A report by Daniel Sperling, Gil Tal, Scott Hardman, Glacer Niño Vasquez and Emmanuel A. San Andres Source: APEC Policy Support Unit Policy brief No.48 Abstract Climate change is an existential threat to the APEC region. In their 2021 declaration, APEC Leaders made the commitment to ‘leverage APEC’s role as an incubator of ideas and capacity building to tackle climate change’ and ‘integrate action on climate change across relevant APEC workstreams. Transportation is a large part of the challenge, accounting…
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It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma. #sustainability I interviewed a molder this week for an upcoming article, and he voiced something that a number of you may be experiencing – and others will soon, no doubt. “They have a whole team asking sustainability questions now. Most of our machines are all-electric now, saving energy. Our paperboard boxes are 100% recycled…
Dear PBEC Members, I am pleased to share a wonderfully insightful recording of the LIVE dialogue session PBEC moderated on “The Future of Work in the Digital Economy – Technology, Education, Talent and Training”, at the recent hybrid World Digital Economy and Technology Summit co-organised by the PBEC and hosted by the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific at the Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 28-29 June 2022. From a PBEC perspective we are interested in three main trends being observed across Asia Pacific. The final share…
PBEC.org · PBEC Bi – Monthly Meeting July 2022 PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council held its latest Bi-monthly meeting in July 2022 chaired by its Chairman Andrew Weir JP MBE. In attendance were several Board of Directors and members who expressed their views on the latest business sentiment and Government policy updates from PBEC chapters based in Hong Kong, Hawaii USA, Australia, Manila, Canada and Malaysia. Discussions included: Chairman remarks – regional updates and economic outlook. PBEC update…
PBEC’s Annual Roundtable Dialogues Summit 2022 will take place virtually from 22-24th November 2022 over zoom. In anticipation of this highly sought-after event, we will be highlighting some of the topical areas up for discussion. PBEC has partnered with The Lippo Group and its subsidiary OUE Singapore to bring you this years event. Our first topic we wish to share that will be also discussed further by our experts in November is “How can digital trade agreements help?” PBEC explores…
PBEC Community is invited to participate and share its creative ideas and moments that have been made easy as digitalization sweeps through the region and all over the world. Through technology, photos and videos are uploaded onto the internet and they instantly appear on millions of phones and computer screens. Increasingly through digital initiatives, PBEC continues to drive its advocacy efforts to build prosperity for people in the Asia-Pacific region. For this year’s APEC Photo Contest, they are seeking creative…
Singapore and MERCOSUR have substantively concluded negotiations on the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (MCSFTA). Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and MERCOSUR Ministers jointly announced this yesterday via videoconference on the sidelines of the MERCOSUR Summit 2022 held in Paraguay. Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan also delivered remarks via videoconference. Full Press Release HERE
Chair of B20 Indonesia Digitalization Task Force Ririek Adriansyah presented the strategic and objective issues that the Digitalization Task Force aims to achieve. “The essence of our work as Indonesia’s B20 Digitalization Task Force is to ensure that digitalization could drive future growth while bridging the digital divide, which eventually leads to an inclusive digital transformation,” said Ririek, who is also the President Director of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom). Ririek presented the four recommendations that the Digitalization Task…
Dear PBEC Members, This is to inform you that Dr. Alan Bollard has been appointed as the new Chair for NZPECC and Dr. Robert Scollay as Vice Chair for NZPECC. PBEC as a Standing Committee Board member of PECC welcomes both Dr. Alan Bollard & Dr. Robert Scollay and thanks Mr. Brian Lynch for his service and immense contributions. Bio for Dr. Alan Bollard Currently, Dr. Bollard is the Chair of the Infrastructure Commission, Chair of the cross-university Centres for…
WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. The “Geneva Package” confirms the historical importance of the multilateral trading system and underlines the important role of the WTO in addressing the world’s most pressing issues, especially at a time when global solutions are critical. The package adopted by members include: a package on WTO response to emergencies, comprising: a Ministerial Declaration on the…