Malaysia International Centre for Sustainable Cities (MyICSC) is initiative to encourage smart cities stakeholders to build Sustainable Cities and Communities as per UNDP SDG-11. It’s offers a powerful opportunity to leverage the knowledge and shared learning of an entire initiative, support the achievement of high performance at all locations, and accelerate the broad-based adoption of innovative advances.

Building A Smart And Sustainable Future

  Sunway City was certified as Malaysia’s first sustainable township by Green Building Index Malaysia. Sunway is now strengthening its sustainable development credentials with plans that seek to turn Sunway City into a model “smart city” of the 21st century. The brainchild of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah AO, visionary Founder and Chairman of…

Transforming for a Better Future

By Anis Shakirah Mohd Muslimin, Sunway Group Brand Marketing & Communications The big data and analytical software market in Malaysia is expected to reach RM595 million by 2021, according to a recent study by the International Data Corporation. Google Duplex, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation from Google, uses natural language processing, an AI voice interface…

A Sustainable Future for Southeast Asia

Sustainability and profitability are not mutually exclusive From wasteland to wonderland: Sunway City before development, and what it looks like today “Our efforts at Sunway are driven by our recognition that realizing the SDGs is not the sole responsibility of governments alone,” says Cheah. “It requires the commitment of all sectors of society – the…

Sunway Offers More EV Charging Bays via New Partnerships

By Anis Shakirah Mohd Muslimin, Sunway Group Brand Marketing & Communications Now there’s a total of 20 charging bays across Sunway Group’s selected premises in the Klang Valley. Sunway Group recently launched five new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays at Sunway Pyramid, in partnership with smart parking reservation service provider ParkEasy, Shell Malaysia and BMW Group Malaysia. In total, there…

Partnership for Future Sustainable Cities through Research Institute

The Future Cities Institute is a joint venture, built on existing strengths and research collaboration between Sunway University and Lancaster University. The Future Cities Research Institute (FCRI) was recently set up as part of the collaborative partnership between Sunway University and Lancaster University. The Institute complements the Jeffrey Sachs Centre on Sustainability Development’s efforts of advancing the…

Impacting lives through philanthropy

The aspiration to inspire (From left to right) Lao PDR Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Thongparn Savanphet, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation founder and trustee as well as Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Jeffrey Sachs Centre on Sustainable Development chairman and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network director Prof…

From Food to Garden

In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa aims to help ease the issue of food waste in Malaysia through its new compost machine initiative. Food waste is among the highest waste produced in Malaysia, contributing some 31% to 45% volume of waste per day, according to a 2012 study conducted by the National…