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This is the 3rd session of 6 webinars brought to you by the ASEAN Climate Governance Network and the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia....

This is the second of a series of 6 webinars brought to you by the ASEAN Climate Governance Network and the Sustainable Finance Institute...

Dr Kalanithi Nesaretnam, co-founder of CGM in her opening remarks stated that annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste . This is expected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025 . Businesses are thinking not only about how to reduce consumer waste but also how to reduce, reuse and recycle waste at their companies. This is partly driven by the rising price of raw materials and partly due to both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect o

Compiled by Purnima Joshi Over the past week, Southeast Asian governments have been teetering to combat the double whammy of inflationary...

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): The Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) observed that companies have become more aware of building a culture of sustainability for greater performance. ICDM president & chief executive officer Michele Kythe Lim said over the past two years, the institute has seen a marked change in board priorities and dynamics. "Board attention and priorities on performance are underpinned by the understanding of the need to move the needle on culture and

Closing Remarks by Datuk Faiz Azmi, Chairman of the KL Business Club. More information on this event below. His Excellency Roland Galaharague the French Ambassador to Malaysia Tan Sri, Datuk, Ladies and Gentlemen First of all I would like to thank the French Embassy and Ambassador Roland Galaharague for inviting the KLBC to be involved in this important EU-Malaysia forum. KLBC or Kuala Lumpur Business Club was established in 2003, some 19 years ago, and has been very active

Globally, governments and businesses are pursuing their own paths to achieve their net-zero goals. Many countries aim to reach net zero by 2050, including Malaysia. But here’s a problem: details on many of these plans are scarce. This was highlighted in the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) report last October, which described current net-zero promises as “vague” and inconsistent with most 2030 national climate commitments. In addition, the non-profit Energy & Cli

Climate Governance Malaysia and the CEO Action Network have been collaborating closely to organise this series of round table engagements with key ministries within the government and private sector, structured as a platform to discuss policies to strengthen our national climate ambition. More about the 2021 Round Table sessions below while the Report on Proceedings from the 2021 series of Round Tables can be downloaded here . Coinciding with Earth Day, we launched the 2022

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The continent of Asia, where more than half of the world's population resides, consumes over 40 per cent of...

14 Feb 2022 CGM is the 2nd country chapter in the world and first in Asia Pacific to support the World Economic Forum’s Climate...

The efforts to fight climate change and its disastrous consequences are not relenting. For instance, as a result of the 2021 United...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi With the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, faced by the planet, UN...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi As 2022 will see several interesting contests taking place in Southeast Asia’s democracies, it remains to...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi The past couple of days featured news of US and China reaching a joint declaration which gave political impetus...

As the sheer scale of the challenges posed by the climate emergency is becoming increasingly clear, it is gratifying to see many company...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi As we ushered in the ‘new’ year, South-East Asia was witnessing extreme weather with Malaysia providing...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi As we usher in the new year battling against several strains of Covid and the resulting uncertainties, the most...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The COP26 Summit in Glasgow came to an end after two weeks of intense negotiations in which 197 countries...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The week gone by saw world leaders head to Scotland where COP26, touted as the ‘last-chance’ summit on...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi As the world’s leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland, this week for COP26 climate talks, the UK...