Sustainability

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s “Bottle Free Seas” project, which saw the installation of 10 drinking water refill points citywide, has been so successful that it is planning to install another 200 such stations.

Residents of Bangkok’s “Green Lung” will aim to separate 500 tonnes of garbage this year to protect the habitat of Bryde’s whales that frolic just down the river in the Gulf of Thailand.

Food waste separation at 184 markets across Bangkok has helped reduce the carbon footprint by over 140 tonnes a day, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said.

The draft Climate Change Act (B.E….), prepared and revised by the Department of Climate Change and Environment, is currently open for public hearing.

Despite greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise as the world remains dependent on fossil fuels for energy, some sectors are making progress in the move towards more climate-friendly options.

Bolt, the global shared mobility operator, is proud to announce the launch of its Green category in Bangkok, featuring over 2000 hybrid and electric cars.

Bangchak Corporation PCL and Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese Chemical Solution Group, have partnered through a framework agreement for the purchase and sale of used cooking oil (UCO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Five Star, a franchise operated by Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods), has recently made a significant partnership with the "No Refry" campaign.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the British Council are continuing to foster the project to boost the potential of Thai and United Kingdom universities to advance and promote education at the tertiary level.

In a bid to help Thailand get closer to its net-zero ambitions, Siam Cement Group (SCG) has come up with a “low-carbon cement” which produced low emissions during production.

In addition to using recycled plastic bottles, caps and lids, the beverage industry is looking at tethered caps as a way of reducing the environmental impact of single-use plastics.

Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) has become Phuket's first carbon-neutral mixed-use development, setting a new global standard for luxury living and leisure.

A Thai university has developed a technique to use rice husks and solar cell waste to create a component for lithium-ion batteries, which is being heralded as having the potential to help revolutionise the energy and environmental industries in the kingdom.