Maybank aims to become the regional ESG leader by 2025 with a net-zero carbon emissions position under the group’s five-year...
MALAKOFF Corp Bhd and Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Bhd (KPDRM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to assess the...
The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) has launched the i-Connect Fintech in Islamic Finance collaboration to create...
The importance and quality of the country’s halal industry have brought it into becoming one of the nation’s main engines...
Epson''s Southeast Asia headquarters on Wednesday, 8 Sept moved from an office space in HarbourFront to Alexandra Technopark, where it...
More than 200 organisations are collaborating with the #RasuahBusters anti-corruption movement since its launch in January, which aims to eradicate...
Khazanah Nasional Bhd is ready to build upon and strengthen its role to invest and deliver sustainable value for Malaysians....
Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Centre (MGTC), the implementing agency of the Malaysia Pavilion, said Expo 2020 Dubai is...
Green Score addresses the increasing demand among property seekers to make sustainable life choices, especially around choosing their future home....
IPMUDA Bhd has become Malaysia’s first fully Shariah-compliant building materials and solutions trading house following its implementation of Shariah-compliant procedures....
Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has given the assurance that it would strengthen its corporate governance to continue to safeguard the...
IT is becoming common for the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to ask high net worth individuals to account for the...
The treasury shares will be sold in the market for a profit, distributed to shareholders via a dividend payment, or...
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob stressed that all factory owners who employ foreign workers should set up their...
The AOB is part of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and supports the SC in its regulation of PIE auditors....
Sime Darby Property continues to push the envelope in producing homes that improve the overall quality of life for its...
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has invented a technology that can assist oil palm plantation workers to load fresh...
The healthcare sector remains one of the most important domains in the world today....
In the supply chain, air freight is often considered the fastest mode of travel. However, road freight is now increasingly...
Governments and utility operators across Asia are challenged with balancing pressures to decarbonise while continuing to meet growing electricity demand...
CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said today it ranks Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) as the second- best from an environmental, social,...
Ethis Global, a Malaysia-based Islamic fintech startup that focuses on crowdfunded investments, said it has raised US$1.7 million in a...
The pandemic has exposed structural social inequality like never before and shown that Malaysia has no social welfare infrastructure to...
Parliamentary systems often become the fulcrum of political machinations and manoeuvring, as they give a higher degree of autonomy to...
The perspective that meaningful and credible sustainability reporting is an essential requirement for any responsible business is increasingly becoming accepted...
Reintroduced in November 2019 after being granted SC’s approval, Luno has over 90% of the regulated DAX market share in...
Improved production in its Indonesian operations also aided the upbeat results. Revenue at the world’s largest palm planter by land...
The first project is joint research in palm polyol and bio-polyester for the production of water-based acrylate polyurethane dispersions for...
In a commentary today, the research unit of the Fitch Group noted that the daily Covid-19 cases in the country...
A commitment to sustainability would help businesses find new opportunities and create economical, social and ecological value in the long-term....
CLIMATE change, urbanization and the rise of Asian economies - these are powerful, transformative trends that are expected to impact...
In a stock exchange filing on 11 August, Dialog announced that its wholly owned Dialog Corporate Sdn Bhd inked a...
The Ernst & Young (EY) study revealed that collaborative consumption and the sharing economy have been rising in South-East Asia,...
Hewlett Packatt has created a culture of inclusion and equity within and outside the workplace, believing that it can improve...
An anti-corruption watchdog has questioned why the government borrowed RM11.5 billion in a span of 10 days, and demanded that...
The Malaysian economy is expected to grow sharply in the second quarter from a low base in the same period...
The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade higher next week on low...
Malaysia’s end-July palm oil end-stocks fell 7.3% from June to 1.5 million tonnes, data from industry regulator the Malaysian Palm...
While worries over Covid-19 have overshadowed other concerns, Japan’s heat and humidity, where temperatures can exceed 35 degrees Celsius (95°F),...
A global study found that about half of sustainability experts surveyed last year believed that corporate sustainability would be side-lined...
The Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR), with the assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO), is in the process of...
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, tasked with supporting the global response to climate change, announced the release...
G20 environment ministers have pledged to adopt new climate targets within the next three months, following recent negotiations in Naples....
The government will launch the National Energy Policy soon as a guide for the development of Malaysia’s energy sector, particularly...
FTSE4GOOD Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) could become more prominent over time with increasing focus and scrutiny by asset managers on environmental,...
Sustainability awareness among Malaysian corporates is on par with other developing markets as the push for environmental, social and governance...
G20 finance leaders recognised carbon pricing as a potential tool to address climate change for the first time in an...
The ongoing presence of forced labour indicators in the Malaysian rubber glove manufacturing industry demonstrates a need for existing legislative...
Plans have been drawn up by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM) to launch an independent governance body...
Huge swathes of land are closer to sea level across Southeast Asia than previously realised, highlighting the flood dangers faced...
From offshore wind farms in Britain to floating solar power plants in Vietnam, about 13,000 renewable energy projects in nearly...
Countries in Southeast Asia will need to harness new technologies to capture and store carbon emitted by fossil fuel industries...
Some of the most momentous announcements from Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) conference last week came towards the...
A coalition of global beef producers, including JBS, Rabobank and Cargill, have unveiled a sustainability roadmap aimed at reducing the...
Five Asian countries are responsible for 80 per cent of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening...
Leaders of the G7 nations backed a coalition of about 60 countries that have promised to conserve at least 30%...
BURSA Malaysia Securities Bhd will be launching a Shariah-compliant version of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index, known as the FTSE4Good...
Malaysian telecommunications companies (telcos) act as an enabler of better environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices for other sectors in...
Rising sea-levels could inflict US$724 billion in economic damage to seven of Asia’s major cities this decade, a report by...
The Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia plans to release a public consultation paper on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) taxonomy by...
Companies with good environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices have been more resilient since the start of the Covid-19...
Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects build globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even...
A panel of 12 lawyers from around the world has proposed a legal definition for a new crime that the...
Directors of corporate entities must keep abreast of the issues relating to the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in their...
In last weekend’s G7 meetings, participating nations reaffirmed their commitment to provide $100 billion annually in climate finance to developing...
Around 208 companies may be thrown out of the FTSE 4Good index series for failing to meet more stringent environmental...
Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas and Indonesian counterpart Pertamina are on a watchlist for removal from JPMorgan’s ESG EMBI index,...
A resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the No. 2 palm oil grower Malaysia is set to exacerbate a labour shortage...
Decoupling deforestation from the palm oil industry could be achieved by raising the price of palm-based consumer goods by just...
The six additions into the F4GBM Index are DKSH Holdings (M) Bhd, Heineken Malaysia Bhd, Mah Sing Group Bhd, MNRB...
Around 250 migrant workers had filed a total of five complaints against Goodyear Malaysia in 2019 and 2020 over non-compliance...
If the same pace of investment is maintained, the research foresees peak oil happening “around 2030,” after which the rate...
A new market-led Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework has been launched to help organisations to report and translate...
G7 finance ministers agreed an historic commitment to make it mandatory for corporates to report climate impacts and investment decisions,...
An investor-led initiative, called the Asian Utilities Engagement Program, has been launched to assist electric utility companies in Asia to...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, ESG-themed investing has become the flavour of the year....
The nations that make up the G7 have invested billions of dollars more into fossil fuels than they have into...
B Lab, a US-headquartered sustainable business certification non-profit, has expanded to Southeast Asia with a mission to grow a community...
More than a third of heat-related deaths in many parts of the world can be attributed to the extra warming...
Shareholders of multinational bank HSBC have passed a management resolution that commits the bank to phase-out financing for the coal industry by...
People are switching to plant-based diets on the understanding that meat substitutes such as soy-based or pea-based proteins are the...
Shulmin said REvil attacks in the APAC region have increased significantly beginning July 2020 with 290 registered users being attacked...
The circular economy concept has the potential to spur economic growth in the Asean region, said Economic Research Institute for...
HSBC and Citi have introduced so-called “Zoom-free” days, setting aside a day of the week where employees aren’t expected to...
The number of new people forced to move within their own countries by climate disasters rose to the highest in...
New research commissioned by environmental charity WWF, highlights that public concern for nature loss is mounting, growing by 16% globally...
The Malaysian experience in combating corruption has yielded results, but the key is to maintain the momentum and continuity of...
Business leaders from 500 of the world’s biggest companies, including Microsoft, Unilever, Google and Coca-Cola, have joined The Valuable 500...
Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further...
Asian cities face the greatest risk from environmental issues including air pollution and natural disasters, according to a report by...
Toy giant Mattel has launched a new take-back and recycling scheme for used toys. The ‘Playback’ scheme is available in...
China emits more greenhouse gas than the entire developed world combined, a new report has claimed. The research by Rhodium...
Malaysia''s US$1.3 billion (about RM5.35 billion) sustainability sukuk or Islamic bonds have been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong...
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will stop financing new coal activities as part of its sustainable agenda. Currently, coal financing makes...
A landmark United Nations report has declared that drastically cutting emissions of methane, a key component of natural gas, is...
Furniture giant Ikea has launched a buy-back and re-sale scheme, in efforts to reduce the number of products going to...
The Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) is targeting the production of recycled water supply nationwide at a rate of...
The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) has launched the Working for Workers (WFW) application, a platform for 15.7 million workers,...
President Joe Biden has committed the US to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The pledge came during a...
Malaysia has been listed among several nations that would each see an economic growth 20% below what they could otherwise...
Malaysia's sustainability sukuk oversubscribed by 6.4 times, allocation well spread globally...
The EU has adopted ambitious new targets to curb climate change, with a pledge to make them legally binding. Under...
Covid-19 has undoubtedly accelerated the adoption of ESG in Asia; JP Morgan called it the first “sustainability crisis” of the...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which makes policy frameworks for a region of 650 million people, plans to...
AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank Group) became the first financial institution in Malaysia to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on one...
New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to...
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and US asset manager BlackRock are teaming up as ‘Decarbonization Partners’ to invest in private...
Passengers on board Malaysia Airlines and Firefly can expect a more sustainable flight experience with 50% of in-flight and ground...
Grab Holdings Inc plans to create an endowment fund, the GrabForGood Fund, with initial funding of US$275 million in cash...
Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd has invested a total of RM150 million to set up a plant-based meal solutions manufacturing facility in...
China’s central bank is co-operating with the European Union to converge green investment taxonomies across the two markets, aiming to...
Tens of thousands of garment workers who were sacked as the pandemic hit factory orders are owed millions of dollars...
A group of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in Malaysia has teamed up to establish the Malaysian Recycling Alliance (MAREA)....
CIMB Investment Bank and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) are amongst several other banks listed as joint lead and co lead...
A total of RM500 million has been allocated for the investment cost of the floating solar energy project in Tasik...
A group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, are ramping up pressure on...
The President of the USA, Joe Biden, has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on the climate crisis,...
Difficulty in approaching independent smallholders and land title issues are the two biggest challenges currently faced by the Malaysian Palm...
One in five of the world’s 2,000 largest publicly listed companies have now committed to a net-zero emissions target to...
Heineken Malaysia Bhd is reinforcing its sustainability commitment this year, as it gears into the second stage of its Water...
Malaysia needs to invest in human capital, increase its female labour force participation rate and implement policy changes that boosts...
This despite both countries declaring intent to go carbon-neutral as part of their commitments to climate target set out in...
Malaysia, UN to set up MySDG Trust Fund...
Reassess speed of growth to attain inclusive, sustainable growth & high-income status: Tengku Zafrul...
Shoe manufacturer and retailer Clarks has launched what it claims to be its ''most sustainable sneaker yet'', while footwear brand...
New regulations governing sustainable investing in the European Union could affect U.S. investors soon. This week, new EU rules...
MALAYSIA has topped as the largest sukuk market in 2020 by issuing more than 45% of the world’s outstanding amount...
Up to 86.39% of Malaysia’s total planted area for oil palm has been certified sustainable under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm...
The biggest companies in the Asia Pacific region got worse at reporting their sustainability performance in 2020, and improved in...
Banking major Goldman Sachs has updated its sustainable finance commitments to target net-zero financed emissions by 2050, and has confirmed...
The government is reviewing the compounds and penalties under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 to curb the rampant pollution activities...
There must be a concerted effort by stakeholders, the government, industry players, academicians and the public to improve and facilitate...
New deforestation data has revealed progress in combating forest clearances across Southeast Asia throughout 2020, marking a ten-fold reduction in deforestation rates...
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are frequently used to evaluate corporate governance teams....
In Malaysia, there is growing acceptance and acknowledgement by industry leaders of the need for stronger ESG adoption....
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a temporary fall in air pollution in many parts of the world, as economic...
Car manufacturing major Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will stop producing petrol and diesel vehicles under its Jaguar brand by 2025,...
Singapore will allocate a sizable part of its 2021 budget to a series of sustainability measures, aiming to help tackle...
Rising demand for sustainable investment prompted managers to change the strategy or investment profile of 253 European funds in 2020,...
Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely...
The global pandemic has pushed institutional investors to amplify their efforts at ESG integration as critical risks and issues come...
Ensuring sustainability of Malaysia’s forests...
In the post-Covid 19 recovery, it is important to make sure that whatever policies and investments are made, they are...
Sabah has set up an initiative to ensure the palm oil sector remains the state''s key economic driver while also...
In addition, the MCCG 2017 has laid out two additional practices meant for large corporations and four step-up practices to...
Indonesia’s ambitious biodiesel program will increase the risks of deforestation as more tropical forest could be cleared to grow palm...
CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd have launched a one-stop sustainability solution for local small and medium enterprises...
Climate and Environmental Governance...
Malaysia’s largest pension fund aims to make all its investments based on environmental, social and governance practices by 2030, betting...
Asian asset managers are significantly behind their European counterparts when it comes to addressing climate change and other environmental concerns...
It had raised a question about the absence of a two-tier voting process for the retention of its independent non-executive...
The Covid-19 pandemic created a lot of uncertainties and fear that it would decimate Asia''s capital markets activity when it...
The collective wealth of the world''s billionaires rose $3.9 trillion between March and December 2020 to reach $11.95 trillion, the...
With trillions of dollars pouring into ESG funds last year, 2020 has been called the “tipping point” year for this...
Over the past week, much attention has been focused on independent directors. There should be no misperception or misreading of...
Climate change looks set to remain the top theme for most responsible investors in 2021, not least because of COP26...
Asia should implement a tax on non-recyclable plastic waste to manage its staggering ocean plastic leakage problem, said a recycling...
When we talk about ESG – environmental, social and governance – investing, we often start with a discussion of the...
BANKS in Southeast Asia may come out of the current crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic relatively better than...
A growing number of borrowers in Asia Pacific are getting loans whose interest rates are linked to meeting sustainability goals,...
By 2050, agricultural land could shrink by up to 600 million hectares compared to the business-as-usual pathway, as forest loss...
Corporate reporting has at its foundation the need to keep stakeholders well informed about the company, and about the actions...
As governments around the world scrambled to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, experts worried that the virus would put a...
Japan''s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in South-east Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay...
In recent weeks, the Ministry of Human Resources opened 19 investigation papers against six companies related to Top Glove for...
At the launch of its Malaysia Economic Monitor, World Bank Group lead agriculture economist Dr Aminesh Shrivastava said Malaysia has...
The increasing world population and demand opens up vast potential for palm oil suppliers to explore new markets, but some...
A new study by Sandpiper Communications and PublicAffairsAsia reveals that most companies in Asia Pacific are at risk of mispresenting...
Despite being portrayed as a success, the 37th ASEAN Summit, recently held under the chairmanship of Vietnam, should be reframed...
The global food system is so carbon-intensive that its emissions alone could be enough to heat the world by more...
According to the latest biennial report from the United States Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) total US-domiciled...
AMMB Holdings Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) have emerged as the top three among all Malaysian...
A group 30 major investors collectively managing over $9tr of assets worldwide have agreed to set interim targets to drive...
Between 2016 and 2020, World Bank Group said its institutions, including the International Finance Corp and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee...
More than 150 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have participated in the SMEs Sustainable Exporters Programme under a collaboration between...
Malaysian bank CIMB has unveiled a comprehensive climate policy that rules out any exposure to coal power by 2040, aligning...
As Malaysia is navigating its way to an energy transition towards low-carbon energy sources, natural gas will play a pivotal...
Petronas is looking into the possibility of deploying more low-carbon solutions in the long term, with a project on carbon...
The world’s largest asset managers are failing to vote for sustainable progress in investee companies, despite public commitments to the...
Regulators in Singapore had issued the company the world’s first approval for its cultured meats. The decision paves the way...
Going green could bring up to US$1 trillion in annual economic benefits to Southeast Asian economies by 2030, according to...
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the appointment of Datuk Anantham Kasinather as the non-executive chairman of its audit...
Malaysian firm Meditech Gloves will begin production of natural gloves that can biodegrade 100 times faster than synthetic, petroleum-based options....
The Malaysian government plans to issue its first sustainability bond for environmental and social initiatives next year as the country...
Companies of all sizes in Singapore will get more support in securing green and sustainability-linked loans, with a new grant...
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced they intend to merge into a...
While the climate impact transparency of American firms has gone backwards, Asian firms are showing steady progress in reporting greenhouse...
The government will undertake a study on the National Energy Policy (NEP) to determine the policies and the long-term strategies...
Forty-one Malaysian corporations have been announced as winners of the 2020 Sustainability and CSR Malaysia Awards, a joint effort by...
RHB Banking Group has committed RM5 billion in support of green financing by 2025, group managing director Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli...
Large companies and financial institutions in the UK will have to publicly report on their exposure to climate risks within...
Ministers in charge of the environment, energy and natural resources have lauded the RM5.6bil budget allocation for the protection of...
The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw...
While demand for cars has plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the automotive market has seen a steady increase in...
Malaysia’s conventional and Islamic banks as well as the overall financial sector have exposure to major sources of greenhouse gas...
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is pushing for a single global reporting framework for sustainability. A standardized framework would...
Indigenous people from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are fighting against plans to cut their...
Malaysian state-owned energy firm Petronas has declared that it will be carbon neutral by 2050. The company’s president and group...
Cagamas Bhd has announced the issuance of its first ASEAN sustainability bonds totalling RM100mil, comprising RM35mil one-year, RM20mil two-year and...
Bursa Malaysia Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift said palm oil industry players must remain committed and stay...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched new criteria to ensure its members align to science-based and...
Exchange-traded funds built on environmental, social and governance themes have attracted record inflows this year, as the U.S. grapples with...
Malaysian businesses say that sustainability is a key component of their future business strategy, especially when re-assessing their operations to...
Sarawak Energy Bhd has secured a RM100 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) in the form of a revolving credit facility from...
Sustainable development and green technology need to play a vital role in driving the country՚s economy, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin...
The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and...
If shareholders want to know how the salaries of directors and key executives are linked to the company’s performance, they...
Maybank Islamic Bhd introduced Malaysia՚s first ever social impact deposit, under its Islamic fixed deposit account (IFD-i). Under the campaign,...
More people think that companies are being honest with the information they publish in sustainability reports than they did two...
Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn, have committed to cutting the carbon emissions...
The hot issue surrounding forced labour in Malaysia has put the environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives in the spotlight....
HSBC will target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between...
More listed companies adopted best practices as outlined in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) in 2019, compared to...
Malaysia՚s Top Glove Corporation Bhd has raised the amount it will repay migrant workers for recruitment fees after verification work...
Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers and Dove candy, is trimming the ranks of its palm-oil suppliers and says it...
Green bonds have passed their biggest milestone yet, with more than $1 trillion issued since these securities first emerged in...
The launch of Nestle’s reforestation initiative, Project ReLeaf, will see the food and beverage manufacturer planting three million trees in...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked the import of palm oil made by a Malaysian producer over forced...
All government-related entities at the federal and state levels in Malaysia must align their policies to ensure the country’s sustainable...
Five investors have been removed from the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), in the first such move...
Top asset managers Vanguard Group Inc and BlackRock Inc on Thursday introduced new exchange-traded funds that exclude oil companies, coal...
The Malaysian government is planning to do a scoping review on the need for climate change legislation to assist in...
China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced....
The leaders of the Big Four accounting firms have come together in an unusual joint initiative to unveil a reporting...
Global banks faced a fresh scandal about dirty money as they sought to limit the fallout from a cache of...
Commemorating the 5th anniversary of the launch of the UN SDGs in September and the University’s milestone and landmark achievement,...
BlackRock has revealed that its investment fund dedicated to accelerating the global development of a circular economy has raised more...
MALAREN International, a StarHub subsidiary based in Malaysia, has entered into a RM270 million sustainability-linked term loan facility agreement with...
Climate Action 100+, whose members include most of the world’s biggest investors, collectively managing $47 trillion in assets, has written...
Palm oil companies, which have faced criticism in recent years of widespread deforestation, said that ensuring sustainability across the supply...
Google is promising to run all of its data centres and campuses on carbon-free energy within a decade, as the...
The Malaysian government will study and redefine the context of socio-economic and environmental sustainability in its post COVID-19 economic recovery...
The global supply chains of multinational companies such as BP, Coca-Cola and Walmart are responsible for nearly a fifth of...
Citigroup has appointed the Scottish-American banker Jane Fraser as its next chief executive, the first time a big Wall Street...
UBS Group AG will offer sustainable investments as its preferred solution for wealth management clients worldwide as the Covid-19 crisis...
Even as financial institutions face challenges with integrating climate risk into their established risk management practices, expectations are already expanding...
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said demand for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) has not dropped amid the...
The average size of wildlife populations has plummeted by two-thirds worldwide since 1970 as forests were felled to grow food,...
The world’s 100 most significant timber and pulp companies score just 22.6 per cent, on average, when assessed across 175...
Ingka Group – the business owner of Ikea has committed €600m in sustainability investments, including a “zero-fossil fuel” approach,...
Twenty-six companies, business associations, and initiatives have released a joint statement calling for EU-wide, cross-sectoral mandatory human rights and environmental...
Mersing District Council has launched a new initiative called ‘Mersing Sustainable Destination’ that aims to ensure the long-term viability of...
Australian energy trading technology firm Power Ledger and Thai company BCPG, a renewable energy business arm of Bangchak Corporation, have...
HSBC has teamed up with climate change advisory firm Pollination Group to create an asset management venture focused on “natural...
Companies have improved in the traceability of their products, but incidents of labour abuse remain ‘intolerably high’, said Greenpeace in...
Dozens of US companies, including household names such as Coca-Cola, Colgate, and Kimberley–Clark, have signed up to a new Plastics...
Jaguar Land Rover has developed an innovative process enabling it to recycle old aluminium cans, bottle tops, and end-of-life vehicles...
The Green Climate Fund has promised developing nations it will ramp up efforts to help them tackle climate challenges as...
More than 500 scientists from 61 countries have again measured the annual planetary temperature. The diagnosis is not good. Despite...
Unilever is to partner with US tech company Orbital Insight to help eliminate deforestation and other environmental threats in its...
Selfridges has become the latest major brand to set out its strategy for delivering net zero carbon emissions, unveiling a...
As dominant nation in the global fishing industry, yet ranked worst for fishing offenses, China could have a huge positive...
So-called ‘Blue Bonds’ could play an important role in restoring ocean ecosystems and setting the world’s fisheries on a sustainable...
Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell have announced that the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores of...
Bloomberg has thrown its hat into the ring in the race to become the dominant provider of sustainability data and...
The United Nations‘ labour agency has hailed a “historic” milestone in the drive to end child labour after a global...
More than 100 of the world’s leading economists have urged policymakers to seize a “rare opportunity” to establish a greener,...
A new report released in August 2020 by Clean Clothes Campaign reveals how garment workers in Asia have been deprived...
Top Glove Corp Bhd will refund up to RM50 million in backdated recruitment fees to its foreign workers in the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the demand for businesses to address complex supply chains and become more transparent, given the...
Oil giant BP has announced it will develop renewable energy capacity to 50 gigawatts 20 times its 2019 capacity and...
The Negri Sembilan Department of Environment (DOE) has identified the lorry which was used to dump waste oil that polluted...
World Nature Conservation Day was celebrated on July 28. Every year, this day is observed to create awareness about protecting...
Unlike the conspicuous and obvious ecological footprint of fossil fuels, the tracks of alternative renewable energy generation are often concealed,...
In Part 1 of a two-part series, this article examines the special challenges to environmental sustainability in South Asia. Sustainability...
American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation Citigroup Inc (Citi) has announced its new five-year 2025 Sustainable Progress Strategy...
Malaysia, the world՚s second largest palm oil producer and exporter, has said it will fight growing anti-palm oil sentiment around...
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) has been facing rising expenditure in sustainable practices over the years and the trend is...
The national joint venture between Malaysia and Singapore, M+S Pte Ltd, has obtained a S$1.95 billion green loan for its...
Nestle Malaysia has announced that they will be using paper straws across their entire range of UHT products by the...
Microsoft Malaysia is proud to be supporting the Global Compact Network Malaysia (GCMY) as its technology partner, to help the...
There are currently 73 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia that have met the globally benchmarked environment, social and governance (ESG)...
New research has found Malaysia՚s large financial institutions are leaders in board gender diversity in Asia-Pacific, according to a research...
The Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy launched recently by the European Commission offers a major opportunity for palm oil producing...
Malaysia՚s medical glove industry was under pressure to crack down on labour abuses on Thursday after the United States blocked...
From manufacturing clothing in sweatshops to poor environmental practices, Asia-Pacific businesses have lagged behind the rest of the world for...
Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and NE Suria Satu Sdn Bhd (NESS) have entered into the largest long-term power purchase...
Late May saw the release of a consultation draft of China’s 2020 Green Bond Catalogue. It removes controversial coal investments...
Global supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed a lack of investment in food technology that...
HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bhd (HSBC Amanah) is now an official member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) via its...
Amid rising global demand for clarity in the sustainability reporting ecosystem, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global...
Malaysia՚s Sime Darby Plantation on Wednesday said it will look into “serious allegations” of forced and child labour conditions in...
Local fund managers believe companies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are most likely bound to succeed in delivering...
The Sustainability and Sarawak Energy campaign was launched on Monday, marking the start of a six-month staff campaign to build...
The humanitarian crisis and economic volatility stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have thrown into sharp relief the growing challenges of...
The challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was already daunting enough. According to the United Nations, emerging economies...
Winners of EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed and Sustainable Property Awards 2020 were announced today in a virtual awards ceremony with...
In May, the International Monetary Fund projected the global economy would shrink by 3 per cent this year. But the...
Petronas, through its corporate venture capital arm Petronas Ventures, is investing in agriculture technology startup Braintree Technologies Sdn Bhd, marking...
The acceleration of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity deployment will continue in the medium term as the cost of electricity generation...
With demand for crude oil dropping sharply, leading to a steep fall in crude oil prices, the viability of the...
As businesses prepare to crank their operations back up after months of inactivity, the clear skies, roads and shipping lanes...
Bursa Malaysia Bhd has announced six new additions to the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index (F4GBM). In a statement today, it...
French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Center for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (Cirad) signed an agreement...
S&P Global Ratings believes the global Islamic finance industry will return to slow growth in 2020-2021 after strong performance in...
The World Bank said today the Islamic capital market՚s (ICM) value proposition has to be very clear to show that...
A taskforce of industry leaders assembled to revitalise the Singapore economy after the COVID-19 downturn has been criticised in parliament...
As the world’s largest palm oil producers, Malaysia and Indonesia must be active players in the standard-setting process for the...
As the COVID-19 pandemic brings the fault lines in society’s strata into sharp focus, the good work of non-profit initiatives...
Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon), via its wholly owned Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd (SCSB), has signed a memorandum of understanding...
The COVID-19 pandemic is a silent reminder that we are at a tipping point of two of the world''s greatest...
Malaysia, despite being only 0.2% of the world''s landmass, the country is blessed with a variety of flora and fauna...
According to the World Economic Forum’s most recent COVID-19 Risks Outlook report, which surveyed approximately 350 senior risk professionals in...
Fashion-based social enterprises are nothing new. Back in 2006 American company Toms pioneered the then-revolutionary one-for-one concept, giving a pair...
The enforcement of a new provision of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 regarding graft offences involving commercial organisations...
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) via the Energy Commission (EC) will open a competitive bidding process for...
CapitaLand has obtained a $500 million sustainability-linked loan from United Overseas Bank (UOB). The loan is the largest in Singapore’s...
The world is at a standstill to flatten the COVID-19 curve, a pause that has been especially devastating to the...
With the novel coronavirus wreaking havoc around the globe, just about every nation faces major issues with its food supply....
Malaysia is largely seen as a global leader in Islamic Finance and has a strong agenda for green and climate-friendly...
The enforcement of Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009 on June 1 reflects the government''s commitment to tackling corruption,...
The Malaysian chapter of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) has been launched. In a statement, BCSD Malaysia said...
Building the international cooperation needed to swiftly create and distribute a coronavirus vaccine could help with other threats too. Around...
The Covid-19 outbreak has led to profound changes and is severely testing the resilience of countries and businesses. From the...
U.K. based multinational groceries chain Tesco PLC has found abuses against migrant workers at its stores and distribution centres in...
A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the...
German lender Deutsche Bank plans to pump at least 200 billion euros into so-called sustainable financing and investments by 2025,...
Coal power plant construction will push ahead in Asia despite falling electricity demand and environmental concerns as policymakers prioritise boosting...
Alan Jope, chief executive of consumer goods company Unilever, has called on governments and businesses to “double down” on environmental...
Green economy recovery packages for the coronavirus crisis will repair the global economy and put the world on track to...
A group of 40 global aid agencies and charities have launched an alliance to help social entrepreneurs weather the coronavirus...
The world’s young climate activists will come out of the coronavirus crisis even stronger and more motivated than before, their...
Many parts of the world may not have enough suitable land for green efforts to make up for the environmental...
The Indonesian government has announced a requirement for smallholder palm oil farmers to seek sustainable certification alongside larger companies. Major...
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged governments not to use taxpayer money to rescue fossil fuel companies...
Malaysia’s market regulators last week relaxed a raft of rules, giving a temporary reprieve to public listed companies (PLCs) battered...
Banking giants Barclays and HSBC have been accused of financing a combined £158 billion into the fossil fuel sector since...
Half of finance leaders in Singapore said their company falls short in reporting its triple bottom line of people, planet...
Top asset manager BlackRock, which has vowed to put more focus on climate issues, said that companies might give a...
Beverage giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi are not doing enough to reduce their plastic waste footprint globally, according to a new...
Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices has this week strengthened its portfolio of green products with the launch yesterday of...
Big investors have urged companies to maintain their focus on reducing carbon emissions, even as businesses grapple with the economic...
Tech giant Google is announcing the general availability of technology that, if widely adopted, could make it easier for patients...
Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from Covid-19 by spurring global GDP gains of almost $100 trillion between now...
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) stated in its 2019 annual report, that it had reviewed the anti-corruption policies of listed...
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said the country’s Islamic capital market (ICM) grew 8.23% to RM2.035 trillion as at December...
Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd’s wholly-owned unit BIMB Investment Management has today launched its first Robo-Intelligence Sustainable Shariah-ESG investing online platform...
Major food companies in Asia must improve the welfare of farm animals that they produce, supply or use, an annual...
How can you police deforestation or run an earth-friendly holiday resort while working from home? Eco-Business asked sustainability folk working...
The global palm oil sector is feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as demand drops across the world, trade...
Air pollution has been linked to significantly higher rates of death in people with Covid-19, according to analysis. The research,...
Almost three-quarters of new electricity generation capacity built in 2019 uses renewable energy, representing an all-time record. New data from...
More than 250 trades unions and environment groups globally have signed an open letter opposing plans for bailing out the...
The clothing H&M Group collected more than 29,000 tonnes of used clothing though its in-store network of take-back points last...
Wild animals and animal parts are bought and sold worldwide, often illegally. This multibillion-dollar industry is pushing species to extinction,...
Businesses from every conceivable sector, from e-commerce to pulp and paper, have been featured in the news media helping to...
American utilities giant General Electric has seen factory workers walk off the job on Monday in protest to demand the...
Banking giant HSBC has released research that suggests greener stocks’ relatively impressive performance is largely holding true throughout the coronavirus...
The UN climate talks due to be held in Glasgow this year have been postponed to 2021 as governments around...
Japan has maintained its carbon emissions reduction target in its updated emissions plan submitted to the United Nations as part...
A Sarawak activist has urged the state government to temporarily close down all oil palm plantations and mills, especially in...
Blockchain firm BloomBloc and the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) are piloting a traceability platform to improve palm oil supply...
The United States has lifted a ban on a Malaysian medical glove maker it had accused of using forced labour,...
As countries around the world plan stimulus packages to try to prevent their economies plunging due to coronavirus shutdowns, spending...
Tech giant Amazon is teaming up with researchers funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits....
Tax deductions will be given to those who donate to the Covid-19 fund and Health Ministry, said the Finance Ministry....
BlackRock executives who set the asset manager''s influential proxy votes outlined tougher priorities tied to climate change and executive pay...
As June 1 draws near, many Malaysian businesses are still unprepared for the implementation of Section 17A of the Malaysian...
Malaysia is ahead of most of its Asian peers in introducing an anti-corruption law that will hold directors personally liable...
Building new wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper in every major market across the globe than running existing...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that while the global outbreak of coronavirus may have caused a temporary drop in...
The release of a new United Nations (UN) report encourages action to tackle both coronavirus and climate change. UN Secretary...
Despite highly publicised cases of returning illegal waste shipments last year, foreign scrap continues to flood Philippines shores according to...
BNP Paribas Asset Management, Legal & General Investment Management, APG Asset Management and Aviva Investors complete the five best-performing firms...
Coronavirus likely to see oil demands decline throughout 2020...
The world’s biggest asset managers have embarked on a hiring spree across their stewardship and sustainable investing teams, as fund...
Working women in Singapore are finding it harder to break the glass ceiling compared with counterparts elsewhere in Southeast Asia,...
Malaysians are embracing sustainability features when planning for future home purchases...
FGV Holdings Bhd, one of the worlds largest producers of crude palm oil...
South Korea’s largest trading company, Posco International, has released a zero-deforestation policy and pledged to compensate for areas of forest...
E-commerce companies in the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, such as Ebay and Alibaba, have reportedly removed or blocked...
HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bhd (HSBC Amanah) is providing RM200 million financing to support Yinson Holdings Bhd (Yinson) in building sustainable...
Vena Energy, one of Asia’s leading independent power producers (IPP), has become the first Singapore-based company to issue green bonds...
Tech giant Apple could be forced to disclose details of censorship requests from China and other nations after two major...
JP Morgan Chase is set to become the latest global banking giant to restrict lending to the most carbon intensive...
Volkswagen’s chief executive has pledged to employ a young climate campaigner to “aggressively” challenge the company’s environmental policies, as he...
Tesco Stores has been named the most sustainable retailer in Malaysia with the WWF. The firm achieved a 76 per...
The global impact of COVID-19 is still unfolding as the virus spreads. But there could be a silver lining to...
The Securities Commission of Malaysia released a checklist aimed at enhancing shareholder activism. The three-page Annual General Meeting (AGM) Corporate...
The latest analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), a London-based think-tank, has found that 49 percent of...
Malaysia’s major banks are bucking a global trend towards the decarbonisation of the finance industry by continuing to finance new...
Global Compact Network Malaysia, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact, and Capital Markets Malaysia have jointly launched...
A majority of consumers believe their choices can make a difference to environmental outcomes, and almost two-thirds are willing to...
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has pledged to punish all company chairs who also hold the chief executive role...
India aims to boost solar power generation by encouraging the installation of panels along rail tracks and on barren land,...
Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is...
The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development & Cooperatives efforts to promote the social enterprise movement has received a boost with the...
India has restricted palm oil imports after Malaysia commented on its policy towards Kashmir, with thousands of tonnes now stuck...
Global green bond issuance last year reached an all-time high in terms of both individual bonds issued and collective value...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday launched a new initiative designed to help the world’s corporations put their weight behind...
Tyson Foods, the world’s second-largest meat processor, has announced it is convening a new ‘Coalition for Sustainable Protein’ in a...
A new coalition has been launched to mobilise a $500 million investment platform to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...
International banking group, BNP Paribas, has launched the Theam Quant World Climate Carbon Offset Plan fund which aims to combine...
All business leaders and companies attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week have been asked to make public...
The Chinese government has announced a new plan to crack down on plastic pollution across the country by 2025, including...
Tech giant Microsoft has pledged to remove “all of the carbon” from the environment that it has emitted since the...
The largest pharmaceutical company in Asia, Takeda, has announced its commitment to fighting climate...
Malaysia has pledged its commitment towards promoting South-east Asia as a competitive tourism destination...
A year of extreme weather events and mounting evidence of global heating have put the climate emergency as the top...
The roadmap will be introduced “by 2020”, as part of the 2018-2030 roadmap...
Japanese car-maker Nissan has described Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan as “extremely regrettable”...
62.3% of Palm Oil Plantations Have Obtained Sustainability Certification...
Sulphur will be cut drastically from global shipping transport fuels in 2020, in a move that should reduce some forms...
As a world in climate crisis enters a new decade, Eco-Business highlights five major trends...
Major companies including Ikea, Lego and Vodafone have pledged to do more to help refugees get access to education and...
74% of Malaysian businesses - higher than the global average of 67% - believe they have a role to play...
A recent survey by Carousell shows that Malaysians may not have to break the bank anymore when it comes to...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a widely adopted sustainability reporting framework...
A publicity and business engagement campaign led by local non-government organisation...
Efforts to protect Thai seafood workers from labour exploitation and modern slavery...
The Climate Group, a not-for-profit organisation, has received more than double the number...
The number of insurers withdrawing cover for coal projects more than doubled this year and for the first time US...
The Securities Commission (SC) has launched the Sustainable and Responsible Investment...
MSCI published the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of more than 2,800 companies....
Businesses in Southeast Asia are taking action to improve their track records on environmental and labour practices as socially responsible...
Financial analytics company S&P Global has acquired the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings arm of RobecoSAM, a Swiss asset...
The Asia-Pacific economy will be 2.6 percent smaller in 2050 according a new framework developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit...
The roadmap will be introduced “by 2020”, as part of the 2018...
AirAsia has unveiled a special “Save our Malayan Tiger” aircraft livery to bring the Malaysian government’s wildlife conservation campaign to...
The Singapore state-owned Temasek Holdings, with assets totalling $376 billion, announced today that it aims to halve the greenhouse gas...
Strong growth in green bond issuance in the third quarter could see the market top $250 billion for 2019, according...
Tech giant, Google, has launched a new “accelerator” programme for start-ups, aimed at supporting new firms striving to drive progress...
Social media platform, Twitter, will ban all political advertising, the company’s CEO has announced....
Social Media: Climate Change Among Top Concerns of Leading CEOs...
Malaysia improvement in its ranking in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2020 Report to 12th from 15th in...
According to United Nations climate scientists, $300 billion could stop the rise in greenhouse gases and buy up to 20...
Singapore will become the first country in the world to ban advertisements of packaged drinks with very high sugar content...
Data published by British newspaper, The Guardian, shows that 20 fossil fuel companies can be linked to more than one-third...
97 percent of Malaysia''''s top 100 companies by revenue, have reported on their sustainable business practices, according to the KPMG...
Despite pressure from activists, investors and governments, the majority of world’s 50 largest banks...
The Climate Action 100+, a group of 370 global investors overseeing more than $35 trillion in assets has seen positive...
Hermes Investment Management is launching high yield funds focused on social and environmental engagement...
Malaysian central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure...
Focusing on decarbonising the energy sector alone will not put the world...
IT company, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is set to invest $11 million in forest restoration...
Financial markets risk major disruptions by relying on business-as-usual forecasts that underestimate the impact...
More than 130 global banks, collectively holding $47 trillion in assets...
Malaysia will push its Southeast Asian neighbours to strengthen cooperation in finding a long-term solution for smog drifting across the...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Amundi have announced a US$500 million Asia Climate Bond Portfolio, which aims to...
200 institutional investors are calling on 47 of the largest U.S. publicly traded corporations to align their climate lobbying with...
Benefits of transforming the way food is produced, processed, distributed, consumed, and disposed of in order to deliver a sustainable...
Some of the largest companies in India and the Middle East have signed up to a corporate challenge to cut...
Growing inequality and climate change will not only derail progress towards global sustainability goals but threaten human existence, leading scientists...
Private Sector is Key in Achieving Malaysia's SDGs...
Clean Energy or Food? Asian Nations Grapple With New Demands on Land...
No Palm Oil or Green Palm Oil? Retailers Face Labelling Dilemma...
According to a report by the Global Commission on Adaptation, the world is “gravely” unprepared for the inevitable effects of...
Climate Change is Degrading the Liveability of Developing Asia’s Cities...
Asian Cities Turn to Electric Vehicles in Anti-pollution Drive...
Oil and gas companies have spent £40.5 billion on investment projects that undermine the Paris Agreement and risk wasting £1.8...
Tourism’s rapid growth has increased demands by tourists to unsustainable levels unless appropriate investment is made in travel infrastructure and...
Australia Set to Beat 2020 Clean Energy Target...
A new Index has concluded that companies supplying meat and dairy are failing to act in line with their clients’...
United States Democratic candidates promised unprecedented new action on climate change in the first forum devoted to the issue in...
Malaysia needs investments totalling RM33 billion in order to achieve its target of 20 percent electricity generation from renewable energy...
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group Inc will ask companies to disclose the gender, age and race of their directors to diversify...
India is set to impose a nationwide ban outlawing six single-use plastics in a sweeping measure to reduce waste from...
Mitsubishi Invests in UK Company to Bring Off-grid Solar to Asia...
Products labelled “palm oil-free” have now been banned in Indonesia due to misleading health claims....
Environmental groups are urging the government to put the environment over financial gains in response to discussions around controversial investors....
China has passed a new law that gives local governments authority to set as many as 164 different resources taxes....
32 global fashion companies sign the Fashion Pact to commit to reducing their environmental impact ahead of the G7 summit....
MMC Corp and DRB-Hicom have pledged to conduct ethical business, and comply to applicable laws and regulations in the presence...