Author: Marie Jones

The 14th Annual Global CSR & ESG Summit & Awards 2022, which ended on a high note with a full house turnout, was held for the first time at Hanoi, Vietnam. Organized at the JW Marriott Hanoi, the conference kickstarted with the sumptuous and elegant display of native Vietnamese cuisine. In line with the conference theme: “Beyond Net Zero & ESG” will inspire participants to discuss and go beyond the ‘tick box’ issues of ESG and CSR to incorporate broader and workable strategies in addressing the unprecedented situation facing the world today. The multi-faceted anecdotes shed light on unique topics…

Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has ramped up its geothermal energy capacity as one of the important efforts in achieving its carbon emission reduction target significantly. During a discussion at the Indonesian Pavilion on the sidelines of the COP-27 event in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Pertamina Geothermal Energy CEO Ahmad Yuniarto explained that the energy company has supported and will continue to extend support to the Indonesian government’s measures to achieve net zero emissions by 2060. Yuniarto further explained that Pertamina is targeting the achievement of net zero emissions by 2060 with the support of various decarbonization…

Society Pass Incorporated (“SoPa”) (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asia’s (“SEA”) leading data-driven fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, today introduces the new Nusatrip CEO and announces its strategic plans moving forward, expanding Nusatrip business coverage throughout SEA. The recent acquisition of Nusatrip International Pte Ltd (“Nusatrip”), a Indonesia-based pioneer in the Online Travel Agent (“OTA”) sector, extends Society Pass’ reach into the booming SEA regional travel industry with a strong commitment to developing a vibrant online travel platform for both merchants and consumers in SEA. Society Pass executives announces the appointment of Nusatrip’s new CEO, Johanes (Joe) Chang, welcoming Nusatrip into Society Pass’…

Company to focus on expanding construction services business and IBS manufacturing Southern Score Builders Berhad (Bursa: SSB8, 0045), a former Guidance Note 3 (GN3) company, has completed its regularisation plan which involves, amongst others, the acquisition of Southern Score Sdn Bhd (SSSB), a G7 contractor. Following the acquisition, Southern Score Builders will be involved the provision of construction management services mainly for high-rise residential buildings. Shares of the Company also resumed trading after being suspended since December 2020. Led by an experienced and technically strong management team, SSSB adopts construction practices that support the efficiency optimisation of its construction projects.…

PT PLN (Persero) has succeeded in reducing 32 million metric ton GHG carbon emission in 2022 (as of September 2022). This achievement was delivered by President Director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo on Decarbonizing Energy Sector for Net Zero Indonesia Pavilion agenda at COP 27 held in Egypt on Monday (7/11). “I’m proud to say here that we have succeeded to reduce 32 million metric tons CO2 emission in 2022, surpassing our nationally determined contribution (NDC) target,” said Darmawan. He explained, to achieve this, PLN conducted a holistic approach to decarbonize its business including expanding renewable energy capacity for power generation,…

Digital Treasures Center (DTC), a web2.0 and web3.0 payment service provider, has achieved multiple firsts since obtaining the full payment licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in August 2022. The fintech is the first payment company to launch a point of sale (POS) machine in Singapore to accept cryptocurrencies. DTC’s Chief Operating Officer El Lee is the first home-grown Singapore entrepreneur to receive the Top 10 Fintech Leaders award three times. DTC is the first fully licensed crypto currency payment company in Asia to be selected for Mastercard’s Start Path global startup engagement program. First POS machine to…

Four years of “Yixin Huatai – One Yangtze River” Conservation Project: Rallying social strengths and exploring diverse models of wetlands conservation On November 8, The Yangtze River Conservation Forum, an important side event of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14), was held in Wuhan. The forum shared iconic cases of Yangtze River conservation, including the protection of the Yangtze River finless porpoise and the ten-year fishing ban in the river, showcased China’s conservation achievements in the three decades since the country joined the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and introduced…

State-owned energy company PT Pertamina develops a number of green business initiatives to support Indonesia’s goal to achieve net zero emission by 2060. The company has been investing in biofuels, renewable energy, carbon capture, utilization and storage, battery and electric vehicles, hydrogen as well as the carbon business. “Pertamina is committed to supporting the Indonesia government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2060 or sooner. Therefore, our business strategy consists of two pillars, namely decarbonizing our core business and developing a green business,” CEO of Pertamina Power Indonesia Dannif Danusaputro stated at the Indonesia Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El…

The Board of Directors of Inacta Group AG (“Inacta”) has elected Alexander Bojer as a new member of Inacta’s group management. He joins Ralf Glabischnig and Marco Bumbacher on the management team from 1 January 2023. As CEO of Inacta AG, Alexander will continue to drive forward Inacta’s core operating businesses of consulting and product development. Ralf Glabischnig will focus on the further growth of Inacta Ventures and take care of the overall development of the group. Marco Bumbacher will continue to manage the corporate functions of the Inacta Group and act as COO of Inacta AG. Founded in 2009…

Malaysia’s top water brand wins national award for the eighth consecutive time Spritzer is pleased to announce that the Company has won the national award under beverages, for the water category of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2022-2023, a premier award recognition programme organised, assessed, evaluated and judged by the World Branding Forum. This is Spritzer’s eighth (08) consecutive year winning the prestigious award. The national award was presented to Spritzer on 3 November 2022 at Kensington Palace, London. The 15th edition of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2022-2023 saw more than…

On Friday, 04 November 2022 during the Apsara Conference, Alibaba Cloud awarded Society Pass Incorporated (“SoPa”) (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asia’s (“SEA”) leading data-driven fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, the Game Changer Award in recognition of companies that set precedents or broke records in Southeast Asia (SEA). Initiated by Alibaba Cloud in 2009, the Apsara Conference witnesses the development of digital intelligence and technological innovation and 2022 marks the 13th edition of the conference. Known as AsiaStar 10×10, along with tech ecosystem partners, Alibaba Cloud recognises companies, communities, and projects in ten categories across SEA. The awardees are selected from the representatives…

One of PLN’s efforts to accelerate decarbonization is to decrease the usage of fossil energy. In the power sector, PT PLN (Persero) will begin to gradually early retire Coal Fired Power Plant (CFPP). Meanwhile, to reduce emissions from existing operational CFPPs, PLN has implemented biomass co-firing technology. PLN Director of Transmission and System Planning, Evy Haryadi, has explained that PLN is implementing co-firing technology at 33 CFPPs. Whereas, for the next two or three years, PLN will add more co-firing technology at 52 CFPPs. Evy said, the co-firing technology conducted by PLN is not solely to reduce emission. Biomass co-firing…

Recently, the R&D team of Youran Dairy/SKX research institute, together with the team of Academician Zhang Yong from Northwest A&F University, successfully produced two cloned bulls in SKX National Breeding Farm, achieving the technical breakthrough such as the production efficiency of cloned embryos and pregnancy rate of transplanted recipients, which will be beneficing to the breeding of world-class dairy cattle with traditional genetic advantages used for China dairy industry. Animal cloning is essential technology for genetic resource protection and breeding application in livestock. From early 2008, Youran Dairy/SKX Research Institute has started to developing animal cloning technology. It is an…

Time to embark on all-inclusive family adventures as children under eight years old can stay for free at selected international resorts Make it a year to remember as Club Med, the leader of all-inclusive holidays, is offering its limited time 11.11 holiday packages, where children below 8 years old can stay for free at sought-after destinations – from Snow resorts such as Club Med Sahoro and Club Med Tomamu in Hokkaido, Japan; to Sun resorts in Club Med La Plantation d’Albion and Club Med The Albion Villas in Mauritius; in Club Med Bali and Club Med Bintan in Indonesia; or…

After successful 15 editions of BFSI IT Summit, Exito is all set to host another milestone event – which serves as an ideal platform to enhance the experience to latest insights in “Future Proofing BFSI In Africa”. The South African banking industry has widely been regarded as one of the best banking systems in the world. South Africa also boasts of a FinTech sector that plays an integral role, not only for the country, but for the African continent as a whole. The country has historically been a major trade and investment commercial hub for the African continent to do…

The on-chain tokenized green bonds issued by Prontoblock will be one of the first such offerings in the United States. Moody’s forecasts that the issuance of green bonds could total $1 trillion in 2022. New York, November 8, 2022 — Prontoblock, an innovative blockchain and Web3 company, will partner with EPIC ESG to utilize smart contracts in the form of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), and introduce utility tokens to support the structure of on-chain green bonds for large-scale projects. Prontoblock will issue approximately $300 million in notional value in the form of on-chain green bonds to support EPIC ESG’s take out…

 A new approach uses data from one type of test on small metal alloy samples to extract enough information for building databases that can be used to predict the properties and potentials of new materials. The details were published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods. The test is called instrumented indentation. It involves driving an indenter tip into a material to probe some of its properties, such as hardness and elastic stiffness. Scientists have been using the data extracted from instrumented indentation to estimate the stress-strain curve of materials using computational simulations. This curve, and the…

Official Debut in the Greater Bay Area Upstream and Downstream Supply Chain Businesses, Broadening Revenue Stream and Customer Base China Wantian Holdings Limited (China Wantian Holdings, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 1854) is pleased to announce that Great Point Limited (Great Point), the Group’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, intends to acquire Champion Point Limited (Champion Point)’s subsidiary Shenzhen Wealth Source Trading Development Company Limited* (“Shenzhen Wealth Source”, together with Champion Point, the Target Group), which is a domestic fresh food supply chain service provider in the PRC. It marks the Group’s expansion of its fresh food ingredient business into…

Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the Company, Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively Ev Dynamics or the Group), a leading developer and manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs), has signed a definitive agreement to supply electric last-mile delivery vehicles to the world’s largest bakery company Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (Bimbo). The contract has been signed for a period of five years, with the first batch of 200 vehicles expected to be shipped to Bimbo’s Mexico City distribution center in the first quarter of 2023, and subsequent quantities to be determined by separate purchase orders. In total, no fewer…

Gains Greater Flexibility to Deploy Production Capabilities Captures Rising Opportunities in Hong Kong and Mainland China Instant Noodle Market Nissin Foods Company Limited (Nissin Foods, and together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 1475) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Nissin Foods (China) Holding Co., Ltd. (Nissin Foods China) has won a bid for 29.55% equity interest in Zhuhai Golden Coast Winner Food Products Limited (Zhuhai Winner) (the Proposed Acquisition) at RMB352.44 million. An indirect subsidiary of Nissin Foods, Zhuhai Winner is 70.45% owned by Winner Food Products Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and 29.55% owned by Zhuhai Western…