in demand for dirty energy will cause its price to increase in Asia. “With an increasing reliance on fossil fuel imports, the Asean region will face serious energy security challe...

27 Dec 2022

6 trends that will shape sustainability in 2023

News / Food & Agriculture

RSPO CEO Beverley Postma resigns

...Malaysia-based sustainability general manager at agribusiness giant Olam International, has been appointed as RSPO's interim coordinator. Audrey Lee has been appointed RSPO's interim coordinator Lee...

18 May 2021

RSPO CEO Beverley Postma resigns

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