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Press Releases / ING

ING announces Asia’s first social covered bond for Korea Housing Finance Corporation

...Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. ING’s regional presence includes a 13% stake in Bank of Beijing, China; a 30% stake in TMB Bank, Thail...

15 Nov 2018

ING announces Asia’s first social covered bond for Korea Housing Finance Corporation

A blue recycling bin in the district of Tiong Bahru, Singapore. The city-state's recycling rate has been stagnant since 2012. Image: Eco-Business

News / Waste

Campaign asks Singaporeans to limit plastic bag habit to two a day

...Malaysia to be recycled. Incinerating waste for energy, Singapore's preferred strategy for managing waste, was not highlighted as a challenge, although WWF has argued that burning plastic waste reduce...

1 Aug 2018

Campaign asks Singaporeans to limit plastic bag habit to two a day

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News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

...Malaysia and Indonesia. Bek-Nielsen, who also co-chairs the RSPO, called for "a total commitment" by all its members to zero deforestation. "If they can address that big elephant in the room, they wil...

27 Aug 2018

Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

Opinion / Cities

Can we build smart, sustainable cities with the technology we already have?

...Malaysia till 2020 at least. Building more roads is seldom the solution, due to land scarcity and the vehicle ownership growth it encourages. Instead, cities need to take a holistic approach to traffi...

26 Jul 2018

Can we build smart, sustainable cities with the technology we already have?

News / Waste

On Thai island, hotel guests check out of plastic waste

...Malaysia and Australia. With its white sandy beaches and infamous nightlife, Phuket attracts about 10 million visitors each year, media reports say, helping make the Thai tourism industry one of the f...

21 Aug 2018

On Thai island, hotel guests check out of plastic waste

News / Lifestyle

Are Asian shoppers from developing countries more conscious consumers?

...Malaysia (65.7 per cent) and the Philippines (64.6 per cent) also ranked high when it came to choosing to buy ethically. Meanwhile shoppers from developed countries were the least inclined to spend w...

5 Sep 2017

Are Asian shoppers from developing countries more conscious consumers?

Shark fin for sale at Chang Bai Shan Ginseng Medical Hall in Chinatown, Singapore. Singapore is the world's second largest trader in the controversial dish, a fact that the Straits Times attempted to bury. Image: Eco-Business

News / Food & Agriculture

Singapore food outlets pledge to phase out shark fin

...Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan are the top importers of shark fins globally. The sale of fins is supplied by Indonesia, Spain, India, US, and Argentina, which account for almost half of all shark land...

19 Feb 2018

Singapore food outlets pledge to phase out shark fin

Opinion / Manufacturing

What will motivate companies to source palm oil responsibly?

...Malaysia Palm Oil Buyers’ Scorecard, which revealed that only six out of 47 major Malaysian and Singaporean companies surveyed were buying sustainably produced palm oil. Many companies cited higher pr...

4 Oct 2017

What will motivate companies to source palm oil responsibly?

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

...Malaysia is committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the country’s 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) emphasises "green growth development strategy". All these activities point to a Malaysian re...

25 Jan 2017

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant tests GPS-based solution to increase traceability

...Malaysia—which together supply 90 per cent of the world’s palm oil—prompting a consumer backlash and calls for transparency and sustainability. To achieve this, producers, traders and consumers need t...

11 Jun 2018

Palm oil giant tests GPS-based solution to increase traceability

News / Carbon & Climate

9 quotes that made headlines in 2018

...Malaysia and Indonesia. According to British environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt, the only way to green the palm oil industry is for players to stop vilifying the product and start buying certified...

19 Dec 2018

9 quotes that made headlines in 2018

News / Food & Agriculture

Hungry and overweight: what's being done about Asia’s nutrition paradox?

...Malaysia and Thailand have more than doubled since the start of the century, with rising urbanisation, the growing popularity of a Western diet that is rich in fat and sugar, and the prevalence of che...

27 Aug 2018

Hungry and overweight: what's being done about Asia’s nutrition paradox?

Single-use plastic bags are stuffed into a grate door in Little India, Singapore. Only 6 per cent of the city-state's plastic waste was recycled last year. Image: Michael Coghlan/Flickr

News / Waste

Singapore’s battle with disposable plastic addiction

...Malaysia), biodegradable plastic “may not be better for the environment”, the National Environment Agency (NEA) concluded in a lifecycle study of carrier bags and packaging released in March. RedMart ...

17 Jul 2018

Singapore’s battle with disposable plastic addiction

News / Carbon & Climate

Are ‘no deforestation’ commitments working?

...Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, is home to some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. But forest fires and land conversion for logging, plantations and infrastructure development have reduced the i...

4 Dec 2017

Are ‘no deforestation’ commitments working?

Press Releases / Asia Plantation Capital Pte Ltd

Asia Plantation Capital Berhad launches Gaharu plantation

...Malaysia (SSM) - the Companies Commission of Malaysia - for its agarwood plantations. This enables Asia Plantation Capital Berhad to market its agarwood plantation investment programme in Malaysia, th...

3 Feb 2017

Asia Plantation Capital Berhad launches Gaharu plantation

Press Releases / ENGIE

ENGIE invests S$80 million in Centre of Expertise to drive digital and energy efficiency initiatives in Singapore

...Malaysia, The Philippines and New-Zealand. Singapore will become one of ENGIE’s main regional development platforms, besides existing operations in the Middle East, Western Europe and North Ame...

28 Mar 2018

ENGIE invests S$80 million in Centre of Expertise to drive digital and energy efficiency initiatives in Singapore

Press Releases / Asia Plantation Capital Pte Ltd

Asia Plantation Capital Berhad confirms regulatory approval

...Malaysia (SSM) - the Companies Commission of Malaysia - has officially confirmed the final approval for the company to market its agarwood plantation investment programme both in Malaysia and on the i...

3 Feb 2017

Asia Plantation Capital Berhad confirms regulatory approval

News / Corporate Responsibility

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands

...Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. The palm oil produced from these plantations winds up in some of the most well-known products on the market, including Kit Kat chocolate bars, Colgate toothpaste, Johnso...

27 Sep 2018

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands

News / Food & Agriculture

Is a property boom in Malaysia causing a fisheries bust in Penang?

...Malaysia, is famed for the British colonial era architecture that won its capital, Georgetown, an inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list. These days, though, soaring land prices mean most of th...

24 Apr 2017

Is a property boom in Malaysia causing a fisheries bust in Penang?

Opinion / Waste

Four ways to manage healthcare waste sustainably

...Malaysia and Palau still have no functioning waste management systems specifically for healthcare waste. Meanwhile the rest of the waste is dumped or burned through waste-to-energy incineration facili...

20 Apr 2018

Four ways to manage healthcare waste sustainably

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