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Deanna Lewis, a member of the Gender Safety Committee and Lead Gender and Cultural Safety trainer, conducts a training session for WLNG employees In Canada, many negative impacts of colonisation on Indigenous land, culture and people still persist after hundreds of years and remain at the early stages of being addressed. From the earliest days […]
Lucita Jasmin, Director for Sustainability & External Affairs at APRIL Group, recently participated in a candid fireside chat, titled “Taking ambitious action for human rights” hosted by Cynthia Muffuh, Head of Human Rights and Gender at the UN Global Compact, as part of the United Nations Global Compact Academy Changemaker series. As part of the […]
This article is an adaptation of “Meeting brings together public and private sectors to talk about the ESG agenda,” published in Valor Economico. Changes include rewriting some of the passages and adding original materials. Bringing together representatives from both the public and private sectors, Bracell hosted an event in São Paulo recently, to engage in […]
Mr Bey Soo Khiang, Vice Chairman, RGE and Chairman, APRIL Group, attended the Steward Leadership Summit, speaking on a panel discussion titled “Can Addressing Existential Challenges Be Profitable?” As part of the event, Mr Bey also sat down for a discussion with Ms. Joanna Soh, Stewardship Asia Centre’s Chief Operating Officer, to share insights into […]
The 21st Forbes Global CEO Conference was held from 11-12 September in Singapore, and gathered some 450 prominent business leaders from around the world. The international panel of leading CEOs, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors discussed their ideas on navigating the new normal of the geopolitical and trade landscape. The event was also attended by […]
At the closing dinner session of the 2023 Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit, Pratheepan Karunagaran, Executive Director at Apical; Carlos Barrasa, Executive Vice President, Commercial and Clean Energies, Cepsa; and Munal Rathore, Partner, BCG explored the topic of “Sustainable Aviation: From Ambition to Action”. The discussion was moderated by Katrina Nicholas, Deputy Managing Editor, Global Business […]
RGE and Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) recently held a screening of the Frontier Sumatra documentary for more than 90 delegates at the 2023 GCNS Youth Forum, which was followed by a lively Q&A. Frontier Sumatra highlights the work of the Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) programme to protect and restore 150,693 hectares of peatland rainforest […]
RGE marked its 55th anniversary with a series of events over three days in Singapore from November 5 to 7, 2022. Attended by more than 450 senior leaders and staff from around the world, the anniversary programme highlighted the extraordinary growth of RGE since it was set up by Chairman Sukanto Tanoto in 1967, with […]
Bracell has launched an environmental education initiative in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to promote awareness of sustainability issues in schools. Launched in partnership with Social Service for Industry (SESI), an NGO focused on community education and wellbeing, and with the support of local government, the motto of the Environmental Experiences project is ‘We take care of […]
Asian Agri and Apical Group have jointly announced that an inaugural batch of 239 independent smallholders under the Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood & Empowerment (“SMILE”) programme in the Labuhan Batu Regency of North Sumatra, has achieved the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (“RSPO”) sustainability certification. The smallholders were awarded the certification following an RSPO audit […]