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

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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, Africa Israel Investments Ltd and Danya Cebus Ltd, have been removed from GPFG’s investment portfolio. Read more

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P&G announces plan to use innovative sustainable packaging

The Procter & Gamble Company today announced plans to use renewable, sustainable, sugarcane-derived plastic on selected packaging on its Pantene Pro-V®, COVERGIRL® and Max Factor® brands. Read more

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Colgate & Mydin in 2nd Joint Collaboration to Boost Orphan Aid

Colgate-Palmolive Marketing Sdn Bhd (Colgate) recently launched its collaboration with Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd (Mydin), a Malaysian Wholesale Hypermarket, for the second year consecutively, as an added boost to its ‘Mari Beramal Bersama Colgate’ campaign. Read more

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Missing children – trend with banks?

This photo was taken at a Standard Chartered Malaysia bank outlet recently, advertising that Nisha was missing.

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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 in Belaga for donating  RM900 (about US280) to the Penans. Read more

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Budimas and MAA Assurance strengthen ties

Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (MAA Assurance) has extended its support of Budimas Charitable Foundation (Budimas). MAA Assurance chief executive officer Muhamad Umar Swift was reported to have said that the relationship between the organisations had been built over a decade. Read more

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