BEIJING, China (Sept 25): The strong bilateral cooperation between Malaysia and China must continue to flourish to build a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable regional economic ecosystem, as the Asean region has become one of the fastest-growing regions in 2023.

Malaysia-China cooperation must flourish to build more sustainable economic ecosystem in Asean

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Sunway University hosted a week-long festival in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from Sept 18, bringing together non-governmental organisations, corporate leaders and over 22,000 students from across Malaysia to its campus in Sunway City.

Inspiring youths to take action on sustainability

There are many similarities in the two strategic documents that were released in the last month and outline the country’s path forward in the low-carbon global economy.

The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) highlights how Malaysia will reduce emissions from the energy sector in ...

Policy: NETR and NIMP a response to global trends

The late Kofi Annan, who was secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), surprised the world in 1999 when he began pitching for businesses to join the UN in a “creative partnership” that would benefit both parties.

Annan made his points clear: The UN cannot achieve its goals in peacek...

ESG 101: The origins of ESG

The question of whether oil and gas (O&G) companies should exist in an ESG (environmental, social and governance) portfolio almost always incites heated debate.

The sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and despite its investments in renewable energy (RE) assets ...

Ratings: Is it too risky to invest in the O&G sector?

An urban design movement to exert control has gained momentum. Known as “hostile architecture”, it is akin to a locked door disguised as an open invitation. It welcomes some while intentionally excluding others, quietly shaping public spaces into unwelcoming landscapes of division rather than uni...

Views: Building equity brick by brick

A boy sits on a swing, which rocks gently. The wind and natural elements around him influence how high the swing goes, alongside the momentum he generates with his body. Now, imagine a bully coming up from behind and pushing him aggressively. The boy grips the swing for dear life, fearful that he...

Science Matters: How El Niño and climate change impact the weather

Since Bursa Malaysia Bhd began making sustainability reporting mandatory for public-listed companies (PLCs) in 2016, one common feedback from industry players is that more support is needed to help them comply.

This was especially after the regulator introduced enhanced reporting requir...

Data: Why Bursa Malaysia wants a central sustainability reporting platform

The “alphabet soup” of sustainability reporting standards and frameworks is a common source of frustration for corporations. To outsiders, the slew of acronyms representing the different frameworks and standards is confusing and almost comical.

But global regulators and industry players...

Cover Story: A game changer for sustainability reporting?

64% of Malaysians have reported experiencing discrimination, especially among those from Generation Z, according to the State of Discrimination Survey released by Architects of Diversity (AOD) on Thursday.

Malaysians should practice empathy to stop discrimination

LONDON (Sept 14): Most global coffee firms will not be ready to comply with the European Union's new law preventing imports of commodities linked to deforestation, and small farmers may suffer as a consequence, a major coffee sector report has found.

Coffee firms won't be ready to comply with EU deforestation law — report

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): For all public-listed companies (PLC) in Malaysia to have 30% women on boards, 351 women are needed to join the boardroom, said Datuk Ami Moris, chair of 30% Club Malaysia and advisor of Maybank Group.

Over 300 women needed to have 30% women on boards of all PLCs

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), Gentari Sdn Bhd, Amazon, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will collaborate on sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives in the accelerated global energy transition.

Petronas, Gentari, Amazon and AWS collaborate to intensify sustainability, decarbonisation initiatives

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): The clean energy agenda would require joint effort from all stakeholders, with the common goal to drive the nation’s clean energy initiatives and attract more investments into Malaysia, said Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

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