PBEC’s Director of Sustainability Jeff Tucker provides us his latest insights from Thailand Click here to download full report Today is Earth Day and I would like our followers to consider that we produce over a billion tonnes of CO2 and eCO2 currently and that 4.1 million deaths are attributed to PM2.5 in the developing world alone. One of the major problems is open field burning of crop waste. One solution to this is the adoption of sustainable farming practices,…
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Commercial aviation accounts for about 2% of global carbon emissions, while about 12% of all CO2 emissions come from the transportation sector. Within these figures, business and general aviation (B/GA) are accounted for, but it has always been a challenge to calibrate just how much these sub-sectors contribute globally versus the scheduled commercial sector. In 2019, the commercial aviation sector accounted for 915 million tonnes of CO2. CO2 emissions from commercial aircraft, excluding airports and the related supply chain industries,…
Dear PBEC Members, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Apr 7, 2020 08:30 AM Hong Kong Topic: COVID-19 Impact on Commercial Real Estate Sectors in China & SE Asia Cities Description: “Key insights & considerations from seasoned experts on China & ASEAN Real Estate Markets” A Fire-Side Discussion brought to you by PBEC: Confirmed Panelists: KPMG China Vice Chairman Andrew Weir, Eli Konvitz Director Planning & Urban Design at Atkins & Ben Simpfendorfer Co-Founder at Silk Road Associates….
PBEC’s Board of Director Thomas Wong of CW CPA spoke to CPA Australia & shares with his PBEC Members a Case Study on Managing Through this COVID-19 outbreak. Please download the full report here.
As a member of the #B20SaudiArabia we are proud to say that we are working together as a global business community to address COVID19 and the threats it poses to public health and the global economy. This week, the B20 established a special committee to deliver recommendations for the global business community, governments and other institutions to work together to address this and future pandemics. Read the full statement here. View the video statement from B20 Chair, Mr. Yousef Al-Benyan:…
A PBEC Members Zoom Webinar Event in conjunction with Aboitiz Power Corporation Date & Time: Apr 1, 2020 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM Hong Kong Local Time Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Click Here to Register Description: A keynote presentation is brought to us by: PBEC Member Aboitiz Power Corporation. They will be sharing insights from a century old family business, their current product lines, the actions and direction they have been taking in recent…
In recognition of #IWD2020 we shine a SPOTLIGHT on some incredible Women Leaders within PBEC EY announced today that Diana CHOU, Founder and Chairperson of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA Group – parent company of L’VOYAGE, JET8 and Aerochine) , was chosen as one of 22 women founders selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia Pacific Class of 2020. Launched in the US in 2008, the program has identified more than 750 women entrepreneurs across different industries. As the…
PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council CEO Mike Walsh speaks with ASG’s Max Buirski on Life, Work and Business Travel in the Age of the Coronavirus. Listen now to hear the full discussion, including: – Recounting 80 years of protests, disasters, virus outbreaks and political uncertainty in Hong Kong, – How modern technology and a generation of young people raised online is changing the way we live, – The way we work and the future of networking, – Business travel…
CSIS is an affiliated institution with PBEC based in Washington DC. PBEC gets these updates and members are invited to participate in CSIS studies and join webinars and ongoing discussion insight sessions. Click here to download the report
