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Feb 21, 2021
With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledging to bring Japan’s carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050, a growing number of Japanese companies are looking at how they can make a bigger contribution to curbing global warming.
As investors scrutinize how firms address environmental issues, sustainability and governance, Japanese trading houses are reviewing business strategies by reducing their traditionally heavy reliance on natural resources as a major source of profits.
Itochu Corp. is selling its 20% stake in a coal mine in Colombia to Drummond Company Inc., a U.S. coal producer that owns the remaining 80%, as part of efforts to promote decarbonization.
Japan has decided to utilize its state-owned facilities that remain unused as venues for COVID-19 vaccination as the government is preparing to expand the vaccine rollout to people nationwide. The central government will offer for free its office buildings, apartments for its workers and other facilities at the request of…
Japan to receive 2nd shipment of Pfizer vaccine on Feb. 21
Japan will receive its second shipment of Pfizer Inc. s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts said Friday, as the rollout gradually expands to hospitals across the country.
Taro Kono said at a press conference the shipment of up to 452,790 doses is set to arrive after the European Union gave approval under its new vaccine export controls.
Japan, which received its first shipment of up to 386,100 doses from Pfizer s factory in Belgium last week, launched its vaccination program on Wednesday for an initial group of 40,000 health care workers, which first started in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
AEON Co (M) Bhd, one of the largest mall operators in Malaysia with a 10% market share, is diving head first into digital transformation in a bid to cater for changing consumer needs, which have been dramatically accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last week, the company announced a partnership with US-based online bulk retailer Boxed Wholesale to utilise the latter’s technology and know-how in its efforts to make a significant headway in the digital space and streamline its existing platforms.
Both parties have kept mum on the value of the partnership, but it is understood to be in the range of “eight figures” in US dollars. The deal was struck within a year, implying the sense of urgency that Aeon Co had in establishing its digital platform quickly to cater for customer needs and stay in the game.