Sustainability

IFC's projects in Pakistan aim to provide much needed jobs, increase productivity in the private sector, enhance gender inclusion, and address the impacts of climate change.

Swiss-based fund manager SUSI Partners, through its Asia Energy Transition Fund, has entered into a partnership with experienced clean energy developer BayWa r.e. for the development, construction, and operation of commercial and industrial solar PV projects in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

ERTH not only facilitates responsible e-waste disposal but also rewards contributors with cash incentives or vouchers.

Transitioning to a circular reusable packaging system should not be viewed as a costly and mandatory shift. Instead, it’s an opportunity to build sustainable operating models, engage with customers in new ways — and do your part in improving the environment. That’s truly closing the circle. #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ESG

Eco-friendly entrepreneurship can make a meaningful difference in the fight against climate change. Taking a climate-conscious approach is highly rewarding for employees, too. Even if you’re working with limited funds, you can build employee engagement with initiatives like carpooling, community clean-ups, and #sustainability tracking. 

As part of this partnership, IMDA, Dell and Equinix will provide guidance and recommendations to modernize digital infrastructure deployment sustainably and to optimize the integration and utilization between hardware and software interfaces. This partnership will aim to develop a comprehensive process to measure, capture and audit the quantifiable…

Singapore-based startup Solar AI Technologies, has recently closed its $1.5 million seed round led by Earth Venture Capital. Solar AI Technologies on Wednesday said that the round also saw participation from Undivided Ventures, Investible and climate-tech angel investor David Pardo.

Touchstone Partners, a Vietnam-based early-stage venture capital firm, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based, non-profit philanthropic organization, have on Tuesday co-launched Net Zero Challenge 2023 (N0C 2023), a global climate innovations competition, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS). The competition…

Renewable energy manufacturing in Southeast Asia can generate $90 billion to $100 billion in sustainable revenue by 2030, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday. According to new research released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the Southeast Asian…