Epson partners with WWF to scale up marine restoration, towards a low-carbon future

This new partnership aims to scale climate and marine conservation solutions in Southeast Asia by working with the younger generation, citizen scientists as well as businesses and local community.

Mr. Siew Jin Kiat, Regional Managing Director, Epson Southeast Asia said: “In addition to our ongoing efforts to bring sustainable technology and solutions to customers and partners, we are extremely proud to expand our focus on sustainability to the countries where we operate. by co-creating a range of groundbreaking ecological solutions with WWF and local communities for a greener tomorrow”.

Scaling up marine restoration in the Coral Triangle and vicinity

However, decades of overfishing, unsustainable tourism and urbanization, and the climate crisis all threaten to destroy the region’s important coastal and marine habitats. Coral Triangle and vicinity.

This is why Epson will support WWF to expand coral restoration efforts in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore as well as mangrove restoration in the Philippines. By working with stakeholders and local organizations, these restoration efforts aim to support and restore the vitally important marine ecosystem health, while enhancing the capacity to maintain and manage the long-term coastal resources of local communities – key stakeholders in this process.

Advocating businesses and consumers for a low-carbon future

The increasingly frequent and catastrophic effects of climate change are in focus in Southeast Asia, where Vietnam consistently ranks as one of the most climate-vulnerable. Historically, Vietnam’s energy sector has relied heavily on coal, but is now poised to transition to renewable energy sources. Epson will support WWF’s impact on businesses and consumers in Vietnam to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy – by building a business model that has always been zero-carbon and achieve the net emissions target of “0”.

Epson employees will also learn how local communities and businesses can work together in efforts to protect marine ecosystems, save endangered species, and support livelihoods. importance and food security for Southeast Asian communities.

WWF will then work with Epson affiliates in Southeast Asia to launch educational programs including webinars on sustainable consumer spending, virtual museums on reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, as well as a campaign to protect forests.

“The lasting conservation impact achieved through working with sincere partners, we look forward to working closely with Epson, a corporation committed to climate action and advancing efforts that have meaningful to ensure that the protection of our environment goes hand in hand with promoting economic development and people living in harmony with nature” – Mr. R. Raghunathan, Executive Director of WWF-Singapore, shared.

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