Binnies, an engineering design and consultancy company owned by RSK Group, has been awarded a tender of SGD 28.8 million (USD 21.25 million) by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, to provide professional engineering services to reconstruct and transform Choa Chu...
While Indonesia maintained its headline target to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 41% by 2030 with international assistance, the country has recently updated its adaptation measures and included a new long-term strategy for low carbon development in the document...
PT Veolia Services Indonesia (Veolia Indonesia) in partnership with PT Tirta Investama (Danone-AQUA) have inaugurated the largest and the most modern recycling and reprocessing factory for used PET plastic bottles in Indonesia. Situated in the Pasuruan Industrial...
The development of environment, social, and governance (ESG) investments in Malaysia is still considered to be at an early stage. However, ESG-themed funds are starting to gain more traction. Currently, there are 17 funds that have an ESG and sustainability focus, or...
JTC Corporation and Shell Singapore have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding supported by the National Environment Agency and Energy Market Authority (EMA) to jointly explore developing a solar farm on part of Semakau Landfill on Semakau Island. This is...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has spent PHP 410 million (USD 8.4 million) for the installation of pressure-regulating valves (PRV) in select points of its distribution system to manage water pressure in the network and optimize...
Thailand’s latest Power Development Plan states that the country aims to draw 35% of its energy from non-fossil fuels by 2037. One of the most promising clean segments is solar rooftop, where several foreign players are investing in key projects. One of these is...
Vietnam is securing a fresh wave of green funding from multilateral actors. In May 2021, the Asian Development Bank signed a USD 116 million loan for three wind farms to be built in the central province of Quang Tri, with a total of 144 MW. The goal is to increase the...
Irish renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces (DFAP) to collaborate on a capacity-building event on offshore wind. The MoU comes after...
The National Environment Commission of Malaysia will be established by the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) with the core goal of keeping track and forming relevant policy recommendations for environment-related matters including climate change. KASA Minister...
The Quezon City government is now rolling out its ‘trash to cashback’ program in the entire city. The program allows residents to trade recyclable materials for environmental points (EP) that may be exchanged for basic commodities such as rice, eggs,...
Commemorating Earth Day, two major firms in Singapore announced their sustainable green finance initiatives, namely power utility SP Group and telecommunications conglomerate Singtel Group. These developments will help put the brakes on climate change and signal...
