At the recent “Bringing Balance to the Energy Transition” panel at the Bloomberg Spotlight on ASEAN Business 2024 event in Singapore, Lucita Jasmin, Group Sustainability Director at RGE, highlighted the critical role energy transition plays in the company’s sustainability strategy and broader business goals. She was joined by Sushil Purohit, CEO of Gentari; Ajay Shah, […]
Powering Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition
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 […]
RGE celebrates Founder’s Day in Singapore with art appreciation for over 300 beneficiaries, carers and volunteers
RGE marked its annual Founder’s Day with an inspiring ‘Art for Everyone’ community event at the National Gallery Singapore. The special occasion, attended by Guest-of-Honour Ms. Chang Hwee Nee, Chief Executive of the National Heritage Board and Chairman of Stroke Support Station, brought together more than 300 beneficiaries, carers and volunteers from RGE and Heartware […]
Financing Asia’s Green Transition
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 […]
Navigating Aviation’s Crossroads: Accelerating Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption to Meet Demand and Drive Decarbonisation
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 […]
Putting People and Planet at the Heart of Our Business
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 […]
ASEAN – Leading the Net-Zero Bioeconomy
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 […]
RGE Supports Eco-Business’ Sustainability Leadership A-List Awards 2023
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 […]
Charting Growth: RGE’s Sustainable Expansion Journey in 2023
2023 was an exciting year for RGE with new ventures and acquisitions taking us further downstream and closer to consumers than ever before, while doubling down on our commitment to sustainability. As RGE embarks on 2024, our assets have grown to more than US$35 billion, supported by a workforce of 70,000 employees. Through our […]
Where Creativity Meets Sustainability – APR’s Sustainable Apparel Collection Launch
On the 8th of January, RGE and Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) participated in the launch of a sustainable viscose apparel collection, in partnership with the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC). The theme of the event was ‘Where Creativity Meets Sustainability’, and the launch was part of RGE’s strategic partnership with SFC. Unveiled at Design Orchard, the […]