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SDG 5 Case Study : Women Empowerment Programs Improved Business Resiliency

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SDG 5, “Gender Equality” aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Women and girls worldwide are impacted by gender inequality, which restricts their access to political, medical, and economic possibilities. Gender equality is acknowledged in SDG 5 as both a fundamental human right and a need for sustainable development. Governments, civil […]

SDG 4 Case Study : Entrepreneurship Program Improves Employment Rate Among Youths

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SDG 4, “Quality Education” aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030. Achieving sustainable development requires education, which is a fundamental human right. Only if all stakeholders, including businesses, commit themselves to advance the education aim will we be able to empower girls, stop climate change, […]

SDG 3 Case Study: Conserving Urban Forest for Good Health and Well-being

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The goal of SDG 3, “Good Health and Well-being” is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The health and well-being of individuals and communities is a fundamental human rights, and SDG 3 recognises this by calling for universal health coverage and access to essential healthcare services. This includes not […]

Getting Started with ISO 20121:2012 Event Sustainability Management Systems

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ISO 20121:2012 applies to events of various shapes and sizes, from a one-day seminar for 50 people to a one-month mega sport event. Thanks to its flexibility and versatility, meeting and event planners find it simple to expand across all sizes and types of events they manage. ISO 2012:2012 benefits event planners and organisations in […]

SDG 2 Case Study: Increase Food Security through Sustainable Community Agriculture

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The goal of SDG 2, “Zero hunger” is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Between 2014 and the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger had constantly been rising. There were between 720 million and 811 million hungry people in the […]

SDG 1 Case Study: Easing Poverty in Sarawak

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SDG 1, “No Poverty,” is ambitious to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. The global poverty rate decreased from 36% in 1990 to 10% in 2015. Nonetheless, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the global poverty rate to spike from 8.3% in 2019 to 9.2% in 2020. It was the first increase in extreme poverty since […]

Why do SDGs matter for business sustainability?

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What are SDGs? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a road map for building a better, more sustainable future for everybody. The SDGs are the result of nearly ten years of work by 193 participating nations. The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which started in the year 2000 and finished in 2015, are essentially […]

The Roles of Stakeholders in the Net Zero Transition

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In order to achieve net zero, economies and societies will have to make significant adjustments. Governments, businesses, and enabling institutions can best support many of these adjustments by coordinating actions and by extending planning and investment horizons. All stakeholders must participate in a spirit of unity to make the transition successful. Nevertheless, some stakeholders will […]

How to Improve ESG Communications and Build Engagement?

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ESG communication and engagement are vital to make ESG real and embedded into companies’ culture. Communications and engagement could support positive changes, progressive governance and foster discussion to inspire actions and involvement. The change and inspirations assist the companies in executing the “how” with the internal stakeholders and shareholders for ESG after identifying the “why”.Thus, […]

Three Steps to Transform into a Sustainable Business Model

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Every day, we hear new companies’ climate commitment announcements, ESG integration plans, or new standards and regulations for social and environmental reporting. In addition, governments and corporate coalitions such as the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and World Economic Forum International Business Council are working to help the companies to solve sustainability challenges. Consumers and […]