Sustainability

As Southeast Asia faces compounding risks from rising emissions, heat, and extreme weather, the real question is not whether the region will be transformed by climate change. It will. The question is whether it will also lead in developing the technologies that define the global response. For founders equipped with the right frameworks, Asia's friction can…

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Friday issued the guidelines on social exchange platforms, paving the way for the establishment of Malaysia’s first social exchange to facilitate fundraising for social impact projects.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), the Singapore-based data center provider, announced Thursday its partnership with Flexidao and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, to pioneer the implementation of time-matched, carbon-free energy (CFE) consumption at its 150MW MU1 data center in Mumbai.

Beyond high-speed conductivity, Malaysia is developing a deep pool of cloud resources via data centers across this country. This would be empowered by affordable compute power for Malaysia.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $200 million in Vietnam Prosperity Joint−Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) bond, which will significantly expand the bank's lending to smaller businesses, especially women entrepreneurs, and create tens of thousands of jobs, while also supporting climate‑friendly projects.

While Malaysia is positioning itself as ASEAN’s leading data center hub, Hong Leong Investment Bank Research said it must balance attracting investors with enforcing credible sustainability standards.

Sustainability started out as part of corporate responsibility, often linked to community projects or environmental pledges. Now it has become a core part of business growth, as it shapes how companies plan, invest, and compete. 

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), a Malaysian oil and gas company, has successfully delivered Malaysia’s first blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to KL International Airport (KLIA) for the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), establishing its in-house capability and readiness to provide continuous, scalable supply in Malaysia.

While it may seem like climate risk is a concern for countries and their governments near and far, communities and those that live in them, the risk climate change poses to investors and businesses is all too often overlooked – it is not a question of "if," but a question of "when.'

Twenty commercial banks, collectively managing more than $5.6 trillion in assets, have joined the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, an initiative of International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.