InvestKL Conversations

In the final episode of this season, we hear from Jonathan Smith, the APAC Regional Lead for Sustainability Solutions at Cognizant. With over three decades of consulting experience, he will share some findings from a report his team did and talk about how he collaborates with clients who are interested in starting their sustainability journey.

In this episode of “Driving Sustainable Business in Greater KL”, we hear from Yogi Nadaraju, Supply Chain Manager & Sustainability Champion for East Asia from SLB, previously known as Schlumberger, talking to us about the initiatives SLB has undertaken to tackle the demand of energy whilst driving sustainability.

Join us for the latest episode of InvestKL Conversations as Malini Senthinathan, Associate Director of Financial Assurance & Technology for Alcon, shares how Alcon is championing sustainability in the eye care industry. Discover how Alcon is making an impact on people's lives and contributing to a sustainable future.

As the vibrant city continues to grow and evolve, it’s more important than ever for business to embrace sustainability, innovation and responsible growth. In our 2nd episode of “Driving Sustainable Business in Greater KL”, we speak to Arvind Devadas, Head of Sustainability for Zalora. Being one of the region’s pioneer large-scale e-commerce platforms, Zalora has an extensive collection of brands and millions of customers. In an industry where consumers are growing to become more conscious with their purchases by the day, what is Zalora’s sustainability strategy?

The global call for sustainable practices has shifted the world, transforming business landscapes and now regarded as an expected business practice.  As an investment promotion agency tasked to attract and facilitate leading global companies, InvestKL values the importance of our investors’ role in advancing Malaysia's sustainability agenda. At our recent roundtable session called ‘IKL Centre Stage’, we brought together speakers from diverse industries, sharing their best practices in daily business operations while maintaining the sustainability compass. In this episode, we have Mr Sylvester Wong, VP and ASIA ESG Services Business Lead for AECOM to talk about "Building a Smart City Ecosystem."

In this exclusive episode, we explored what global companies in Greater Kuala Lumpur—and Malaysia as a whole—are doing to achieve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets and how their experiences can be applied globally. Listen to the discussion with Datuk Seri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industries, Wan Sayuti Wan Hussin, Head of Strategy & Policy for Corporate Sustainability of Petronas, Norliza Hashim, CEO of Urbanice, led by Manon Bernier, the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative. 

In this final episode of the series on “Climate Action - Race to Zero”, we speak to Suzanne Mooney, Founder of The Lost Food Project, a leading food rescue organisation in Malaysia, working to reduce food waste mainly in the Klang Valley.

Today we spoke to Dr Chin Chiew Foan from Nottingham University, who's leading the Sustainable Food Systems research at the university. 

Today’s episode we hear from Dr Avvari V Mohan, Director of Research, Nottingham University Business School, who co-authored the book “Malaysian Businesses for Positive Climate Actions – a CEO’s Guide”, together with Faroze Nadar, Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei.

We are speaking to Niloy Banarjee, UNDP resident representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, who is a development economist with specialization in effective institutions and capacity development. UNDP is currently supporting 120 countries to achieve their climate goals through climate change adaptation actions and meeting the challenges of climate change.