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A MALAYSIA-NETHERLANDS DIALOGUE:
PRIVATE SECTOR APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY
The Dutch Webinar Series is a joint initiative by Climate Governance Malaysia and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, providing an open platform for dialogue and knowledge exchange on sustainability and climate-related business practices.
The series brings together business leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and experts to share practical insights on integrating sustainability into corporate strategy, operations, and governance. All sessions are free and open to the public, with recordings and post-event resources made available to support continued learning. Over time, the series aims to broaden engagement across the ASEAN region.
Each session would features an embassy video, opening remarks by CGM and the Embassy, a keynote presentation, a panel discussion, a moderated live Q&A session, and a closing wrap-up highlighting three key takeaways.
What to Expect
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Expert keynote presentations/ speech and moderated discussions
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Practical insights into implementation challenges, trade-offs, and competitive advantage
Cross-border perspectives with local relevance -
Multi-stakeholder dialogue across business, finance, and policy
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Free and open to the public
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Session recordings available after each webinar
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Recap blogs and curated slides for continued learning
Who Should Attend
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Corporate leaders, sustainability professionals, policymakers, legal practitioners, financiers, researchers, and students interested in practical, private-sector-led sustainability solutions.
*You’ll receive an email update as soon as the webinar details and dates are confirmed — stay tuned!
Protecting Critical Freshwater Resources
Date: 31 March 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MYT
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CET
Strategies Behind Climate Lawsuits
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Learning Beyond the Live Session
Water is a critical resource for both human health and wellbeing as well as economic production. However, due to over-extraction, climate change and pollution, the world’s freshwater resources are under pressure. In Malaysia, we are facing increased demand for the diminishing supply of water, leading to competition amongst water users. Businesses which depend on freshwater resources for their direct operations, are looking for ways to be off-grid, be more water-efficient or restore water basins to increase their water security.
This session will explore private sector approaches to protecting freshwater resources by asking them:
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Which initiatives did your company undertake to enhance water stewardship?
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What were the enabling conditions for these initiatives?
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What are desired enabling conditions, including finance, policy, finance, behavioral change, institutional capacity or technology and innovation?
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What are the lessons learnt which could benefit other businesses?
Panelists:
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Jan-Willem Vosmeer (Corporate Social Responsibility Manager & Global Corporate Relations, The Heineken Company)
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Rob van As (Managing Director, Paques Asia Pacific)
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Ir. Normayasuria Abd. Malek (Director, Water Regulatory or Badan Kawal Selia Air (BKSA), Negeri Sembilan) [TBC]
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Haslina Binti Amer (Chief Assistant Director and Head of River Basin and Coastal Management Division, Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS)
Possible Moderator:
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Renuka Indrarajah (Corporate Affairs & Legal Director, Heineken Malaysia)
Climate litigation is viewed as a powerful tool for advancing climate action because it enforces accountability on governments and corporations, drives policy reforms, and sets legal precedents that amplify broader societal pressure for change. This strategy is now being pursued across more countries than ever before.
In the runup to CGM’s Climate and Law conference later this year, this webinar session aims to unpack how climate litigation focuses attention within the legal system to combat climate change. Specifically, contributors will explore the landmark Urgenda case (2015–2019), which was pivotal as the world’s first successful tort lawsuit holding a government accountable for inadequate climate action through human rights obligations.
The session will explore questions such as:
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What is the potential of the judicial activism as a pathway to emissions reduction?
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What are the wider socio-political impact of climate change litigation
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How climate litigation cases use legal system to combat climate change, including the strategic process taken.
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How can these case studies be of interest to Malaysia when drafting successful legal arguments?
Panelists:
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Rutger de Witt Wijnen (International Legal, Ethics and Governance Consultant)
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Kiu Jia Yaw (Chair, Malaysian Bar Council Environment & Climate Change Committee)
Moderator:
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariani Ariffin (Associate Professor in Environmental Policy & Governance, Universiti Putra Malaysia) [TBC]
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Datin Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maizatun Mustafa (Associate Professor in Environmental Law, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia) [TBC]
Palm Waste as Valuable Biomass
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world, contributing significantly to the country’s economy but also an industry which generates a lot of waste. Palm oil processing activities yield only 10% palm oil and palm kernel oil while the remaining 90% remain in the form of biomass or waste. This biomass represents a substantial and largely untapped resource for biofuel production. Global demand for vegetable oils is projected to increase with 46% by 2050, generating more biomass.
This session aims to unpack the potential of palm waste as a resource for biofuel production, as well as its challenges and opportunities, unpacking questions such as:
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What is the true potential of palm waste as a biofuel?
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What are the enabling conditions for scaling palm waste as a biofuel?
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What are the challenges to scaling palm waste as a biofuel?
Panelists:
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Barthold van Doorn (Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Wilhelmina Maatschappij NV)
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YB Nik Nazmi (former Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, Parliament member of Setiawangsa) [TBC]
Moderator: [TBC]
Sustainable Dairy Farming
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Dairy products provide essential nutrients for many around the world. However, the dairy industry is also a considerable user of land, water, and energy, generating 2.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce the industries impact on the environment, a transition to sustainable dairy farming is necessary.
As the Malaysian dairy sector is projected to grow by 7.5% between 2025 and 2032, it is important to implement sustainable practices.
Using the lessons learned in the Dutch sector, this session aims to unpack the barriers and drivers to the implementation of sustainable dairy farming practices in Malaysia by addressing: sustainable best practices in the Dutch dairy sector; latest technologies, financing schemes and operations; challenges and enabling conditions to implementing such measures in Malaysia; and the enabling conditions needed, including finance, policy, finance, behavioral change, institutional capacity and technology and innovation.
Possible panelists:
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Henri Bisschop [TBC]
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Jan Willem Straatsma (Development Manager Sustainable Livestock Farming, Friesland Campina [TBC]
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Veronika Winanti Wahyu Utami (Managing Director, Dutch Lady Milk Industries) [TBC]
Moderators: [TBC]