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Southeast Asia, a region experiencing rapid economic growth, faces an urgent challenge of meeting its surging energy demand while accelerating decarbonisation. This critical issue took centre stage at the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2024 during a panel titled “Green Industry: Transitioning the Power Sector to Zero Emissions”, where leading industry experts and business leaders […]
How are public and private sector leaders leveraging finance and innovation to scale-up sustainability practices in Asia’s economy? Does Asia require a more flexible approach to transition finance that can adapt to country, sector and company specific situations? How can a greater regional consensus be achieved on transition issues? These were some of the questions […]
Pulp, a limited resource In a world heavily reliant on paper products, pulp – the primary raw material derived from wood – is a crucial but limited resource. With growing demand putting pressure on the planet’s forests, innovative companies like Bracell are stepping up to revolutionise the pulp industry through cutting-edge technology and an unwavering […]
The aviation industry is at a critical juncture, facing dual challenges of meeting growing travel demand while significantly reducing its carbon footprint. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has emerged as a pivotal solution in this context, offering a pathway to decarbonise aviation and transition towards a green economy and society. Accelerating the widespread implementation of SAF […]
The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit took place on 31 July in Singapore and discussed some of the most pressing sustainability issues and innovative solutions through a full day of presentations and panel discussions from prominent business leaders and industry experts. In the panel titled “Innovating for Planet & People”, Lucita Jasmin, Group Director of Sustainability […]
This article was adapted from an article which originally appeared on Eco-Business.com For the Asean region to achieve any decarbonisation in the near- and long-term future, nature must be factored into the equation. This, highlighted M Sanjayan, chief executive officer of Conservation International, is key to ensuring sustainable business practices – especially among companies that operate […]
From left: Jessica Cheam, Theresa Mundita Lim, Bey Soo Khiang, M. Sanjayan and Joris Dierckx. Large bio producers, many of whom are operating in ASEAN countries, can lead the region’s net-zero transition by adopting a Production-Protection model. This can be supported by financiers providing innovative tools that create synergies between conservation and production to sustain funding […]
This article is adapted from ‘RGE focuses on Brazil, boosting investments through Bracell’ which was originally published on Valor Econômico. At the centre of RGE’s business strategy is Brazil, where the group operates through Bracell, a Brazilian producer of dissolving and bleached eucalyptus pulp and one of the most prominent investors in Brazil’s forestry sector. […]
This article is an adapation of ‘How innovative sustainability commitments are transforming Asia’s bioeconomy’ which was originally published in the South China Morning Post. This is the first of a two-part series discussing RGE’s role in the bioeconomy and its sustainable business practices. The concept of the bioeconomy has come to the fore in recent […]
RGE recently supported Eco-Business’ Sustainability Leadership A-List Awards 2023 that was held in conjunction with the EB Impact Gala Dinner in Singapore. Eco-Business is Asia Pacific’s media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance, and EB Impact is the sister non-profit organisation to Eco-Business. Themed ‘Onwards: Sustainability Leadership in a Time of […]