Sustainability

The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) and the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) have on Wednesday formalized a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate net zero transition in Malaysia's rubber industry.

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge, a competition launched by East Ventures and Temasek Foundation, has awarded Aslan Renewables, Arukah Capital, and SXD AI a total of Rp 10 billion ($603,537) in catalytic funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia.

ABC Impact, an impact investing firm backed by Temasek and a member of Temasek Trust Asset Management, has partnered with DBS and UOB on a $110 million sustainability-linked subscription loan facility.

The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, have on Wednesday formalized a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) to jointly explore the development of the Sarawak Carbon Registry.

Indonesian e-wallet DANA and Chinese fintech firm Ant International, together with Indonesian national foundation Konservasi International, have on Friday unveiled the Ocean Buddy initiative, an interactive in-app mini program to raise awareness and drive long-term public participation in marine conservation among DANA's 200 million users in Indonesia.

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)'s Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR) has on Tuesday issued the Illustrative Sustainability Reports (ISRs) based on the ISSB Standards, to support sustainability disclosures under the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF).

Amogy, a provider of scalable and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore’s lead public sector research and development (R&D) agency, have teamed up to explore and collaborate on the development and deployment of ammonia-based technologies in Singapore.

The intersection of AI, data, and circular economy thinking is beginning to reshape what packaging can be, not just a protective layer, but a smarter, more sustainable part of the value chain.

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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.