A Centre Of Research Excellence For Capital Markets

The Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR) is an initiative by the Securities Commission Malaysia. It is funded by the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) as an independent think tank, dedicated toward conducting research projects and thematic studies related to overall capital ma…

What’s Happening At The Bursa Carbon Exchange

Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), Malaysia’s voluntary carbon market (VCM) exchange, is part of the nation’s commitment towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as early as 2050. BCX is a spot exchange that facilitates the trading of high-quality carbon credits via standardised carbon c…

Return To Origin

Origo Eco, co-founded by Seau Yeen Su, specialises in transforming agricultural waste and by-products into compostable disposable items. The company champions a true double circular economy concept, where waste is revitalised and transformed into high-value compostable products. These products, aft…

Seedlings Of Hope

Abundant Ventures started its life as a social enterprise in September 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. They have evolved from gifting seedlings to urban community gardens to engaging with urban smallholder farmers. To date, they have rescued 12,000 kgs of food, prevented 30,000 kgs of greenhou…

MICE On The Rise

The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) is the country's largest exhibition centre with one million square feet of gross exhibition space and triple volume exhibition halls. The entire combined exhibition halls are able to accommodate up to 47,700 visitors in theatre style se…

Going Wild

Rachel Gray is a British Artist who specialises in wildlife portraiture. Rachel has always been drawn to animals and art from a very young age. Her admiration and love of animals has led her to wildlife conservation, and she is committed to using her work to raise awareness of endangered species fr…

Ageing Independently

An ageing population is defined as one in which those aged 65 years and above make up at least 15 percent of the total population. According to a statement by Malaysia’s Chief Statistician in July 2019, the 15 percent threshold would be crossed in 2030. So how ready are we for the silver tsunami? …

Meet the Green Queen

Green Queen Media was founded by serial social entrepreneur and eco activist, Sonalie Figueiras in 2011. Based in Hong Kong with a global outlook and an international audience, Green Queen is an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change, a leading sustainabili…

The ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) of Fertility

The infertility rate in Malaysia is estimated at around 10-15% in couples of reproductive age (14-45). It is important to realise that infertility is common. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified infertility as a disease that needs attention as early as possible. Irene Kwan, the Chief …

Tale Of The Ugly Produce

According to the Berkeley Economic Review in 2021, 1.3 billion tons of food goes uneaten globally every year. Of that amount, 10 million pounds of cosmetically imperfect waste is thrown away. Besides the obvious tragedy of food being misused while millions go hungry every day, that phenomenon ha…