The lack of development in Indonesia’s maritime infrastructure has been a crucial factor in the country’s high logistics costs. Potential higher trade growth, lower external financing costs and a depressed oil price as well as infrastructure development should drive Indonesia’s logistics industry forward when the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Indonesia’s logistics performanceContinue reading “#Indonesia partnered the #Netherlands to raise the level of professionalism of Indonesians who aspire to work in the water management, sustainable fisheries and marines sector #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
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#Vietnam readies itself to pounce on the right business opportunities by strategising then eyeing for the key industries #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Energy #AI #ML
Vietnam has begun their study on the list of key industries that the country should focus on, in order to ready themselves to be a developed and high income country beyond 2030. Teams have roughly focused on areas such as exports, renewable energy, data analysis services, new energy, energy processing but would continue to exchangeContinue reading “#Vietnam readies itself to pounce on the right business opportunities by strategising then eyeing for the key industries #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Energy #AI #ML”
#Indonesia started an official group to rally Indonesians who graduated from American universities, to advance the country and build the Indonesian Dream #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data
Just like many who aspired to the American Dream and embarked daringly on bold and innovative initiatives, thereby propelled the United States of America to the world stage, Indonesia also wanted its people to envision the Indonesian Dream and have them to work towards advancing Indonesia to greater heights. To this end, Indonesia has officiallyContinue reading “#Indonesia started an official group to rally Indonesians who graduated from American universities, to advance the country and build the Indonesian Dream #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Data”
#Thailand is aggressively trying to attract more foreign investments and facilitate expansion for companies like Panasonic to push for more investments in the automotive, smart home and smart factory sectors #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Smart #Industry4.0
Thailand is aggressively trying to attract more foreign companies that want to embark on global business restructuring plans. To this, the country has been marketing itself as a possible manufacturing base for companies to produce their products by providing economy of scale thereby, enhancing profitability and competition. Panasonic, like many of its European competitors suchContinue reading “#Thailand is aggressively trying to attract more foreign investments and facilitate expansion for companies like Panasonic to push for more investments in the automotive, smart home and smart factory sectors #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Smart #Industry4.0”
#Indonesia’s effort to facilitate online business matchings for Indonesian private sector with overseas companies is starting to pay off #SoutheastAsia #Asean #Business #Economy
Travel restrictions during the pandemic prevented many countries from finding new cross-border business partners and that resulted in a sharp drop in Indonesia’s export. Indonesia’s total export (billion dollar) declined by 28.95 percent year-on-year in May 2020. To arrest the situation, Indonesia quickly stepped in with an experiment to facilitate online business matching for itsContinue reading “#Indonesia’s effort to facilitate online business matchings for Indonesian private sector with overseas companies is starting to pay off #SoutheastAsia #Asean #Business #Economy”
United Kingdom to further cooperate with #Indonesia in tackling climate change and expressed keen interest to kickstart a joint leadership initiative relating to agriculture and forestry #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
Representatives from United Kingdom and Indonesia met to discuss about the preparation leading up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). COP26 is an international cooperation that addresses the ESG issues that the world faces and also to encourage each other towards a zero carbon economy. The event is currently scheduledContinue reading “United Kingdom to further cooperate with #Indonesia in tackling climate change and expressed keen interest to kickstart a joint leadership initiative relating to agriculture and forestry #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
#Thailand has partnered #Japan to kick off its Bio-Circular-Green Economy with its prototype recycling plant #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Recycle
Back in January, Thailand declared that they would adopt the Bio-Circular-Green Economy model (BCG model) as part of their national strategy to reduce dependency on foreign investments and build capabilities in the field of biomaterial, cultural diversity, food, biodiversity, agriculture, creative economy, medical, tourism, biochemical, wellness and bioenergy. To kick off the BCG model, ThailandContinue reading “#Thailand has partnered #Japan to kick off its Bio-Circular-Green Economy with its prototype recycling plant #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Recycle”
#Indonesia has begun carbon trading trials to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by around 350 million tonnes by 2030 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability
Indonesia has began to conduct carbon trading trials in the electricity sector, beginning from now and estimated to end by August 2021. This move is expected to help with the reduction of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy sector. Indonesia plans to reduce the emission by around 350 million tonnes by 2030. ThisContinue reading “#Indonesia has begun carbon trading trials to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by around 350 million tonnes by 2030 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”
The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk
I recalled an incident during my postgraduate study that made me reflect deeply about how proposed solutions are shaped by one’s experiences. We were doing project work that required us to propose solutions to climate risks issues. The team comprised people from different nationalities. People from a mixture of developed and developing countries. Half anContinue reading “The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk”
Will Thailand rise to become the Electric Vehicle (EV) hub of Southeast Asia as it embarks on sustainable battery production while Indonesia gets entangled in ESG issues because of Nickel mining? #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Circular
At the moment, when we talk about the Electric Vehicles (EV) industry in Southeast Asia, Indonesia immediately comes to mind because of the country’s vision to be the EV hub of Southeast Asia by 2030. On top of this, EV makers around the world are in an intense race to secure raw materials that areContinue reading “Will Thailand rise to become the Electric Vehicle (EV) hub of Southeast Asia as it embarks on sustainable battery production while Indonesia gets entangled in ESG issues because of Nickel mining? #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Circular”