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Gojek leads the charge on disposable cutlery for online deliveries in Indonesia

...Malaysia-headquartered rival Grab will be inviting its customers to avoid disposable cutlery from September this year. The plastic packaging and disposable cutlery that comes with a typical food deli...

24 Jul 2019

Gojek leads the charge on disposable cutlery for online deliveries in Indonesia

Opinion / Lifestyle

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

...Malaysia’s Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) accused the European Union (EU) of “economic colonisation” for its move to ban palm oil in biofuels by 2020, in a bid to halt deforestation. The c...

13 Feb 2019

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

News / Energy

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

...Malaysia. The carbon and energy budget, and role of hydrogen The energy supply sector is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions globally, which scientists have said must sharply de...

30 Oct 2019

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

Press Releases / The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

Singapore set to expand chain of custody certification and responsible sourcing of forest products

...Malaysia and China, all of which have PEFC endorsed forest certification systems. Mr Gunneberg gave an overview of PEFC’s work and stressed that sustainable forest management can contribute to ...

24 Sep 2019

Singapore set to expand chain of custody certification and responsible sourcing of forest products

News / Policy & Finance

Cracks appear in Malaysia’s building spree

...Malaysian peninsula. Spring Energy operates six quarries across Malaysia, four ready-mix concrete batching plants, three asphalt plants, and a fleet of trucks, concrete mixers, and paving equipment. T...

20 Jul 2018

Cracks appear in Malaysia’s building spree

News / Policy & Finance

A Malaysian port city grapples with Chinese funding fallout

...Malaysia, corruption in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the national investment fund overseen by Najib, added another layer of uncertainty. In May, Najib was ousted in a surprise election result ...

27 Aug 2018

A Malaysian port city grapples with Chinese funding fallout

News / Waste

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

...Malaysia and the Philippines have done likewise. Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including some of the biggest producers of the plastic waste in the oceans, have d...

29 Jul 2019

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

Press Releases / ZSL (Zoological Society of London)

Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people

...Malaysia, Vietnam, India and China - covering almost 12 million hectares. Rapid expansion of large-scale natural rubber monocultures in southeast Asia over the past three decades has resulted in natu...

2 Dec 2019

Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people

News / Cities

Of the world's 100 most polluted cities, 99 are in Asia

...Malaysia was not included in this year's report. According to AirVisual, there was not enough data for Malaysia to be represented, as the country only started measuring PM2.5 in the third quarter of 2...

7 Mar 2019

Of the world's 100 most polluted cities, 99 are in Asia

News / Waste

Poor plastic waste collection in Southeast Asia makes it hard to hit our recycling targets, says Coca-Cola

...Malaysia is on average 54 per cent at the city level, and just 26 per cent nationally. Ford's comments are also echoed by research from trade body Food Industry Asia, released in October 2018, which i...

19 Nov 2019

Poor plastic waste collection in Southeast Asia makes it hard to hit our recycling targets, says Coca-Cola

Press Releases / Sunway University

Sunway University launches Master in Sustainable Development Management

...Malaysia and Southeast Asia forward on the path of sustainable development. The partnership led to the establishment of the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University. As th...

10 Oct 2018

Sunway University launches Master in Sustainable Development Management

Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2018

News / Corporate Responsibility

Taiwanese property broker wins top honours at Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards

...Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. Other winners from around the region included Malaysia's Sunway Construction Group Berhad which picked u...

11 Mar 2019

Taiwanese property broker wins top honours at Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards

News / Cities

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

...Malaysia “In economic terms, growth will have to be achieved without running down Malaysia’s natural resources,” wrote the plan’s authors. “Malaysia will not achieve high-income status simply through...

13 Aug 2018

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

News / Carbon & Climate

Southeast Asia faces harsher dry seasons as El Niño effects worsen, warn climate scientists

...Malaysia have natural ecosystems that are also suitable for debt for nature swaps, but since they are higher carbon producers than the Philippines, the conservation efforts might initially be deployed...

28 Sep 2019

Southeast Asia faces harsher dry seasons as El Niño effects worsen, warn climate scientists

News / Food & Agriculture

Do smallholders hold the key to sustainable palm oil?

...Malaysia, says that poverty negatively impacts smallholders’ productivity and ability to meet minimal sustainability standards because, with few resources at their disposal, these farmers lack the mea...

26 Jun 2019

Do smallholders hold the key to sustainable palm oil?

News / Policy & Finance

Malaysian state chief: Highway construction must not destroy forest

...Malaysia’s works minister, Baru Bian, agreed on government oversight as a way to speed up the project’s timeline. However, The Edge Markets reported March 22 that Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir, Malaysia’s dep...

28 Mar 2019

Malaysian state chief: Highway construction must not destroy forest

News / Cities

Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move—at a price

...Malaysia and the small state of Brunei – contains one of the world’s largest remaining rain forests, a carbon sink which soaks up vast amounts of climate-changing greenhouse gases. In the early 1970s ...

9 Sep 2019

Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move—at a price

News / Policy & Finance

Students for sustainability… Yale-NUS College’s Aidan Mock

...Malaysia and Brunei. I was looking for things like sea walls, breakwaters and concrete revetment. Coastal hardening has major implications for habitat and ecological processes in those areas. What pro...

22 Apr 2020

Students for sustainability… Yale-NUS College’s Aidan Mock

News / Policy & Finance

UK lawmakers to count environmental cost of mass tourism

...Malaysia's George Town have also seen protests over the huge influxes of tourists, which can cause damage, boost rents and drive out local life. The committee said it would consider whether the govern...

19 Jul 2019

UK lawmakers to count environmental cost of mass tourism

News / Carbon & Climate

7 people who stood up for our planet in 2018

...Malaysian minister Yeo Bee Yin: "If there are no role models, girls will never think politics is cool." Image: Yeo Bee Yin Yeo Bee Yin came into office shortly before her 35th birthday as Malaysia's ...

10 Dec 2018

7 people who stood up for our planet in 2018

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