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Article

6 Apr 2015

Author:
Esther Teh (Helikonia), on CSR Asia

Malaysian companies' efforts to address climate change

"Companies in Malaysia address climate change", 1 Apr 2015

Awareness and efforts to address climate change clearly gained momentum in Malaysia, when the Prime Minister pledged in Copenhagen that Malaysia by 2020 would voluntarily reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by up to 40% compared to 2005 levels...Companies in Malaysia who acknowledge and seek to address the impact of climate change are taking a range of different measures...In 2009 Digi became the first Malaysian company to sign up to the UN Global Compact Caring for Climate...One of Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) Berhad’s areas of priority is to actively contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation...Nestlé Malaysia made a commitment to reduce their GHG emissions per kilo of product by more than a third, compared to 2005 levels...Guinness Anchor Berhad Malaysia uses an in-house Utilities Benchmark Model, key performance indicators (KPI) and other factors associated with the size of their business to identify their overall contribution to climate change mitigation.