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“IIA and ISDS – mis-alignment with Paris Agreement goals, depoliticisation and system transformation?” Date : 28 October 2025 Speakers: T oby Landau KC, Barrister, Advocate and Arbitrator, Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice). Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Retired Federal Court Judge of Malaysia, Director, Asian International Arbitration Centre, AIAC(Malaysia) Kwong Chiew Ee, Co-Deputy Chair of the Environment & Climate Change Committee, Malaysian Bar Council, Partne

List of speakers: Dr. Gary Theseira, Chair of the Council of the Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) Mr. Stefano Clini, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia. Mr. Karl Godderis, CEO of EUROCHAM Malaysia. His Excellency Rafael Daerr, the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Malaysia. Mr. Joseph D'Cruz, Board Member of CGM. Dr.Shubhabrata Samantaray, founder of Enheroes Global Energy and British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce (BMCC) The “Climate Champions Collective” In

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on October 27, 2025 - November 2, 2025 “The investor-state dispute settlement system, with its roots in colonialism and extractivism, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century because it prioritises the interests of foreign investors over the rights of states, human rights and the environment.”  — David Boyd, 2nd UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment “Investor-state dispute settlement mechanis

Taking specific steps towards sustaining biodiversity is an acknowledged twin endeavour along with carbon sequestration in programmes to address climate change. Sustaining biodiversity means preventing extinctions and recovering biomass of wild animals as well as their plant foods.  Take a look at this table showing the impacts of nine potential interventions on seven key aspects of endangered wildlife species recovery.  When we talk about nutrition, it is usually in a human

Jenifer Thien, Council Member of Climate Governance Malaysia, warmly welcomed attendees to the final session of our Director’s Masterclass series, which took place at the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) on the 8th of November, 2024. Bringing together industry leaders and directors, this session served as an introduction to the newly released Guide for Corporate Directors in Southeast Asia on Climate Action. In her opening remarks, Michele Kythe Lim, President