On 7 July, AMCHAM held its monthly Members’ Briefing once again, fully virtual as we remain in a period of stricter lockdowns. Siobhan Das, Chief Executive Officer of AMCHAM, provided the updates on the Chamber’s ongoing initiatives and efforts made by the AMCHAM team as the Enhanced Movement Control Order was implemented over various parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
This was also the very first Members’ Briefing with Antony Lee, the new Chairman of AMCHAM. We look forward to working with him as we plough through these tough times.
Dan Cintron, Political Counselor at U.S. Embassy, Kuala Lumpur, joined us for this session to provide updates from the U.S. side on travel and COVID-19 vaccinations as well as a comprehensive explanation on the latest Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Report and why Malaysia was ranked the way it was.
These Members’ Briefings are held on the first Wednesday of each month. Look forward to the next Members’ Briefing on August 4th.
Intel Malaysia has released their latest newsletter showcasing their CSR initiatives in the second quarter of the year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic still at large.
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Another successful Day of AMCHAM’s Sustainability Week, this time with the theme of achieving a “Circular Economy”. Since maintaining operational activities of a business is vital, minimizing the negative impact it has on the environment and society is equally vital to achieve a circular economy. For more on how to achieve this, our 2 panels for the day and guest speaker came on board to share their insights and best practices which participants found it very useful.
The first panel on “Resource Management” talked about how their respective organizations manage the natural resources and wastes, ensuring business and environment sustainability. Panelists consisted of Kirsten Van Zandwijk, Sustainability & Partnerships Director ASEAN & South Pacific, Coca-Cola Malaysia, Andreas Phil, Executive Vice President (Technology & Portfolio), Nefab Group, and Ralph Dixon, Director of Environmental Investors, YTL Corporation Berhad moderated by Jenny Foo, former Communications Director for Keysight Technologies.
The second panel featured Dominic Chew, General Manager, HP Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Sven Ruytinx, Head of Supply Chain & Operations, South East Asia, Accenture, and Dr. Debabratar Ghosh, Associate Professor at Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) moderated by Fabian Er, Director, Samtec Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd. This panel discussion went in detail into managing supply chains, keeping them in check and encouraging supply chains to embrace sustainability.
Our special guest speaker, Datin Sunita Rajakumar, Founder, Climate Governance Malaysia presented about the importance of making a circular economy, the situation in Malaysia, and how to create a circular system, ensuring sustainability.
The third day of our Sustainability Week was also meaningful and an eye-opener. Special thanks to our event partners Philip Morris Malaysia, Accenture and First Solar for supporting this weeks’ program, and thank you to all our speakers and our special guest.
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