Southeast Asia faces not only immediate shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic, but also long-term sustainability challenges. Financing conservation efforts is key to green recovery and resilience in Southeast Asia, which is expected to be among the worst-hit regions by climate change. These were the key...
Vietnam rose to the challenge this year as ASEAN’s chair in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. True to the theme “responsive and cohesive”, it managed to bring ASEAN members together through various virtual summits. The SIIA, in partnership with the National Youth Council (NYC), organised...
ASEAN centrality has been put to the test in recent years with the changing geostrategic environment. On 9 December 2020, CSCAP Taiwan held the Roundtable on Challenges and Adjustments of ASEAN’s Centrality: Views from Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at...
Read more about how the COVID-19 pandemic is potentially impacting the ESG practices of companies in the agribusiness and forestry sectors in our latest report, “ESG in Practice: A Closer Look at Sustainability in ASEAN’s Palm Oil and Pulpwood Sector”. ...
The 13th ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZ) Dialogue hosted by Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia was held virtually yesterday, 7 December 2020. Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA opened the session by highlighting ASEAN’s achievements as well as the challenges that remain in tackling...
The end of Myanmar’s military rule in 2011 brought high expectations from its citizens and the international community. While, Myanmar has not met all expectations, Ms. Thiri Thant Mon, Managing Partner, Pegu Partners, Myanmar, argued that this is part of the democratic process and we...
In recent years, there has been growing pressure on firms in ASEAN’s agribusiness and forestry sectors to implement and improve Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments. What are the drivers of ESG? Read about some of them in this graphic. For the full list of...
The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement after eight years of negotiations was a significant milestone. However, there is a common misperception that China led the trade discussions. In an interview with the Straits Times, Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA, said,...
Ms. Meixi Gan, Assistant Director, Sustainability, at the SIIA, said that Singapore is "well positioned" to pursue business opportunities in the green economy. She noted that "sustainability, resilience and inclusive growth have been identified as key elements of Singapore's post-COVID-19 economic strategy, and that the...
By Simon Tay and Meixi Gan For The Jakarta Post If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries would be at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this month. Governments had pledged to negotiate rules for a global carbon market and improve their nationally...