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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

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 / 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 / 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 / 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

News / Water

Dengue surges in waterlogged Pakistan in wake of floods

...Malaysia and Singapore,” said Khan. Zulfiqar warned that this year’s outbreak could be lethal. Aside from immediate spraying, she said, “the government needs to start awareness campaigns and regulate ...

27 Sep 2022

Dengue surges in waterlogged Pakistan in wake of floods

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Strengthening Malaysia’s green recovery efforts to reset development agenda

...Malaysia to move towards green recovery as according to the Green Economy Tracker, over 90 per cent of Malaysia’s electricity comes from fossil fuels. Malaysia is also well-known as the world’s third ...

16 Dec 2020

Strengthening Malaysia’s green recovery efforts to reset development agenda

Press Releases / Eco-Business

The Liveability Challenge 2023 doubles prize money to S$2 million to spur the development of more game-changing projects

...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...

7 Nov 2022

The Liveability Challenge 2023 doubles prize money to S$2 million to spur the development of more game-changing projects

News / Energy

Widespread carbon capture in Southeast Asia unviable without carbon pricing: report

...Malaysia. The two countries dominate gas production in the region. IEEFA estimates these projects amount to nearly half of the global capacity of gas processing CCUS projects. Capturing carbon dioxide...

27 Apr 2022

Widespread carbon capture in Southeast Asia unviable without carbon pricing: report

News / Carbon & Climate

Southeast Asian nations missing from push to protect 30% of planet

...Malaysia and the Philippines, according to the Campaign for Nature. These "megadiverse" nations have been identified by conservationists as being the richest in species, in a bid to raise awareness an...

29 Jun 2021

Southeast Asian nations missing from push to protect 30% of planet

News / Transport

Grab launches carbon offset feature

...Malaysia and Thailand from July before rolling out in Grab’s other Southeast Asian markets, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar in the third quarter of the year. Funds raised fro...

22 Jun 2021

Grab launches carbon offset feature

News / Transport

Slow take off: the flight path to net-zero air travel in Southeast Asia

...Malaysia has also been gaining altitude in sustainable aviation. Last week, Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia announced it would be installing an aircraft software modification tweak called the Desce...

14 Jun 2022

Slow take off: the flight path to net-zero air travel in Southeast Asia

News / Food & Agriculture

Three palm oil firms were responsible for a quarter of deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in 2020

...Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea in 2020. The worst offender by far is Sulaidy, a company owned by an Indonesian businessman of the same name who controls eight concessions in Kalimantan. Sulaidy's firm...

9 Feb 2021

Three palm oil firms were responsible for a quarter of deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in 2020

News / Policy & Finance

Asia Pacific may take till 2065 to achieve 2030 sustainable development targets

...Malaysia during lockdowns. Recorded migrant deaths rose sharply in 2021, in part due to military conflicts in Myanmar and Afghanistan. “Leaving no one behind, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicit...

21 Mar 2022

Asia Pacific may take till 2065 to achieve 2030 sustainable development targets

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