Green Technology is a huge business
Millionaire Asia, 7 October 2008
Energy is said to be the new currency of economic and political power. How can companies profit from this and at the same time do good for the environment? Soeren Varming, CEO of YTL-SV Carbon shares insights on the business of carbon credits with MillionaireAsia's Noelle Lim.
Yeoh leads the charge
NST Online, 18 September 2008
“Being young allows one the advantage of being energetic. I want to do conservation work while I still have the energy,” said Yeoh. Ruth Yeoh is director of investment at YTL Corporation Bhd, one of Malaysia’s biggest corporations.
Champions Of Change
British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (BMCC), 18 July 2008
“Human beings emit 700 tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every single second. In 2005 alone, Malaysians generated 7.34 million tonnes of solid waste, enough to fill 42 buildings the size of the Petronas Twin Towers. And the population of Malaysia is only 25 million people. What about countries like India or China? Careless consumption is killing our planet.” This was the powerful message delivered during the recent second Annual Climate Change Week championed by YTL. The week's programme included a conference with high profile speakers who delivered hard-hitting messages.
Green Gala
The Peak, 10 July 2008
YTL Corporation recently hosted the first-ever Climate Change Gala in aid of three Malaysian conservation groups.
Ruth Yeoh, The Enlightened Next Generation
The Edge Malaysia, 4 July 2008
Her Christian upbringing and faith were also instrumental in shaping her values and beliefs. Quoting a verse from the Bible — “the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it” — she says, “I really believe in that because we’re God’s children, and we’re supposed to safeguard his earth." You can choose to be a duck that quacks, or an eagle that soars and sees all the problems and deals with it. Yeoh also oversees YTLs carbon credit consultancy group, which she claims is No 1 in Malaysia and third in Asean in terms of registered projects. “We help companies apply for CDM (clean development mechanism) and basically show them how to go green, such as what do they do with their waste, how to convert it and how to clean up their factories.
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