
5 May 2025
All in all, the ultimate goal of ESG is to build resilience. In this time of disorder, this resilience is important so that we can shape, to a certain extent, the global order.
The waste trafficking from high-income to low- and middle-income economies persists as a significant phenomenon, despite existing control measures in both EU and Southeast Asian countries.
As an effort to curb waste trafficking, Malaysia introduced the Guidelines for the Importation of Metal Scrap and Waste Paper in January 2022, to ensure that waste imports are free from hazardous materials and contamination.
However, Malaysia can’t work alone. We need to engage and collaborate at the regional and international levels to tackle waste trafficking, especially at the source countries.
This is why the seminar organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime today is important as a platform for further conversations.


