Global Reporting Initiative & Carbon Disclosure Project Release Linkage Document

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) recently announced the release of a linkage document between GRI’s Reporting Guidelines and CDP’s 2010 Questionnaire. Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and reporting on climate change is becoming increasingly important around the world. The linkage document... [Read more...]

M’sia: Renewable Energy Law Underway, Coal Plant Plans in East M’sia

The government is drafting the bill on renewable energy for more aggressive development of energy in Malaysia, according to a news report. Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Peter Chin Fah Kui, was reported to have  said that the new law, expected to be enacted in early 2011, will introduce the implementation of the Feed-in Tariff mechanism.... [Read more...]

Malaysian Railway Workers Protest

The Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya intends to protest against a move by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to allow its Electric Train Services (ETS) to be managed by a subsidiary company, ET Sdn Bhd (ET). [Read more...] Tweet This Post  Read More →

Companies Commission of Malaysia: CSR Is More Than Philanthropy

The Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) has called the corporate world needs to go beyond philanthropy and embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a core business value to ensure sustainable development, according to the Edge Malaysia. [Read more...] Tweet This Post  Read More →

Corporate Citizens In Malaysia Can Help Reduce Poverty

Rosmah Mansor, wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister, has urged corporate citizens to help reduce and eradicate hardcore poverty. Bernama reports her as saying that the effort could be achieved through strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes and implemented according to their capabilities. [Read more...] Tweet This Post  Read More →

More Oppose Coal-Powered Plant in Sabah

A group of Malaysian divers expressed thei concern about plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Lahad Datu at the Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park, off Kota Kinabalu, between 19-20 June 2010, reports Malaysiakini. The divers took underwater photos with a T-shirt with the words ‘Stop Coal Power Plant’ in a bid to stop the 300 megawatt project.... [Read more...]

Toyota China Plant Shuts Down

In a new development in a series of labour disputes in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Toyota Motor Corp has stopped production at its main factory there after a strike at its plastic parts supplier. According to the Malaysian Insider, widening discontent among some 130 million migrant workers in the PRC threatens to erode the nation’s... [Read more...]

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