Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

MAYBANK has started to offer its employees the option of one-month paid leave annually to pursue long-term sustainability and volunteerism initiatives as part of the Bank’s effort to encourage greater employee involvement in sustainability-led activities and to promote a sustainability mindset among Maybankers. Maybank’s Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Datuk Nora Abd Manaf (pix) said […]

He says his investments in Spandan (portable ECG monitoring with Android smartphones) and Proxgy (smart helmets for safety, warehousing, other use-cases) from last season seem to be doing well and expects Jugadu Kamlesh (farmer entrepreneur) to clock a crore rupees of revenue in the coming year from zero. Season 2 of Shark Tank India will […]

A sustainability leader for the city of Spokane has resigned, effectively cutting short a review of an ethics complaint against her. City code states that ethics complaints will be dismissed if the accused is no longer a city employee. Kara Odegard’s last day as the City Council’s manager of sustainability initiatives was Friday, but her […]

The category recognises the trailblazing sustainability-focused initiatives launched to minimise aviation’s contribution to climate change, through cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions. The initiatives Saudia designed and led included a number of wide-ranging and transcontinental projects, including being named one of the First Partners of Saudi Arabia’s Carbon Market program; Introducing a ‘Green Points’ program for […]

The holiday season is gift-giving season. If you’ve already finished your shopping, that’s amazing, and if you haven’t, fear not — we have tips. Regardless of if you’re shopping for the holidays or just in general, U-T community engagement editor Bella Ross has tips on ethical, eco-conscious shopping from secondhand stores, as well as local […]

As more Americans move closer to wildfire zones, fire resistive home exteriors grow in popularity. … [+] (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Getty Images The American Institute of Architects’ fourth quarter Home Design Trends Survey of its members reflects the need for affordable housing, resilient communities and sustainability. “The latest results—focusing on neighborhood design—found that […]

An influential left-wing environmental nonprofit organization, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), saw a massive increase in funding last year from a billion-dollar liberal dark money network managed by Arabella Advisors, Fox News reported. According to one Fox News report, Washington, D.C.-based firm Arabella Advisors manages a secret money network of five nonprofits with a combined $1 billion in […]

Students at Kualoa Ranch. Calculating carbon dioxide emissions, utilizing on-island recycling programs, and the impacts of raising grain-fed versus grass-fed cattle were some of the capstone projects completed at Kualoa Ranch by five graduating seniors from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa bachelor of arts in sustainability program. Led by the Institute for Sustainability and […]

Telecommunications operators face pressure to build out infrastructure that supports high-speed communications, all with environmental and sustainability concerns in mind. While many operators have pledged to support climate initiatives, the reality is some sustainability strategies are unattainable without additional changes. Recent reports from GSM Association (GSMA) and ABI Research highlighted the initiatives that telecom operators […]