Shah Alam, 4 February 2021 – Businesses must embrace Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as part of their business strategies to rise in the new normal. The key areas that must be addressed are: the review of the role of CSR in driving sustainability, the need for regenerative solutions to tackle climate change, and the engagement of local communities. This call was made by a panel of experts during the recent ‘CSR – Luxury or Necessity?’ webinar, organised by Centriq PR, an award-winning independent public relations consultancy.
The panel discussion featured John Elkington, the ‘godfather of sustainability’ who coined the breakthrough ‘Triple Bottom Line’ (People, Planet and Profit) concept for CSR, and Professor Datuk Dr Rokiah Hj Omar, Director of University Community Transformation Centre (UCTC) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It was moderated by Centriq PR Managing Director, Jacqueline Arnold,
SEOUL, Feb. 3, 2021 — LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced a strong year with 2020 revenues of KRW 63.26 trillion (USD 56.45 billion) and record-setting operating profit of KRW 3.20 trillion (USD 2.85 billion), an increase of 31.1 percent over 2019, driven primarily by higher sales of premium home appliances and OLED TVs as well as strong growth in vehicle component solutions.
Sales in the fourth quarter of KRW 18.78 trillion (USD 16.76 billion) grew 16.9 percent from the same period of 2019 and were 11 percent higher than the previous quarter. Despite the impact of COVID-19, the quarter’s operating profit of KRW 650.20 billion (USD 580.19 million) increased significantly by 539 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
Kuala Lumpur, 3 February 2021 – The AIMS Group (“AIMS”) - Southeast Asia’s leading carrier-neutral data centre services provider, is optimistic on the growth of the data centre industry in 2021, citing multiple opportunities fueled by surging demands for data and cloud services to support digital transformation and business sustainability in Malaysia and the region.
One of the factors for the demand of data centre arises from the potential for continued remote work amidst the “new normal”. This contributes to Gartner's estimated 6% increase in global IT spending growth to USD200 billion during 2021, and expected revenue growth of more than USD800 million by 2025 for Malaysia's data centre sector.
