Sustainability

In the league of a greener future, technology is the sports industry's star player, where scoring sustainability goals is as thrilling as the game itself, says William Xiong, Vice President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence and General Manager for International Industry Solutions.

UEM Group Berhad (UEM Group) through its wholly-owned subsidiary and green industry arm, UEM Lestra Berhad (UEM Lestra), has on Wednesday signed an agreement to develop a 500-megawatt (500 MW) hybrid solar power plant with Blueleaf Energy, a leading green renewable energy platform, and ITRAMAS Corporation Sdn Bhd (ITRAMAS).

When harnessed ethically and inclusively, technology can be a catalyst for conserving the rich global biodiversity that we have been entrusted to safeguard. Working with a partner who has expertise across every IT touchpoint of the value chain and who understands trusted data will be crucial.

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lih Kang said the development will focus on the manufacturing process and energy production on a large scale, while also being able to accommodate general demand.

ORIGIN: Asia Tech Conference was held in Macao this year as part of the BEYOND Week partner event. This year’s theme is ‘Unleashing Potential, Reimagine Future’.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting Alternergy Holdings Corporation (AHC), a listed Philippine renewable energy developer, in securing its first green corporate loan.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it doubled to $1 billion the amount of climate financing from its private sector operations in 2023, with 75 percent of its projects including climate-related funding.

Ficus Capital (Ficus), a Malaysia-based venture capital firm, have in collaboration with INCEIF University, to launch an environmental social and government Islamic (ESG-i) assessment framework to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Malaysia with sustainable practices.

The Innovate UK Global Incubator Program, a collaborative initiative between Singapore Deep Tech Alliance (SDTA), Better Earth Ventures (BEV), and Innovate UK, has returned to Singapore to boost clean tech ventures.

Philippine climate technology startup Humble Sustainability (Humble) has secured additional funding to expand its operations and scale its business. The funding round was led by Asia-focused venture capital firm, Gobi Partners, through the Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (Gobi-Core).