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Climate action through circularity and waste management: Malaysian palm oil company IOI’s approach
Integrated palm oil player IOI Corporation Berhad identified circularity as a material matter or an issue that will significantly affect its stakeholders and businesses in 2023. This case study looks at how it aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
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The Malaysia-based entrepreneur has struggled to secure investment to scale his bamboo tissue business The Nurturing Co beyond the Singapore market.
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