Sustainability
Waterhub raises seed funding to expand sustainable drinking water access across Indonesia
Waterhub, an Indonesian startup providing clean, affordable drinking water through filtration systems, has secured an undisclosed amount in funding to scale its operations across Indonesia.
JC3 to advance climate agenda through coordinated and collaborative efforts
The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), co-chaired by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), said Monday it remains committed to advancing the climate agenda through coordinated and collaborative efforts.
SG Enviro secures $6M investment from Emerald Technology Ventures to drive SEA expansion
SG Enviro (SGE), a Singapore-based industrial wastewater engineering firm, announced Monday it has secured S$8 million ($6.22 million) in strategic investment led by Emerald Technology Ventures, a global climate-tech venture capital.
BIMB foresees carbon tax to add $240M to Malaysian government coffer
BIMB Securities Research has foreseen carbon tax to add MYR 1 billion ($240 million) to the Malaysian government coffer.
Singapore’s Hydroleap secures $4.75M funding to accelerate sustainable water technologies in APAC
Hydroleap, a Singapore-based sustainable water treatment technologies, has successfully raised an additional $4.75 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to nearly $12 million till date.
FinDev Canada, SMBC, BII, EFA, JICA commit $350M to VPBank to advance sustainable development in Vietnam
Canada's bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, alongside Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and partner Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and bilateral agencies, including British International Investment (BII), Export Finance Australia (EFA), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have announced the successful…
Capital Markets Malaysia expands simplified ESG disclosure guide with GHG emission calculator for SMEs
Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has on Tuesday launched the Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide (SEDG) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculator for Small and medium enterprise (SMEs).
Malaysia launches Global Impact Challenge 2025 for financial solutions to address social, climate issues
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Malaysia International Islamic Financial Center (MIFC) Leadership Council have teamed up to launch Global Impact Challenge 2025 to call for impact-driven financial solutions with propositions to strengthen social resilience and address climate challenges.
Singapore, UK collaborate on energy transition, sustainable infrastructure investments in SEA
Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced a collaboration on last Sunday to drive clean energy transition and advance the development of sustainable infrastructure across Southeast Asia.
Net Zero Challenge 2025 launched to enable global climate-tech solutions to pilot in Vietnam
Following the success of previous editions, Net Zero Challenge 2025, Vietnam’s largest climate innovation competition, has officially launched its third edition.
