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Malaysian finance group CIMB has hired Rubern Chandran from property firm Lendlease to strengthen its sustainability team. Rubern Chandran, assistant VP, group sustainability, CIMB. Image: LinkedIn ...

17 Feb 2022

Jasmine Chew, Macquarie Group Foundation

...Malaysia. The group, which has invested A$300 million (US$213 million) in health, education, welfare and environment programmes since its inception in 1985, recently donated A$3.5 million (US$2.5 mil...

12 Aug 2022

Doug Woodring, founder and managing director, Ocean Recovery Alliance

...Malaysia and the Philippines, under pressure to take tougher and more visible action, meanwhile, have both sent plastic waste back to their countries of origin. Former Philippine president Rodrigo Dut...

8 May 2023

...Malaysia and the Philippines. One of the ambitions of the group is to introduce stunning – a technique for rendering the animal unconscious before it is slaughtered – as a standard practice everywher...

10 Oct 2022

...Malaysia to find work, she said, emphasising that she hoped to move elsewhere in Nepal once her children had saved enough to help her do so. Nepal is the fourth most climate-vulnerable country in the ...

12 Jun 2023

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general, World Trade Organization

...Malaysia and Indonesia. Both countries have complained to the WTO over regulations they say are "discriminatory" and "protectionist" and will lead to a rise in poverty by marginalising smallholder far...

25 Jan 2023

...Malaysian floods at the end of 2021,” he said. How insurance pricing issues play out over the next few years is going to be particularly important when it comes to the direction of capital and investm...

12 May 2023

...Malaysia has experienced a similar trend. These two countries produce about 85 per cent of the world’s palm oil. The United Nations’ climate change convention has emphasised the importance of decoupli...

21 Jun 2023

JLand Group, Gentari ink MoU to explore renewable energy solutions, accelerate green mobility ecosystem growth

...Malaysia's net-zero goals will require the whole of society’s efforts. As a clean energy company focused on delivering the solutions required to put cleaner energy into action, Gentari see...

12 Apr 2023

The spike in plastics waste during the pandemic is worsening marine pollution.

...Malaysia, and Indonesia more than doubled. As foreign waste built up and resentment grew among local populations, Southeast Asian governments started refusing to serve as the world’s dumpsite. Malaysi...

23 Sep 2022

...Malaysia and Thailand, where only one state-owned utility firm is allowed to buy electricity from suppliers and distribute it into the national grid. Some jurisdictions may allow for rooftop solar pan...

9 Sep 2022

...Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have all announced national pledges to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, aligned with the 1.5°C target set by the Intergovernm...

21 Nov 2023

...Malaysia and fishing areas. But we do not point fingers at other countries and say it is their problem. This is a problem we share in Southeast Asia. When stuff washes up on our shores, we do our best...

15 Mar 2024

...Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, for example, are at various stages of creating or revisiting domestic carbon schemes and regulations for carbon markets. This is no easy feat, as a high bar must be set...

5 Feb 2024

...Malaysia have three such institutions each; India and the Philippines have one each. Many coal policies in this region do not commit to a complete phase-out, IEEFA noted. The think tank said divestmen...

5 May 2023

...Malaysia and 17 per cent of CSOs in Singapore have both ESG-related qualifications and prior working experience in the field. Double-hatting As the sustainability discipline matures, companies are bui...

15 May 2024

Mastercard to eliminate first-use PVC plastics from payment cards by 2028

...Malaysia and many other markets. This means their cardholders can proudly carry their card with the knowledge that it is made from sustainable forms of plastic. This holistic network connectivity is w...

2 May 2023

...Malaysia and Indonesia, sometimes paying smugglers thousands of dollars. The refugees know the journeys are dangerous. The boats are often rickety and hundreds have drowned at sea, but many feel they ...

23 Jun 2023

...Malaysia and Singapore have jointly submitted a proposal to CITES COP19 to add the white-rumped shama to Appendix II. This long-tailed relative of the familiar magpie-robin occurs across much of South...

2 Nov 2022

Over $2 million pledged to support innovative sustainable solutions at the launch of The Liveability Challenge 2024

...Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and correspondents in major cities across the world. Visit us at www.eco-business.com. About Cities: Possibilities Cities: Possibilities is a...

6 Nov 2023

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