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EB Studio Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role as the unacknowledged economic backbone of Malaysia, accounting for 38 per cent of the nation's GDP. However, these enterprises face obstacles in adopting sustainability compliance, primarily due to insufficient funding, expertise and manpower.

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While experts have lauded the regulator’s transition planning guidelines as one of the most comprehensive for the sector thus far, some said it remains unclear when divestment could be a valid and sound step to take.

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The London-headquartered company launches in the city-state, a competitive market with all of the big four professional services firms offering sustainability practices, with two managing directors.

Exclusive Real estate firms are lobbying against a proposed change to the Science Based Targets initiative's accounting methodology for measuring Scope 2 electricity emissions, expected to be launched by the end of the year.

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Management consulting has finally found its climate mojo. Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash

As the climate crisis unfolds, the big consultancy firms are attempting to offer advice to government and the major polluters. By Christopher Wright

The first global sustainability reporting standards, to include new requirements for Scope 3 emission, is expected to be published in June 2023. Energy companies would be wise to have robust decarbonisation plans, as opportunities for greenwashing will be limited once full emissions are reported. By Christina Ng

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As Indonesia hosts the G20 Summit in Bali, Arsjad Rasjid argues that Southeast Asia's most populous country can be a 'beacon of hope to the world' by showing that there is no contradiction between development and transitioning to clean energy. By Arsjad Rasjid

As governments embrace strict targets for electric vehicles, the world's largest carmaker is struggling to keep up. But it's not too late for Toyota to reverse course. By Daniel Read

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EB Studio About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.

Achim Steiner talking at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore. Image UNDP Asia Pacific

The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.

China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?

It has been said that the fight against climate change will be won in cities. In this video by C40, mayors of the world’s mega cities share what they are doing to address the most pressing climate threats.

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A recent study found that 9 in 10 accountants want companies to be more sustainable after the pandemic. Eco-Business asked Association of Chartered Certified Accountants sustainability head Jimmy Greer about reinventing capitalism and making the numbers of net zero commitments add up.

EB Studio The once abundant peat forests of Indonesia's Kampar peninsula have been deforested to half its size over the last two decades. Is there hope in saving the country's largest remaining forest reserve?

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