The move has enabled the rubber glovemaker to reduce its average electricity cost while lowering its carbon footprint – April 2022. by AZALEA AZUAR / Pic by TMR FILE PIX TOP Glove Corp Bhd has inked a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd to purchase solar power generated by the latter. The PPA enables Shizen Malaysia to install, own and operate a 10MW peaking grid while Top Glove will purchase the electricity generated over the period….
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Brief Description: We invited the Founder and Eco-warrior Rob Davenport of TaKe Lifestyle and TaKe Foundation, a purpose led brand focused on producing eco-friendly table and kitchenware products that are utilising Bamboo as a key raw material that it grows within urban cities in its overall production process. Their unique BAAS (Bamboo as a Service) concept enables Corporates, SME’s and Individuals to invest in making cities like Hong Kong a cleaner place to live, by off-setting carbon emissions with bamboo production. TaKe…
April 21, 2022 Business group says unclear rules pose challenges to companies Xi Jinping’s government rolling out a host of major data laws China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group warns. The government’s curbs on data movement across borders, ambiguous regulation and inconsistent enforcement “are particularly challenging for multinational firms,” according to the US-China Business…
On April 21, 2022, the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Chinese Taipei published a declaration (the “Declaration”) establishing the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (the “Global CBPR Forum”). The Global CBPR Forum will establish an international certification system based on the existing APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR”) and Privacy Recognition for Processors (“PRP”) Systems, enabling participation beyond APEC member economies. The Global CBPR and PRP Systems, as they will be known, are designed…
Issue: 018: April 2022 SOUTH KOREA TO MAKE FTA BID: South Korean media are reporting the economy will soon file a formal membership bid for the CPTPP FTA. The CPTPP has been signed by 11 economies including Australia, Canada, Japan, NZ and Singapore. The UK, China, Ecuador and Taiwan have also flagged interest in joining. ASEAN LEADERS HEAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Leaders of ASEAN will be in Washington DC on May 12 and 13 for a US-ASEAN Special Summit….
Supporting organisations with sustainable business transformation ESG performance (or corporate sustainability) is becoming an increasingly important senior leadership and boardroom agenda matter in virtually every industry. Many describe this decade as the one for the sustainable transformation of business. The shifting environmental, social, political, regulatory, and business environment creates opportunities to be explored and risks to be managed. Sustainable transformation is complex and entails managing a major process of change, affecting the culture and decision-making approach of organisations. With…
Dr Fredi Otto, Climate Scientist, Imperial College London Dr Fredi Otto, Senior Lecturer at Imperial’s Grantham Institute was added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, for her work as co-lead of World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international effort to analyse and communicate the possible influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Fredi joined Imperial College London from Oxford where she was previously associate director of the Environmental Change Institute,…
Imperial College Executive Education’s Sustainability Leadership Programme will provide managers and leaders with the methods and the mindset to help them to create a sustainability plan with real impact for their business. In this programme, they will learn how to run a sustainable business and promote a corporate culture that prioritises social responsibility. This 15-week online programme draws on expertise from Imperial College Business School faculty, industry experts, and case studies. The learning will be delivered in 12 modules including: The…
Ninety One, the global investment manager, and Imperial College Executive Education collaborated in 2021 on a bespoke Climate Risk Programme to educate Ninety One’s employees. The programme deepened the understanding on climate-related risks and opportunities, to help inform investment decision-making. The three week programme was initially held for over 100 of Ninety One’s investment professionals and built on their ability to assess climate risk and knowledge of various pathways towards climate change mitigation. Additionally, the programme covered which technological developments…
PBEC Members are officially invited to the grand opening of Air One – the world’s first fully operational Urban-Air Port for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to be held at Coventry Airport, the 2021 UK City of Culture. 26 – 27 April 2022: Morning Session 9.30am Air One Opens 10am Welcome & Air One Tours 10.30am First Flight 12.00pm – 12.45pm Panel Discussion 12.45pm Hospitality 2pm Air One Closes Reserve and Book a Morning Session HERE – Mention…