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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Responsible finance: Malaysia leads the way with new guidelines

...Malaysia recently issued its ‘Guidelines on Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Funds’ to promote the growth of such funds in Malaysia. These sustainable investment, as they are known, are us...

15 Jan 2018

Responsible finance: Malaysia leads the way with new guidelines

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia’s sustainable districts bet on corporate deforestation pledges

...Malaysia—where, ironically, many of the companies responsible for the devastation were located. “These fires started because our farmers were clearing forest to grow palm oil,” he says. “But our farme...

12 Nov 2018

Indonesia’s sustainable districts bet on corporate deforestation pledges

News / Corporate Responsibility

Indonesian court fines palm oil firm US$18.5 million over forest fires in 2015

...Malaysia and even Thailand. Responding to the verdict, Musim Mas said it was carrying out an investigation in accordance with its grievance mechanism. “We have immediately reached out to Arjuna Utama ...

28 Oct 2019

Indonesian court fines palm oil firm US$18.5 million over forest fires in 2015

News / Policy & Finance

OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants

...Malaysia, as well as wind projects in Australia and Taiwan, Bloomberg reported. So too is DBS. The bank said that in 2018, it was involved in 17 renewable energy financing deals with an estimated loan...

18 Apr 2019

OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants

News / Policy & Finance

On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home

...Malaysia, came back to Kalibiru to sell tickets to visitors. “It’s closer to my family, my parents, and I can help promote this village,” Erma told Mongabay. “The income is enough because the cost of ...

16 May 2019

On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home

News / Food & Agriculture

To halt deforestation, researchers say we must listen to the forests

...Malaysia suffered the biggest losses in 2017. Deforestation is also a key factor behind global warming, accounting for about 15 per cent of annual emissions of heat-trapping gases. “ With a camera tr...

7 Jan 2019

To halt deforestation, researchers say we must listen to the forests

News / Carbon & Climate

Overheard in sustainability: 10 funny moments in 2018

...Malaysia on the 2. waste management front. Image: Twitter Malaysia’s wily prime minister Mahathir Mohamad probably had his tongue in his cheek when he proposed a new form of renewable energy during a...

2 Jan 2019

Overheard in sustainability: 10 funny moments in 2018

Loose palm oil fruit on the estate of PT AMNL, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

News / Food & Agriculture

Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja

...Malaysia and 1.5 Indonesian farming households who depend on the oil. The EU is the second-largest palm oil export market for both Malaysia and Indonesia. What impact? Talk of the ban has yet to have ...

28 Feb 2018

Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja

Press Releases / IUCN

Six years of conservation progress in Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

...Malaysia. Since 2013, CEPF has directly supported 108 civil society organisations in the Indo-Burma hotspot, 84 of which are local. More than 76 per cent of the 108 civil society organisations have d...

4 Jun 2019

Six years of conservation progress in Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

canada trash protests outside embassy in the philippines

News / Waste

The Philippines is not a garbage dump for rich nations, environmentalists warn

...Malaysia and Thailand as alternatives to ship their waste. The shipments go against the Basel Convention, an international treaty that protects developing countries from illegal dumping of hazardous a...

29 May 2019

The Philippines is not a garbage dump for rich nations, environmentalists warn

News / Carbon & Climate

How is global media reporting on the climate crisis?

...Malaysia and the Philippines, where English-language media was easier to access. “ “If we don’t portray climate change accurately and sufficiently how will we establish an agenda to fight it?” Hong ...

3 Sep 2019

How is global media reporting on the climate crisis?

News / Green Buildings

Universities worldwide are setting zero-carbon targets—are Asia's varsities stepping up?

...Malaysia (55th), Vietnam’s Ton Duc Thang University (62nd), Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University (80th) and Thailand’s King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (88th). The rankings were ...

6 Aug 2019

Universities worldwide are setting zero-carbon targets—are Asia's varsities stepping up?

Haze over Singapore's skyline, September 2019

News / Food & Agriculture

As the worst haze since 2015 chokes Southeast Asia, are Big Agri's fire prevention efforts working?

...Malaysia and Singapore, triggering memories of 2015, a question mark hangs over the effectiveness of Big Agri's fire-fighting programmes. Since June, 300,000 ha of land—more than four times the area o...

18 Sep 2019

As the worst haze since 2015 chokes Southeast Asia, are Big Agri's fire prevention efforts working?

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

...Malaysia, which together produce more than 80 per cent of the world’s palm oil, have accused the EU of discriminating against the commodity in favor of vegetable oils produced by European farmers, and...

22 May 2019

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

deforestation imports impact Indonesia's forests

News / Food & Agriculture

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

...Malaysia’s Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok called the EU's stance on palm oil is "unfair" and "discriminative" at SDSWR]. But the fundamental reason it’s been clamped down on is the contention...

21 May 2019

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

News / Policy & Finance

From tea to takeaways, has Southeast Asia lost its appetite for business that does good?

When Malaysian entrepreneur Majidah Hashim quit her corporate job and set up a business two years ago helping people with autism make handcrafted teas with local herbs and flowers, the government step...

28 Feb 2018

From tea to takeaways, has Southeast Asia lost its appetite for business that does good?

News / Energy

Could solar energy sharing between Australia and Singapore be a model for other regions?

...Malaysia and Indonesia; the remainder is liquid natural gas which can be transported by ships. Singapore open to new options While Singapore has rapidly ramped up its installed capacity of solar—from ...

24 Jul 2019

Could solar energy sharing between Australia and Singapore be a model for other regions?

News / Energy

Can palm oil enter the circular economy?

...Malaysia and Indonesia—are currently battling to overturn an EU ruling to phase out palm oil as a bioenergy source by 2030. The European bloc came to its decision after palm oil overshot its 10 per ce...

15 Aug 2019

Can palm oil enter the circular economy?

Research / Eco-Business

Power Trip: Southeast Asia's journey to a low carbon economy

...Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam between August and September 2018. Here are some key findings from the survey: The top three sectors most in need of investment in the re...

31 Oct 2018

Power Trip: Southeast Asia's journey to a low carbon economy

News / Corporate Responsibility

The 9 women helping to shape Southeast Asia's future

...Malaysia (Malaysia) Social Entrepreneur: Cherrie Atilano, Social Entrepreneur & Founder/President, AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc. (Philippines) Pinky Lilani CBE DL, founder of the...

21 Mar 2018

The 9 women helping to shape Southeast Asia's future

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