Shell Malaysia is aiming to move into the renewable energy industry in the future, said its chairman Ivan Tan.
“Shell globally eased into that space with that business model, [and] we have companies in the US and Singapore that already do large-scale solar power generation and they have done that.
“I guess for Shell Malaysia, we will continue to look into opportunities there (in renewable energy) in the future,” said Tan, without providing a particular timeline, at a virtual briefing after Shell Malaysia’s launch of “The Tree, The Sky, The Sun: A Pathway Towards Malaysia’s Carbon-Neutral Future”.
Microsoft and Grab announce their partnership in Malaysia with training and development programmes designed to empower driver- and delivery-partners with digital skills. Introduced in February 2021, the training programmes leverages the expertise of both Microsoft and Grab to deliver tailored learning experiences for driver and delivery partners – regardless of their digital literacy levels.
Day 2 of AMCHAM’s Sustainability Week went on very well, this time on The Future of Energy: Powering Our World. Often the challenge for various businesses and industries is to navigate the environmental costs while trying to achieve sustainability. Today’s discussion mainly surrounded the energy industry as 2 panels revealed their initiatives in finding a solution and discussed the challenges involved in actualizing the sustainable business practices.
The first panel Dealing with Carbon Emissions, featured Abdul Rahman Abu Haniffa, Government Affairs & Policy Director, General Electric, Rosman Hamzah, Secretary General, Malaysian Gas Association, Jens Rupp, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Philip Morris Malaysia and Dr Hjh Yatela Zainal Abidin, Chief Executive Officer, Sime Darby Foundation moderated by AMCHAM’s CEO Siobhan Das. The panellists shared their experiences as their respective organizations moved from environmentally unfriendly to a more sustainable model and how they navigate through the challenges faced.
Second panel focused on Renewable Energy: Crucial for Sustainability with a robust discussion on various alternative sources and why they are imperative for a sustainable future. Participants also got to learn more about how solar companies are preparing themselves for this green future. This panel featured Antoine Waschal, Manager – Business Development and Sales, SE Asia, First Solar FE Holdings Pte Ltd, Kee Chin Khoo Khor, Manager – WWTP, UPW & Waste Management, First Solar (M) Sdn Bhd, and Ugo Siegfried Bernal,VP Sustainability Solutions, BECIS moderated by Dr Wei-Nee Chen, Vice President, New Energy Ventures in Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd.
The second day of our Sustainability Week was filled with insightful details and discussions. Special thanks to our event partners Philip Morris Malaysia, Accenture and First Solar for supporting this weeks’ program. Thank you to all our speakers and participants for making this even a success.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur is currently in urgent need of hospital equipments due to overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients. AMCHAM is seeking support from any of our member companies who is able to contribute.
If anyone is able to assist, please contact Kevin at [email protected] or Elaine at [email protected]
Listed below are the items needed:
| No | Equipment | Quantity | Price | |
| Per Unit | Total | |||
| 1 | DRIP STAND | 50 | 250.00 | 12,500.00 |
| 2 | CARDIAC TABLE | 50 | 630.00 | 31,500.00 |
| 3 | PILOWS (PVC WASHABLE PILLOW CASE) | 50 | 85.00 | 4,250.00 |
| Sum Total | 48,250.00 | |||
On July 5, AMCHAM kicked off its Sustainability Week with the webinar on Sustainability – The Business Imperative. This first entry featured two panel discussions Corporate Governance, Compliance & Business Ethics and Sustainability – It Starts with Company Culture both going into what companies can and are doing in regards to practice of sustainable business.
Naeem Shahab Khan, Managing Director of Philip Morris (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and provided the opening address and spoke about the how the corporate culture has changed and the role of sustainable corporate culture came into effect.
The first panel featured Mohd. Zaki Jalil, Senior Facilities Manager, STMicroelectronics, Sujatha Sekhar Naik, Managing Partner & Principal, SSN Consult Plt. Avinash Satwalekar, Country Head/ CEO, Franklin Templeton Malaysia, moderated by Tunku Alina Alias, Council Member, Climate Governance Malaysia. In this discussion, the panelists shared their experiences on what the nature of corporate sustainability is and the role of governance and compliance leads to the sustainable outcome.
The second panel featured Balan Shanmuganathan, Senior Director – Sustainability, Seagate Technology Malaysia, Antony Lee, Chief Executive Officer, AIG Malaysia, Datin Mina Cheah-Foong, Managing Director, The Body Shop, moderated by Chitra Hepburn, Head of ESG, APAC, MSCI Inc. In this session, panelists shared their journeys on how their respective companies worked towards achieving sustainable corporate practices and the challenges faced along the way.
