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Masayo Hada (centre) at Eco Action Day in 2017

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Masayo Hada leaves Ricoh after 14 years for Mondelez sustainability role

...Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. Hada joined Ricoh from Panasonic, where she worked on the electronics firm's environment programme, in 2005. She has also worked at the ...

23 Jun 2020

Masayo Hada leaves Ricoh after 14 years for Mondelez sustainability role

News / Energy

How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic

...Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, said this was due to ongoing expansion of its portfolio, which consists of clients from diverse segments of the economy. They include tyre manufacturers and agribusines...

29 Jan 2021

How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic

News / Policy & Finance

Asia's aspiring 'green-collar' workers hope for jobs in Covid recovery

...Malaysia and Thailand, with plans to gradually include job opportunities in other parts of the region. “ It has to be jobs of the future which provide an opportunity for longer-term meaningful impact...

29 Oct 2020

Asia's aspiring 'green-collar' workers hope for jobs in Covid recovery

News / Lifestyle

How the Philippines can lead in sustainable tourism in Asia during Covid

...Malaysia and Brunei is in the works. Australia and New Zealand were in talks to create one, but the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus in Australia has pushed back negotiations until the end of th...

12 Aug 2020

How the Philippines can lead in sustainable tourism in Asia during Covid

trash collected during the East Coast beach clean up

Opinion / Waste

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

...Malaysia, South Korea or Thailand. However, recent government decisions by countries like China or Indonesia to cut their imported waste means that an increasing amount of Singapore’s recyclable trash...

11 Jan 2021

Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore

News / Food & Agriculture

Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market

...Malaysia, the top two producers. As it well as its suitability for cooking, the country’s preference for palm oil has to do with its cheaper price compared with other vegetable oils and the proximity ...

22 Jun 2020

Long road ahead for ethical palm oil in booming Indian market

News / Policy & Finance

Philippine bank RCBC to stop funding coal

...Malaysia's CIMB revealed its coal exit plan this week following pressure from green groups. Last year, Singaporean banks, UOB, DBS and OCBC announced policies to end coal financing. Southeast Asia is ...

11 Dec 2020

Philippine bank RCBC to stop funding coal

News / Policy & Finance

Banks in Southeast Asia lack recognition of deforestation and biodiversity risks

...Malaysia’s CIMB unveiled a comprehensive climate policy in December 2020 that rules out any exposure to coal power by 2040, surpassing the pledges made by the other banks. In comparison, data from the...

6 Jan 2021

Banks in Southeast Asia lack recognition of deforestation and biodiversity risks

News / Policy & Finance

Climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185% since 2018

...Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, no climate lawsuits have been recorded yet. Australia is by far the most active country in Asia Pacific for climate ligitation, with 116 cases, while Wester...

1 Mar 2021

Climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185% since 2018

Muslims praying and wearing face masks as precaution against Covid-19

News / Cities

In Covid-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars

...Malaysia, a century-old tradition of handing out a savoury rice porridge at a mosque in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, returned this year, with migrants and other poor city residents among those benefitti...

20 Apr 2021

In Covid-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars

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Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua

...Malaysia, Vietnam and the United Kingdom. Tan added: “We are excited to join forces with Blue Planet as we believe that this new partnership will uplift the overall standards of the industry. I...

24 Mar 2021

Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua

oil palm harvester in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

News / Food & Agriculture

Upgrade of Indonesian palm oil certification falls short, groups say

...Malaysia’s certification scheme, called the MSPO. Indonesia and Malaysia are the top two producers of palm oil, accounting for 85 per cent of global supply. “If we compare [the ISPO] with the MSPO, th...

3 Aug 2020

Upgrade of Indonesian palm oil certification falls short, groups say

News / Food & Agriculture

Will 'palatable and nutritious' insect-based pet food take off in Asia?

...Malaysia is looking to launch Southeast Asia’s first insect-based dog food in the fourth quarter of this year. Insect protein incurs a much lower carbon footprint than beef, chicken or salmon as the s...

28 Jul 2020

Will 'palatable and nutritious' insect-based pet food take off in Asia?

News / Food & Agriculture

Asian palm oil buyers lag behind in global green push—survey

...Malaysia, the second-biggest palm oil producer behind Indonesia, most companies declined to participate in the survey. "Malaysian companies can be drivers of change ... but they need to step up," said...

20 Jan 2020

Asian palm oil buyers lag behind in global green push—survey

News / Carbon & Climate

Southeast Asia urged to cooperate on taking firms to task over fire haze

...Malaysian firms over fires on its land, while Malaysia has denied responsibility or insisted Indonesia should act, she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Indonesia and its Southeast Asian neighbours...

11 Oct 2019

Southeast Asia urged to cooperate on taking firms to task over fire haze

Dr Ashley Brooks has worked on one of the world's most ambitious conservation projects - to double the population of wild tigers by 2022. Image: Ashley Brooks

News / Carbon & Climate

24 hours with... WWF tiger conservationist Dr Ashley Brooks

...Malaysia and Indonesia, but community tolerance is very low and any evidence of tiger in the vicinity will usually lead to its death. As habitats and prey decline, tiger are known to prey on domestic...

14 May 2020

24 hours with... WWF tiger conservationist Dr Ashley Brooks

News / Corporate Responsibility

‘End it like Beckham’: Campaigners slam AIA, life insurer and football sponsor, for coal investments

...Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad—which operates 26,000 MW of power plants in Malaysia and other nations, more than half of it coal capacity—and a US$21 million loan for the Toledo coal po...

26 Nov 2020

‘End it like Beckham’: Campaigners slam AIA, life insurer and football sponsor, for coal investments

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk

...Malaysia rolled out one of the swiftest shutdowns in Southeast Asia. The Movement Control Order has left many afraid to leave their homes even for essential reasons, with those who break curfew facing...

14 Apr 2020

Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk

News / Food & Agriculture

Food giants join global coalition to improve how farm animals are treated

...Malaysia, Thailand and Australia. It was among the food giants called out by non-governmental groups and activists for "cruel" practices towards animals and employees during the pandemic. Asked if mem...

9 Nov 2020

Food giants join global coalition to improve how farm animals are treated

News / Cities

Covid-19 measures leave Southeast Asia's migrant workers exposed, lay bare their living conditions

...Malaysia, some Covid-19 measures have put migrant workers either at risk, or out of a job. Malaysia’s movement control order impacted livelihoods, including for undocumented workers. Thailand’s lockdo...

7 Apr 2020

Covid-19 measures leave Southeast Asia's migrant workers exposed, lay bare their living conditions

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