Malaysian bourse emphasises sustainable business practices

Bursa Malaysia Bhd recently organised a dialogue with industry captains to highlight sustainable business practices. Other aims of the dialogue, ran in collaboration with Conservation International, were to improve corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental issues in Malaysia, according to a Bursa Malaysia statement. [Read more...] Tweet... [Read more...]

Solid waste management company eyeing Malaysia’s main market listing

Cypark Resources Berhad, a leading service provider in environmental engineering and technology services, announced recently that the company expects to float its entire enlarged issued and paid-up share capital on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad by the end of this year. [Read more...] Tweet This Post Plurk This Post Buzz This... [Read more...]

Rising generousity trend in Asia Pacific

As economies in the region begin to pick up, more consumers are feeling a tug at their heartstrings and loosening their purse strings, according to the latest survey by MasterCard Worldwide. Some 55% of consumers surveyed across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, are planning to make a charitable donation in the next six months, up from 53% at the... [Read more...]

Malaysian logging giant dropped by Norway pension fund

Malaysian logging multinational, Samling Global, has been excluded by Norway’s Ministry of Finance from the portfolio of its Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Ministry’s statement, released recently, stated that it had based its decision on the recommendation of Norway’s Council on Ethics. Aside from Samling, two Israeli companies,... [Read more...]

Indonesian Palm Oil Giant partially cleared on green claim

A recent audit on PT SMART Tbk, revealed the Indonesian palm oil gian had not destroyed primary forest but had planted on carbon-rich deep peatlands. This partially clears the company of accusations by Greenpeace. SMART was reported to have said that the independent report showed a campaign by Greenpeace was exaggerated or wrong, but the audit found... [Read more...]

Msian workers motivated to work for share in employer’s equity

A recent survey revealed that more than three-quarters of the Malaysian workforce believe they will be more productive if they have some form of ownership in their employers’ business. Workforce solution firm Kelly Services, in their Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI), found that 85 per cent of respondents felt that profit-sharing or an ownership... [Read more...]

Fire in East Msia – Logging Companies Donate US$300

Five hundred Penan folk, whose homes were destroyed in a fire, are still awaiting help from the State Welfare Department. Their homes, situated in a remote part of Belaga district, could only be reached via logging tracks. Hulu Rajang member of Parliament, Billy Abit Joo, was reported to have “slammed” two giant logging companies operating... [Read more...]

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