General News
The Edge Malaysia, Wednesday 17 October 2018
Govt freezes licence issuance for plastic waste recycling factories
The government has frozen the issuance of licences to set up plastic waste recycling factories in Malaysia and banned the import of such materials ...
DANDC, Wednesday 17 October 2018
The SDGs and the private sector
Private-sector engagement is growing in the SDG context. Many companies have a sustainability strategy or a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) b...
the Sun Daily, Monday 15 October 2018
A lesson in sustainability
The announcement made by the Housing and Local Government Ministry recently is something to celebrate. Zuraida Kamaruddin said the government will embrace waste to energy (WTE) technology nationwide, aiming for a plant in every state within two ye...
The Straits Times, Tuesday 9 October 2018
UN panel urges fast action to avoid climate catastrophe
It says nations must alter the way their people eat, farm, commute and build immediately. Making an unprecedented call to action, the United Nations' climate panel said that to avoid catastrophe, all countries must change the way their people eat, commute, farm and build - and the changes mus...