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”

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”

Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 22 April 2021

In this podcast, I shared about:1) How chip fat is being replaced by the increasing use of palm oil in Southeast Asian countries, and how it might contribute to deforestation; 2) Fashion clothing’s suppliers in Asian region banding together through the Sustainable Textile of the Asian Region network, for better supplier terms; 3) Philippines PresidentContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 22 April 2021”

#Thailand encourages local entrepreneurs and startups to step forward with innovative solutions to revive their once-vibrant tourism sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability

Thailand reported 1,458 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and two new deaths, as the country deals with a third wave of infections that saw record new cases on most days last week. In the wake of the latest outbreak, some provinces have ordered the closure of waterparks and swimming pools. Most beaches and national parksContinue reading “#Thailand encourages local entrepreneurs and startups to step forward with innovative solutions to revive their once-vibrant tourism sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”

Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 21 April 2021

In this podcast, I shared about: 1) The Zero Waste Cities Challenge that’s funded by Huhtamaki, in Vietnam, South Africa and India; 2) Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts‘ Tree’s Earth Day Getaway campaign in Thailand; 3) Sustainability startups, Nanotronics Inc and Oro Handmade Innovations, recipients of Shell‘s LiveWIRE Acceleration Program in Philippines; and 4) Kerry Foods‘s new plant in Indonesia, withContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 21 April 2021”

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