Shell Fleet Solutions, Shell Malaysia’s business mobility division, introduced its Accelerate to Zero (A2Z) Programme in Malaysia on Tuesday to provide fleet owners with solutions to reduce their carbon emissions.

Shell launches programme to help fleet owners decarbonise

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Sunway University hosted a week-long festival in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from Sept 18, bringing together non-governmental organisations, corporate leaders and over 22,000 students from across Malaysia to its campus in Sunway City.

Inspiring youths to take action on sustainability

The immense popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms like ChatGPT has once again raised pertinent questions about what it means to be human and whether technology can supplant humanity.

Similar questions have been raised since AI programmes beat the top players in...

Perspective: Being human in a digital world

Since Bursa Malaysia Bhd began making sustainability reporting mandatory for public-listed companies (PLCs) in 2016, one common feedback from industry players is that more support is needed to help them comply.

This was especially after the regulator introduced enhanced reporting requir...

Data: Why Bursa Malaysia wants a central sustainability reporting platform

There are many similarities in the two strategic documents that were released in the last month and outline the country’s path forward in the low-carbon global economy.

The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) highlights how Malaysia will reduce emissions from the energy sector in ...

Policy: NETR and NIMP a response to global trends

The late Kofi Annan, who was secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), surprised the world in 1999 when he began pitching for businesses to join the UN in a “creative partnership” that would benefit both parties.

Annan made his points clear: The UN cannot achieve its goals in peacek...

ESG 101: The origins of ESG

The question of whether oil and gas (O&G) companies should exist in an ESG (environmental, social and governance) portfolio almost always incites heated debate.

The sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and despite its investments in renewable energy (RE) assets ...

Ratings: Is it too risky to invest in the O&G sector?

The “alphabet soup” of sustainability reporting standards and frameworks is a common source of frustration for corporations. To outsiders, the slew of acronyms representing the different frameworks and standards is confusing and almost comical.

But global regulators and industry players...

Cover Story: A game changer for sustainability reporting?

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): For all public-listed companies (PLC) in Malaysia to have 30% women on boards, 351 women are needed to join the boardroom, said Datuk Ami Moris, chair of 30% Club Malaysia and advisor of Maybank Group.

Over 300 women needed to have 30% women on boards of all PLCs

Sarawak’s plans to export the green hydrogen it produced will also enable the state to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), said Datuk Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel, deputy state secretary for Sarawak’s economic planning and development unit. He was speaking at the Sustainability and Renewable Energy Forum (SAREF) 3.0.

Sarawak links hydrogen value chain to production of sustainable aviation fuel

Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple shares as its cash stake swelled to US$189 billion (RM895.86 billion).

Berkshire has record profit, cash soars to US$189b as Apple stake sinks

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on Saturday said the Cabinet has not discussed about a price hike for petrol and diesel yet.

Fahmi: Foreign media reports not true as Cabinet yet to discuss price hike for petrol and diesel

Hong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.

Hong Kong issues 2024’s first red storm signal amid flooding

Indonesia will permanently relocate the entire population of an island in North Sulawesi province because a volcano is threatening their safety.

Indonesia’s Ruang becomes ghost island as volcano erupts

The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.

Survivors of Sungkai plane crash identified

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, Perak on Saturday.

CAAM confirms Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft crashed near Felda Gunung Besout

The Melaka state government is setting its sights on bolstering its local business landscape by encouraging more companies in the state to be listed on Bursa Malaysia.

Melaka aims to boost local businesses, eyes more listings on Bursa Malaysia

The government is currently studying the proposal from marine robotics company Ocean Infinity to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing while en route to Beijing 10 years ago.

Loke: Govt studying Ocean Infinity's proposal to resume search for MH370

Construction work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor has reached an average of 65% as of April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Progress of ECRL project in four states reaches 65%, says Loke

A training aircraft crashed in the Besout 2 Tambahan plantation area in Sungkai on Saturday.

Light aircraft crashes in Sungkai, two passengers survive