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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
Learning Beyond the Live Session
Strategies Behind
Climate Lawsuits
Date: 15 April 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MYT
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CEST
The courtroom is becoming one of the most powerful arenas for climate action. Around the world, communities, organisations, and investors are turning to the law to demand accountability from those who have the power and the responsibility to act. Courts are sending a clear signal: inaction has consequences, and the window for business-as-usual is closing.
Some of the most influential climate cases in legal history have begun to redraw the boundaries of what governments and corporations can be held accountable for. This session brings together Dutch and Malaysian perspectives to draw on those lessons directly, exploring what they mean for Malaysia's own climate governance journey and the responsibilities they place on those in positions of power here.
In the runup to CGM's Climate and Law Conference later this year, this session unpacks the evolving role of the legal system in advancing climate action. Rather than revisiting the history of climate litigation, the session examines where the field is heading and what it signals for Malaysia's policymakers, business leaders, and the institutions that govern them. The goal is not to look back, but forward.
The session will explore questions such as:
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How is climate litigation reshaping accountability for governments, corporations, and business leaders?
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What can the global trajectory of climate law tell us about where responsibility is heading?
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How is Malaysia's climate governance landscape evolving, and where do the gaps lie?
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What will it take for Malaysia to get ahead of the curve on climate accountability?
Palm Waste as
Valuable Biomass
Date: 14 May 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MYT
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CEST
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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Professor Dato' Dr Ahmad Bin Ibrahim (Fellow, Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy Studies, UCSI University, Adjunct Professor, Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies, Universiti Malaya)
Moderator: [ ]
Sustainable Dairy Farming
Date: 8 June 2026 (Monday)
Time: 4:00PM-5:30PM MYT
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEST
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.
Panelists:
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Henri Bisschop, Dairy Development Director Asia, Friesland Campina
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[Veronika Winanti Wahyu Utami] (Managing Director, Dutch Lady Milk Industries)
Moderators: [ ]
Turning Waste Into Energy
July
Malaysia produces large volumes of biomass from the palm oil and agro industrial sectors, much of which remains underutilised. Through biomass processing and pelletisation, residues such as empty fruit bunches and palm kernel shells can be converted into high energy fuel, reducing waste while displacing fossil fuels.This session will explore how Dutch experience in circular bioeconomy and biomass energy solutions can inform Malaysia’s transition. Using proven technologies and real-world projects, participants will learn how pelletisation and anaerobic digestion of side streams can generate bioenergy, cut CO₂ emissions, and enhance energy efficiency.
Key discussions will cover Dutch best practices; available biomass technologies in Malaysia; commercial and operational considerations; and policy and regulatory measures to scale adoption and retain biomass domestically for a sustainable, low carbon energy system.
Panelists: Rob Van As, Managing Director, Paques Asia Pacific
Moderators: [ ]
Past 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 increasing pressure. In Malaysia, rising demand alongside diminishing water supply has intensified competition among water users. Businesses that rely on freshwater for their operations are increasingly exploring ways to go off-grid, improve water efficiency, and restore water basins to strengthen their water security.
This session explored private sector approaches to protecting freshwater resources, with discussions centred on:
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Initiatives undertaken by companies to enhance water stewardship
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The enabling conditions that supported these initiatives
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Desired enabling conditions, including finance, policy, behavioural change, institutional capacity, as well as technology and innovation
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Key lessons learned that could benefit other businesses
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