Via Cornell Daily Sun, By Aliva Das The days of drinking coffee on the way to work or school may be numbered — experts warn that climate change has the power to deplete the production of this much beloved beverage, in addition to many other fan-favorite foods. A book written by a group of CornelliansContinue reading “Unless farming improves, water scarcity & high temperatures could reduce rice output in Southeast Asia by about 50% before end of century and the world’s coffee production area would be halved by 2050. #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #hanjun”
Category Archives: Asean
Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 1 May 2021
1) Kinesis Money is working with Allocated Bullion Exchange – ABX and @PT Bullion Ecosystem International to build gold-based blockchain system in Indonesia; 2) The Digital Council of Thailand (DCT) is working with 36 leading tech organisations (including Microsoft, Huawei, Oracle, Ericsson, Amazon Web Services (AWS), etc) and the Medical Council of Thailand (TMC) to provide digital technology for field hospitals treating Covid-19 patients; Continue reading “Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 1 May 2021”
#Indonesia outlined 2022 development goals to fire up the economy and swing the country towards sustainable growth and urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #hanjun
Indonesia prepares to swing their entire administration onto the path of sustainable urban development and growth, focusing its crosshair on clear development targets as it spurs all organs of state marching towards 2022. The development plan sets out specific and measureable targets in areas of unemployment rate, economic growth, human development index, poverty index, agricultureContinue reading “#Indonesia outlined 2022 development goals to fire up the economy and swing the country towards sustainable growth and urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #hanjun”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 30 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) PT Jakarta Setiabudi Internasional Tbk and Swire Properties integrating an AI-backed smart home system developed by Habitap, at their latest joint venture project – Savyavasa, a luxury residential development in Indonesia; 2) BlueNalu Signs MOUs with Mitsubishi Corporation and Thai Union Group PCL. to accelerate market development strategyContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 30 April 2021”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Foreign investors eyeing businesses in Thailand as hotels face closure during new outbreak. Bodega Hostel Group bought out by Collective Hospitality Limited; 2) USAID helps Vietnam’s climate change fight with two new conservation and forest management projects, assisted by DAI Global and the World Wildlife Fund; 3) McDonald’s Philippines eyes 30 new stores for 2021 andContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021”
#Thailand organises forestry conference to increase public’s awareness of forestry protection and sustainable urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
An estimate by the World Wildlife Fund concluded that between 1973 and 2009, Thailand’s forests declined by 43%. The Sueb Nakhasathien Foundation reported that 53% of Thailand was covered by forest in 1961. The latest studies by the Thailand Royal Forest Department, showed that only 31.6% of Thailand was covered by forest in 2019. Forest cover in ThailandContinue reading “#Thailand organises forestry conference to increase public’s awareness of forestry protection and sustainable urban development #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 28 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Mondelēz International‘s sustainability efforts in reducing plastic waste in Philippines and also its involvement with the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability (PARMS) and their strategy to reduce waste. 2) How 7ECO is integrating digital transformation into Vietnam’s agriculture sector and developing smart agricultural projects. 3) Timberland, a VF Company toContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 28 April 2021”
#Thailand has started the deployment of disinfection robots to rein in the spread of #Covid19 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Robotics
At the moment, Thailand is reworking its vaccine strategy to contain its worst wave of Covid-19 infections as the pandemic intensifies the country’s economic crisis and complicates plans for reopening their tourism sector. As outbreaks from nightlife venues in Bangkok overwhelms hospitals and healthcare facilities, the Thailand government is compelled to set up field hospitalsContinue reading “#Thailand has started the deployment of disinfection robots to rein in the spread of #Covid19 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Robotics”
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 27 April 2021
In this podcast, I share about:1) SEACEF with Clime Capital, invests in a solar and storage project in Vietnam; 2) Rojana Industrial Park Pcl (rojna) and Evlomo to build EV battery plant in Thailand; 3) Levi Strauss & Co. leads webinar on style and sustainability in Philippines; and 4) Mondelēz International and Olam to create the world’s largest sustainable cocoa farm. Follow me for more ofContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 27 April 2021”
Facebook steps up to support the #Indonesia’s small and medium enterprises in digital marketing and selling to overseas markets, and once again tries to push for the #TumbuhdiFacebook campaign
Last year, Facebook announced that they would identify a number of Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and grant them monetary support of up to Rp 12.5 billion. Apart from providing business grants to the affected SMEs, Facebook also started to provide virtual training programmes to some IndonesianContinue reading “Facebook steps up to support the #Indonesia’s small and medium enterprises in digital marketing and selling to overseas markets, and once again tries to push for the #TumbuhdiFacebook campaign”
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