Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD), through its corporate social responsibility initiative Community for Brunei, was recently given the opportunity to showcase its social impact programmes and initiatives, especially those which support women-led businesses and causes, to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan […]
Izah Azahari There are 19 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Brunei Darussalam and the owners primarily use their own home charging units to power their vehicle. Since the launch of EV Pilot Project on March 25 last year, a number of key policies and support programmes were planned with some already implemented. This was shared […]
Lyna Mohamad Over 40 people from different backgrounds, including embassy representatives, professionals, graduates and secondary school students, gathered to witness a dialogue on the economic and climate future of Brunei Darussalam and the region. Organised by the Global Awareness and Impact Alliance (GAIA), a local-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), the dialogue ‘In the Middle: A Dialogue […]
The Brunei Climate Change Secretariat (BCCS) hosted a workshop on quality assurance of the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory management system and national greenhouse gas inventories of Brunei Darussalam, organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat. The workshop took place from August 20-25 at the Radisson Hotel in the capital. […]
The launch of the EV Pilot Project in March 2021 aims to explore means of further reducing the land transport sector’s carbon footprint. With the public taking a keen interest on the progress of introducing electric vehicles (EV) into the country, the Electric Vehicle Joint Task Force (EVJTF) has planned to run the pilot project […]