The Rise and Challenges of Sustainable Fashion in Southeast Asia
Damon Chee
Damon Chee explores the growing demand for sustainable fashion and the hurdles preventing it from becoming a viable alternative to fast fashion in Southeast Asia.

Damon Chee
Damon Chee explores the growing demand for sustainable fashion and the hurdles preventing it from becoming a viable alternative to fast fashion in Southeast Asia.
Christopher Len
As the frontrunner for green hydrogen projects in Southeast Asia, Sarawak’s success or failure in the next two years will serve as a bellwether for Malaysia’s hydrogen economy goals, ASEAN’s hydrogen future and global clean hydrogen demand.
Melinda Martinus
JETP implementation in Vietnam and Indonesia faces challenges such as significant financing gaps, criticisms regarding the attractiveness of financing packages, difficulties in aligning donor and recipient countries’ expectations, the complex political-economic landscape of the coal industry, and concerns over the social impacts of energy transitions.
Renard Siew
Environmental conservation and economic opportunity can potentially converge through generating carbon credits based on Malaysia’s forests. However, the federal government must overcome the jurisdictional complexities that arise from the reality that forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities.
Prapimphan Chiengkul
The drive towards renewable energy in Southeast Asia should not ignore the concept of just energy transition.
Anissa R. Suharsono|Yanuar Nugroho
All three contenders for today’s presidential election in Indonesia have pledged to make its energy sector greener. However, they have not gone far enough in their campaign promises, especially on funding this green transition, which bodes ill no matter who wins the vote.
Policymakers' View
Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Malaysia and ASEAN face pressing challenges and opportunities in technology adaptation and transition, geopolitical instability and ASEAN competition, and the need to green our economies. With judicious strategies and effective actions, we can head into 2024 with cautious optimism.
Chris Humphrey
Chris Humphrey examines the challenges and benefits of the European Green Deal for ASEAN’s sustainable future.
Charmaine Leong
Charmaine Leong explores the rise of Astrotourism in Southeast Asia and its imperative for scientific advancement.
Patree Witoonchart|Kannika Thampanishvong
Patree Witoonchart and Kannika Thampanishvong draw lessons from the implementation of Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green Economy and how ASEAN countries can envision their circular economies.