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Opinion / Energy

Renewables in Southeast Asia: Subsidies not required, thanks

...Malaysia distinguishes itself globally as the only country where the number of solar panel installations has actually declined in recent years. The barriers standing in the way of a clean energy-power...

18 Mar 2019

Renewables in Southeast Asia: Subsidies not required, thanks

Rabobank Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore

News / Policy & Finance

Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

...Malaysia’s Maybank simply stepped in and the deal went ahead anyway... It is an interesting paradox. The investor that is the last to leave the coal business, will have the highest opportunity cost. T...

23 Apr 2019

Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

46 year-old former bank manager and mother of two Pornsiri Raknukul now runs her own RSPO-certified palm oil plantation in Southern Thailand. Image: RSPO

News / Food & Agriculture

What does sustainable palm oil mean to smallholders?

...Malaysia Growing on peat in Malaysia 63 year-old Johor farm manager Haji Sahani Bin Sahran Haji Sahani Bin Sahran, Mohd Faridz Bin Harrith and Mohd Nasir Bin Bakri have more than half a century of ...

30 Jan 2018

What does sustainable palm oil mean to smallholders?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Smaller fun packs for National Day? Singapore, it’s time for serious policy on plastic

...Malaysia said it would ban single-use plastic. In October, Thailand said it would ban plastic imports. What is Singapore waiting for? As more whales wash up on beaches around Southeast Asia with thei...

20 Nov 2018

Smaller fun packs for National Day? Singapore, it’s time for serious policy on plastic

News / Food & Agriculture

Go fish! Minnow 'nutrient bombs' deployed to end malnutrition

...Malaysia-based WorldFish, part of the NutriFish1000 initiative. "About seven years ago, fish in the stream in my village started decreasing," he said. "Many fishers stopped fishing." WorldFish has pro...

22 Oct 2018

Go fish! Minnow 'nutrient bombs' deployed to end malnutrition

Press Releases / The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, Langkawi

Discovery of an Underwater Treasure at The Andaman

...Malaysia, 2013/14 International Hotel Awards for Best Sustainable Hotel and Best Spa Hotel in Malaysia and a winner in 8 different Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA), The Andaman brings together ...

4 Dec 2017

Discovery of an Underwater Treasure at The Andaman

News / Food & Agriculture

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

...Malaysia’s domestic politics,” she says. She notes that the European Union’s proposed palm oil ban for biofuels was largely justified on environmental grounds. This is because Europe’s focus on low-ca...

1 Aug 2018

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

News / Food & Agriculture

Singapore and Malaysia: Do your favourite foods contain unsustainable palm oil?

Despite the fact that Southeast Asia is the heartland of the global palm oil industry, the majority of Singapore and Malaysia’s most popular food brands are not reporting their palm oil use in a trans...

21 Sep 2017

Singapore and Malaysia: Do your favourite foods contain unsustainable palm oil?

Press Releases / Marine Stewardship Council

First Indonesia tuna fishery achieves MSC Certification

...Malaysia and Europe. Skipjack tuna is also an important source of protein for the local population, with the Government of Indonesia promoting seafood consumption as part of the region’s food se...

10 Dec 2018

First Indonesia tuna fishery achieves MSC Certification

News / Carbon & Climate

Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam

...Malaysia, and some to China.” Domestically, the company sells mainly to furniture companies in large cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It also issues certification of origin for all the wood sol...

5 Dec 2018

Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam

News / Policy & Finance

New platform to grow sustainable financing in Asia

...Malaysia and Korea, while shareholders' guidelines have also evolved to place greater pressure on investors to responsibly engage the corporate sector.

13 Jun 2018

New platform to grow sustainable financing in Asia

Press Releases / IGEM 2017

Immense global business potential drives exhibitors to IGEM 2017

...Malaysia Malaysian Green Technology Corporation or GreenTech Malaysia is an organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA), charged with the d...

8 Jun 2017

Immense global business potential drives exhibitors to IGEM 2017

Press Releases / Eco-Business

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

News / Carbon & Climate

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

...Malaysia’s capital to explore ways to boost the socio-economic advantages of road projects without severely impacting the environment. The conference, “Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific: Promoting Be...

11 Oct 2017

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

News / Policy & Finance

Chinese demand wiping out forests in the Solomon Islands

...Malaysia, where many of the timber harvesters are based. Yin said they received no substantive replies, and attempts by Mongabay to seek comment also went unanswered. “Our documentation of this widesp...

24 Oct 2018

Chinese demand wiping out forests in the Solomon Islands

Cows. The contribution that intensive livestock rearing and dairy is making to climate change is unbelievable—bigger than energy production. Image: AFNR / Shutterstock.com

News / Carbon & Climate

Are we on track to create a sustainable world by 2050?

...Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby. How do you move the sustainability needle in a company like that? Sime Darby has been working through a sustainability plan for about eight years. They were one of...

4 Apr 2018

Are we on track to create a sustainable world by 2050?

News / Cities

Clean, green and safe: The Philippines' first sustainable city to be built by 2022

...Malaysia's MTD Capital Berhad. Wong Heang Fine, Surbana Jurong’s group chief executive officer, said the New Clark City has tremendous potential to bring about sustainable growth and create jobs local...

9 Mar 2018

Clean, green and safe: The Philippines' first sustainable city to be built by 2022

Press Releases / shecco

Atmosphere Asia 2018 showcases unprecedented interest in natural refrigerants

...Malaysia, Herlin Herlianika of Green Chillers NAMA Project, and Abhijit Acharekar of Godrej. “In terms of training, from my perspective, hydrocarbons for us are not the future, they are the pre...

13 Sep 2018

Atmosphere Asia 2018 showcases unprecedented interest in natural refrigerants

National University of Singapore's straw-free campaign

News / Waste

Singapore university's plastic straw ban sparks backlash from students: 'I've been greatly inconvenienced'

...Malaysia, was shot down in parliament last month. A flyer for NUS' eco-fair In response to the iReject backlash, environmentally conscious students are staging an eco fair this week to encourage th...

8 Nov 2018

Singapore university's plastic straw ban sparks backlash from students: 'I've been greatly inconvenienced'

Press Releases / Cleantech Solar

Cleantech Solar and Climate Fund Managers enter strategic partnership

...Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore. The company helps corporations to meet their sustainability goals, offering them a unique combination of: Shared values ensuring long-te...

11 Sep 2018

Cleantech Solar and Climate Fund Managers enter strategic partnership

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