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Sustainable
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia
A BASELINE STUDY ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES,
INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES
PRIME MINISTERS DEPARTMENT, MALAYSIA
Sustainable
Consumption
& Production
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND
in Malaysia
PRODUCTION
IN MALAYSIA
BASELINESTUDY
STUDY ON
A ABASELINE
OF GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENTPOLICIES,
POLICIES,
INSTITUTIONS
AND
PRACTICES
Authors
KHAIRUL NAIM ADHAM
KARIN MERLE
GERHARD WEIHS
ISBN 978-967-5842-05-04
9 789675 8420504
Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia

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SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA

A BASELINE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES
Table of Contents
Preface
Executive Summary
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9
Chapter 1:
Introduction
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1.1
Background
17
1.2
Sustainable consumption and production
17
1.3
Policy reforms towards sustainable development
19
1.4
Scp policy support for Malaysia
20
1.5
Purpose of baseline study
20
1.6
Scope and terminology
20
1.7
Methodology and approach
21
1.8
SCP-related objectives
21
1.8.1
General issues of sustainability
22
1.8.2
Moving towards green economy
22
1.8.3
Enabling technology and economic innovation for SCP
24
1.8.4
Changing unsustainable production patterns
24
1.8.5
Changing unsustainable consumption patterns
24
1.8.6
Applying life-cycle thinking
25
1.9
SCP-related Instruments
25
1.9.1
Regulatory instrument
26
1.9.2
Economic instrument
26
1.9.3
Educational instrument
27
1.9.4
Informational instrument
27
1.9.5
Hybrids instrument
27
1.9.6
Partnering instrument
27
1.10 Limitation
27
Chapter 2:
Mapping of Existing Government Institutional Framework
Contributing to SCP
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2.1 Key government stakeholders
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2.2
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Implementing agencies
2.3 Other relevant stakeholders promoting scp
35
2.4 National councils
36
2.5 Other potential stakeholder
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Chapter 3:
Mapping of Existing SCP-related Policies
41
3.1 SCP-related Objectives
43
3.1.1
45
3.1.2
Moving towards green economy
48
3.1.3
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3.1.4
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3.1.5
60
3.1.6
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Chapter 4:
Mapping of Existing Instruments Assisting SCP
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4.1 SCP-related Instruments
65
Regulatory instrument
65
4.1.1.1 Legal review
65
4.1.1.2 Streamlining and harmonisation
66
4.1.1.3 Enforcement
66
4.1.1.4 Regulatory disincentives
67
4.1.1.5 Upgrade voluntary instruments to mandatory instruments
67
Economic instrument
68
4.1.2.1 Investment in green economy
69
4.1.2.2 Recognition awards
70
4.1.2.3 Fiscal advantages
70
4.1.2.4 Incentive for research and development
71
4.1.2.5 Incentive for green technologies
72
4.1.2.6 Green finance
72
4.1.2.7 Economic incentive for further education
4.1.1
4.1.2
and training in relevant fields
73
4.1.2.8 Government green procurement
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4.1.2.9 Internalising internal costs
75
4.1.2.10 Rationalising incentives
75
Educational instrument
75
4.1.3.1 Education on sustainability
76
4.1.3.2 Training centres and courses
76
4.1.3.3 Expert pool
76
4.1.3.4 Research centres
77
4.1.3.5 Research & development, innovation, modernisation
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Informational instrument
78
4.1.3
4.1.4

4.1.5
Hybrids instrument
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4.1.5.1 Strategy and development plans
82
4.1.5.2 Platforms and competence centres
83
4.1.5.3 Studies
83
4.1.5.4 Projects and programmes
83
4.1.5.5 Demonstration projects
85
Partnering instrument
87
4.1.6.1 Multi-stakeholders working group
87
4.1.6.2 Regional and international collaboration and networks
87
4.1.6.3 Inter-institutional collaboration networks
87
4.1.6
Chapter 5:
Monitoring SCP Policy Objectives
89
5.1 Current monitoring mechanisms
91
5.2 Monitoring of scp-related policies
94
5.3 Key performance indicator: Toward effective implementation
94
Chapter 6:
Key Findings
99
6.1 Malaysias performance regarding scp policies and instruments
101
6.2 Malaysias state of play regarding scp institutional framework
106
Chapter 7:
Conclusion
111
References
115
Annex 1: List of Policy Documents and Regulations

Annex 2: Interview Guidelines
Annex 3: List of Interviews
Annex 4: Institutional Matrix
Annex 5: Policy Matrix and on Details SCP-related Objectives
Annex 6: Details on SCP-related Instruments
Annex 7: SCP-related Incentives
Tables
Figures
Boxed Articles
Acronyms
About the Authors
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Preface
Malaysia is undergoing a process of fundamental reform to transform the nation into a high-income and
developed nation that is inclusive and sustainable by 2020. Based on this agenda, the Government has
embarked on a number of national transformation programmes such as the Government Transformation
Programme (GTP), Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), New Economic Model (NEM) and the
10th Malaysian Plan (10MP). These and other national policies have recognized the importance of
promoting sustainable development. To achieve this, the Malaysian Government is strengthening its
policy and institutional frameworks to bring about a switch to Sustainable Consumption and Production
(SCP) patterns.
SCP is a comprehensive cross-cutting concept. SCP aims to do more and better with less by reducing
resource use, degradation and pollution along the life cycle of goods and services, to enhance the
quality of life for all. The concept of SCP is not to focus only on any one of the three aspects of
economic growth, environmental protection or social inclusiveness but to be holistic and combine
all three aspects into one integrated concept. Economic progress is set in an inseparable relation
with environmental protection and social inclusion in the form of a triple bottom line, as stated in the
goals set in Malaysias NEM to improve the standard of living and achieve a better quality of life for
its people.
The Study constitutes the first step in developing a National SCP programme to strengthen the
countrys policy and institutional framework on SCP, and will lead to the formulation of a comprehensive
National SCP Policy Framework. In the mid-term, SCP will be incorporated into the 11th Malaysia
Plan (11MP) whilst for the long-term, it is targeted that Malaysia will have a SCP Policy Blueprint to
guide the nation along the principles of SCP.
The report at hand shows that Malaysia, in terms of existing policies, has a good starting point to
achieve what is considered the dictates of today, namely to change consumers and industry behaviour
to more sustainable patterns. Numerous national policies have addressed sustainable issues. However,
there are also gaps, inconsistencies, and challenges, such as the need for better coordination between
stakeholders, the need to harmonize policy objectives and to synergize the various instruments,
initiatives and programmes.
Because of the short timeframe for the study, we recognise that there could be inadvertent omissions.
However, we are of the view that the information provided in the report is sufficiently comprehensive
to give an overview on the present status of the different spheres and objectives of policies as well
as the interactions of the main stakeholders on SCP in Malaysia.
The report is structured in seven (7) chapters. Chapter 1 briefly explains the methodology, scope
and limitations of the Study and presents a framework of SCP-related objective and instruments
assisting SCP implementation. Chapter 2 covers the mapping of the existing government institutional

framework at the national level and existing platforms for the promotion of SCP. Chapter 3 deals with
the mapping of existing policies in Malaysia having elements of SCP-related objectives. Chapter 4
goes into further detail on actual instruments proposed to implement the policy objectives at national/
federal level. Chapter 5 examines the existing monitoring mechanisms and impact of the national
policies. Chapter 6 provides key findings of the Study, and Chapter 7 concludes.
We are grateful to the European Union for co-financing the Study. We want to express our thanks
to numerous government ministries and agencies who willingly shared documents, information and
opinions. Our special gratitude goes to the SCP core-team members for their invaluable feedback
and comments. We also wish to thank Dato Cheah Kong Wai and the editorial team, in particular Mr.
Khoh Joe Bee for their line-editing of the report.
We hope that this report will serve as the basis for further consultations to shaping a comprehensive
SCP policy framework for Malaysia. Proactive action in implementing SCP is recommended at all
levels of stakeholders as the transformation towards SCP requires their concerted effort, commitment
and participation.
Khairul Naim Adham
Karin Merle
Gerhard Weish

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Malaysias vision is to become a high income
fully developed nation which is both inclusive and
sustainable by 2020, to enhance the standard of
living, quality of life and well-being of its people. In
line with the aspiration to be a global leader in the
green revolution, Malaysia has been advocating
the sustainable consumption and production
(SCP) concept for sustainable development and
economic growth since the Earth Summit in 1992
and acknowledges that the current resourceintensive practices of production and consumption
patterns will impact negatively on the quality of
life of the present and future generations, if left
unabated.
In this context, the EU-Malaysia SCP Policy
Support Programme was commissioned to
produce a baseline report, mapping out existing
policies and institutional set-ups which contribute

towards SCP implementation in Malaysia. The
report focuses mainly on national/federal level
policies and organizations which are responsible
for these policies. The study is based on a
comprehensive desk study of 22 documents
comprising 4 national development policies and
plans, 13 sectoral policies of line ministries and 5
regulations (Annex 1), as well as 20 guided expert
interviews involving 41 ministries and agencies
(Annex 3).
Based on the study, six categories of SCP
objectives were developed and a framework was
established indicating the contribution of each
of the SCP objective to the level of attainment of
SCP as below:
Framework for SCP objectives and levels of attainment of SCP

(Chapter 1 - Figure 2)
SCP Objectives Categories

General Issues of Sustainability
Level of Attainment
Lowest Level of SCP
Moving towards a Green Economy

Enabling Technology and Economic Innovation for SCP
Changing Unsustainable Production Patterns
Changing Unsustainable Consumption Patterns
Applying Life Cycle Thinking
Highest Level of SCP

In addition, six types of SCP-related instruments

and their tools to support and facilitate SCP
implementation were also identified. The tools
under the six types of instruments for SCP

implementation are listed below:
SCP-related instruments supporting SCP implementation

SCP Instruments
Tools Supporting SCP
Regulatory
Laws, Regulations, Orders, Circulars, Guidelines
Economics
Loans, Taxes, Cess, Incentives, Subsidies, Grants, Prices, Awards
Educational
Public education activities, Training, R&D, Awareness campaigns, Communications
Informational
Information resources, Labelling, Studies, Auditing, Reporting
Hybrid
Action plans, Pilot projects, Programmes, Strategies, Platforms, Dialogues
Partnering
Networks, Partnerships, Agreements, Multi-stakeholder forum
The analysis on institutions and input from

stakeholders reveal a strong gover nment
commitment as reflected in the institutional setup and participation of relevant ministries and
agencies in support of SCP implementation. An
institutional matrix of key government stakeholders/

agencies championing each of the SCP-related
policies and their supporting agencies was
developed as below:
Institutional matrix on key government stakeholders and

supporting agencies of SCP-related policies
(Chapter 2 - Table 1)
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MNRE
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SME
MITI
KKR
MPIC
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MOA
KPKT
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10th Malaysia Plan

Government Transformation Program
Economic Transformation Program
New Economic Model
National Physical Plan 2
National Policy on the Environment
National Green Technology Policy
Renewable Energy Policy & Action Plan
National Policy on Climate Change
National Policy on Biological Diversity
National Mineral Policy 2
SME Master Plan
Industrial Master Plan 3
Construction Industry Master Plan
National Commodity Policy
National Timber Industry Policy
National Agrofood Policy
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main roles and objectives cover various areas (not only related to SCP) to oversee the overall implementation and
assess progress of the ETP and GTP.
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Apart from government stakeholders identified

above, private sector businesses and nongovernmental organizations have a role to play
in contributing towards SCP implementation.
However, their potential contributions have not
been fully optimized because of lack of proper
engagement by government, absence of clear and
explicit roles on how they can contribute towards
SCP implementation and the lack of physical and
financial support for their participation.
The study shows a strong presence of SCP-related
objectives in the national level policies, plans and
regulations.
From the exercise of reviewing the 22 policy

documents and regulations, together with the
20 guided interview sessions to identify policy
statements relating to SCP-related objectives in
a policy, and placing them under the respective
SCP-related categories irrespective of frequency
of occurrences, a matrix (Table 6) was formulated
to show in a chessboard alpha-numeric form
the relationship between the categories of SCP
objectives and the SCP-related policies and
regulations. Annex 4 shows the details of the
alpha-numeric table.
Matrix of SCP-related objectives and policies and regulations

(Chapter 4 - Table 6)
Policies/
Legislations
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GTP
ETP
NEM
NPP2
NGTP
NPCC
NREPAP
NPE
NPBD
NMP2
NAFP
NATIP
NCP
IMP3
CIMP
SMEMP
EQA
TCPA
EQA(SW)
EQA(LCMG)
REA
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issues of
sustainability
Moving
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a green
economy
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A02
A03
A04
A05
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A10
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A12
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A15
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E01
E02
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E05
E06
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E08
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E10
E12
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F01
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The analysis on policy objective statements in the

policy documents shows that the 10MP, NEM,
NPP2, NGTP and IMP3 have policy statements
in all the 6 categories of SCP objectives including
the highest level of SCP attainment applying life
cycle thinking (Category F). Of the 22 policies
and regulatory documents, only 11 documents
have policy statements listed under the applying
life cycle thinking.
The analysis on existing regulations gives a
slightly different scenario. Out of the 5 regulations,
only 3 have the highest level of SCP attainment
applying life cycle thinking. Only 2 regulations
(EQA and TCPA) have policy statements which
fall under various categories of SCP objectives.
The other regulations have policy statements
which fall into only 1 or 2 categories of SCP
objectives.
The Study shows that Malaysia has put in place
a number of policy instruments some of which
have incorporated life cycle thinking and are
backed by fiscal and economic incentives. The
government has recognized the significance of
low carbon economy in line with SCP. The private
sector has demonstrated its ability to produce
green products and services, and for many years
have exported to the highly demanding markets
in Europe, the US and Japan. Furthermore, the
country has gained valuable experience in SCP
implementation through related research and pilot
projects/initiatives conducted by different agencies.
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While educational programmes and promotional

campaigns may contribute towards instilling
awareness, evidence supports the fact that a
high level of awareness does not necessarily
lead to behavioural change. Time is the essence
to effect a change in a societys lifestyle and
behavioural pattern. Awareness campaigns
can be more effective and impactful if they are
supported by the corporate sector and backed by
effective government support through economic
incentives.
For various reasons, not many desired effects of

the currently implemented SCP-related policies
have been realised. In some cases, it is because
the policies are quite new and therefore would
require more time before the desired results
can be seen. In other cases, targets, indicators,
timeframes, milestones and implementing tools
such as action plan or strategy have not been
clearly identified or defined for purposes of
monitoring, data gathering and analysis resulting
in difficulties in the evaluation and reporting on
the implementation of the policies.
Ineffective enforcement is identified as one of
the stumbling blocks in the implementation of
regulations that supports SCP policy in Malaysia.
The lack of financial, institutional, as well as
technical capacity in government ministries and
agencies compound to the weakness in the
evaluation and reporting of the results of policy
implementation.
Like many other countries worldwide, the
government of Malaysia has multiple priorities.
To address the different priorities, different and
sometimes conflicting objectives are formulated.
Because of the conflicting objectives, it is obvious
that some will support while others will hamper
SCP behaviour. The Study reveals that some
of the requirements set by certain policies are
not business friendly and therefore frustrates or
even retards SCP implementation or innovation.
Bureaucratic red tape can slow down business
and discourage the private sector to buy into
SCP practices. Loopholes or outdated policy
instruments too can hinder the adoption of
new green business opportunities. The Study
also shows that there is a lack of trade and
investment policies such as Government Green
Procurement, mandatory ratings and domestic
standards that can support SCP.
Despite various awareness campaigns and
activities to educate the public on SCP-related
elements, the mind-set of consumers and

businesses are still not geared towards supporting

the objectives of SCP. A change in the value
system and related behaviour takes a long time
to materialise. Because of this the industry
follows the market instead of driving it.
Malaysias institutional framework for SCP
implementation is not without shortcomings. One
of the main stumbling blocks faced by the various
ministries and agencies is the lack of clear cut
mandate, responsibilities and monitoring in the
SCP implementation. Another stumbling block
is the lack of coordination between ministries
and agencies at the Federal level and between
ministries/agencies and State agencies at the
Federal/State level. At the Federal level, the
present working groups at inter-ministerial,
ministerial and sub-national levels are scattered
initiatives. In the case of the Federal and State
coordination, the independent and autonomous
position of local government sometimes is the
source of problems encountered. Successful
implementation of SCP policy also depends on
the support from non-governmental organizations
and private institutions such as the financial
sector, the industry and civil society. Unfortunately,
although they are important stakeholders, they
are seldom engaged in policy formulation.
Presently, the policy monitoring and implementation
mechanisms are carried out by the respective
implementing agencies and there is no central
or common platform to monitor SCP policy
implementation. As EPU is a central agency with
coordinating function, many respondents are of
the view that strengthening EPUs role by making
it the national SCP focal point within Malaysias
institutional framework of SCP can strengthen
the monitoring and implementation process. A
large number of government institutions and other
stakeholders have yet to optimize their potential
to support SCP implementation although they
could even become key drivers in their own field.
In addition, the multi-stakeholder platforms in
the form of national councils could be used as

an effective way of putting into action the road
map for SCP implementation. These councils
could also be used as multipliers to mainstream
SCP further and to enhance collaboration among
SCP stakeholders. In this respect, clustering the
stakeholders based on priority sectors will allow
key stakeholders to identify other stakeholders
to facilitate the adoption of co-responsibility in
advocating SCP.
Further follow-up actions needed for the

following matters are:
a) To consider the effectiveness of the voluntary
SCP policy instruments if they were made
mandatory;
b) To sequence and phase the implementation
of policy instruments;
c) To identify the targets and suitable indicators
that could be used to analyse Malaysias
SCP development path and national SCP
account;
d) To identify other governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders functions and
their connections with SCP in order to
include them and harness their strengths
to further promote SCP;
e) To identify factors for low private sector
response to SCP; and
f) To increase public awareness and effect a
change of behaviour for SCP.
Through improved coordination and capitalising
on the vast experiences gained, synergies
between initiatives undertaken under the national
development programmes and those carried
out under the umbrella of the sector policies, a
favourable environment for SCP will be created
in Malaysia as shown in the SCP House
developed by the Study team below:
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SCP House
Synergy of national development programme and assisting policies
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ASSISTING
POLICIES
ASSISTING
POLICIES
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FIVE YEAR MALAYSIA PLAN

GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
NEW ECONOMIC MODEL
ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND
TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
The way people live today has significantly

impacted the environment. SCP is one of the
solutions to support sustainable development. For
this reason, Malaysia needs to address the issue
on how to create a conducive policy framework
to enable the up-scaling of pilot projects to a
national scale. Indeed, evidence has shown
that SCP can reduce environmental degradation
and enhance the standard of living, quality of
life and human well-being. Hence, proactive
action in implementing SCP is recommended
at all levels. Change must occur in peoples
behaviour, and full commitment and systematic
planning and support must be forthcoming from
all stakeholders. With such positive factors, it is
not impossible for Malaysia to become a lead
player in SCP in the near future.
In conclusion, various efforts that have
been implemented clearly indicate that the
Malaysian Government is committed to ensuring
environmental sustainability in implementing its
national development plans, in line with SCP
goals. Although many national policies have been

formulated, and many initiatives which are related
to the SCP have been implemented, unfortunately
a holistic action plan on SCP in Malaysia has yet
to be developed. Certainly, the implementation
of SCP will need to address various issues and
challenges such as lack of financial, institutional
and technical capacity; lack of legislation and
enforcement; outdated policy instruments; lack
of trade and investment policies; low industry
engagement; and bureaucratic red tape. In this
regard, the formulation of policies, strategies
and action plans in addressing these issues
and challenges are vital. The Study constitutes
the first step in developing a National SCP
programme to strengthen the countrys policies
and institutional framework on SCP. This report
is important as a source of reference for EUMalaysia SCP Policy Support Programme in
designing its overall work plan and provide an
understanding to various stakeholders on the
present state of the existing SCP-related policy
framework and its instruments in Malaysia.
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Sustainable Consumption & Production in Malaysia l A BASELINE STUDY ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES
HIGH-INCOME, INCLUSIVE &

SUSTAINABle nation
Chapter 1

Sustainable
INTRODUCTION
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia

Chapter 1 based on its terms of references, provides an overview

on the Study to map out the existing policies and institutional set-up
related to sustainable consumption and production (SCP). It also
explains the methodology, scope and limitations of the baseline
study. A framework of six-categories of SCP-related objective and
their level of attainment of SCP was established. In addition, six
types of policy instruments assisting SCP implementation have
also been identified.
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1.1
Background
The unsustainable consumption pattern and

the production methods employed to meet
the demands in recent decades have seriously
impacted on environmental sustainability. The
problem becomes even more crucial because
of rapid economic growth and population
increase, resulting in the over exploitation of
natural resources, generation of waste and
environmental pollution. With environmental
degradation, peoples quality of life and wellbeing have been adversely affected.
Malaysia has achieved impressive developmental
progress over the years, but it is not without a
significant negative impact on the environment
which needs to be addressed. For instance, the
number of clean rivers today has been drastically
reduced over the years due to pollution from
improper discharge by sewerage treatment
plants, agro-based factories, livestock farming,
land clearing activities and domestic solid
waste disposal. In fact, according to Malaysias
Environmental Quality Report 2010 published
by the Department of Environment (DOE), the
number of polluted rivers increased from 54 in
2009 to 74 in 2010. Malaysias Second National
Communication (NC2) identifies that Malaysias
main contributors to green gas house (GHG)
emissions are from energy (66%); land use, land
use change and forestry (LULUCF) (13%); waste
(12%); agriculture (3%) and industrial processes
(6%). In terms of CO2-equivalent emissions, the
energy sector alone contributed to a total of
169,829 GgCO2 in the year 2006. Therefore,
there are numerous environmental issues and
concerns that Malaysia needs to address.
Although it is commendable that Malaysia in
2011 was ranked 25th in the world in terms of
Environmental Performance Index (EPI), there

is still a need to step up efforts to reduce
environmental degradation. As a developing
nation, any measure introduced for development
has to take into account environmental protection
and the need for socio-economic progress to
enhance its peoples living standard, well-being
and quality of life. Hence, it is imperative to
ensure that Malaysias economic growth and
development is harmonized with environmental
sustainability as Malaysias social well-being and
economy depends on the sustainability of its
natural resources and environmental services. In
this regard, policies need to be mainstreamed
to impress all parties involved in SCP practices
on the importance of balancing the countrys
future development.
1.2
Sustainable consumption and

production
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is

a comprehensive cross-cutting concept. SCP aims
to do more and better with less by reducing
resource use, degradation and pollution along
the life cycle of goods and services, to enhance
the quality of life and well-being for all. The main
concept of SCP is not to focus only on any
one of the three aspects of economic growth,
environmental protection or social inclusiveness
but to be holistic and combine all the three
aspects into one integrated concept. Economic
progress is set in an inseparable relation with
environmental protection and social inclusion
in the form of a triple bottom line, as stated
in the goals set in Malaysias New Economic
Model (NEM) to achieve a better quality of life
for its people (rakyat) as in Figure 1:
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Figure 1: Goals of Malaysias NEM
High Income
Target US$15,000-20,000
per capita by 2020
Enables all
communities to
fully benefit from
the wealth of
the country
Rakyat
Quality
of Life
Inclusiveness
Meets present
needs without
compromising
future generations
Sustainability
Source: NEAC (2010). New Economic Model, Part 1
Unsustainable patterns of consumption and

production have been identified as a major cause
of environmental degradation way back in the
1992 Rio Earth Summit. To deal with the worrying
scenario, Principle 8 of the Rio Declaration on
Environment and Development declared that there
was a need to reduce and eliminate unsustainable
patterns of consumption and production, and
to promote appropriate demographic policies to
achieve sustainable development for a higher
quality of life globally.
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The Oslo Ministerial Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Consumption and Production (Oslo
Symposium) in 1994 defined SCP as the use of
goods and services that respond to basic needs
and bring a better quality of life, while minimizing
the use of natural resources, toxic materials and
emissions of waste and pollutants over the life
cycle, so as not to jeopardize the needs of future
generations. From the business perspective,
the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development defined SCP as efforts by various
stakeholders in achieving environmental quality
through efficient utilisation of natural resources,
minimization of wastes, and optimization of
products and services. In simple terms, SCP
is a holistic approach that encompasses the
triple bottom line of sustainable development,
focusing on increasing efficiency and preventing

unnecessary wastage of resources.
One of the main goals of SCP is to promote
consumption and production patterns that reduce
environmental stress whilst meeting the basic
human need. The concept of SCP is further
elaborated in Chapter 4 of the Local Agenda
21 which states that achieving sustainable
development will require both efficiency in
the production process as well as changes in
consumption patterns. Local Agenda 21, among
others, encourages the use of alternative energy
sources such as renewable energy; reducing
waste through reduce, reuse and recycle
practices; providing environmentally related
product information such as green labelling;
raising consumers awareness through education
and public awareness programmes; and using
economic instrument such as government
procurement to encourage development and
diffusion of green products and services.
Ten years after the Rio Earth Summit, the role of
SCP was further reiterated at the World Summit
on Sustainable Development (WSSD) 2002 in
Johannesburg and was articulated in Chapter III of
the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI).
WSSD has agreed that fundamental changes in

the way societies produce and consume are

indispensable for achieving global sustainable
development and thus governments should play
an important role to drive the adoption of SCP
practices by consumers and producers.
In the Rio +20 Conference 2012, many critics
were disappointed with the outcome of the
conference where agreements reached were either
weak, vague or lack commitment by developed
nations. Earlier decisions on the implementation of
proposals regarding protecting the worlds natural
resources from climate change and globalization
have been differed or put-off. Given the global
economic slowdown, worsening debt woes in
Europe and continuing unrest in the Middle East,
it was reaffirmed that governments alone cannot
solve national problems faced such as climate
change, persistent poverty and chronic energy
shortages. Businesses, individuals and civil
societies need to play their roles in supporting
sustainable development.
Malaysia has been a strong supporter of
sustainable development. The country played
a key role in the original Rio meeting in 1992,
particularly in outlining the accountability
differential for developed and developing countries
through the principle common-but-differentiated
responsibility. Since then, Malaysia has made
extensive efforts and commitments in the
implementation of SCP-related policies and is
considered as one of the four most progressive
economies in sustainable development in South
East Asia.
Malaysia has committed to voluntarily reduce its
CO2 emissions intensity of GDP up to 40% of
the 2005 level by 2020, and that is conditional
upon financial and technological assistance
from developed countries. In addition, Malaysia
is supporting numerous global environmental
protection efforts by signing and ratifying
multilateral environmental agreements. Besides
the Earth Summit and United Nation Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to
name a few, Malaysian has been a forefront

stakeholder for several regional and international
environment cooperation. The commitment and
existence of various policies in advocating SCP
provide a favourable platform to mainstream
SCP in Malaysia.
1.3
Policy reforms towards

sustainable development
Various environmental stewardship efforts have

been introduced and implemented to avoid serious
environmental degradation in Malaysia. In fact,
the importance of environmental protection in
Malaysias economic development was recognised
since 1976 when reference was made on the
issue of environmental protection in the countrys
five-year development plans. Subsequently, the
efficient management of the environment has
been given special attention to ensure a more
balanced development during the Sixth Malaysia
Plan (6MP; 1991-1995). Under the Seventh
Malaysia Plan (7MP; 1996-2000), the economic,
social and environmental aspects have been
taken into account in the countrys development
plan to meet the objectives of economic growth
and environmental conservation.
The Eighth Malaysia Plan (8MP: 2001-2005)
was focused on achieving sustainable growth by
promoting the use of cleaner technologies and
overall environmental management practices. The
Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP; 2006-2010) further
emphasized on the optimal balance between
development and the environment through
the adoption of green technology. The 9MP
placed greater focus on pollution prevention
and intensifying environmental protection efforts.
The establishment of the Ministry of Energy,
Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA); the
launch of the National Green Technology Policy
(NGTP); and the launch of the National Policy
on Climate Change (NPCC) reflect the Malaysian
governments commitment to move towards a
low carbon economy.
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Malaysia is currently undergoing a massive

transformation programme as outlined in the
Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP; 2011-2015), based
on the four pillars of national transformation
namely 1Malaysia; the NEM; Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP); and the
Government Transformation Programme (GTP).
The transformation programme aims at turning
Malaysia into a high-income developed nation
that is both inclusive and sustainable by the
year 2020.
The green Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
concept was introduced under the NEM to
ensure proper consideration on the impact of
growth on the environment and appropriate
measures to address environmental concerns.
In order to achieve environmental sustainability,
NEM proposes a number of actions such as
promoting energy efficiency and green growth;
favouring sustainable agriculture; and striving
for energy resource sustainability.
1.4
SCP policy support for

Malaysia
SCP Policy Support Malaysia is a project funded

by the European Unions Programme as part of
a wider undertaking in Asian economies. This
project provides policy support to the Malaysian
government to ensure coordinated and effective
SCP actions in Malaysia; to assist the Malaysian
government to establish a SCP framework; to
drive and encourage consumers and producers
to use appropriate SCP techniques; and to
support the Malaysian government to strengthen
the countrys policies and institutional framework
regarding SCP.
1.5
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Purpose of baseline study
The purpose of this baseline study is to analyze

and map the status of the existing SCP-related
policy framework and its instruments in Malaysia.
The cataloguing of on-going activities, existing

policies and plans related to or linked with SCP
in Malaysia constitutes the first step of developing
a National SCP programme towards strengthening
of the institutional SCP framework.
This study is to identify and highlight the existing
SCP-related objectives in the national plans,
policies and regulations; identify the institutional
set-ups responsible for the implementation of the
policies, plans and regulations; and to identify
policy instruments to implement and enforce
the policies, plans and regulations.
This study is also to evaluate actual achievements
against planned results and impacts; to
examine the current system, indicators and
instruments adopted to monitor SCP-related
policy implementation; to identify the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT);
to identify specific needs for capacity building
measures; and to obtain feedback to mainstream
SCP implementation in Malaysia.
1.6
Scope and terminology
Out of the initial 49 documents presented, the

study narrowed down its scope to 17 national/
federal policies and plans, and 5 regulations
which are considered most related to SCP in
Malaysia. The term SCP in this context refers
to, as per definition adopted by the Oslo
Symposium in January 1994, the use of goods
and services that respond to basic needs and
bring a better quality of life, while minimizing
the use of natural resources, toxic materials and
emissions of waste and pollutants over the life
cycle. SCP-related policies refer to policies that
decouple economic growth and environmental
degradation. More specifically, SCP policies are
those which enable a change of behaviour of
the key stakeholders, consumers and producers,
to apply more sustainable consumption and
production practices in order to achieve the
effects of sustainability.

1.7
Methodology and approach
The mapping exercise of the Study covers

policy strategies, policy instruments, and policy
outcomes i.e policy cycle instrumentation. For
this purpose, a comprehensive desk study
of the national level policy documents were
reviewed and further secondary data such as
study and research reports, articles, books,
annual reports and websites were assessed.
Twenty guided interview sessions involving more
than 100 people and experts in their fields
from 41 ministries and agencies were also held
(Annex 3). Interview sessions were conducted
using prepared guidelines attached in Annex 2.
The Study acknowledges that governments
worldwide often have multiple priorities and a
variety of objectives to be achieved concurrently.
The different priorities can and most likely will

result in a complex and sometimes conflicting
set of objectives.
While policies are being quoted whenever
appropriate, the Study team abstained from
quoting from the interviews of respondents to
assure their anonymity.
1.8
SCP-related objectives
For the purpose of operationalising the SCP

definition, the results of the desk study and the
interviews, were used to develop six categories of
SCP objectives and a framework was established
indicating the contribution of each of the SCP
objective to the level of attainment of SCP as
in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Framework for SCP-related objectives and levels of attainment of SCP

SCP Objectives Categories
General Issues of Sustainability
Level of Attainment
Lowest Level of SCP
Moving towards a Green Economy

Enabling Technology and Economic Innovation for SCP
Changing Unsustainable Production Patterns
Changing Unsustainable Consumption Patterns
Applying Life Cycle Thinking
Highest Level of SCP
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According to the framework, the lowest level of

attainment of SCP are policy statements which
refer to general issues on sustainability whilst
the highest level of attainment of SCP are policy
statements that explicitly mention the application
of life-cycle thinking.
1.8.1 General issues of sustainability

There is no one size fits all sustainability policy.
The Brundtland Commission, perhaps the most
commonly quoted example, defined sustainable
development as ... development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own
needs.
Under the SCP-related objectives, key areas
addressed are usually general statement on the
environmental impact, supply chain and market
place, community investment and social impact,
and employment practices. These general policy
statements are then assessed on the extent to
which they fulfil more generic concepts such as
commitment to economic, environment and social
inclusiveness; green growth; and improving the
quality of life without increasing environmental
degradation, or without compromising the
resource needs of future generations, to determine
whether the policy statement identified is in the
general issues on sustainability category or
is to be placed in a higher category of SCPrelated objective.
1.8.2 Moving towards a green

economy
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According to UNEP, a green economy is

one that results in improved human wellbeing and social equity, while significantly
reducing environmental risks and ecological
scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green
economy can be thought of as one which is low
carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive.
Green economy is an economy or economic
development model based on sustainable

development and knowledge of ecological
economics that result in improved human wellbeing and social equity while significantly reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities. To
minimise the environmental footprint of economic
action, requires a change or modification to
products, processes and services that will
reduce environmental impact or improve natural
resource use.
OECD promotes green growth by fostering
growth and development while ensuring that
natural assets continue to provide the resources
and environmental services on which our wellbeing
relies. UNESCAP identifies four pillars for the
transition to greener growth, namely: eco-tax
reform, sustainable infrastructure, the greening
of businesses, and sustainable consumption.
To determine SCP-related objective of moving
towards green economy, policy statements are
assessed based on the extent to which they
reflect resource efficiency and also the extent to
which they fulfil the conditions stipulated under the
different stages of green economy development
i.e. from pollution control, to eco efficiency, to
eco-effectiveness and to sustainable economy as
shown in Figure 3. In general, green economy
is clustered into six groups namely renewable
energies, green building, clean transportation,
water management, waste management and
sustainable land management. Although Malaysias
key priorities for green economy coincide with
the six clusters of grouping, but due to local
conditions, two additional groupings namely
sustainable economy and sustainable management
in the industrial and service sectors have been
added, resulting in the adoption of eight clusters
of grouping in the Malaysian context 1 . The
1
The 10MP names 12 New Key Economic Areas (NKEAs), selected on the basis
of their contribution to high income, sustainability and inclusiveness which are (1) Oil
and gas; (2) Palm oil and related products; (3) Financial services; (4) Wholesale and
retail; (5) Tourism; (6) Information and communications technology; (7) Education;
(8) Electrical and electronics; (9) Business services; (10) Private healthcare; (11)
Agriculture; and (12) Greater Kuala Lumpur (10MP, p. 125); while NGTP aims at the
incorporation of products, processes and systems used to conserve the natural
environment and resources, which minimizes and reduces the negative impact
of human activities particularly in the energy, buildings, water and waste, and
transportation sector (NGTP, p.8).

cluster groupings and details under each of

the cluster grouping are shown in the Figure 4.
Policy statements placed under SCP-related
objective of moving towards green economy

are those which reflect energy and resource
efficiency under the cluster groups.
Figure 3: The way towards a green economy
Pollution Control (effluent management)
Moving towards Green

Economy
Eco-efficiency (produce more with fewer resources)

Eco-effectiveness (production without pollution and environmental
degradation)
Sustainable economy (cradle to grave within environmental limits,
mimicking nature)
Source: Adapted from Ekins; UNESCAP (2008)
Figure 4: Cluster groups for green economy in Malaysia

Cluster Groups
Components
Sustainable Economy
Eco-efficiency, eco-effectiveness (energy and resource efficiency),

sustainable economy
Renewable Energies
Solar, wind, geothermal, wave, bio-Gas andfuel cells
Green Buildings
Residential and commercial building, energy and water efficiency,

green materials, green design
Clean transportation
Bio fuels and other fuels of the future, electric and hybrid cars, public
transportation, ride sharing
Water management
Waterrecycling, minimization of water use, grey/rainwater systems,

low-waterlandscaping, water purification, storm water planning
Waste Management
Reuse-reduce-recycle-rethink, minimization of environmental

pollutants and municipal waste, toxic and hazardous waste,
sustainable products, sustainable packaging
Land Management
Organic agriculture, habitat/biodiversity conservation/restoration,

forestry/parks, reforestation/aforestation, soil stabilization
Sustainable
management in
industries and service
sectors
Sustainable tourism, palm oil related products, financial services,

wholesale and retail, information and communication technology,
education, electrical and electronics, business services, private
healthcare, and topics related to sustainable cities 2
2
Extract of all 10 sectors under New Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) (10MP, p.122) except the primary sector (oil/gas, agriculture, palm oil) which in this Project will be only
addressed through downstream industries
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1.8.3 Enabling technology and economic

innovation for SCP
Malaysia aims at becoming a high-income
developed nation by 2020. The economic
structure required for a high-income economy
is based on higher value-added activities and
a knowledge based society. In this context,
Malaysia strives to shift towards an innovationdriven economy and knowledge-based society
with particular focus on the services sector.3 Its
competitiveness will rely on the ability to increase
productivity, to build knowledge, to innovate,
and to undertake research for development. It is
important for Malaysia to capitalise on the first
mover position which it currently holds among
the South East Asian countries.4
An adequate level of skilled human resources
and technology development are keys to support
innovation and awareness regarding eco-efficiency,
eco-effectiveness and green/sustainable growth
at a broad level of society. Therefore policy
statements identified for this SCP-related
objective are assessed based on the extent to
which they support green technologies, promote
investments in green technologies and energy
efficiency or other cluster of groupings under
the green economy which support the green
industry and creation of green jobs.
1.8.4 Changing unsustainable

production patterns
This SCP-related objective on changing
unsustainable production patterns addresses
the supply side of an economy as illustrated
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3
During the period of the IMP3, the manufacturing sector will continue to remain
an important source of growth. At the same time, the services sector will assume a
greater role in generating growth, broadening the economic base and contributing to
exports (IMP3, p.41)
4
Malaysia was originally selected as partner country for the EU-Malaysia SCP
Policy Support Component as it is one out of four countries Thailand, Indonesia,
the Philippines and Malaysia which is relatively far when it comes to the design and
implementation of policy elements that assist SCP
in Figure 5. Thus, policy statements that are

placed under this SCP-related objective are those
relating to improve the production process and
the provision of services that contribute to reduce
environmental impact. It also includes statements
which address improvements in natural resource
use. The statements are assessed based on
the role of the actors (target groups) who are
identified to make this change happen.
Figure 5: Supply side of the life cycle

EXTRACTION
The extraction, use and
management of raw material
i
PRODUCTION
Leaner and cleaner production
and environmental technologies
i
MARKET
Better products and services at
the market
Source: SWITCH-Asia Network Facility

consumption patterns
This SCP-related objective on changing
unsustainable consumption patterns addresses
the demand side of an economy as illustrated in
Figure 6. Producers follow the demands of the
market. This is why the demand side is particularly
emphasised in the SCP nexus. Policy statements
that enable changing unsustainable consumption
patterns are supported if consumers (public,
industry and private) are empowered to choose
the products and services of their preference and
influence the production through their demand
for environmentally friendly and socially inclusive
products and services. Sustainable consumption

MARKET
Better products and services at
the market
and consumption pattern of products or services

in all stages from extraction, production, market,
use, to end-of-life as in Figure 7:
Figure 7: Entire life cycle
EXTRACTION
The extraction, use and management of
raw material
END OF LIFE
Waste management
PRODUCTION
Leaner and cleaner production and
environmental technologies
MARKET
Better products and services at the
market
i
USE
Smarter consumption, households
consumption
i
END OF LIFE
Waste management
CONSUMPTION
addresses market behaviour such as green buying

and life cycle costing; consumption such as
energy efficient operation and smart utilization
of resources; and end-of-life stages of product
life cycle such as reuse and material recovery.
Policy statements for this SCP-related objective
will be assessed based on the extent to which
they encourage a shift in consumption patterns
towards goods and services with lower energy
and material intensity without compromising
on the quality of life. The statements will also
be assessed based on the role of the actors
(target groups) who are identified to make this
change happen.
PRODUCTION
USE
Smarter consumption,
households consumption
Figure 6: Demand side of the life cycle
1.8.6 Applying life-cycle thinking
1.9
SCP-related instruments
One of the objectives of SCP is to decouple

economic growth and environmental degradation
along the entire life cycle of a product or
service. Accordingly, the SCP-related objective
of applying life cycle thinking covers policy
statements on the optimization of natural resource
use, judicious utilization of toxic materials as
well as reduction in pollutant emissions and
proper management of waste over the life
cycle of products or services. This is a holistic
approach that includes sustainable production
For the implementation of SCP policy objectives,

proper mechanisms need to be formulated. The
mechanisms to support sustainable SCP behaviour
can be either directly through incentives or,
indirectly through disincentives. For this purpose,
the Study grouped the mechanisms identified
into six broad instruments namely regulatory,
economics, educational, informational, hybrid
and partnering. The study also identified the
supporting tools of implementation under each
of the instrument as in Figure 8:
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Figure 8: SCP-related instruments supporting SCP implementation

SCP
Instruments
Tools Supported SCP
Regulatory
Laws, Regulations, Orders, Circulars, Guidelines
Economics
Loans, Taxes, Cess, Incentives, Subsidies, Grants, Prices, Awards
Educational
Public education activities, Training, R&D, Awareness campaigns, Communications
Informational
Information resources, Labelling, Studies, Auditing Reporting
Hybrid
Action plans, Pilot projects, Programmes, Strategies, Platforms, Dialogues
Partnering
Networks, Partnerships, Agreements, Multi-stakeholder forum
1.9.1 Regulatory instrument

Regulatory instrument or command and
control approaches may take many forms.
The most common is regulation by legislation
such as laws, regulations, decrees, circulars
and guidelines. There may also exist alternative
mechanisms such as self and co-regulation. The
regulatory instrument is prescriptive in nature
as it determines pollution reduction targets
and defines allowable controlled technologies.
Enforcement is done through regulation and can
be made mandatory such as mandatory emission
standards, process/equipment specifications,
limits on input/output/discharges, requirements
to disclose information, or audits. The regulatory
instrument has been occasionally criticised as
restricting technology when no incentives are
given to the private sector to innovate. However,
when the regulatory instrument provides for
incentives, then it will support the economic
instrument. The Study focuses on the legal
character of the regulatory instrument on
mandatory aspects and guidelines endorsed
officially by the government.
1.9.2 Economic instrument
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Economic instrument or market-based

instrument is to regulate the free play of the
market in order to correct undesired market
developments or to influence the market in the

desired direction. The economic instrument effect
change or influence behaviour through the impact
on market signals based on consumer demand.
Economic instrument can be designed in a
variety of ways, and for a variety of applications,
including:
a) Incentives for investments in innovation and
improved environmental technology so that
both environmental and financial benefits
are generated;
b) Self-regulation
i) A l l o c a t i o n o f p ro p e r t y r i g h t s a n d
responsibilities of firms, groups or
individuals in a way that they are
empowered and motivated to act in
a more environmentally-responsible
manner.
ii) Reduction of compliance costs by giving
polluters or users of natural resources
the flexibility to choose the most costefficient and environmentally-effective
measures; and
c) Disincentives in the form of increasing prices
or taxing goods and services that damage
health and the environment, as well as

increasing financial returns in the case of

more sustainable approaches that foster
more environmentally-friendly production and
consumption patterns. Economic instrument
is a means of considering external costs
i.e. costs to the public incurred during
production, exchange or transport of various
goods and services, so as to convey more
accurate market signals. Those external
costs may include natural resource depletion,
environmental degradation, health impacts
and social impacts.
The Study looks into the fiscal and financial
incentives such as subsidies, grants, soft
loans, prizes and award schemes granted to
target groups to encourage R&D investments
and activities, to encourage innovation, and
to improve environmental management. Other
aspects discussed under this category are policies
aimed at internalization of external costs such
as tariff reforms.
1.9.3 Educational instrument

Educational instrument encompasses a wide
range of policy tools in the field of formal and
informal education, training and advisory services,
public education activities, technical training,
R&D and campaigns.
1.9.4 Informational instrument
the above instruments in alternative forms

such as action plans, pilot and demonstration
projects, programmes and strategies, platforms,
competence centres, and dialogues.
1.9.6 Partnering instrument

Partnering is an instrument that encompasses
all forms of bilateral and multilateral agreements,
networks and multi-stakeholder forums.
1.10 Limitations
The Study was conducted in a tight timeframe
of 8 weeks and because of that it was not
possible to analyse all relevant documents.
All potential consumers and producers of an
economy would also be relevant for such a
Study. Therefore, apart from the 41 ministries
and agencies and associations visited, there
are many other stakeholders involved in SCP
such as State governments, local authorities,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil
society as a whole that could not be consulted
within the limited timeframe. EPU highlights the
need for a study on other stakeholders involved
in SCP as well as up-scaling good practices
that are identified at local and state levels to the
national level. This is an interesting perspective,
but outside the scope of this study.
1.9.5 Hybrid instrument
This study also finds that there are, in addition,

other international and regional initiatives such
as ASEAN and UNFCCC which also have SCP
objectives. These are excluded from the national
policy baseline study based on the premise that
those initiatives which are considered relevant to
SCP would be translated into national practices.
For purposes of future harmonization, the Project
can identify relevant activities as work packages
on a need basis if time is not a constraint and
budget is available.
The term hybrid instrument is not precisely

defined. It usually combines two or more of
While the Study recognises the importance

and the contribution to SCP by the agricultural
Informational Instrument covers any mandatory

and/or voluntary reporting, audit or other
information reports that are provided to the
government, agreement between trade partners
or consumer information such as eco-labelling
or any other study or informational resources
provided through websites.
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and other primary sectors such as mining and

forestry, the Study addresses only the downstream
activities of the agricultural and primary sectors,
i.e. the policies and institutional framework that
aim at driving the green aspects of the primary

sectors through manufacturing and/or consumer
demand.
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Chapter 2

Sustainable
MAPPING OF EXISTING
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONAL
Consumption
CONTRIBUTING
& FRAMEWORK
Production
TO SCP
in Malaysia

Chapter 2 covers the mapping of the existing government

institutional framework at the national level which is involved in
SCP. The Study finds that SCP is cross-cutting in nature, involving
multiple government stakeholders. The Study identified the key
institutions and their implementing agencies, and other governmental
stakeholders relevant for the promotion of SCP, as well as, the
existing platforms supporting SCP.
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SCP is complex in nature. Institutions that

support the implementation of SCP-related
policies are essential in realizing the objectives
of the national policies. Based on analysis of
the documents as well as inputs from various
interview sessions, the Study identifies a number
of government stakeholders at the Ministry and
Agency level whose activities are explicitly or
implicitly related to SCP.
agencies and ministries assisting in the SCP

implementation. The matrix was completed by
filling against the policy documents, the champions
of the documents and an asterisk entry under
the central agencies and ministries which are
involved in the planning and implementation or
are directly dealing with SCP-related tasks that
significantly contribute to the implementation of
SCP (Annex 4).
The mapping focused only on the institutional

framework of Malaysias SCP government
stakeholders, whilst recognizing that there are
also a number of non-governmental stakeholders
involved in SCP policy implementation such as
the financial sector, private sector, universities/
technical institutes and international agencies.
Based on this matrix, key government stakeholders

in the context of the Study are the central
agencies or ministries that own or champion
the SCP-related policy documents; and those
which have a great number of asterisks. The SCP
Core Team members took part in verifying the
institution matrix during the interactive sessions
held on 27thJune 2012 and concluded that there
are nine (9) key government stakeholders in SCP
implementation, namely the Economic Planning
Unit (EPU); Ministry of Finance (MOF); Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE);
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water
(KeTTHA); Ministry of International Trade and
Industry (MITI); Ministry of Housing and Local
Government (KPKT); Ministry of Works (KKR);
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
(MOA); and Ministry of Plantation Industries and
Commodities (MPIC). This is presented in the
matrix as in Table 1. The matrix also clearly
confirms that SCP implementation in Malaysia
is cross-sectoral in nature.
As SCP implementation is cross-cutting, the

institutions involved need to be aware and
understand the importance and significance of
their respective roles and responsibilities and
the need for cooperation and coordination for
successful implementation of SCP.
2.1
Key Government Stakeholders
To identify the key government stakeholders

involved in the existing SCP-related policies in
Malaysia, the Study constructed an institutional
matrix showing the SCP-related policy documents;
the owners or the main players (champions) of
the policy documents; and the relevant central
Table 1: Malaysias key government stakeholders on SCP (Institutional Matrix)
PEMANDU
PEMANDU
*
*
*
*
MPIC
KeTTHA
MOA
MNRE
KKR
PEMANDU
KPKT
MOF
10th Malaysia Plan
Champion
MITI
EPU
EPU
Government Transformation
Program
Documents
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Champion
EPU
MOF
PEMANDU
MNRE
KeTTHA
MITI
KPKT
KKR
MOA
MPIC
PEMANDU
KPKT
MNRE
KeTTHA
Renewable Energy Policy & Action

Plan
KeTTHA
MNRE
National
Diversity
MNRE
MNRE
SME Master Plan
SME
MITI
KKR
MPIC
MPIC
MOA
Documents
New Economic Model
Policy
on
Biological
*
*
* Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) is not considered a key government stakeholder as its main roles and
objectives cover various areas (not only related to SCP) to oversee the overall implementation and assess progress
of the ETP and GTP.
The study also noted that EPU which is one of the

key stakeholders, has several sections under its
jurisdiction that support the implementation of SCP
namely the Sections on Environment and Natural
Resources Economic; Regional Development;
Energy; Agriculture; Value Management; Budget
Development; Manufacturing Industry, Science and
Technology; and Infrastructure and Utilities.
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As a summary, MOF is responsible for formulating

policies related to economy, tax, finance, budget
and government procurement; MNRE ensures
good management of natural resources and
environmental conservation; KeTTHA contributes
to enhancing the competitiveness of energy, green
technology and water industry; MITI provides a
platform for industry to increase their productivity

and competitiveness; KPKT is responsible for
establishing and implementing a comprehensive
and uniform nationwide rural and urban planning
framework to strengthen and promote sustainable
physical, social, economic and living environment;
KKR is providing infrastructural developmentand
spearheading the construction industry; MOA
is promoting higher productivity in farming; the
production of crops that are safe for consumption
and environmental pollution control; and MPIC is
ensuring Malaysias international competitiveness
in the commodity-based industries and their
contribution towards national development. Key
government stakeholders and their SCP-related
functions are enumerated in Table 2.

Table 2: Key stakeholders and their SCP-related functions

Ministries/Agencies
Functions related to SCP
Economic Planning Unit

(EPU)
Planning, formulating and reviewing policies and strategies related to

socioeconomic development, and coordinating and monitoring of its
implementation towards achieving sustainable development and enhance
quality of life
Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Formulating and implementing policies related to fiscal and monetary in order

to ensure effective and efficient distribution and management of financial
resources
Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment
(MNRE)
Legislating policy, laws, procedure and guidelines related to natural resources

management and environmental conservation, and monitoring, enforcing,
coordinating and assessing its implementation
Ministry of Energy, Green

Technology and Water
(KeTTHA)
Drafting, overseeing and implementing strategic planning activities and

enhancing the competitiveness of energy, green technology and water
industry
Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI)
Planning, formulating and implementing policies on industrial development,

international trade and investment
Ministry of Housing and

Local Government (KPKT)
Establishing and implementing a comprehensive and uniform nationwide

rural and urban planning framework to strengthen and promote sustainable
physical, social, economic and living environment
Ministry of Works (KKR)
Providing and ensuring high quality development facilities that can assist in
generating the countrys economy and to improve the peoples quality of life
Ministry of Agriculture and

Agro-based Industry(MOA)
Providing guidance and nurturing progressive agriculture entrepreneurs to

increase farming productivity and eventually increase the countrys agricultural
produce
Determining the production of crops that are safe for consumption and control
environmental pollution
Ministry of Plantation
Industries and Commodities
(MPIC)
Formulating policies and strategies for the overall development of the plantation
and the commodity sectors to ensure Malaysias international competitiveness
in the commodity-based industries and their contribution towards national
development
Ministry of Transport (MOT)
Planning, formulating and implementing transport policy for rail, maritime,

ports and civil aviation, and coordinating the integration of transport modes to
achieve seamless travel.
Above list is non-exhaustive.
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2.2
Implementing Agencies
The Study reveals that each of the above key

government stakeholders also has agencies
under them which are responsible for the actual
implementation of SCP. Their functions are listed

in Table 3 under 18 agencies as follows:
Table 3: Agencies and their SCP-related functions

Agencies
Government Procurement
Division (BPK) (MOF)
Formulating and administrating policies related to the management of

Government procurement
Budget Management Division

(MOF)
Ensuring the distribution of Federal funds is carried out according to

national policies and objectives
Ensuring that allocations provided to ministries and agencies are

expended efficiently and effectively
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Tax Analysis Division (MOF)
Formulating policies related to direct, indirect taxesand tax incentives
Department of Environment (DOE)

(MNRE)
Regulating and monitoring (preventing, controlling and abating pollution)

through the enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and its
subsidiary legislation
Energy Commission (EC)

(KeTTHA)
Regulating the energy sector in Malaysia, specifically the electricity

supply industry and ensuring reliable, safe and at reasonable prices to
consumers.
National Water Services

Commission (SPAN) (KeTTHA)
Overseeing the enforcement of all regulations surrounding the water

industry
Malaysia Green Technology

Corporation (MGTC) (KeTTHA)
Acting as focal point for green technology development and climate

change mitigations.
National Solid Waste

Management Department
(JPSPN) (KPKT)
Restructuring the waste management industry and overseeing the

enforcement of the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act
2007
Solid Waste and Public Cleansing

Management Corporation
(PPSPPA) (KPKT)
Enforcing the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act
Federal Department of Town

and Country Planning Peninsular
Malaysia (JPBD) (KPKT)
Encouraging comprehensive, effective and efficient planning system

through planning laws, methodologies, research, standards, procedures
and planning rules
Malaysian Investment
Development Authority (MIDA)
(MITI)
Promoting and facilitating companies which intend to invest in the

manufacturing and services sectors (include administrating various
incentives for Pioneer status, Investment Tax Allowance, and exemption
of customs duty and sales tax)
Malaysia Productivity Corporation

(MPC) (MITI)
Enhancing national productivity, global competitiveness and innovation
Malaysia External Trade

Development Corporation
(MATRADE) (MITI)
Promoting Malaysian enterprises and companies at the global front to

position Malaysia as a globally competitive trading nation

Agencies
SME Corporation (MITI)
Promoting the development of competitive, innovative and resilient SMEs

through effective coordination and provision of business support.
Public Works Department (JKR)

(KKR)
Dealing with all development and construction of buildings and

infrastructure;
Monitoring the technical specifications and requirements of construction
projects.
Construction Industry
Development Board (CIDB) (KKR)
Formulating strategies andmechanisms for the development of the

construction industry
Construction Research Institute

of Malaysia (CREAM) (KKR)
Conducting technical and economic research of the construction

industry
Department of Local Government

(JKT) (KPKT)
Guiding and facilitating Local Authorities in planning and implementing

socioeconomic development programmes and municipal services
2.3
Other Relevant Government

Stakeholders Promoting SCP
The study observes that there are many other

ministries and agencies which are highly
relevant for SCP implementation but have not
been actively contributing to SCP-associated
activities. Such stakeholders include Ministry of
Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI);
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs
and Cooperative (KPDNKK); Ministry of Rural
and Regional Development (KKLB); Ministry of

Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing (KWPKB);
Ministry of Education (MOE); Ministry of Higher
Education (KPT); Ministry of Youth and Sports
(KBS); Ministry of Transport (MOT) and Ministry
of Tourism (MOTOUR). Other government
stakeholders and their SCP-related functions
are listed in Table 4.
Table 4: Other government stakeholders and their SCP-related functions

Ministries/Agencies
Malaysian
Administrative
Modernisation and Management
Planning Unit (MAMPU)
Facilitating the transformation and modernisation of the Public Sector,

supporting SCP implementation
Implementation Coordination Unit

(ICU)
Coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation and outcome

of Malaysia five-year development plan
Ministry of Science, Technology

and Innovation (MOSTI)
Enhancing societal well-being and improve the standard and quality of

life, add value to the existing sources of wealth and create new sources
towards elevating national competitiveness and ensuring economic
advancement, innovation-related initiatives
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Ministries/Agencies
SIRIM (MOSTI)
Discovering and developing new technologies to help businesses

compete better through quality and innovation (include certification and
labelling initiatives in the industrial sector)
Ministry of Domestic Trade,

Consumer Affairs and Cooperative
(KPDNKK)
Implementing mandatory standards for consumer products and services,

consumer awareness (include Consumer Awareness Index)
Ministry of Rural and Regional

Development (KKLW)
Planning, formulating and implementing policies to improve the wellbeing of rural residents
Ministry of Education (MOE)
Providing educational opportunities and manpower for the development

needs of the nation
Ministry
(KPT)
Education
Enhancing research and innovation trough development of a critical mass

of researchers and commercialisation of research findings, integration of
SCP-related subjects into the curriculum
Ministry of Youth and Sports

(KBS)
Developing a youth society that is united, morally upright and progressive

in the social and economic context towards the nations unity and
development
Ministry of Transport (MOT)
Planning, formulating and implementing transport policy for rail, maritime,

ports and civil aviation, and coordinating the integration of transport
modes to achieve seamless travel.
Ministry of Federal Territories and

Urban Well-being (KWPKB)
Planning, managing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating progress

and development of Federal Territories, eradicating urban poverty
nationwide and implementing urban well-being programmes
Ministry of Tourism (MOTOUR)
Planning, formulating and implementing polices relating to growth and

development of the tourism industry (include agro-tourism and ecotourism)
of
Higher
2.4
National Councils
Malaysia is committed to greening its economy. In

line with this, the government has established a
number of national multi-stakeholder mechanisms
in the form of national councils which are chaired
by either the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime
Minister such as National Green Technology
and Climate Change Council (MTHPI), National
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Physical Planning Council and National Land

Council. The status of the council provided by
the chairman, gives it clout to make stakeholders
implement and mainstream SCP-related matters.
National councils and their SCP-related functions
are as in Table 5.

Table 5: National Councils and SCP-related functions

National Councils
Functions
Environmental Quality Council
Advising MNRE on matters pertaining to the Environmental Quality Act

and also on any matter referred to it by the Minister
Providing policy guidance to the Department of Environment (DOE) in the
formulation of policies and strategies towards a more holistic approach
to environmental management.
Green Technology and Climate

Change Council
The highest level body that looks into green technology and climate
change issues (chaired by the Prime Minister)
Setting policies and identifying strategic issues in the development
of national green technology policy and climate change as well as
coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the
implementation of National Green Technology Policy and national green
technology programmes as well as climate change
Having 8 Working Committees: Industry Working Committee (chaired
by MITI), Human Capital Working Committee (chaired by KSM), R&D
and Innovation Working Committee (chaired by MOSTI), Transportations
Working Committee (chaired by MOT), Promotion and Public Awareness
Working Committee (chaired by KPKK), Adaptation Working Committee
(chaired by NRE), Green Neighbourhood Development Committee
(chaired by KeTTHA)
Stakeholders include EPU, KeTTHA, MOF, MITI, MOT, KPKT, MNRE,
MOSTI, KPKK, MPIC, KSM, KKR, MAMPU and KPT.
National Planning Council
The highest level of decision making in economic and socio-economic

matters
Members comprise the ministers of key economic ministries, such as
MOF, MITI, KPDNKK, MPIC and MOA.
National Physical Planning

Council
To promote town and country planning as an effective instrument for the

achievement of sustainable development
To advise the Federal and State governments on matters related to town
and country planning. This would include formulation of national policies
and matters that are referred to it by State governments and any other
Councils and Committees duly established
To approve the Draft National Physical Plan and to review in tandem with
the Five Year Development Plans To coordinate physical development at a
national and regional level to ensure a sustainable form of development
To establish a Regional Planning Committee where necessary for
planning areas that consists of two or more States
To formulate a uniform set of planning rules and guidelines for the
country
To advise the State Planning Committees on planning applications and
plans which are referred to the council for its advice
To give directions to the Director General of Town and Country Planning
consistent with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act.
The Council may also perform any other functions incidental or
consequential to the Town and Country Planning Act.
The permanent members are:
- Chairman, being the Prime Minister
- Deputy Chairman, being the Deputy Prime Minister
- The Minister
- The Minister responsible for housing and local government, if he is
not also the Minister responsible for town and country planning
- The Minister of Finance
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National Councils
Functions
- The Minister responsible for Land
- The Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of every State
- The Minister responsible for the Federal Territory
- Minister of Works
- Minister for Rural and Regional Development
- Minister of Transport
- Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
- Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water
- Chief Secretary to the Government
- Attorney General
The Director General of Town and Country Planning is the Secretary of
the Council
National Land Council
The highest level body under Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment (Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister)
The duty of this council is to formulate, from time to time in consultation
with the Federal government, the State government and National Finance
Council a national policy for the promotion and control of the utilisation
of land throughout the Federation for mining, agriculture, forestry or any
other purpose and for the administration of any laws relating thereto;
and the Federal and State governments shall follow the policy so
formulated.
National Council on Biodiversity
National Council on Biodiversity comprises of ten cabinet ministers 13

State chief ministers.
The council is the highest body in decision making for biodiversity
management in Malaysia
Is the highest body in decision making for biodiversity management in
Malaysia
National Water Resources

Council
Set up under Malaysian Federal government under the chairmanship of

Deputy Prime Minister
To take over function related to water resources to ensure coordination
of various stakeholder between Federal and State government in the
management of river basins
National Council for Local

Government
In charge with the formulation of the national policy for the promotion,
development and control of local governments throughout Peninsular
Malaysia.
This council is made up of a Federal minister, one representative from
each of the eleven States of peninsular, and up to ten Federal government
representatives
The role of NCLG includes legislate the national policy for the development
and the control of Local government from time through discussion with
Federal government and State government; to advise Federal and State
government in making laws that relate to Local government; and to
create uniformity of policy and law.
National SME Development Council
The highest level body to chart SME policy direction (chaired by the
Prime Minister)
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2.5
Other Potential Stakeholders
There are many other potential stakeholders to

assist and support SCP. In fact, an effective
SCP implementation requires clearly defined
co-responsibilities or action by all possible
actors such as government, private sector,
NGOs and civil society. Ideally all actors should
take a stake in the implementation of SCP in
Malaysia. Potential future roles with regard to

SCP implementation in Malaysia have been
discussed during the Study. Possible options of
future responsibilities of the ministries, agencies,
councils and other stakeholders will be further
discussed in Chapter 6.
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Chapter 3
Sustainable
MAPPING OF EXISTING
SCP-RELATED POLICIES
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia

Chapter 3 deals with the mapping of existing policies in Malaysia

having elements of SCP-related objectives. A selection of 22
national/federal level policy documents and regulations have been
reviewed and analysed. In addition, a total of 20 guided interview
sessions were conducted involving 41 ministries and agencies.
The policies which were assessed comprise 4 overall development
policies and plans, 13 sectoral policies of line ministries, and
5 regulations. The documents were analysed for SCP-related
objectives based on the 6 categories of SCP-related objectives
identified in Chapter 1.
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National policies describe a broad scope of

objectives. They outline the ideal picture and
the strategies and timeframes to achieve those
objectives. Malaysias strategic policy framework
is given through the transformation programmes
summarized as Malaysia is transforming into
a high-income developed nation that is both
inclusive and sustainable by the year 2020
(Figure 9). In the context of sustainability, one of
Malaysias efforts in this direction is its voluntarily
commitment to reduce CO2 emission intensity
of GDP up to 40% of the 2005 level by 2020
subject to financial and technological assistance
from developed countries.
For the purpose of analyzing the SCP-related

objectives, the policy statement in policy
documents were assessed to the extent to which
they provide for enabling a change of unsustainable
behaviour at consumer and/or producer level. In
this connection, policy statements were collected
and clustered according to the six SCP-related
objectives elaborated in Chapter 1. Information
received through the interviews was utilised to
complement the assessment process. While
statements in the policy documents were quoted
liberally, the Study team abstained from quoting
from interviews to assure anonymity.
Figure 9: National Transformation Programmes
VISION 2020
1 Malaysia
People First,
Performance
Now
Government
Transformation
Programme
(GTP)
7 National Key
Result Areas
(NKRAs)
April 2009
January 2009
Economic
Transformation
Programme (ETP)
10th Malaysia
(Plan)
8 Strategic Reform
Initiative (SRIs)
Macroeconomic
growth targets &
expenditure
allocation
March 2009
June 2009
Source: NEAC (2010). New Economic Model
3.1
SCP-Related Objectives
A selection of 22 national/federal level policy

documents and regulations have been reviewed
and analysed. In addition, a total of 20 guided
interview sessions were conducted involving 41
ministries and agencies (Annex 3). The policies
which .were reviewed comprise 4 overall national
development policies and plans, 13 sectoral
policies of line ministries 5, and 5 regulations
(Annex 1). This exercise involves identifying
all policy statements relating to SCP-related
objectives in a policy, irrespective of frequency
of occurrences, and placing them under the

respective SCP-related categories. From this
exercise, a matrix (Table 6) was formulated to
show in a chessboard alpha-numeric form, the
relationship between the SCP-related objectives
and SCP categories for the 22 policy documents
and regulations reviewed. Annex 5 shows the
details of the alpha-numeric table.
5

These documents are also known as national development and transformation
programmes comprising 10MP, GTP, ETP and NEM. All 4 documents are
interrelated. The 10MP is attuned to the GTP, ETP and the NEM. However for
the purpose of the Study, the documents are analysed separately. The results for
GTP and ETP may be biased as the analysis was based only on the Executive
Summary and some of the chapters. NAFP and NCP are available only in the
Bahasa Melayu version at the point of this study. Thus, the quotation statements
from the NAFP and NCP are English translations from Bahasa Melayu by the
authors.
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Table 6: Matrix of policy documents and SCP-related objectives

Policies/
Legislations
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General issues
of sustainability
Moving
towards
a green
economy
Changing
unsustainable
production
patterns
Changing
unsustainable
consumption
Applying lifecycle thinking
(B)
Enabling
technology
and
economic
innovation
for SCP
(C)
(A)
(D)
(E)
(F)
10MP
A01
B01
C01
D01
E01
F01
GTP
A02
B02
C02
E02
F02
ETP
A03
B03
C03
D03
NEM
A04
B04
C04
D04
E04
F04
NPP2
A05
B05
C05
D05
E05
F05
NGTP
A06
B06
C06
D06
E06
F06
NPCC
A07
B07
C07
D07
E07
NREPAP
A08
B08
C08
D08
E08
NPE
A09
B09
C09
D09
E09
NPBD
A10
B10
C10
E10
NMP2
A11
B11
C11
D11
NAFP
A12
B12
C12
D12
E12
NATIP
A13
B13
C13
D13
E13
NCP
A14
B14
C14
D14
F14
IMP3
A15
B15
C15
D15
E15
F15
CIMP
A16
C16
SMEMP
A17
B17
C17
D17
F17
EQA
A18
C18
D18
F18
TCPA
A19
B19
D19
F19
EQA(SW)
D20
EQA(LCMG)
REA
E22
F22
It is not always easy to determine or attribute

policy objectives or statements to specific
SCP category objectives. It is also possible
that a policy statement may be placed under
more than one category, e.g. although energy
efficiency policies may be seen as clearly rank
under moving towards a green economy, but
under detailed analysis it may be ranked under
changing unsustainable production patterns or

changing unsustainable consumption patterns,
depending on the detailed context. In cases
where statements can be placed under more
than one SCP category, the Study Team placed
the statement under the category based on the
highest level of SCP attainment of the policy
statement.

Based on the above, the Study Team identified

policy statements contained in the 22 policy
documents and regulations, and placed them
accordingly under the six SCP-related categories.
For example, all policy statements which are
ranked as general issues of sustainability are
listed under A01 and all statements found in
the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) which relate to
moving towards a green economy are listed
under B01, and so on. The details of policy
statements of all the documents and their listing
under various categories in the matrix form are
in Annex 5. The subsequent part of this chapter
highlights some of the policy statements of the
policy documents and regulations under the six
SCP-related categories.
3.1.1 General issues of sustainability

This category is for policy statements which
emphasizes on generic concept of sustainable
development such as commitment to economic,
environment and social inclusiveness; green
growth; improving the quality of life without
increasing environmental degradation, or without
compromising on resource needs of future
generations. In the 10MP (2010), as well as
the three national transformation programmes,
a large number of references were made
on general sustainability. The documents
also provide policy framework and strategies
towards achieving a high-income, developed,
inclusive and sustainable nation by 2020.
Figure 10: Tenth Malaysia Plan strategies

Tenth Malaysia Plan
New Economic
Model
Developed high-income economy
CHAPTER 3:
Creating the
environment for
unleashing
economic groth
And
National Key Economic
Areas (NKEAs)
8 Strategic
Reform Initiatives
CHAPTER 4:
Moving towards
inclusive socio-economic
development
Government
Transformation
Programme
CHAPTER 5: Developing and retaining a first-world talent base
7 National Key
Result Areas
CHAPTER 6: Building and environment that enhances quality of life

CHAPTER 7: Transforming Government to transform Malaysia
Source: EPU (2010). 10th Malaysia Plan
The economic development strategies for a

high-income developed nation designed under the
10MP is in Figure 10 whereas the inclusiveness
and sustainability aspects, based on the triple
bottom line of economy, social and environment,
for a developed Malaysia is designed in
Figure 11.
The 10MP reflects the government commitment

to managing environmental assets and ecological
resources in the statement that the Government
will focus on adaptation strategies to ensure
sustainable growth and mitigation strategies
to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
(p.26). The plan also spells out the strategy to
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Figure 11: Inclusiveness from Malaysias perspective

1Malaysia perspective
Inclusiveness programmes aim to provide all Malaysians with equitable opportunities to participate in economic growth.
The target is to have a more balanced economic composition in high paying jobs and ownership of higher value added businesses
Geographic perspective
Income perspective
Incluslveness programmes will focus on the
botom 40% households to enable their mean
income to increase form RM1,440 per month
in 2009 to RM2,300 per month in 2015
Inclusive
Development
Regradless of location, citizens will be able to

enjoy equitable access to basic infrastructure
and services through expanding the provision
of electricity services, treated water supply,
road infrastructure, education and healthcare
services
Social perspective
Inclusiveness programmes will ensure that disadvantaged groups such as the disabled are supported to be valued
participants in society and where necessary, adequantely assisted to raise their quality of life. The target
is to achieve a labour force participation rate of disadvantaged groups in line with international benchmarks
mainstream environmental considerations into

economic planning to ensure sustainability of
resources. It also gives emphasis on valuing
environment endowment so that all Malaysians
can do their part to preserve the environment
through prudent management and conservation
of existing resources (p.247).
The 10MP addresses improving the quality
of life and reduction of social inequalities
through its statement that the quality of life for
Malaysians [be] improved through better access
to healthcare, public transport, electricity and
water. Measures were also taken to create a
caring society and promote community wellbeing. Economic development was based
on sustainability principles to ensure that the
environment and natural resources are preserved
so that growth will not come at a cost to future
generations (p.48).
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The New Economic Model (NEM) supports

sustainable development through its statement
that the major benefit of our green, high income
and inclusive strategy is that future generations
of Malaysians (and world citizens) will continue
to enjoy the clean air and water, and natural
environment that they deserve and work so hard
to preserve and enhance. Malaysians can feel
proud that we are setting the pace in treasuring
our heritage and delicate ecology for the mutual

benefit of all mankind (p.70). The NEM also
calls for Malaysia ... [to] lead the global green
revolution (p.69).
The Economic Transformation Programme
(ETP) refers to sustainable development by
reiterating that the Government is committed
to the stewardship and preservation of the
natural environment and resources by ensuring
that they are properly priced into the cost of
development (p.9).
General commitments to sustainable development
are also found in all sectoral policies. Although
their SCP statements are less explicit, they
however, support national development policies
on sustainability.
The main functions of National Physical Plan 2
(NPP2) is to strengthen national development
planning by incorporating spatial dimensions6
in tandem with the national socio-economic
policies (p.1-8). Besides that, NPP2 provides
physical planning policies for ensuring sustainable
development as well as mitigating and adapting
the natural environment and human settlements
to climate change (p.1-8)
6 Spatial planning and land use management are considered a key of sustainable
development in developing countries.

The National Green Technology Policy (NGTP),

(2009), is generally committed to ensure
sustainable development and conserve the
environment for future generations (p.9). It
recognises the strategic role of technology in
accelerating growth and promoting sustainable
development. Technology does not only concern
equipment but also products and systems that
are used to conserve the natural environment
and resources, which minimises and reduces
the negative impact of human activities (p.6).
It goes beyond machinery and incorporates
innovation of processes and knowledge as a
key driver for success to achieve the Malaysian
Vision 2020, i.e. Green Technology shall be a
driver to accelerate the national economy and
promote sustainable development (p.7).
The National Policy on Climate Change (NPCC)
(2009) aims at mainstreaming climate change
through wise management of resources and
enhanced environmental conservation resulting
in strengthened economic competitiveness
and improved quality of life (p.3). The
NPCC consolidates the economic, social
and environmental development goals and
institutes measures to make development
climate-resilient through low carbon economy
to enhance global competitiveness and attain
environmentally sustainable socio-economic
growth (p.6) and adopt balanced adaptation and
mitigation measures to strengthen environmental
conservation and promote sustainability of natural
resources (p.6).
The National Renewable Energy Policy and Action
Plan (NREPAP) (2009), effective since June 2010,
aims at drawing more of the nations electricity
supply from renewable energy to conserve the
environment for future generation (p.iii).
The National Policy on the Environment (NPE)
(2002) aims at continued economic, social and
cultural progress and enhancement of the quality
of life of Malaysians through environmentally sound
and sustainable development. General issues on

sustainability are highlighted in the statement
that Malaysia recognises that indiscriminate
resource utilisation, over-consumption and other
unsustainable development practices will erode
the bases of success of the nation, and could
jeopardize its continued progress (p.2). The
NPE also seeks to integrate environmental
considerations into development activities and
in all related decision-making processes, to
foster long-term economy growth and human
development and to protect and enhance the
environment (p.6).
The NPEs objectives is to achieve sustainable
lifestyles and patterns of consumption and
production (p.3) through ensuring continuous
improvement in the productivity and quality of the
environment while pursuing economic growth and
human development objectives (p.4); managing
natural resource utilisation to sustain the resource
base and prevent degradation of the environment
(p.4); and integrating environmental dimensions
in Malaysias planning and implementation of the
policies, objectives and mandates of all sectors
to protect the environment (p.5).
The National Mineral Policy 2 (NMP2) (2009)
is to enhance the contribution of the mineral
sector to the socio-economic development of
the nation through the efficient, responsible and
sustainable development as well as the optimum
utilisation of mineral resources (p.10). It also
encourages the recovery, recycling and reuse
of metal and minerals which will have positive
impact on the economic prosperity, social wellbeing and environmental protection.
The National Policy on Biological Diversity
(NPBD) (1998) emphasizes that biological
diversity is a national heritage and it must be
sustainably managed and wisely utilized today
and conserved for future generations (p.3). The
NPBD advises that Malaysia should capitalize on
the high abundance of inherited biodiversity and,
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by 2020, be transformed into a World Centre

of Excellence in Conservation, Research and
Utilisation of Tropical Biological Diversity (p.1). It
also calls for conservation of Malaysias biological
diversity and to ensure that its components are
utilized in a sustainable manner for the continued
progress and socio-economic development of
the nation (p.2). The NPBD also touches on
the importance of economic, technological and
social implications for the nation (p.5) as well
as the negative impact of losing diversity i.e.
losing diversity means losing the ecosystem
resilience, leading to adverse effects on human
lives (p.9). The policy then stresses the need
to incorporate biodiversity considerations into
development plans at the planning stage to
minimize such adverse impacts and to promote
the conservation of biological diversity and the
sustainable development (p.19).
The Industrial Master Plan 3 (IMP3) (2006)
makes particular reference to general issues
on sustainability. IMP3 emphasizes on creating
more balanced regional industrial development
and sustainable development in its statement
to encourage industries to adopt cleaner and
environment-friendly technologies and practices
(p.65). It also mentions the importance of
resource efficiency to ensure the welfare of
future generations. The IMP3 incorporates
sustainability in the form of inclusiveness and
equitable distribution by stating that to be fully
developed in Malaysias own mould by 2020
requires a full partnership and fair economic
participation among all ethnic groups and regions
in every sphere of development (p.31).
The Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP)
(2006)7 makes several references on matters related
to general sustainability. CIMP addresses issues
and recommendations through productivity and
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quality enhancement, and critical success factors

related to environmentally friendly practices. In this
regard, the 10 year Roadmap for the Malaysian
construction industry addresses sustainability
by striving for the highest standard of quality,
occupational safety and health, and environmental
practices (p.10) and recommends to foster a
quality and environment-friendly culture (p.12).
In addition, in the inclusive development, specific
reference is made to reinforce Bumiputra
entrepreneurs capabilities and equitable share
in the construction value chain (p.12).
The Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA)
(1976, reviewed 2006), supports sustainable
development through the function of National
Physical Planning Council which is to promote
in the country, ... town and country planning
as an effective and efficient instrument for
the improvement of the physical environment
... towards the achievement of sustainable
development in the country (p.10). The Act
also has measures to regulate the improvement
of the physical living environment, , the
improvement of socio-economic well-being and
the promotion of economic growth (p.22), and
facilitate sustainable development.
3.1.2 Moving towards green economy

Policy statements in this category are those
that relate to any of the themes identified
as an indicator for moving towards a green
economy.
The 10MP, with the support of NGTP and NPCC,
targets to push Malaysia towards a low carbon
economy. One of the measures to achieve a low
carbon economy is to encourage energy efficiency
(EE) practices which are contained in the New
Energy Policy (NEnP) which not only emphasises
7
The results may be biased as the analysis was based only on the Executive Summary of the CIMP although the report contains references related to SCP such as productivity
and quality enhancement (p.37-41); critical success factors, environment friendly practices (p.78); fostering a quality & environment-friendly culture (p.142-143); promoting
environment-friendly practices (p.145-149); continuous evaluation of MS to eventually evolve into environment-friendly standards for building and construction materials
(p.165-167); continuous innovation on construction processes and techniques (p.193-196); leveraging on CIDBs CREAM to spur construction R&D (p.214-215); and legal
recommendations (p.269-270)

on energy security, but also economic efficiency

as well as environmental and social considerations
as in Figure 12. Measures to encourage efficient
use of energy include the formulation of the Energy
Efficiency Master Plan (EEMP), which requires
the setting up of minimum energy performance
standards for appliances and development of
green technologies. 8 The 10MP states that
these measures will encourage industries and
consumers to use energy productively and
minimize waste to be more competitive in the

global market. In addition, new energy intensive
industries will not be encouraged while energy
efficient and high value added industries will
be promoted. In this regard, the electricity
tariff structure will be reviewed as a means of
attracting high-quality investment. The production
of EE related machinery and equipment will also
support the development of ancillary industries
and services (p.113).
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The 10MP focuses on economic growth efforts

based on New Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) which
support the SCP category moving towards a
green economy. The 12 NKEAs were identified
on the basis of their contribution to high income,
sustainability and inclusiveness. The NKEAs are
(1) Oil and gas; (2) Palm oil and related products;
(3) Financial services; (4) Wholesale and retail;
(5) Tourism; (6) Information and communications
technology; (7) Education; (8) Electrical and
electronics; (9) Business services; (10) Private
healthcare; (11) Agriculture; and (12) Greater
Kuala Lumpur (p.122). Measures under NKEAs
which relate to SCP and green economy are
summarised in Table 7.
The NEM contains policy objectives and measures

to ensure green growth. They are outlined as
Strategic Reform Initiatives (SRIs). The measures
which are related to green economy are shown
in Table 8.
In the NGTP, technology is recognized as a
vital driver for Malaysias low carbon economy.
It is built on 4 pillars and focuses on 4 sectors
relevant to green economy. The 4 pillars are
Energy: Seek to attain energy independence
and promote efficient utilisation; Environment:
Conserve and minimize the impact on the
environment; Economy: Enhance the national
development through the use of technology;
Table 7: Objectives related to green economy under NKEAs

NKEAs
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Objectives Related to Green Economy
Palm oil and related

products
Promoting Malaysia as a global hub for palm oil and preferred destination for foreign
investments in areas such as oleo-chemical based products and R&D
Developing Palm Oil Industrial Clusters into integrated sites for promoting downstream
activities such as bio-fuel, oleo-chemicals, speciality food products, nutraceuticals and
pharmaceuticals
Encouraging good agriculture practices, agronomic management and mechanization
especially among smallholders
Tourism
Improving maintenance of tourist sites through multiple approaches, including GLCs and
corporate sponsorship, stronger enforcement and imposition of gate fees, particularly
in environmentally sensitive and heritage sites
Introducing progressively certification of tourism products and activities to ensure
quality, sustainability and safety.
Business services
Streamlining the Green Technology and Climate Change Council to drive the green
technology agenda across multiple ministries and agencies which include regulatory
aspects, developmental, awareness and promotion
Creating the environment and demand for the green technology industry to spur
business opportunities for professional and service providers by (1) Developing and
enforcing regulations especially on energy efficiency in buildings for new developments;
(2) Promoting investment in renewable energy to provide long-term contracts for
renewable energy providers and create spill-over effects on the related domestic
service providers; and (3) Promoting culture of conservation and efficiency in energy
and water use.
Greater Kuala
Lumpur/Klang Valley
Transforming urban public transportation across greater KL through the Mass Rapid
Transit System to ensure seamless interconnectivity links

Table 8: Policy measures towards green economy

Policy purposes
Possible Policy Measures
Preserve natural
resources
Use appropriate pricing, regulatory and strategic policies to manage nonrenewable resources sustainably
Encourage all sectors to embrace green technology in production and
processes
Develop a comprehensive energy policy
Leverage on comparative
advantages for high
value added products
and services
Increase focus on downstream high value added production and services

Develop a comprehensive energy policy
Meet international
commitments
Reduce carbon footprint in line with government commitment

Enforce clean air and water standards in utilising natural resource, i.e. pollution
mitigation
Facilitate bank lending

and financing for green
investment
Develop banking capacity to assess credit approvals for green investment using
non-collateral based criteria
Liberalise entry of foreign experts specialising in financial analysis of viability of
green technology projects
Support green technology investment with greater emphasis on venture capital
funds
Ensure sound public

finances
Use appropriate pricing, regulatory and strategic policies to manage nonrenewable resources sustainably
Reduce wastage and avoid cost overrun by better controlling expenditure
and Social: Improve quality of life for all (p.7).

The 4 sectors are energy, buildings, water and
waste management and transportation (p.11).
The NPCC represents an overall acknowledgement
that climate change exists and that Malaysia
aims at addressing the effects of the possible
scenarios. A number of text references on
moving towards a green economy are made
in the policy such as facilitate the integration of
climate change considerations into planning and
implementation of development programmes and
decision-making process; to foster sustainable
economic ... (p.6) and towards low carbon
economy ... [in the] Energy security; Industries;
Transportation; Public infrastructure; Waste
management; Human settlements; Forestry;
and Agriculture [sectors] (p.9). The provision of
mitigation and adaptation strategies which are
strongly linked to green technology, sustainable
and inclusive development is evidence that NPCC
is addressing issues of green economy.
Renewable Energy (RE) promotion in itself

is an indicator for moving towards a green
economy. The NREPAP encourages enhancing
the utilization of indigenous renewable energy
resources to contribute towards National electricity
supply security and sustainable socio-economic
development (p.iii) and increases RE contribution
in the national power generation mix (p.iii).
Steps towards green economy have been
initiated by the NPE which outlines green
strategies since the last decade. It has seven
key areas, namely, (i) Education and awareness;
(ii) Effective management of natural resources
and the environment; (iii) Integrated development
planning and implementation; (iv) Prevention
and control of pollution and environmental
degradation; (v) Strengthening administrative and
institutional mechanisms; (vi) Proactive approach
to regional and global environmental issues; and
(vii) Formulation and implementation of action
plans (p.7). Among other measures taken include
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promoting energy conservation and the use of

energy-efficient technology and processes by
appropriate pricing mechanisms, the setting of
efficiency standards, promoting technology transfer
and providing consumer information (p.13). For
the transportation sector, the policy promotes
investments in cost-effective, efficient, less
polluting and safer mass transportation system.
For the agriculture sector, the policy encourages
agricultural practices and technologies which
minimize the use of pesticides and maximise
the use of organic fertilisers.
The NMP2 has five objectives namely, to i. ...
ensure the sustainable development and optimum
utilisation of mineral resources. ii. ... promote
environmental stewardship that will ensure
the nations mineral resources are developed
in an environmentally sound, responsible and
sustainable manner. iii. ... enhance the nations
mineral sector competitiveness and advancement
in the global arena. iv. ... ensure use of local
minerals and promote the further development
of mineral-based products. v. ... encourage the
recovery, recycling and reuse of metals and
minerals (p.11). These objectives are in line
with the principles for a low carbon economy.
The adoption of sustainable practices by the
mineral industry in Malaysia will spur economic
growth and provide a better quality of life for
people.
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Malaysia acknowledges in its NPBD that

biodiversity of biological resources provides direct
economic benefits. This biological biodiversity
provides timber and non-timber goods in the
forestry sector, food and industrial crops in
the agricultural sector, and food in the fisheries
sector (p.5). Furthermore, the tourism industry
relies on the countrys diverse and unspoilt
natural beauty, including unique species of plants
and animals in national parks, wildlife reserves,
bird parks and in marine parks and the adjacent
coral reefs (p.6). It is acknowledged that even
given the important structural transformations,
the above sectors remain important as they

form a base for expanded and value-added
activities ... [in the] Malaysian industry (p.6)
and the benefits from sustainable management
of biological diversity will accrue, directly or
indirectly, to every sector of society (p.3).
Biological resources are recognized as natural
capital. As a result, their conservation is
considered an investment that will yield
benefits locally, nationally and globally for the
present and future [generations] (p.3). With this
economic twist to biodiversity conservation, the
country expresses that all sectors that support
conserving or re-establishing natural resources
i.e. spending resources efficiently and with
caution, automatically contribute to Malaysias
move towards green growth. There is a positive
economic kick-back effect for those economies
that engage in acting more environment friendly,
namely to optimize economic benefits from
sustainable utilisation of the components of
biological diversity (p.4).
Several explicit references which are made
in the IMP3 can be classified under green
economy. The macro-framework of the IMP3
targets 12 industries in the manufacturing sector
(6 resource based and 6 non-resource based)
for further development and promotion. These
industries are considered strategically important
in contributing to the greater growth of the
manufacturing sector, in terms of higher: value
added; technology; exports; knowledge content;
multiplier and spin-off effects; and potential to
be integrated regionally and globally (p.48).
Malaysia gives emphasis to the ... industries
and sub-sectors which have export potential and
competitive advantage, such as food products,
including halal foods, palm biomass products
and oleo-chemical derivatives, and machinery
and equipment including engineering support
services and biotechnology ... (p.154). While
the agricultural sector and the manufacturing
sector will continue to play a big role in Malaysia,

the services sector shall be positioned as a

major source of growth (p.67). To support
the Malaysian industry, the policy suggests
expanding market access through intensified
marketing and the promotion of Malaysias
green image (p.439).
policies in respect of the social and economic

planning and development and the environmental
protection of the State and the nation (p.22),
which all have to be taken into consideration for
land use and building activities at sub national
levels in Peninsular Malaysia.
IMP3 uses systemic terminology like Total Factor

Productivity 9 (TFP), technology development/
automation and robotics integrated system
rather than the general key terms like resource
efficiency. A number of explicit examples of
green economy have been identified, such as in
promoting the efficient and effective management
of forest resources and forest plantations (p.439);
establishing ... a comprehensive inventory of
all the potential supply of wood wastes ...
(p.441); and organizing ... a more systematic
collection and distribution of these wastes to
the industry (p.441).
Further reference to the green economy can be

found in the Sewerage Services Act 1993, the
Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management
Act 2007, the Solid Waste Public Cleansing
Management Corporation Act 2007, tree
preservation orders and similar regulations.
In the TCPA, green economy aspects are covered in

the functions of the local planning authorities, which
is to regulate, control and plan the development
and use of all lands and buildings within its area
(p.15). The functions include making decision
on the green building sector, infrastructure and
also the installation of RE utilities as reflected in
the policy statement formulating the ... general
proposals of the State Authority in respect of
the development and use of land in that State,
including measures for the improvement of the
physical living environment, the improvement
of communications, the management of traffic,
the improvement of socio-economic well-being
and the promotion of economic growth, and for
facilitating sustainable development (p.22). For
further green economy themes that might be
related, the Act refers to other policies, such as
the national physical plan and other principal
economic, social, physical and environmental
management and conservation policies of the
nation (p.20) as well as giving regard to current
1.1.3 Enabling technology and economic

innovation for SCP
This section summarizes the findings on Malaysias
policy objectives on enabling the technology
and economic innovations that are necessary
for SCP.
A knowledge based society is a key for creating
higher added activities and remaining competitive
in an increasingly green world market. Malaysia
seeks to drive the green technology agenda
across multiple ministries and agencies which
include regulatory aspects, developmental,
awareness and promotion (10MP, p.132).
Unleashing productivity-led growth is one of
the 10 Big Ideas under the 10MP. The idea
emphasises on enabling productivity through
quality investment in innovation, R&D and venture
capital funding to support high value added
activities and diffusion of technology. This is
reflected in the statement that the Government
is committed to investing in creativity, including
efforts such as stimulating entrepreneurship,
revamping school curriculum, focusing on R&D
and promoting availability of risk capital (p.16).
The 10MP elaborates on how innovation could
increase productivity and competitiveness of the
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Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is a measure of the efficiency of all inputs to a production process. Increases in TFP result usually from technological innovations or
improvements. At macro-level, it can be taken as a measure of an economys long-term technological change or technological dynamism.
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economy, and outlines measures to support

innovation which includes developing human
capital, investing in innovation infrastructure and
nurturing new ventures through incubators. To
support innovation-led growth, special focus is

given to support innovation across the economy
by ensuring that the business environment creates
an incentive to innovate (Figure 13).
Figure 13: Institutional structure supporting innovation and R&D

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Table 9: Objectives enabling technology and innovation under NKEAs

NKEAs
Objectives Enabling Technology and Innovation
Financial services
Greater leveraging of technology and innovation in the delivery of

financial services.
Fostering greater linkages and collaboration with international standard
setting bodies and other jurisdictions, and streamlining R&D development
to enhance Malaysias attractiveness for education, research, training
and product innovation.
Electrical and
electronics
Developing key enablers such as up skilling existing talent and

increasing supply of relevant talent, strengthening the R&D ecosystem,
growing the domestic vendor base and establishing infrastructure.
Agriculture
Promoting innovation-based growth and production processes that

utilise modern farm technology and ICT, including ICT-based Agriculture
Flagship Project.
Providing adequate and specific infrastructure, facilities and logistics to
support value addition activities based on availability and proximity of
resources, particularly in the designated Permanent Food Production
Parks and Aquaculture Industrial Zones.
Intensifying collaborative R&D with established agriculture research
institutes to leapfrog innovation in the production processes, disease
control, safety and quality control, including development of new
high-value added products.
A few objectives under NKEAs which target

enabling technology and economic innovation
for SCP in the financial services, electrical and
electronics, and agriculture are summarised in
Table 9.
The existence of the NGTP, in the subject
matter it represents, indicates that Malaysia is
putting emphasis on enabling technology and
innovation for green technology. One of the
policy objectives is to facilitate the growth of
the Green Technology industry and enhance
its contribution to the national economy (p.9).
Enhanced availability of green technologies
generates the necessary precondition for its
uptake by the producers and consumers. Hence
it functions as a catalyst to make changes in
production and consumption patterns at all levels
possible. The potential for new job creation is
recognized (p.20) and the intensification of Human
Capital Development in Green Technology

(p.17) is envisaged, among others, to increase
national capability and capacity for innovation
in Green Technology development and enhance
Malaysias competitiveness in Green Technology
in the global arena (p.9).
In the medium-term, to enable technology
and economic innovation for SCP, Malaysia
envisages increasing its Research Development
and Innovation of Green Technology by local
universities and research institutions and seeks to
commercialize ... [through] collaboration with the
local industry and multi-national companies (p.13).
With the latter, a link is made to engage businesses
to adopt sustainable production patterns. In the
long-run, international collaborations between
local universities and research institutions with
Green Technology industries (p.13) will be
expanded to further support SCP.
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In addressing targeted sectors, the NPCC

aims specially at stimulating a change in the
transport, industrial and building sectors.
Clean mobility is to be achieved among others,
through the promotion of RE and EE through
enforcement of ... new vehicles engines with
higher fuel efficiency and increase usage of
hybrid engines and electric vehicles (p.13). In
the industrial sectors, it is through the adoption
of EE practices by new industries (p.13). In the
building sector, the construction of green buildings
will be enhanced in commercial, institutional,
industrial and residential sector through the
application of low or zero energy concepts in
the design and construction of new buildings
(p.14). Further changes envisaged in the sector
are retrofitting of efficient ventilation and cooling
systems as well as lighting systems; Energy
conservation practice in buildings; Retrofitting
existing buildings to include EE features and
generate RE; and Development of a green
building index (p.14).
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation

measures mentioned in the NPCC are crosssectoral in nature and, in the case of Malaysia,
strongly related to resource efficiency which among
others will be achieved through the promotion
of climate-friendly measures and technologies
(p.9) to produce low carbon and/or reduce
pollution/waste. Special emphasis is made in
this regard to the energy sector to promote RE
and EE ... in the transportation sector through
... R&D on higher fuel efficiency and alternative
fuel (p.13). For the other sectors, the policy
objective is to establish and implement a national
R&D agenda on climate change ... [to address]
Agriculture and food security; Water security
and services; Forestry and ecosystem services;
Sustainable bio-energies; Public health services
and delivery; Localised modelling for projection
of future scenarios; Innovative socio-economic
and financing mechanisms; Vulnerability due to
extreme weather events and natural disasters;

and Policy analysis harmonizing national and
international issues (p.16). The potential
for green job creation in the rural areas is
recognized through the empowerment of local
communities in basic RE maintenance, especially
in rural electrification including mini and micro
hydroelectric schemes (p.14).
The NREPAP 10 promotes R&D as a vehicle
to accelerate towards a green economy in
Malaysia as reflected in the statement that the
implementation of a systemic R&D programme
that leads to innovative products and services
is preferable as this can accelerate the growth
of the RE Industry in the country (p.iv). It is
acknowledged that RE is a new technology in
Malaysia and there is an urgent need for human
capital to be developed to support the emerging
RE industries (p.iv).
The NPE supports technology and economic
innovation for SCP. Strategy 4 of the policy
clearly indicates that high priority will be
given to technology transfer and research and
development projects in environmental technology
to encourage technical innovation and national
competitiveness in key areas such as waste
minimization, recycling, recovery, treatment
and safe disposal, new methods of tackling
pollution in priority areas and the development
of control measures for the prevention and
abatement of pollution (p.19). To achieve this,
Malaysia is committed to promote the transfer
of environmentally sound technologies and
establish centres of excellence in research and
development in ecological and environmental
science and environmental technology. While
the policy encourages the use of cleaner fossil
fuels and alternatives to fossil fuels, there is a
need to increase investment in research and
development of clean and renewable sources of
energy. Simultaneously, the policy also encourages
At the time of the NREPAP, no specific policy or roadmap for R&D had been
focusing on RE. MOSTI is usually in charge for R&D and has taken some initial steps
(p.62).
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business and industry to increase research

and development of environmentally sound
technologies and environmental management
systems (EMS) in collaboration with the higher
learning institutions and research institutes.
The NMP2 was formulated to enhance the
mineral sectors contribution to the economy
... (p.13). The policy recognises that R&D
is important to produce new technologies,
innovations, techniques and applications that
will reduce production cost, value-add mineral
materials, discover new uses, mitigate adverse
environmental impact, address health and safety
aspects and improve the competitiveness of the
mineral industry (p.16). In order to accelerate
R&D, various initiatives could be considered
such as ... the provision of adequate financial
resources and incentives; ... the promotion of
regional and international collaboration; ... the
protection of intellectual property rights and
commercialisation of R&D findings; ... strengthening
partnerships and fostering cooperation amongst
government, industry and institutions of higher
learning; and ... the establishment of effective
coordinating body ... (p.16).
The global economic opportunities in biotechnology
(particularly in biosafety) and floriculture (particularly
in pharmaceutical products) were underexplored
at the time when the NPBD was formulated, and
that is why the policy acknowledges the need
to enhance efforts in research and development
(p.12). The policy states that Malaysias scientific
base needs to be developed and strengthened
so that opportunities in fields such as genetics,
biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and
fisheries could be fully explored (p.12, 13). As
a consequence, the policy aims at enhancing
scientific and technological knowledge and
educational, social, cultural and aesthetic values
of biological diversity (p.4).
IMP3 emphasises the need to intensify R&D for
all 12 focus sectors of the Malaysian economy
and highlights in particular the biotechnology

sector. IMP3 recognises that R&D will continue
to be undertaken for the further development of
the industry (p.442). The R&D areas include,
production technology to minimise ... waste;
and potential new resources, such as oil palm
fibre and kenaf, for the production of composites
and bio-composites (p.442). R&D activities will
be intensified to ensure Malaysian ... products
meet international standards [especially] in health
and safety. In addition, there will be greater
focus on R&D in advanced manufacturing
technologies and higher value added products
... (p.461). The use of technology is central in
all sectors identified in IMP3. Technology and
innovation have been cited as factors to drive
the growth of SMEs (p.191) as a key strategy
for SME Development. In this respect, SMEs
are encouraged to adopt greater utilisation of
ICT to increase their levels of productivity and
efficiency in the supply chains ... (p.580).
Biotechnology is identified as a driver for SCP.
Innovation in biotechnology is through the
application of technology (p.52) and emerging
technologies, such as ... nanotechnology, to
develop new products (p.514) or to improve
... technology (p.514). IMP3 also suggests to
develop centres of excellence for biotechnologybased food production and processing (p.514).
Innovation in a way contributes to product
diversification and is a driver for new markets,
as can be seen in the oil palm-based industry
where the product diversification is from oil palm
into biomass, bio-diesel and renewable energy
(p.482, 483).
Another key area to address a shift towards
an innovation-driven economy is the creation
of a critical mass of local experts in Science
and Engineering (p.659). The availability of the
required talents and expertise ... [in] both the
manufacturing and services sectors will become
important, as industries and services move towards
a more knowledge based operating environment
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(p.68). It is envisaged that there will be an

increased in the supply of technically skilled,
knowledgeable and ICT[-]trained workforce in
targeted industries ... [such as] ICT, biotechnology,
halal industry, petrochemicals, education, ...
health and eco-tourism, financial services,
logistical, and aquaculture and fishery (p.658).
In the CIMP11, one of the key areas defined
is the continuous innovation of construction
processes and techniques as in the objective
statement to innovate through research and
development and adopt new construction
methods (p.12). Strategic Thrust 3 of CIMP also
outlines the strategy to strive for the highest
standard of quality, occupational safety and
health, environmental practices (p.12)

production patterns
While the previous SCP-objectives categories
on green economy and technology and
economic innovation for SCP summarized policies
addressing SCP on the macro and micro-level,
this SCP category looks at policy objectives
which are directly and explicitly intended to
change unsustainable production patterns and
are targeting at different steps of the product
life cycle at the supply side. This focuses on
policies close to the actual implementation of
SCP by producers.
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The 10MP aims at increasing domestic

competitiveness and strengthening Malaysias
global competitive position. In order to reach the
targets, the government has provided a number
of incubator facilities to support the producers
to shift towards sustainable production. 10MP
highlights that incubators provide ready-to-use
facilities that are compliant with international
standards such as Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) as well as providing shared
11
The results may be biased as the analysis was based only on the Executive
Summary of the CIMP
facilities such as packaging design, testing

centres and marketing support, thereby enabling
small businesses to command better premium
for their products (p.157).
Meanwhile, in the agriculture sector, the
appropriate training and advisory services on
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) are provided
to the farmers. This GAP practices will enable
farmers to increase productivity and produce
quality agricultural products and will minimise
environmental degradation.
Malaysias overall agenda in promoting sustainable
and environmentally friendly development, which
includes incorporating green building designs
elements and technology, is another example
contributing towards changing producers
paradigm.
The NGTP is full of such SCP objectives.
Basically, it aims at making green technology
accessible at the domestic market level through
the envisaged growth of the Green Technology
industry (p.9). At the same time, it also seeks
to promote Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs)
and Domestic Direct Investments (DDIs) in
green technology in the manufacturing and
services industry. Its ultimate aim is to apply
green technology in various sectors namely
energy, buildings, water and waste water and
transportation. In the energy sector, green
technology is for power generation and ... energy
supply ... and utilisation (p.11); in the buildings
sector, green technology is to be adopted in the
construction, management, maintenance and
demolition of buildings (p.11); in the water and
waste water sector, green technology is to be
adopted in the management and utilisation of
water resources, waste water treatment, solid
waste and sanitary landfill (p.11); and in the
transportation sector, green technology is to be
incorporated in the transportation infrastructure
and vehicles, in particular, biofuels and public

road transport (p.11). In the medium term, it is

envisaged that green technology has a larger
local market share against other technologies and
increased production of local green technology
products (p.13). In the long term, a positive
effect is expected especially for local SMEs and
SMIs dealing with green technology, as they will
be able to access international export markets
(p.13). Also, Malaysia as a whole will become
a major producer of Green Technology in the
global market (p.13), in line with the NEMs
objective to establish Malaysia as a leader in the
global green revolution (p.69), and to source
for new business opportunities for Malaysia
domestically and internationally.
Policy objectives that aim at changing producers
behaviour are included in Malaysias NPCC. A
general approach is proposed to institutionalize
and strengthen a low-carbon industry in Malaysia.
This is in the statement to institutionalise a
stage-based climate-friendly technology transfer
programme to nurture self-innovativeness and
R&D sustainability in local firms and institutions
(p.16) and a mechanism to facilitate business
and industrial responses [to climate change]
(p.10). In the same cross-sectoral way, energy
efficiency will be promoted and increased in the
industrial sectors (p.13).
Special emphasis in changing unsustainable
production patterns is provided in the NPE.
Industries are encouraged to apply practices
that result in operations or products with lower
environmental impacts. The policy suggests four
approaches to pollution prevention that could be
adopted by industries namely (i) The application
of a combination of corrective, preventive, and
precautionary measures, as appropriate; (ii) Control
at source for all major emissions to air, land and
water; (iii) Adoption of best practicable means for
reduction of pollution and promotion of cleaner
production technology; and (iv) Application of
Polluter-Pays-Principle and other appropriate
techno-economic incentive and disincentives

(p.16, 17). Moreover, each business or industry
is encouraged to formulate codes of conduct for
self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-auditing
of environmental performance.
The implementation of NMP2 has direct
influence on the mineral industry through i. the
implementation of the regulatory and self-regulatory
environmental management measures including
Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as
environmental management systems and plans,
and audits; ii. the compliance with the appropriate
national and State policies, physical plans as well
as international agreements; iii. the compliance
with the appropriate national and international
standards, code and guidelines; iv. ensuring
effective implementation of progressive and post
mining rehabilitation; v. promoting the recovery,
recycling and reuse of minerals, metals and mineral
based products; vi. ensuring the implementation
of effective mine waste management measures;
vii. promoting and disseminating information
on the use of best mining practices, public
disclosure and corporate responsibility (CSR);
and viii. the effective implementation of a Mine
Health & Safety Management Plan (p.15).
The IMP3 intends to change unsustainable
production patterns of the production sector,
aiming to enhance its productivity through
higher contributions of total factor productivity
(TFP) growth (p.484). In this context, particular
reference is made to encourage local companies,
especially Bumiputera enterprises ... to utilise
more advanced technology and invest in R&D to
enhance their TFP and competitiveness. (p.63).
As a concrete example for TFP enhancement,
sustainable construction practices for safer
and cleaner construction sites (p.585) are
emphasised. Standards compliance is another
topic which is considered important for several
sectors. At the time of drafting the IMP3,
new international regulations on e-waste were
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redefining the market opportunities for Malaysias

E&E sector which led to the recommendation
to encourage ... the compliance of Malaysian
made E&E products with international standards
and certifications (p.266).
The IMP3 is a comprehensive document
providing background information on the
macroeconomic key sectors, the key challenges
and strategies. Malaysia has identified that
the global trend is going towards green, for
various reasons, while the need for compliance
with international trade practices is the most
prominent in the industry roadmap. This is in the
statement that conformance to standards and
certification is essential for SMEs to sustain both
domestic and export market shares. Adoption
of quality management systems such as good
manufacturing practices (GMP), good agricultural
practices and good regulatory practices, will not
only provide assurance to consumers, but also
provide the competitive advantage to SMEs (p.181).
It has been recognised that SMEs will need to
improve their adherence to environmental
standards and requirements by adopting
more environment-friendly technologies and
practices, such as: green productivity, where both
productivity improvement and environmental
protection are achieved simultaneously;
cleaner production processes; efficient
consumption of energy and materials; and
better maintenance and waste management
(p.182).
NREPAP seeks to change production patterns of
the energy sector by increasing the generation
of RE in the overall energy mix. 12 For this
purpose, measures have been designed to
address and attract investors and RE market
entrants (Chapter 4).
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Power generation in this sentence covers generation, distribution and sale of
energy (NREPAP, p.iii)

consumption patterns
Policies intend to change behaviour of
unsustainable consumption systematically target
different consumer groups of the product life
cycle at the demand side. They are also linked
with the economic development goals.
The 10MP identifies the opportunities in the
wholesale and retail sectors and recommends
to develop further the distributive trade as it is
among the biggest sub-sector in the service
industry, contributing 13.3% to GDP and
RM334 billion in terms of sales in 2009 (p.127).
Besides economic value, there are opportunities
to raise customer awareness and hence could
shift consumer behaviour to demand for green
and better products and services.
As example, the strategy to explicitly itemise
subsidy values and eventually de-link subsidy
from energy use would indirectly lead to a
change of consumer behaviour and a growing
demand for energy efficient product and service
solutions on the end-user (consumer) side. The
NGTP, in fact, seeks to reduce the energy
usage rate and at the same time increase
economic growth (p.9).The policy promotes
the application of Green Technology in all
energy utilization sectors and in demand side
management programmes (p.11). In the mid-term,
Green Technology [will become] the preferred
choice in procurement of products and services
(p.13). For the wider perspective and in the long
run, it is assumed that a widespread adoption
of Green Technology reduces overall resource
consumption while sustaining national economic
growth (p.13) with a significant reduction in
national energy consumption (p.13) to decrease
energy dependency from other economies.

The NPCC aims at influencing a general

behavioural change through incentives to promote
sustainable lifestyles (p.19). The policy objectives
address topics that would make available feasible
alternatives. For clean mobility, RE and EE ...
[are promoted] in the transportation sector
through ... [the development] of an effective,
efficient, integrated affordable public
transportation system (p.13). For the building
sector, NPCC encourages property and
township development that allows movement
by cycling, walking and public transport (p.13)
and the construction of green buildings in [the]
commercial/institutional, industrial and residential
sector ... (p.14).
To inculcate a caring attitude towards nature,
the NPE under its green strategy outlines a
number of approaches in enhancing environmental
education and awareness among Malaysians,
including comprehensive formal and informal
education. At formal level, the policy recommends
that education ... curricula at all levels ... be
reviewed to ensure a multidisciplinary approach
with environment and development issues (p.8).
The policy also includes one important measure
that can contribute in changing unsustainable
consumption patterns by promoting cooperative
relationships with the media, entertainment
and advertising industries ... to mobilize their
experience in shaping public behaviour and
consumption patterns (p.9)
The IMP3 again uses more subtle formulations to
influence consumer behaviour, namely through ...
enhancing the awareness of trends and potential
benefits from ... technologies (p.696) which
is one out of ten Strategic Thrusts that have
been established to address the challenges to
promote the application of ICT and other potential
technologies for industrial development.
3.1.6 Applying life-cycle thinking

This category of applying life-cycle thinking
is the highest level of SCP attainment. The
Study team in reviewing the policy documents
endeavoured to identify and establish examples
which fit into this category.
The 10MP mentions three pillars of sustainable
development with regard to applying lifecycle thinking. This means that any action for
sustainable development must be holistic and
integrated to fulfil the criteria of applying life
cycle thinking. In this regard, the procedures
for project development will require stakeholders
to examine economic, social and environmental
costs and benefits prior to project selection. In
addition, the approach also requires a holistic
assessment of existing facilities and other projects
in the same area, while considering the National
Physical Plan, State Structure Plans and Local
Plans as a guide in planning and sharing of
resources, particularly land use, infrastructure,
utilities and services (p.330). The implementation
of value-management analysis and life-cycle
cost evaluation for government procurement is
also part of applying life-cycle thinking. It is
stipulated that development programmes and
projects costing RM50 million or more will be
subject to value-management analysis (p.338).
According to the 10MP, this approach requires
consideration of various options to arrive at the
optimal project design aligned to the desired
outcomes. Life-cycle cost evaluation will ensure
cost optimization and value-for-money while
meeting required performance levels (p.338). In
addition, promoting efficient public transportation,
access to affordable decent housing, facilitating
distinctive attractive environment, providing
supporting infrastructure and utilities could be
considered under this category too.
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The NGTP advocates the adoption of Green

Technology in the construction, management,
maintenance and demolition of buildings (p.11).
It clearly addresses several steps of the life
cycle.
Overall, Malaysias policy objectives have

incorporated sustainability and SCP-related
objectives in a great variety of ways. To implement
these objectives, instruments have been defined
in the policies. The link with SCP practices is
discussed in the next chapter.
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The IMP3 has an integrated view on the applying

life cycle thinking and seeks to draw additional
benefit from linkages ... between the food-based
industry with other related industries and support
services ... [to strengthen and encourage] local
manufacturers of machinery and equipment to
collaborate with the food based industry to
customize their machinery and equipment and

... the packaging ... with the food processing
manufacturers, in keeping pace with advances in
technologies, to meet rising consumer expectations
and new lifestyles, in terms of convenience and
aesthetics (p.514).
Chapter 4
Sustainable
MAPPING OF EXISTING
INSTRUMENTS ASSISTING SCP
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia

Chapter 4 goes into further detail on actual instruments proposed

to implement the policy objectives at national/federal level. A
classification into 6 different instrument types was done in Chapter 1.
Whenever applicable, exemplary references are made to the actual
state of play, success factors and obstacles through information
received from the interview sessions.
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4.1
SCP-Related Instruments
This chapter looks at the various instruments

which are applied or proposed to implement
the SCP-related objectives (Chapter 3). The
instruments have been categorized in Chapter
1 and summarized in Annex 6. In simple terms,
policy instruments are supposed to translate
SCP objectives into action accomplishing certain
results or targets defined in a policy. There is
a large variety of policy instruments ranging
from hard instruments such as regulations, to
soft instruments like information. Evaluation
is also made as to how far target groups
who are supposed to change behaviour, are
addressed.
The ultimate objective of SCP-related policy
instruments is to change unsustainable behaviour
from production and/or consumption to resource
efficient and socially responsible. The study
assesses the instruments Malaysia is currently
utilizing to achieve this objective, and how
effectively this has been achieved. The study
also attempts to identify the instruments defined
in the policies themselves or in their derivatives
or which have been additionally mentioned in
the interviews as presented in boxes.
4.1.1 Regulatory instrument

Under the regulatory instrument, a distinction is
made between regulations addressing a system
change (e.g. market mechanism) and regulations
addressing selected target groups (e.g. certain
industry or business). The Study looks also at
laws, circulars and enforcement to implement
the regulatory instrument.
The importance of regulations to achieve
sustainable development is widely recognised
by Malaysias policy framework which preserves
our natural resources and safeguard[s] the
interest of future generations ... by applying
appropriate pricing, regulatory and strategic
policies to manage non-renewable resources

efficiently (NEM, p.29).
4.1.1.1 Legal review

Malaysia recognizes the importance of having
a systematic review and the harmonisation of
existing legislation as stated in the statement
in the 10MP to establish a legal framework
on access and benefits sharing to ensure that
the benefits derived are distributed fairly and
equitably (p.308). This review includes acts in
green economy sectors such as Agriculture and
food security; Natural resources and environment
(water, biodiversity, forestry, minerals, soil,
coastal and marine and air); Energy security;
Industries; Public health; Tourism; Transportation;
Infrastructure; Land use and land use change
includ[ing] land reclamation); Human settlements
and livelihood; Waste management; and Disaster
risk reduction (NPCC, p.8).
Sustainable production is supported by promoting
and increasing EE in industrial sectors through
... [the] review and establishment of a legal
mechanism for EE application in industries
(NPCC, p.13). The regulations and rules will be
strengthened to encourage environment-friendly
agricultural and forestry practices and minimise
the negative impact of such activities on the
environment (IMP3, p.636).
Other policies highlight legal review include
NPBD in the statement that review and update
existing legislation to reflect biological diversity
needs (NPBD, p.25). An example of a legal
review process is illustrated in the change in
solid waste management in Malaysia. Traditionally
it has been a local government function, under
the jurisdiction of the State government. Since
many local governments could not provide
satisfactory service, the responsibility was
gradually transferred from the State to the
Federal government. This process is part of the
regulatory instrument contributing to SCP as
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the federalisation of solid waste management

and public cleansing services . facilitate[s] the
modernisation of waste collection, handling and
disposal as well as the upkeep of shared public
spaces (10MP, p. 309).
Limitations set by regulatory instrument in the
TCPA on the prohibition to ... fell trees with a
girth exceeding 0.8 meter (TCPA, p.71). Similarly,
limitations on maximum levels of resource intensity
support enforcement of new vehicles engines
with higher fuel efficiency (NPCC, p.13) and
... the Total Maximum Daily Load and carrying
capacity of rivers to determine allowable discharge
loads, for both point and non-point sources of
pollution (10MP, p.286).
Other regulatory instrument is present in several
sectors. Examples would include obtaining
planning permission for land use and building
(TCPA, p.89) as well as mandatory Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) for large investment
projects where regulatory and self-regulatory
environmental management measures includ[e]
Environmental Impact Assessment, as well
as environmental management system and plan,
and audit (NMP2, p.15).
4.1.1.2 Streamlining and

harmonisation
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The need for a coordinated approach among

different actors has been recognised by the
government in view of the cross-sectoral nature
of SCP. In this regard, several national policies
have emphasized the need to streamline or
harmonise policies and legislations. In the
10MP, it is stated, among others, ... to allow
for more efficient and equitable distribution of
water resources (p.282) and in the NPCC it
is to address climate change adaptation and
mitigation ... [issues] (p.6). The NPE calls for
environmental related legislation and standards

be reviewed regularly and revised where
necessary to ensure the continued effectiveness
and coordination of laws (p.20) and that particular
attention be paid to effective enforcement
(p.20). This is also in line with statement in the
10MP for regular monitoring and evaluation of
outcomes (p.330)
4.1.1.3 Enforcement
Enforcement of regulations is key to bring
about behavioural change in Malaysia. This
has been recognised as a priority in several
existing national policy statements to ensure the
adoption of practices and standards, [and]
strict enforcement measures ... [are] in place
(CIMP, p.23, 24). The call for enforcement is
reflected in statements such as implementing a
... stronger enforcement and imposition of gate
fees particularly in environmentally sensitive and
heritage sites (10MP, p.128); ... enforcement
of the Biosafety Act 2007 will ensure that
potentially adverse impacts on biodiversity and
human health from biotechnology that uses
[living modified organisms] (LMOs) is minimised
and properly managed (10MP, p.308), ensuring
the compliance with the appropriate national
and state policies, physical plans as well as
international agreements (NMP2, p.12) and
managing ... raw materials in a sustainable
manner in compliance with the domestic laws
and regulations (NATIP, p.19). Policies which
provide for enforcement need to be reviewed
and fine-tuned regularly to ensure that industry
supports sustainable behaviour. Another statement
to this effect is to improve pollution control
through strengthening the enforcement on
industrial effluents and sewage discharge in
line with the revisions to the regulations under
the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (10MP,
p.285).

4.1.1.4 Regulatory disincentives

When it comes to encouraging SCP in Malaysia,
the comprehensive environmental policy framework
EQA has sometimes been criticized as being
counter-productive to efficiency and innovation
because to improve environmental standards to
spur innovation, the applicable principle legislation
(Environmental Quality Act 1974) preserves and
supports the externalising of cost of environmental
damage, as there is no need for firms to adopt
cost-effective technologies to ensure compliance
is minimised thereby reinforcing a business as
usual thinking (NREPAP, p.52).
4.1.1.5 Upgrade voluntary Instruments

to mandatory instruments
Voluntary instruments are usually contained in
guidelines where its adoption is not compulsory.
In the case of mandatory instruments, they
are provided by legislation and compliance is
compulsory.
In the case of Malaysia, voluntary instruments
that are currently in place, amongst others, are
... the use of certified quality timber from
legal and sustainable sources in government
projects (NATIP, p.19), energy efficiency in
buildings for new developments (10MP, p.132),
and ... Green Guidelines and a Green Rating
System (10MP, p.279) for environmentally
friendly townships and neighbourhoods. To
ensure effective implementation of voluntary
instruments, there is a need to evaluate and
upgrade them to mandatory instruments. This
can be done in the forms of regulations. Among
other possible voluntary Instruments which can
be upgraded to mandatory instruments are in
the following:
a) Domestic standards for producers and

importers
In the steel products/metals industry, the absence
of mandatory standards has caused difficulties in
ensuring the required quality for locally produced
and imported products. There is, therefore, a
need [to introduce] legislation and [establish]
institutional infrastructure to enforce standards
on steel products. (IMP3, p.336).
Feedback from the interviews reveals a lack
of domestic minimum standards for several
products and a weak conformity assessment,
resulting in the import of low quality/substandard/
toxic goods, whilst domestic producers, to be
competitive globally, are forced to produce high
quality products. The domestic producers have
shown their ability to meet international standards
and be competitive globally.
The Malaysian government is aware of the
importance of having a Malaysian Standard for
its product and services in line with international
requirements. The formulation and adaptation of
[a] Malaysian Standards [need to be accelerated]
together with a strict enforcement of its
implementation (IMP3, p.190). Enforcement
measures include ... undertaking continuous
and systematic quality control through compliance
to standards and international requirements ...
(IMP3, p.585) which in fact, is an element that
contributes to the total factor of productivity.
b) Energy rating label
The Energy Commission (EC) plans to introduce
a mandatory approach to the setting up of
the Minimum Energy Performance Standards
(MEPS) for selected electrical appliances (10MP,
p.304) which is usually the responsibility of a
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government energy efficiency body. It may include

requirements not directly related to energy to
ensure that general performance and user
satisfaction are not adversely affected. Malaysia
so far has adopted the voluntary energy rating
label for air conditioners, refrigerators, lighting,
and televisions. Companies which are confident in
and capable of producing highly energy efficient
product (4-5 stars) have applied for energy rating
labels for their products. As rating label is not
mandatory, it therefore cannot fully serve as an
informational instrument for customers and this
limit the possibility for customers to influence
producers through their purchasing choices.
A weak data base and a lack of expertise to
develop the standard is seen as a stumbling
block for its implementation in Malaysia.
c) Clean air and water standards
In regard to the enforcement of clean air and
water standards, NEM directs that the utilization
of natural resources shall be based on clean air
and water standards (p.29) whilst the 10MP calls
for the revision of ... the current Water Quality
Index to incorporate additional parameters, such
as biological parameters, for more accurate river
water classification (p. 286) and the development
of ... National Marine Water Quality Index to
replace the current Marine Water Quality Criteria
and Standard ... (10MP, p.286)
4.1.2 Economic instrument
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In NEM, Malaysia supports the Green GDP

concept. The recent development of the Green
GDP concept will allow proper consideration
of the impact of growth on the environment
and the appropriate design of measures to
address environmental concerns (NEM, p.93).
The current 10MP highlights the importance of
economic instrument in supporting sustainable
development by providing financial support and
promoting sustainability measures (10MP, p.26).
Malaysia recognises the need for reviewing

incentive schemes and assistance programmes
to promote reinvestments, outsourcing, branding,
R&D (including commercialization), design and
development (D&D), standards conformance and
automation (IMP3, p.155).
Feed-in tariffs (FiT) is one of the incentives which
falls under economic instrument to promote RE
generation. Presently, the production of energy
from non-fossil fuel and non-nuclear energy
generation is costly and economically not viable.
However, to encourage private consumers to be
co-investors for renewable energy production,
the government introduced a FiT scheme where
the investors are paid a higher than normal tariff
from a FiT allocation fund created in December
2011. The FiT allocation fund is finance through
the payment of 1% of the tariffs levied and
collected (after deducting discounts) from its
consumers in Peninsular [Malaysia] (Renewable
Energy Act 2011, p.24).13
Production processes that promote SCP are also
given economic incentive. Examples of some of
the production processes and their economic
supports as mentioned in the NREPAP are:
i) Waste to energy using biomass, landfill or
sewage gas, and municipal solid waste as
fuel source;
ii) Energy efficiency using gas engine technology
and steam based electricity;
iii) Resource efficiency for building sector using
solar photovoltaic in buildings or building
structures; and
iv) Minimisation of carbon footprint using locally
manufactured or assembled gas engine
technology, gasification technology, solar
photovoltaic modules, solar inverters.
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The electricity sub-sector is dominated by three integrated utilities, i. e Tenaga
Nasional Berhad (TNB) serving Peninsula Malaysia, Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd.
(SESB) and Sarawak Electricity Supply Corp. (SESCo) and complimented by various
independent power producers (IPPs), dedicated power producers and co-generators.
NUR (Northern Utility Resources) is part of SESCo and operating in Kedah, a state
which is located in the north of Peninsular Malaysia. It is exempt from the REA 2011.

4.1.2.1 Investment in green economy

Economic incentives include government efforts to
encourage development and expansion of sectors
related to green economy. For this purpose,
a range of investments have been made in
potential sectors. One of the potential areas is
the energy sector namely in RE and EE. In the
case of RE, its potential has been recognised in
the 10MP in the statement that investments be
made in new growth areas such as renewable
energy (p.26) and that long-term contracts [be
given] for renewable energy providers ... [to]
create the spill-over effects on the related
domestic service providers (10MP, p. 132).
Similarly, for energy efficiency, investment
incentives are given to the users of EE
technology and processes, in the form of
technical and financial assistance (NPCC,
p.13).
An incentive provided under RE investment,
introduced by government, is the FiT mechanisms
to help finance renewable energy investments
(10MP, p.26). Under this mechanism, power
generators who produced electricity from
RE resources [can sell the electricity] to
power utilities at a fixed premium price and for
a specific duration. This will provide a conducive
and secured investment environment which will
make financial institutions more comfortable in
providing loans with longer period (at least 15
years tenure) to finance the renewable energy
projects (NREPAP, p.45). Generally, the incentive
given under FiT is in the FiT rates of an initial
RM0.31 to RM0.32 per kilowatt hour of energy
supplied to the Grid, tapering down to RM0.27
to RM0.28 per kilowatt hour is much higher
than the average RM0.19 per kilowatt hour
paid to conventional supply of electricity using
coal, gas and diesel. The FiT mechanism will
a) provide fixed revenue stream for the installed
an operated RE systems; b) Only pay for the
electricity produced, i.e. promoting RE system
owner to install only quality RE systems and

maintain the systems properly to generate more
revenue; [and] c) With a suitable degression
rate, the RE manufacturers and installers are
motivated to reduce the technology costs
while maintaining or improving the quality and
efficiency (NREPAP, p.45).
The downside of the FiT mechanism is the
failure to address the initial high investment cost.
However this can be addressed through soft
loan support or financial packages (NREPAP,
p.46). Further, NREPAP suggests that firms
which adopt and use locally created or developed
R&D for RE should be granted special fiscal
reliefs by the Government in order to stimulate
the innovation system to produce local RE
technology (of comparable quality and cost
to international benchmark) (NREPAP, p.54).
Financing for RE power producers is made
available through a financial assistance fund of
about RM500 million to be used over 5 years
(NREPAP, p.54).
In the water sector, efforts are taken to
move the water services industry towards
efficiency and creating a financially sustainable
platform for continued investments ... (10MP,
p.309).
In the case of the environment sector, there is a
restructuring of the ... public transport licensing
and operating framework supported by major
investments in public transport such as the
introduction of the mass rapid transit system
in Greater KL (10MP, p.309) and the provision
to the private sector to undertake activities
in conservation and sustainable utilization of
biological resources (NPBD, p.33).
To achieve green economy, NPCC suggests that
adequate financing and appropriate technological
measures for promoting low carbon economy
through Market mechanisms; Financial and
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fiscal incentives and disincentives; Mobilising

public-private partnerships; and Involvement
of financial and insurance sectors (NPCC,
p.9). NREPAP stresses the need to provide a
conducive environment package [through the]
provision of fiscal incentives, indirect assistance
in [the] form of reducing the transaction costs for
financing, [and] using GLCs and MNCs to lead
the charge, and providing assistance to SMEs to
participate in the RE business (NREPAP, p.iii).
4.1.2.2 Recognition awards

A recognition award is a SCP economic
instrument acknowledging a contribution towards
SCP. Not many recognition awards have been
cited as only three policy documents have referred
to such recognition. The NPBD envisages to
provide reward structures and design reward
mechanisms to strengthen appropriate fields
for education to achieve conservation and
sustainable use of biological diversity (NPBD,
p.32). In the NPCC, recognition awards are
being established to facilitate business and
industrial responses to climate change scenarios
(NPCC, p.10). NREPAP suggests that special
rewards should be provided to commercial and
agriculture building owners that integrate RE
technologies ... into their new or refurbish[ed]
buildings (NREPAP, p.57). The suggestion has
been implemented under the Renewable Energy
Act 2011. In line with the green building rating
system, CIDB has introduced Green Performance
Assessment System in Construction (Green
Pass). It is an independent construction industry
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standard that will assess and rate the impact

of building construction and operation to the
environment.
4.1.2.3 Fiscal advantages

Malaysia utilises economic instrument in the
form of tax incentives to encourage industry and
private consumers to demonstrate sustainable
behaviour in different sectors. In the context of
enhancing sustainable consumption, the 10MP
recognises the importance of the building sector
and suggests to ... review tax incentives, such
as tax breaks for buildings and designs that
are environmentally friendly, incorporating green
design elements like solar panels for heating, rain
water harvesting facilities and water conservation
features (10MP, p.279).
Fiscal advantages are given to programmes that
address both the production side and consumption
side which is linked by a common factor. Such
a situation falls into the SCP objective category
of applying life cycle thinking. Fitting into this
context is the economic incentive for the rating
tool on Green Building Index (GBI) certification
introduced in 2010 as in Box 1. In this economic
incentive, building owners can receive an income
tax exemption which is equal to the additional
capital expenditure to obtain the GBI certification
while home buyers can receive a stamp duty
exemption on documents of transfer which is
equal to the additional cost to obtain the GBI
certificate. The common factor in this case is
the GBI certification.

Box 1
Green Building Index (Gbi)
Green buildings aim to save energy and resources, recyle materials and minimise the emission of
toxic subtances throughout its life cycle; harmonise with the local climate, traditions, culture and the
surrounding environment; sustain and improve the quality of human life whilst maintaining the capacity
of the ecosystem at local and global levels; make efficient use of resources, have significant operational
savings and increases workplace productivity; and send the right message about a company or
organization that it is well run, responsible, and committed to the future. GBI is developed by Green
Building Index Sdn. Bhd., (GBISB) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Institute of Architects and
Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia. GBI is a green rating tool to promote sustainability in
the built-environment and raise awareness of environmental issues amongst developers, architects,
engineers, planners, designers, contractors as well as the public. GBI is designed for the tropical climate
of Malaysia, and incorporates internationally recognised best practices in environmental design and
performance. The buildings are assessed based on six main criteria namely energy efficiency, indoor
environment quality, sustainable site planning and management, materials and resources, water
efficiency and innovation. There are three categories of buildings namely residential, non-residential and
industrial. The buildings are rated based on scores achieved (certified, silver, gold and platinum). The GBI
certification process starts with an assessment of the building design by GBISBs certifiers. Currently,
many properties are interested in obtaining certification from GBI. GBI can be used as a marketing tool
for developers to promote their buildings to buyers.
4.1.2.4 Incentives for research &

development
A feasible and successful implementation of
SCP practices depends highly on the ability
of businesses to innovate and commercialise.
Incentives for R&D are necessary to reduce the
exposure of risk-taking to carry out R&D activities.
In this regard, the government through NEM
grants incentives to support innovation and
risk-taking to enable entrepreneurs to develop
higher value added products and services
(NEM, p.101). MOSTI also provides various
incentive schemes [such as Commercialisation
of R&D Fund, Industry Grant Scheme and MSC
Grant Scheme] to promote R&D activities
(IMP3, p.158). In regard to commercialization,
incentives are provided for ... commercialisation
of new technology uptake ... (NATIP, p.58).
In the plantation and commodity sector ...

special funds [are given] by the Government for
the R&D projects that have high potential for
commercialisation ... such as new fibre resources
for the biocomposite industry, utilisation of oil
palm biomass, development of new technologies
in enhancing performance of biocomposite
products, furniture, building and automobile
components, and product improvement against
bio-deterioration (NATIP, p.57). In this regard,
MOSTI has established a R&D commercialization
fund. Under the NGTP, there is a provision for
R&D, Innovation and Commercialization (NGTP,
p.18). NREPAP suggests that special fiscal reliefs
be granted by government to firms which adopt
and use locally created or developed R&D for
RE (NREPAP, p.54) in the form of group tax
and double deduction of the costs of the local
innovation or R&D ... (NREPAP, p.54).
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4.1.2.5 Incentives for green

technologies
Fiscal incentives and funding for green technology
investments are provided under the 10MP
(10MP, p.26). Under this scheme, government
issues credit guarantees of 60% for companies
developing or using green technology (10MP,
p.83, 299).
The Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS)
was launched in 2010 by the Prime Minister.
A budget of RM1.5 billion was allocated to
promote and advance green technology (10MP,
p.49, 298, 299, 408). Many ministries and
agencies are aware of this fund and are actively
promoting it through website and the banking
sector. The fund is open to both, producers
and users of green technology and applications
are channelled through the Malaysian Green
Technology Corporation (MGTC). Under this
scheme, a soft loan up to a maximum of RM50
million is provided to producers, and RM10
million to user companies with the government
bearing 2% of the total interest rate. However,
only companies incorporated in Malaysia with at
least 51% Malaysian shareholding (producer) or
70% Malaysian shareholding (user) are eligible
to apply for the GTFS loan.
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The uptake of the GTFS has been much slower

than initially expected. For the period of 20102012, RM1.5 billion was allocated for the
GTSF, which was meant to benefit at least 140
companies. While MGTC has awarded the Green
Certificate to 219 companies which make them
eligible for the GTFS loan, only 78 projects have
successfully obtained their loan amounting to a
total of RM1.077 billion. Overall, the approved
GTFS value for financing accounts for only 72%
of the available budget.14 This is because, green
technology is a new niche area and banks are
14
The approved GT value for financing amounts to RM1,077,495,485.00 (GTFS
website accessed on 31 December 2012)
slow and cautious at processing the applications

as they consider them as high risk projects.15 To
extend the benefit of GTFS, government in its
2013 Annual Federal Budget has extended the
GTFS until the end of December 2015 with an
additional fund allocation of RM2 billion.
In addition, the government is committed to
provide support to Bumiputera enterprises for the
acquisition of technologies [in] biotechnology,
nanotechnology and photonics (IMP3, p.63).
It is recognised that the various government
agencies as well as trade associations need to
undertake awareness programmes on a regular
basis for the different industries to update them
on the latest incentives, financial facilities and
grants provided by the government (e.g. on
timber industry, NATIP, p.109)
4.1.2.6 Green finance

Malaysia has a long tradition of stimulating the
market through financial incentives and subsidies.
Businesses although aware of the benefits
of cleaner production and SCP ask for more
economic incentives to encourage them to
switch to a more sustainable behaviour.
Even though sustainable practices sometimes
require high upfront investment, especially for
installations of new technologies, in theory,
they would over time bring about cost savings.
Access to finance is important and in the NEM,
the Government envisages to facilitate bank
lending and financing for green investment.
Banks are considering to approve credit for
green investment using non-collateral criteria
(NEM, p.146).
A flexible scheme for better access to financing
is provided to SMEs to source for financing
from several ... government agencies and
financial institution such as SMIDEC, MIDF, SME
15
Input from MGTC on 11 January 2013

Bank, MATRADE, MARA, BSN and MTDC all of

which provide special allocations to Bumiputera
entrepreneurs (NATIP, p.109).
An incentive including the Accelerated Capital
Depreciation Allowance is provided for the
purchase of equipment for the production of
by-products (NAFP, p.72). It can be used to
promote the recycling of agricultural wastes
into valuable products such as composts for
supporting crops, animal feed for livestock,
and bio-gas for fuel industries, to generate
additional income.
Green operations are further supported by the
Industrial Adjustment Fund which ... provides
grants and loans at preferential interest rates
to companies undertaking M&As, automation,
modernization and upgrading of their production
capacities (IMP3, p.157). A fund for the adoption
of new technologies will be considered to assist
companies in testing and adopting applications
of these technologies into their production
processes (IMP3, p.158). As an example, MIDA
has provided fiscal incentives for the setting up
of proper facilities to store, treat and dispose
toxic and hazardous wastes, as well as for
waste water recycling activities which require
high value-added technologies. Companies that
qualify are eligible for (i) Pioneer Status, with
income tax exemption of 70% of the statutory
income for a period of five years. Unabsorbed
capital allowances as well as accumulated losses
incurred during the pioneer period can be carried
forward and deducted from the post pioneer
income of the company; and (ii) Investment
Tax Allowance of 60% on the qualifying capital
expenditure incurred within a period of five years.
The allowance can be offset against 70%of the
statutory income in each year of assessment.
Any unutilised allowances can be carried forward
to subsequent years until fully utilised.
Other innovative economic instrument supported
by the necessary monetary and fiscal measures
to foster accelerated growth in green technology

are being pursued through the establishment of
green technology hubs, and industry enhancement
programmes.
Sustainable green finance is also carried out
through co-finance or burden sharing between
government and power producers (NPCC, p.13).
The government seeks new and additional
incentives, funding sources and mechanisms,
both at the national and the international
levels, for the implementation of the strategies.
Funding sources should include government,
non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and
the private sector (NPBD, p.38). Changing
production patterns through private funding of
the additional cost will benefit society at large
[therefore] society must play its part by
contributing towards RE development through
a fund to be used to pay for the RE power
(p.iii, NREPAP) and to monitor the fund closely.
Society is also expected to gauge the service
level of the RE power generators. This means
that all actors have co-responsibility for finance
and will have to collaborate to achieve sustainable
development and a green economy.
4.1.2.7 Economic incentives for further

education and training in
relevant fields
Different education and training activities are
supported financially or with economic incentives.
Subsidies are given to individuals who undergo
RE training or education. Besides giving fiscal
reliefs for higher education in RE, financial and
fiscal incentives are also given to students who
pursue studies in green technology disciplines
(NREPAP, p.58 and NGTP, p.19). There is also
a further suggestion, to allow firms entering
the RE generation and RE industry market to
withdraw their contributions from the HRDF to
pay for the cost of retraining of their personnel
(NREPAP, p.59).
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4.1.2.8 Government green procurement

(GGP)
Government green procurement (GGP) is a relatively
new concept in Malaysia. Presently, there is no
policy, regulation or a legal framework on GGP.
However, the potential effect of the demand-side
on GGP has been recognised in several national
policies such as 10MP, ETP, NEM and NREPAP.
In the Malaysian context, GGP agenda is not
only for environmental preservation, but is also
to promote and accelerate national economy
since government expenditure constitutes 12-15
percent of GDP. Government procurement has
also been regarded as a vital tool to achieve
socioeconomic and development objectives,
support domestic markets, encourage local and
foreign investment, instill business confidence,
drive innovation, and encourage small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) to develop new products.
Preference is given to ... green products and
services ... [in] public procurement (10MP,
p.83). The purchasing power of government as
the biggest consumer group can be used to
stimulate the market through the adoption of
Green Technology in all Government facilities
and Government-linked entities (NGTP, p.19).
GGP will further be introduced to encourage
demand for green goods and services, particularly
when it is related to RE promotion where
Government should use its strategic public
procurement power to spur RE generation and
industry growth (NREPAP, p.57). Presently the
minimum RE allocation target set for selected
GLCs ranges from 3-30% (NREPAP, p.56). The
government seeks to combine social inclusiveness
with environment friendly economic progress
to ensure public procurement supports local
innovation (NEM, p.26, 139).
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GGP is still lagging behind in terms of its

implementation in Malaysia. While KeTTHA and
MOF are in the midst of finalizing mechanisms
and strategies in implementing GGP, initial
steps towards its implementation have been

initiated by the MGTC through its workshop
on GGP for government procurers; programme
to develop technopreneurs; and publication of
a booklet on GGP to create awareness on its
implementation in the public sector. MGTCs
plan for 2012 is to establish another two GGP
products/services criteria to add to the existing
40 criteria guidelines; and prepare a training
module for GGP and conduct at least four
training sessions for both government procurers
and government suppliers.
In Malaysia, as in many other countries, GGP
can be an important economic tool to stimulate
and drive a change at the supply side. At the
same time, GGP has a great influence on the
consumer side because government as the biggest
consumer in the market can dictate a change in
consumption pattern by mandatory instructions
for all government agencies to purchase green
products and services. Once the green product
lines have been stimulated and strengthened,
private consumers can easily access the same
goods and services at the cheaper price.
Through GGP, government can act as a good
role model for civil society and industry and this
reinforces the importance of a green economy.
The Malaysian government acknowledges the
importance of green procurement and the first
steps have been taken for its implementation.
Malaysia supports applying life cycle thinking
through the implementation of value management
analysis and life-cycle cost evaluation for
procurement. This can be seen in the statement
that development programmes and projects
costing RM50 million or more will be subject
to value-management analysis. This approach
requires consideration of various options to arrive
at the optimal project design aligned to the desired
outcomes. Life-cycle cost evaluation will ensure
cost optimization and value-for-money while
meeting required performance levels. Ministries
and agencies implementing projects costing less

than RM50 million will also be encouraged to

conduct similar analyses (10MP, p.338). An
integrated approach will be adopted that requires
all stakeholders to examine economic, social
and environmental costs and benefits prior to
project selection. This approach also makes a
holistic assessment of existing facilities and other
projects in the same area, while considering the
National Physical Plan, State Structure Plans and
Local Plans as a guide in planning and sharing
of resources, particularly land use, infrastructure,
utilities and services (10MP, p.330).
4.1.2.9 Internalising external costs

Internalization of external costs is considered
another measure to support SCP implementation.
The internalization of external costs involves
identifying and recognising ... the attribute and
value of ecosystem services and integrate [it]
into the development planning process (NPCC,
p.12). This includes the proper valuation of
environmental resources through assessing the
opportunity cost and environmental impact of
public or private investments (10MP, p.26) as
part of the cost of production. The adoption of
the ... outcome-based budgeting ... will take
an integrated view of the financial requirements
of the programme, including both development
and operating costs. This will allow for more
efficient management of resources, assist in
eliminating redundancy of programmes and
projects and ensure that the nations resources
are allocated proportionately to its priorities
(10MP, p.330).
4.1.2.10 Rationalising incentives

Incentives for SCP generally are given to increase
efficiency and to reduce usage intensity in
resources. Incentives, sometimes in the form
of subsidies, can be easily negated by other
policy instruments that serve a purpose other
than SCP. Despite that subsidies are given to
support SCP, the 10MP states that there must

be an overall strategy to rationalise subsidies
especially in certain identified sectors such as
the energy sector through periodic reviews. The
Malaysian government has acknowledged the
importance of this reform and set the target of
reducing energy subsidies to achieve marketbased energy pricing by 2015 (10MP, p.113,
114). In this connection, the 10MP states that
consumer energy bills will explicitly itemise
subsidy values and eventually de-link subsidy from
energy use (10MP, p.288). Even though energy
is a strategic sector, it is also suggested that
the incentive given be permanently discontinued
by 2019 (NREPAP, p.54). On the other hand,
there are now active discussions to secure
buy-in to the idea of societal payments for a
clean environment (NREPAP, p.iv).
Economic instrument can be effective and has
an impact even at short notice. For consumers
to avail themselves to the incentives there must
be a supportive financial sector and effective
government marketing to ensure the available
incentives reach the target groups.
4.1.3 Educational instrument

Education and awareness raising activities is
one of Malaysias green strategies (NPE, p.8)
for environmental protection. To support the
SCP efforts, there is a need to build and foster
a culture of conservation and efficiency in
[the exploitation and the use of scarce natural
resources like] in energy and water (10MP,
p.132). This is provided in Malaysias policy
framework to promote sustainable lifestyles
(NPCC, p.19). Building a culture of conservation
and efficient resource management can be
achieved through awareness campaigns as well
as through the formal and informal education as
identified in the multiple facets in the educational
instrument.
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4.1.3.1 Education on sustainability

Know-how on green economy and SCP topics
will be integrated into the formal education
system by incorporating RE in Technical and
Tertiary curricula to increase the availability of
RE technology courses (NREPAP, p.58). Apart
from this, Innovativeness [which includes the
possibility of venturing with green technology,
green economy etc.] will be nurtured at an early
stage through the education system. Modules
of entrepreneurship and entrepreneur related
skills will be incorporated into the curriculum at
the tertiary level, including universities (IMP3,
p.193). Further, activities will be put in place for
formal and informal education and awareness
raising ... (NPCC, p.19).
4.1.3.2 Training centres and courses
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Training opportunities on green economy need

to be established in Malaysia. For this purpose,
more universities are being encouraged to offer
training in related sectors. At the same time training
institutes and centres of excellence are being
established (NREPAP, p.58). To further enhance
capacity building, government also established
a Fibre and Biocomposite Development Centre
(FIDEC), training centre for Wood Industry Skills
Development (WISDEC), Institut Kemahiran
Mara (IKM) ... [and] Akademi Binaan Malaysia
(ABM) ... (NATIP, p.47). In addition, KeTTHA
in collaboration with MGTC, SIRIM, SME
Corporation and MARA has established the
Technoprenuers Development Programme to
develop ten technopreneurs in green product
certification. DOE through its training centre,
Environment Institute of Malaysia (EiMAS) has
been actively promoting cleaner production and
other green industry initiatives to Malaysian
Industries by conducting seminars, workshops,
dialogues and demonstration projects. In term of
cleaner production, DOE has developed specific
courses to train their officers to become experts
in giving advisory and conducting audits.
In the IMP3, emphasis has been given to ... quality

enhancement of the workforce and development
of industrial expertise, through technical training,
continual professional development and on-thejob training (IMP3, p.585) as well as the ...
implementation of retraining programme and
apprenticeship scheme to enhance competency
of semi-skilled labour to meet the demands of
the Green Technology industry (NGTP, p.17).
Technical topics of relevance for green economy
include biosafety management and practice
(NPBD, p.35); green technology; renewable
energy; (NREPAP, p.58), and forest plantation and
management (NATIP, p.89). To enhance technical
capacity, NATIP suggests to ... collaborate with
the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) to
conduct courses on productivity enhancement ...
(NATIP, p.90) and with the ... National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to
conduct courses on safety and health (NATIP,
p.90).
4.1.3.3 Expert pool

Through training of experts (NPCC, p.10) and
the brain gain programme, an expert pool of
knowledge workers will be developed and made
available or enlarged to sustain competitiveness
in the global market (NATIP, p.49). In this regard,
NPBD advocates that a team consisting of
a pool of trained, informed and committed
manpower [be produced] in the field of biological
diversity (NPBD, p.25). In this context, the
10MP recognises the important role played by
local communities in conservation and utilisation
of environmental resources as they possess a
depth and breadth of knowledge and capabilities
in matters relating to nature handed down over
many generations (10MP, p.307, 308).
Regarding the green sectors, it is intended to
encourage increased sustainable production
patterns in the building sector through increasing
the level of knowledge within the construction

community [which] will drive or reinforce change

in the local market for long term sustainability
and will ensure sustainable capabilities across
the construction industry value chain (CIMP,
p.9). Further, there is a ... focus on palm
oil-related downstream industries to develop
indigenous technology and innovation or acquire
technology to meet new market demands ...
(NEM, p.27, 141).
4.1.3.4 Research centres

To support NGTP, local research institutions and
institutions of higher learning are being expanded.
Besides that, smart partnerships between the
government, industries and research institutions
will be established. The aim is to create strong
linkages between local research institutions and
regional and international centres of excellence
in green technology research and development
and innovation (RDI). In this regard, NGTP
in its statements highlights the importance
of appropriate mechanisms to expand local
research institutes and institutions of higher
learning to ... [enhance] Research, Development
and Innovation activities on Green Technology
towards commercialisation (NGTP, p.10).
4.1.3.5 Research &development,

innovation, modernisation
Malaysia seeks to discourage unsustainable
consumption and production patterns through
Research and development (R&D) and
modernization by aligning ... R&D to national
growth objectives particularly in innovative and
hi-tech fields ... (NEM, p. 26, 139) which
include green technologies. R&D areas cover
various subjects such as Agriculture and food
security; Water security and services; Forestry
and ecosystem services; Sustainable bioenergies; Public health services and delivery;
Localised modelling for projection of future
scenarios; Innovative socio-economic and
financing mechanisms; Vulnerability due to
extreme weather events and natural disasters;

and Policy analysis harmonising national and
international issues (NPCC, p.16); and linking
of climate science and policy (NPCC, p.17).
Modernisation of business processes and thus
the strengthening of sustainability measures in
production processes are being encouraged
through stage-based climate-friendly technology
transfer programme to nurture self-innovativeness
and R&D sustainability in local firms and
institutions (NPCC, p. 16).
The government is committed to support
promotional activities to create a higher awareness
on green products, services and business
processes by the governmental, industry and
private customers based on IMP3 which
states that the Government will collaborate
with Malaysian-owned companies to: intensify
outreach and information sharing to enhance the
appreciation by the public of the processes of
adoption and adaptation of environment-friendly
technologies and practices (IMP3, p.636).
Green technology is put at the centre-stage
of the Malaysian education and consumer
awareness activities through comprehensive rollout programmes such as promotion, education
and information dissemination (NGTP, p.19) and
advocacy programmes (NGTP, p.10) resulting in
widespread use of green technology (NGTP, p.9)
and increased public awareness and commitment
for the adoption and application of Green
Technology (NGTP, p.10). Other stakeholders
must be involved and made co-actors of this
process through effective involvement of media,
non-governmental organisations and individual
stakeholders (NGTP, p.19).
Malaysia is exploring the use of alternative energy
in the timber industry by utilising ... solar power
to supplement electricity ... especially in powering
the convection fans. Alternatively, biomass such
as wood residue and agriculture by-products
can be transformed into biofuel for energy
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production. This will include the utilisation of

bioethanol derived from lignocellulosic materials
(NATIP, p.57)
Many other examples to advocate increasing
awareness of green economy and related
sustainable behaviour can be found in various areas
such as climate change (target groups-specific
approach, NPCC, p.19), climate-resilient growth
(NPCC, p.10), as well as the enhancement of
institutional and public awareness on the value of
biodiversity. In this respect, NPBD recommends
to promote and encourage the understanding
and participation of the public and institutions
for the effective conservation and protection of
biological diversity (NPBD, p.26) and to increase
the awareness within the civil service at both
federal, state and local government levels as
well as in professional bodies and the private
sector through courses and training programmes
(NPBD, p.36). In addition NREPAP suggests that
advocacy programmes be implemented
to increase the awareness of all stakeholders ...
[on] the benefits and advantages of utilising RE
and participation in RE businesses (NREPAP,
p.iv).
Educational programmes are very effective
but it sometimes takes a long time to change
a societys lifestyle and behavioural pattern.
Awareness campaigns can be quicker in impact,
but evidence shows that high awareness does
not necessarily lead to a behavioural change.
4.1.4 Informational instrument
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A large number of informational instrument

outlined in Malaysias national policies build on
the premise that increased understanding and
empowered consumers lead to sustainable
consumption. Products and services qualifying
as being sustainably produced fall under the
conditions of energy and resource efficient, ecoeffectiveness, consideration of social equity or
other related aspects of green economy. The
government ... will collaborate with Malaysianowned companies to intensify outreach and
information sharing to enhance the appreciation
by the public of the processes of adoption and
adaptation of environment-friendly technologies
and practices (IMP3, p.636). Examples of
other informational instrument addressing
SCP, is the identification and review [of]
existing mechanisms to facilitate the exchange
of information relevant to the conservation and
sustainable use of biological diversity (NPBD,
p.37). This mechanism also includes platforms
(informational instrument), excellence information
centres (hybrids instrument) and networks
(partnering instrument) which is contain in
the statement establishing and strengthening
systems for the exchange of such information
at national and international levels through
networking, and by establishing databases
and information centres ... (NPBD, p.37).
While increased consciousness is certainly an
essential precondition for sustainable consumption
to materialize, increased awareness will not
automatically lead to a change in behaviour.
Globally and through international trade partners,
there is a growing demand for product certification
arising from the concern for sustainability,
quality, safety and health. Because of the
expanded ... roles of the forest in meeting the
demands of society and also the world-wide
concerns for the protection of the environment,
forest resources will need to be managed in
a sustainable manner in accordance with the
agreed international criteria and indicators for
SFM [sustainable forest management] (NATIP,
p.33). These concerns have resulted in specific
technical requirements to meet certain standards
by importing countries such as CE Marking by
Europe. The Malaysian government seeks to
stimulate private sector compliance as a form
for securing future competitiveness. To achieve
this the adoption of certification of wood
products, according to international trading
requirement will be encouraged (IMP3, p.440,

441). In fact, Malaysia has been recognised

as the first tropical timber producer to be able
to offer certified timber products under its own
Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)
(NATIP, p.71).
Green accommodation is promoted under the
10MP where tourism products and activities
[are being certified] to ensure quality, sustainability

and safety (10MP, p.128). The successful efforts
by a number of Malaysian hotels in obtaining
ASEAN Green Hotel Award show that they are
capable of complying with the strict environmentally
friendly criteria set at the regional level as shown
in Box 2. Ten (10) Malaysian hotels have been
awarded the certification.
Box 2
Green Hotel Awards Criteria
Housekeeping uses non-toxic cleaning agents and laundry detergent
100% organic cotton sheets, towels and mattresses
Non-smoking environment
Renewable energy sources like solar or wind energy
Bulk organic soap and amenities instead of individual packages to reduce waste
Guest room and hotel lobby recycling bins
Towel and sheet re-use (guests can tell housekeeping to leave these slightly used items to reduce
water consumption)
Energy-efficient lighting
On-site transportation with green vehicles
Serve organic and local-grown food
Non-disposable dishes
Offers a fresh-air exchange system
Gray water recycling, which is the reuse of kitchen, bath and laundry water for garden and
landscaping
Newspaper recycling programme
The hotels (other than eco-hotels) offer modern accommodation built in non-natural environments
like a city
Another example is the certification under

the FLEGT/VPA negotiations (EU Forest Law
Enforcement, Governance and Trade, Voluntary
Partnership Agreement) on supporting good
environment and forest management practices.
Malaysia recognises that products certification
will enhance the confidence of consumers and
at the same time gain market recognition for
Malaysias timber product where NATIP states
that such initiatives [in certification] have to be
actively promoted to project Malaysias image as

a responsible long-term producer and exporter
of timber and timber product from sustainably
managed forests (NATIP, p.72).
National policies encourage firms to adopt
and comply with international standards and
requirements on quality, safety and environment
to improve market access for their products and
services (10MP, p.101). National policies recognise
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that the achievement of these standards requires

raising the awareness of its importance among
relevant stakeholders and the implementation of
a quality management system ... [especially] on
Occupational Safety and Health Management
System (OSHMS), and environmental management
and assessment systems (CIMP, p.23) for the
building sector. Firms are encouraged to meet
Malaysian Standards and recognised international
standards for goods and services ... (10MP,
p.83) and to develop ... global best practices
through competitive benchmarking and promoting
the adoption of international standards and best
practices in the services sector (IMP3, p.580).
Certain markets require the harmonisation of
standards and quality, and the government
recognises the need to intensify efforts to
harmonise and standardise product specification
and quality (NATIP, p.18). The harmonization and
standardization of timber products by MTIB is
undertaken in collaboration with the Department
of Standards Malaysia (DSM).
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The Study finds that many MNCs and other

export-oriented businesses have been adopting
international standards and best practices to
comply with the requirements of international
trade partners. For many years, there is a
stable foundation of businesses complying with
international standards and best practices. In the
electric and electronics (E&E) sector, Malaysian
companies have accumulated vast experience
through supporting the global multinationals
and become exporters in numerous areas
namely electronic manufacturing services; wafer
fabrication; integrated circuit designs; assembly,
packaging and testing; parts and components
for electrical products; power/energy generation;
solar solutions; LED lighting solutions; consumer
electrical items; and IT parts & accessories.
In line with the current global trend for green/
environmental friendly products i.e. minimizing
waste and pollution, non-hazardous, energy
savings as well as the move towards sustainable
renewable energy, Malaysian companies are able
to meet world standards and produce high quality

parts & components for E&E products that can
be exported anywhere in the world. Malaysian
exporters are also ready to embark on joint
venture projects for new products development,
innovation, research & development with any
interested business partner towards harnessing
the future technology. Home-grown brands
like Pensonic, Khind, Joven, Alpha and
MEC have also made inroads into the export
markets. Pensonic based in Penang, is the
biggest of these with a valuation of RM300
million and about 10 percent of market share.
Pensonic products are now exported to the
ASEAN countries and the Middle East.
The domestic market in Malaysia does not make
it mandatory for domestic products to meet
international standards in terms of quality, safety
and environment standards. Thus, domestic
producers often adopt a two quality standards,
one for the domestic market and a separate one
for international markets. This practice together
with imports that enter the country through a
currently weak conformity assessment system
- implies that the domestic market receives
products and services of substandard or lower
quality.
Feedback from several interviews reveals the
concern of stakeholders on low or non-existent
domestic standard. There are a number of
industries producing products which meet
international standards and they have been
exporting globally. Although capable of producing
products which meet required international
standards, some of these industries, however
produced products which are below international
standards for domestic market. At the same time,
domestic and international trade policies make
it easy for low quality and low cost products
to enter the Malaysian market. This is not only
frustrating for domestic manufacturers and
service providers but is also counter-productive
to SCP.

The standards and labelling programme provide

reliable information on green products available
in Malaysia and its potential to drive sustainable
demand for the promotion of green technology.
This is in the MyHijau Directory published in
2011 (Box 3) which provides a list of Green
Technology ... products, equipment and systems
(NGTP, p.6). The IMP3 recognises standards
and labelling as an important precondition to
empower consumers ... with relevant and
accurate information on products of the companies

to enable them to make informed choices on
their purchases (IMP3, p.636). To strengthen
efforts in the standards and labelling programme,
Department of Standards Malaysia has formed
aTechnical Working Groupfor the development
of Accreditation for Ecolabelling Certification
programme where MGTC and SIRIM are among
members of the committee.
Box 3
Myhijau Directory
The industry is actively developing green products and services to make them widely available for the
society. However, consumers need to be educated and aware of the importance of green products for
them to change their purchasing style in making green products as their preferred choice. Therefore, efforts
must be made to inform consumers of the availability of the eco-products and services available in the
market. MyHijau Directory has been in operation since January 2011 and represents a comprehensive
guide to a wide range of green products available in Malaysia with further description of the varieties
and characteristic of green products according to their categories. The MyHijau Directory is a guide
for the consumers to make a purchasing decision based on environmental considerations. Hence, the
directory is appropriate platform for manufacturers and resellers to promote their green products to the
consumers. In order for any product or service to be listed in MyHIJAU Directory, it has to represent quality,
safety, energy efficiency, environmental impact and health. All products and services that contribute to
environmental sustainability such as minimal use of resource, energy efficiency, improve air or water
quality, minimal waste, reduce carbon dioxide emission, improving ecological biodiversity and improve
health and well-being. The directory not only promotes green products and services but also those listed
in the directory shall also have the opportunity to network and participate in exhibitions, seminars and
trainings conducted by the MGTC.
In addition to the informational instrument

outlined above, energy and resource efficiency
related reporting and energy audit are expected
to lead to a sustainable behaviour. For instance,
NPCC refers to the need for energy audit to
promote energy efficiency in industrial and
building sectors (NPCC, p.13, 14).
For GHG reporting purposes, NPCC suggest the
establishment of a GHG emissions reporting
framework for industries with linkage to the
Statistics Department to ensure a sustainable and

quality assured reporting process (NPCC, p.10).
IMP3 also recommends that a comprehensive
performance rating system in the building
sector be introduced to cover key areas such
as quality, safety and health, environment and
financial strength (IMP3, p.584). CIDB has been
identified to become [the] integrated centre
for the registration and renewal of licenses
of contractors to improve the performance of
contractors (IMP3, p.584).
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Another initiative in the energy sector is the

Energy Star Rating. The rating is from 1-5 stars,
with 5 stars being the highest rating. It is a
voluntary system. Currently only companies that
are competitive and are confident of obtaining at
least 4 stars will apply to be rated. Companies
which are able to qualify for 1-3 ratings only
will not apply as they see not benefit from it.
This means that, the products in the market are
rated either 4 or 5 stars or nothing at all. This
makes it difficult for consumers to make informed
decisions as there are no products with rating
1-3 stars. The industry has pointed out that the
voluntary nature of the system hinders its proper
implementation towards SCP and suggests that
it be made a mandatory system.
Eco-labelling as an informational instrument has
been piloted from August 2010 to April 2011 as
a voluntary scheme to encourage business to
create environmentally friendly products as well
as to help consumers to identify environmentally
friendly products. The informational instrument
addresses both, producers to generate their
products and services in an environmentally
friendly way, and consumers to use only products
and services produced sustainably. So far, ecolabels have not yet be given much attention by
the business sector. SIRIM has come up with
40 product categories for manufactured goods
in Malaysia and CIDB has come up with 2
document criteria on construction materials. Since
the introduction of eco-labelling in Malaysia, 293
products and 46 companies have been Eco-Label.
In addition, there are currently 1,391 models of
electrical appliances, including the domestic fan
and air conditioners, are registered under the
Energy Rating.
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4.1.5 Hybrid Instrument

4.1.5.1 Strategy development and
plans
Malaysias green strategies address the following
key areas: ... (i) Education and awareness, (ii)
Effective management of natural resources and
the environment, (iii) Integrated development
planning and implementation, (iv) Prevention
and control of pollution and environmental
degradation, (v) Strengthening administrative and
institutional mechanisms, (vi) Proactive approach
to regional and global environmental issues, and
(vii) Formulation and implementation of Action
Plans (NPE, p.7).
Other strategy development includes the emphasis
on adaptation strategies to ensure sustainable
growth and mitigation strategies to reduce emission
of greenhouse gases (10MP, p.26) and a ...
long-term strategy for water resource management
... (10MP, p.281). This strategic development
addresses balanced adaptation and mitigation
measures into policies and plans (NPCC, p.11)
as well as to ensure compatibility between
conservation and sustainable development
(NPBD, p.31).
The NPP2 calls for the establishment of an
efficient, equitable and sustainable national spatial
framework to guide the overall development of
the country towards achieving a developed and
high-income nation status by 2020 (NPP2, p.2-1).
Other Malaysian policies strive at increasing
efforts to strengthen and integrate conservation
programmes as well as ensuring that all major
sectoral planning and development activities
incorporate considerations of biological diversity
management (NPBD, p.25).

The economic effect of sustainability has been

integrated into policy considerations as reflected
in the statement taking mitigating measures to
reduce the adverse effects of human activities
on biological diversity (NPBD, p.25) and
promoting eco-tourism to create commercial
value in sustainability (10MP, p.26).
4.1.5.2 Platforms and competence

centres
Malaysias commitment to SCP is expressed in
its institutional framework. KeTTHA is in charge
for NGTP while MGTC for the coordination of
green technology initiatives and programmes
was established to strengthen the application of
green technology as a driver for green economy
in Malaysia. In addition, the MTHPI chaired by
the Prime Minister was established. This is a
high level inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral
committee ... [for coordination among government,
private sector and key stakeholders to oversee
the planning, implementation and monitoring] of
climate change measures (NPCC, p.8).
Similarly a high level institutional framework
has been established to address and reinforce
biodiversity in terms of Biological Diversity
Management (NPBD, p.24, 29), policy formulation,
administration, coordination, private sector and
NGO participation, and collaboration between
Federal and State authorities. The institutional
framework can be strengthened by setting up a
national center for biodiversity which can be the
... technology research powerhouse and centre
of excellence [operated] on a commercial
basis ... (NEM, p.26, 139).
Overall, this serves the purpose of establishing
Malaysia as a centre of excellence in industrial
research in tropical diversity (NPBD, p.24). The
NEM foresees the setting up a technology
research powerhouse and centre of excellence run
on a commercial basis ... (NEM, p.26,139)
4.1.5.3 Studies
Studies are tools that are usually grouped under
hybrid instrument. They provide important insight
into existing good practice and provide the
opportunity to test new approaches. For example,
Malaysia seeks to determine the economic value
of its habitat and natural resources through
survey[s] and document[s on] the biological
diversity in Malaysia, and undertake studies to
assess its direct and indirect values ... (NPBD,
p.24). Similarly, new concepts are being explored
in the wood based industry through studies
cover[ing] areas in both the upstream ... [for]
forestry and downstream [for] ... wood-based
products, and technology development and
enhancement ... segments (IMP3, p.433).
4.1.5.4 Projects and programmes

Apart from policies and strategies, projects and
programmes are also part of the instrument
mix. Projects and programmes undertaken by
government are as below:
a) KeTTHAs Smart Partnership Projects (SPP)
on Green Jobs, Green ICT and international
cooperation with South Korea;
i)
SPP on Green Jobs - KeTTHA has

been working with the Department of
Skills Development (JPK), Ministry of
Human Resources (KSM) to develop
the Occupational Analysis (OA) and the
National Competency Standard (NCS)
on Green Technology, to develop and
list out the generic competency of the
occupations in order to create the green
jobs. The International Labour Organization
(ILO) also helped out in preparing a
roadmap for green jobs development
in Malaysia to provide the way forward
in creating opportunities and paving a
clear direction for the future of green
jobs in Malaysia;
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ii)
SPP on Green ICT provides support to

the ICT Policy and Planning Division at
MAMPU in collecting the input on the
application of Green Technology in ICT
to help reducing CO2 emissions; and
iii)
SPP Cooperation between Malaysia

and South Korea on green technology
project is the sharing of information on
policy and regulatory framework in the
field of green technology.
b) The Central Forest Spine and Heart of Borneo

projects are for ensuring the sustainable
use of forests and their natural resources
by implementing two major initiatives (10MP,
p.49, 306);
c) The Forest Plantations Programme (FPP)
is to ensure the sustainable supply of raw
materials for the timber industry in the long
term (NATIP, p.15);
d) Promote projects eligible for carbon credits
(10MP, p.26);
e) SME Support programmes
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i) Specific programmes will be implemented

to nurture local SMEs as R&D partners to
tap the opportunities of R&D outsourcing
by MNCs and GLCs. Measures will also
be undertaken to encourage collaborative
ventures among MNCs, GLCs and SMEs
to facilitate technology transfers and
skills development. Existing programmes
for enhancing technological capabilities
and supporting R&D activities among
SMEs will be strengthened. The scope
of coverage of the programmes will be
expanded to include the acquisition of
bridging technologies (IMP3, p.192);
ii) The Small Renewable Energy Power
(SREP)Programme was first launched in
May 2001, together with the coordinating

and oversight Special Commission on
Renewable Energy (SCORE). SREP allows
renewable energy projects of up to 10
MW to sell output to the power utility
under a 21-year licence agreement.
Any renewable energy plant including
biomass, biogas, municipal waste, solar,
mini-hydropower and wind, may apply to
sell energy to the grid on a willing seller
and willing buyer basis (NREPAP, p.77).
The first Renewable Energy Purchasing
Agreement (REPA) between TNB and a
plant owner was signed in 2001. The
program is, however, limited to 219 MW
in 2011, but will be increased to 1 GW
in 2015. The bulk of the generating
capacity to be installed is set aside for
biomass and mini-hydropower. While
participation has steadily increased and
the results have been encouraging, the
total volume of electricity generated is
still small;
iii) SMIDEC, in collaboration with technologybased institutions, such as SIRIM
Berhad, MTDC, MDeC and Malaysia
Bio-Technology Corporation, will introduce
technology foresight programmes for
SMEs which will enable them to be
aware of and take advantage of future
technologies (IMP3, p.191); and
iv) Provide ready-to-use incubators that are
compliant with international standards
such as Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point (HACCP) (10MP, p.157).
f) Corporate social responsibility enhancement
projects to:
i) Encourage firms to provide support in
the establishment and maintenance of
green spaces as part of their corporate
social responsibility (CSR) programmes
(10MP, p.257);

ii) Protect flagship species by initiating publicprivate corporate social responsibilities

(10MP, p.26, 307); and
iii) Establish and promote green image
through responsible practices in forestry,
trade and environment (NATIP, p.72).
Technology-related initiatives including institutional
building programmes which have been undertaken
and proposed are:
a) High technology parks (IMP3, p.158);
b) Coordinating agency for RDI and Centre of
Excellence or new research institute for Green
Technology development (NGTP, p.18);
c) Strategic programmes (stage-based climatefriendly technology transfer programme)
(NPCC, p.17);
d) Human resources development (brain gain
programmes), advice on business process
modernization and promotion of private
sector finance for technology investments

(NATIP, p.48, 49); and
e) Conduct scientific research, environment
protection and conservation in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) (NPP2, p.3-5).
4.1.5.5 Demonstration projects

The Study finds that Malaysia has substantial
experience in SCP implementation through
demonstration programmes. Two demonstration
programmes in term of green technology
applications undertaken by the government
are:
a) Green Township pilot project in Cyberjaya
and Putrajaya which is a flagship project
mentioned in the 10MP (10MP, p.279);
and
b) T h e L o w C a r b o n C i t i e s F r a m e w o r k
and Assessment System (LCCF) (Box
4) which include Green Neighbourhood
Development.
Box 4
Low Carbon Cities Framework And Assessment System
The Low Carbon Cities Framework and Assessment System (LCCF) is a national performance based
system which captures the actual environmental impact of a development in terms of total carbon
emissions. It has been introduced to address climate change effectively via urban planning system and
carried out through the construction stage; the embodied carbon contained in the cities constructed;
and the operational carbon emissions during the life span of the cities. LCCF helps stakeholders such as
local authorities, developers and designers to define their priorities and develop action plans to reduce
their carbon emissions as it focuses specifically on strategies and measures in reducing carbon. It was
developed by Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA) with supported from
the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (MGTC) and Malaysian Institute of Planners in 2011. The
assessment is performed based on four focus areas namely; urban environment, urban transportation,
urban infrastructure and buildings. The areas are further segregated into 13 performance criteria and 35
sub-criteria. LCCF can be conducted in two approaches namely city based approach and one-system
approach. For a city based approach, all criteria are considered whereas for one-system approach only
selected sectors in the main criteria are considered (Low Carbon Cities Framework and Assessment
System, KeTTHA 2011)
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Complementing the above instruments, several ...

outreach and awareness programmes targeting
various segments of society [will be expanded]
(10MP, p.286), viz.:
c) Malaysia Environment Week;

d) Promotion of Cleaner Production to Industries
(Box 6); and
e) Environmental Debate amongst higher
institutions.
a) Langkawi Award;
b) Rakan Alam Sekitar (Box 5);
Box 5
Rakan Alam Sekitar (Friends Of Environment)
Rakan Alam Sekitar was created to increase awareness and urging participation of local communities
in the Parliamentary constituencies in environmental conservation and protection as well as combating
environmental pollution. Other objectives include increase awareness on environment conservation; instil
a sense of responsibility among the community to participate in caring for the environment; and provide
a proper channel for the community to air their grouses or views about the environment to the relevant
agencies. 61,488 people from 222 Parliamentary constituencies have been registered as members of
Rakan Alam Sekitar.
Box 6
Promoting Cleaner Production In The Malaysian Industry
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Cleaner Production (CP) refers to the continuous application of an integrated, preventative environmental
strategy to processes, products and services to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans
and the environment. CP aims at making more efficient use of natural resources and reducing the
generation of wastes and emissions at the source. The most common prevention practices include
product modification, input substitution, good housekeeping and on-site recycling. Nowadays, CP has
emerged as one of the tools to minimise the environmental impact, improve efficiency and reduce cost.
In the context of Malaysia, CP Programme has been implemented by SIRIM since 1996 through its
G-G Technical Cooperation Programme in collaboration with Danish International Development Agency
(DANIDA) and subsequently with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 2002. The DOE
became a key player in promoting CP practices in Malaysia since 2001 through its technical cooperation
programme in collaboration with SIRIM and Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development
(DANCED). SIRIM is appointed by DOE as a consultant to conduct CP audits in industries and technical
advisory support to enhance implementation of CP in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
The use of CP amongst industries in Malaysia contributes towards reducing environmental pollution,
improving the industrys compliance with environmental regulations, and improves their overall efficiency
and productivity. In 2009, MM Vitaoils Sdn. Bhd. (MMV) was selected for CP Demonstration Project to
showcase how CP was implemented in a Malaysian company. MMV produces palm based products
such as cooking oil, ghee, margarine shortening and pastry. A total of 254 CP options were generated
during the CP audits; among other includes reduce wastage of electricity, water and raw material usage;
minimize production of reject products, reduce risk in premise and increase premise productivity. The
CP Demonstration Project was further continued in 2011 at Batik manufacturing premise viz. Dagang
Batikraf Sdn. Bhd. in Kelantan. The project aimed to establish environmentally friendly and competitive
batik industry through adoption of CP.

Another important adaptation measure to increase

sustainable consumption is clean mobility, which
encourages a greater use of public transportation
over private vehicles. For this to happen, there
must be effective public transformation in the
form of ... an efficient integrated inter-urban
public transportation system featuring high speed
train, low fare domestic flight, public buses and
highways and city centre transportation hubs. For
intra-city travel ... the coverage and efficiency
of trains, taxis and buses and inter-connectivity
[will be developed] (NPP2, p.2-13).
4.1.6 Partnering Instrument

When it comes to partnering instrument in
existing national policies that relate to SCP,
there are multiple forums and networks in place
which provide platforms for cooperation to jointly
work towards SCP.
4.1.6.1 Multi-stakeholder working

groups
Malaysia has emphasized its commitment
to SCP-related policy objectives through the
establishment of relevant institutions (Chapter
3). As SCP is complex in nature, there is a need
for good coordination among those involved and
this requires the institution of a mechanism for
coordinating consultation among stakeholders on
national positions [especially if it is for national]
and responses to address current and emerging
issues ... [in] international negotiations (NPCC,
p.20).
4.1.6.2 Regional and international

collaboration and networks
Malaysia is aware of the trans-boundary issues
of SCP-related policies. Among the implementing
instruments, regional and international collaboration
and cooperation on green economy is considered
key to sustainable development. [R]egional
cooperation ... [is promoted] within existing inter-
governmental and non-governmental mechanisms

(NPCC, p.20). Some regional collaboration and
cooperation initiatives on biological diversity
and trans-boundary issues are related to the
establishment of transfrontier national parks
(NPBD, p.37); effects of pollution on biological
diversity (NPBD, p.37); and biological diversity
conservation and management (NPBD, p.26).
4.1.6.3 Inter-institutional collaboration

and networks
In regard to raising awareness on green economy
subjects and tools to achieve SCP, Malaysia
acknowledges the importance to strengthen
collaborative networks and capacity of agencies
at the federal, state and local government levels
(NPCC, p.18). Partnership between public agencies
and the private sector is expected to support
R&D initiatives in many sectors, such as green
technology, manufacturing industries and timber
industry. Statements supporting collaboration
and networks are fostering R&D links between
the institutions of higher learning and the
private sector (NEM, p.26, 139); strengthening
R&D efforts between RIs [research institutes],
universities, government agencies and the
industry (NATIP, p.58); enhancement of smart
partnerships between the Government, industries,
and research institutions [on green technologies
and RDIC]; and establishment of strong linkages
between local research institutions and regional
and international centres of excellence in Green
Technology RDI (NGTP, p.18).
Networking provides an opportunity for finance
and resource pooling, as well as mutual
learning. The construction sector recognises
the advantage of stimulating ... R&D activities
through resource-pooling initiative amongst key
players and provision of R&D infrastructure
(CIMP, p.12). According to IMP3, the quality
of technical training can be improved by ...
enhancing collaboration with institutions of higher
learning in: R&D; and designing programmes
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Private sector participation is being promoted

in biological diversity conservation, exploration
and sustainable utilisation (NPBD, p.25). In
the green construction field, partnering may
occur in varying degrees, from the traditional
design and build method, to project partnering
and finally to strategic partnering alliances ...
(CIMP, p.14).
The private sector seeks closer collaboration

with specialized government research institutions
and universities (IMP3, p.192). The government
on the other hand normally ... collaborate[s] with
Malaysian-owned companies to encourage
companies to utilize raw materials and energy
more efficiently [especially] in their production
processes ... [to] ensure the sustainable
management and utilisation of resources in the
pursuit of ... development (IMP3, p.636). In
the context of driving sustainable production
practices, the government engages the existing
MNCs that are environmentally conscious and/or
friendly and have a long standing relationship
with local suppliers (NREPAP, p.56).
Participation of civil society and local communities

in different stages of regional development
envisaged in the eco-tourism sector will facilitate
eco-tourism activities (10MP, p.26, 306, 308). The
involvement of local communities will strengthen
the effectiveness of the policy instruments and
at the same time empowers the community
representatives to have a role to support the
change towards SCP in Malaysia.
An important factor to bring about change

to unsustainable production processes is the
access to relevant technology. There is a need
to facilitate contacts between private sector
and public sector in order to improve design
and transfer of ... technology, ... [especially in]
biotechnology (NPBD, p.32). For this purpose,
formation of appropriate joint venture projects
with multinational and other corporations to
encourage science and technology transfer in
enhancing the economic value of biological
diversity shall be encouraged (NPBD, p.33).
Regarding the target groups, the different

quotations identified make reference to a great
variety of different actors such as businesses,
government, media, non-governmental
organizations and individual stakeholders.
Another target area is the green technology
sector which includes green building, clean
mobility, renewable energies and sustainable
cities. Very often, the target group is not directly
addressed in the policy statement. This is the
reason why the instruments are grouped in the
lower levels of SCP objective attainment such
as general issues on sustainability or moving
towards green economy. Without identifying the
target group, there is a lesser chance for the
policy objective to effect a change in behaviour
of government, industry or private consumers or
societys way of life to be able to be grouped
in the highest level of SCP attainment applying
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for the continuing education of workers ...

(IMP3, p.661). In addition, the upgrading of
the quality of the workforce [can be achieved]
through collaborations between universities and
the industry ... in the form of ... internship
and exchange programmes to facilitate the
matching skills requirements by the industry
(IMP3, p.267).
Chapter 5
Sustainable
MONITORING SCP POLICY
OBJECTIVES
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia

Chapter 5 examines the existing monitoring mechanisms and the

impact of the national policies. The assessment of the achievements
of existing institutional set-ups on their SCP-related objectives is
based on the indicators defined in the policies.
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5.1
Current monitoring mechanisms
An enabling environment is crucial for policies

to achieve their desired objectives. Hence, it
is timely to examine how SCP-related policies
can effectively meet their objectives. One of the
measurement methods is to have appropriate
instruments with a good monitoring and evaluation
process which can support data analysis and
contribute to a good reporting system. The
whole process is vital for SCP.
At the onset, it is necessary to determine if the
current monitoring arrangements are appropriate
to evaluate the measurements of SCP objectives
outlined in the policies. The appropriateness of
the monitoring system is assessed by the data
generated and the ease with which the data
can be analysed efficiently. The Study Team
was not able to obtain the required information
on the monitoring systems implemented at
ministerial and agencies level during the period
of the Study.
government established the Implementation

Coordination Unit (ICU) under the Prime Ministers
Department. ICUs main task is to coordinate,
monitor and evaluate the implementation and
outcome of policies and strategies implemented
during the period of the five-year development
plans. ICUs main focus lies in monitoring
the overall development policy at the national
level whilst most of the sectoral policies have
an assigned owner at line-ministry level for
monitoring purposes.
Apart from ICU, other government monitoring and
delivery units include the Project Management
Unit (PMU), the Performance Management and
Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) and the new Economic
Delivery Unit (EDU) as shown in Figure 14.
EDU and PEMANDU are in the Prime Ministers
Department, and PMU is a unit within the Ministry
of Finance. According to the 10MP, the ICU,
PMU, PEMANDU and EDU share four common
characteristics as presented in Table 10.
Recognizing the importance of effective

implementation, monitoring and delivery, the
Figure 14: Monitoring and Delivery Unit

IMPLEMENTATION COODINATION UNIT (ICU)
ICU is a unit under the Prime Minister
It oversees and monitors the implementation
of all project under the development budget
Troble shoots and support resolution of problems
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

UNIT (PEMANDU)
PEMANDU is a unit under the Prime Ministers
Department
It oversees implementation, monitors progress,
facilitates and supports delivery, NKRAs and MKRAs
Direct line to top leadership

Narrow and specific mandates
Designd and resourced to be performance oriented
Leverage on SPP II
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU)

PMU is a unit under the Ministry of Finance
It oversees, manages and monitors the disbursement
of funds and work carried out under the stimulus
package and annual budget
ECONOMIC DELIVERY UNIT (EDU)

EDU to monitor and assist in the delivery of National
Key Economic Areas (NKEAs)
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Source: EPU (2010). 10 Malaysia Plan

th

Table 10: Characteristics of ICU, PMU, PEMANDU and EDU

Characteristics
Purposes
Direct line to the highest levels of Increase speed of decision making based on direct feedback
leadership
from the monitoring agencies
Narrow and specific mandates
Allowing for quick intervention and remedial actions when

required
Designed and resourced to be highly capable Enabling highly capable units, embedding data-driven techniques
and performance-oriented units
and performance mindsets
Leverage SPP II (Project Monitoring Providing comprehensive, transparent and up-to-date view of
System)
the status of current projects through a common data and
reporting system with a single interface enabling comprehensive
status reports to be generated when necessary
Source: EPU (2010). 10 th Malaysia Plan
The national development plan enhances

the governments efforts to establish a high
performance monitoring unit. There are specific
provisions in the 10MP for strengthening the
mechanisms on designing, monitoring, reporting
and making adjustments to policies underlying the
GTP, ETP and NEM. PEMANDU was established
in 2010 to accelerate the implementation of the
national transformation programme. In line with
this, the National Key Result Areas (NKRAs)
and Ministerial Key Performance Indicators
(MKPIs) have been setup to shift towards an

outcome-based approach for planning, monitoring
and evaluating of public sector programmes.
PEMANDU has been mandated to catalyse bold
changes in public sector delivery to support the
ministries in the planning and delivery process and
to provide an independent view of performance
and progress to the Prime Minister or Ministers
directly. The several facets of the functions of
PEMANDU are shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15: Operationalising PEMANDUs functions

Strategic
Strategic
Leadership
Tractical
Implementation
Programme
Oversight
Implementation
Programme
Management
Policy, Formulation
Design &
Implementation
Implemetation Monitoring
Assessing & Reporting
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Information for Independent

Evaluation Board

To facilitate the implementation and delivery of the

ETP, the ETP Unit (ETPU) was established as a
division of PEMANDU. In general, the ETPU plays
the role as a central facilitation team to bridge
disparate units of government, provide linkage
to the private sector and present a platform to
resolve issues that arise during implementation.
The overall role of ETPU includes architecting
the ETP and resolving issues that arise during its
implementation, as well as mobilising investment
by bringing parties together, and ensuring that
implementers perform and accelerate delivery.
ETPU also monitors the progress of the Entry
Point Projects (EPPs) to ensure accountability
of both the project owners as well as the
supporting government institutions. The Unit is
responsible for regular and transparent reporting
across NKEAs and the overall ETP.
To enhance effective policy monitoring and

evaluation, the National Economic Action Council
(NEAC) under the NEM has proposed an
implementation framework as illustrated in Figure
16. NEAC has proposed PEMANDU to be the
central agency with the mandate to coordinate,
formulate and design policy mechanisms,
monitor the implementation, assess the impact
and effectiveness, and, if necessary, suggests
remedial measures. Apart from that, NEAC also
suggests that the government makes provision
for the setting up an independent assessment
and evaluation board (IEB), whose main task
will be to undertake a two yearly in-depth
strategic review on the impact and relevance
of the policy measures underlying the Strategic
Reform Initiatives (SRIs).
Figure 16: Implementation framework proposed by NEAC
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To ensure close monitoring of NKEAs, the GTP

has established a number of delivery principles
as listed below:
a) Flashing reports to update the Cabinet on
the progress of each National KPI (NKPI)
against the set targets;
b) Forming Delivery Task Forces, chaired by
the Prime Minister and attended by the lead
Minister, relevant Ministers and senior civil
servants, to approve delivery plans, monitor
progress and refine implementation strategies
as required;
c) Holding PM-Minister reviews to assess each
Ministers achievements every six months;
and
d) Publishing annual reports in the first quarter
of every year to report on the progress
objectively,
The delivery principles allow for a highly efficient
and effective monitoring system, good reporting
system and a quick feedback mechanism.
5.2
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Monitoring SCP-related policies
Successful implementation of SCP-related

policies not only depends on the formulation or
design of the policy but also on the effective
mechanisms to implement and monitor the
policies. Monitoring and feedback on the
policy cycle should be viewed as an integral
component of implementation. Fortunately, most
recent national development plans have given
emphasis on policy monitoring and reporting by
developing KPIs. Unfortunately, no SCP-specific
monitoring system is in place at this point in
time. A set of specific micro level parameters
need to be determined for each SCP-related
initiative for monitoring and reporting purposes.
The indicators, targets and the main players or

implementers of each SCP strategy should also
be identified. The Malaysian government in its
policy documents aims at establishing criteria
and indices for environmentally sustainable
socio-economic growth as follows:
a) Strengthen investment evaluation mechanisms
to support a climate-resilient industry;
b) E s t a b l i s h G H G e m i s s i o n s r e p o r t i n g
framework;
c) Develop a national carbon accounting
system and a baseline study for forest
ecosystems;
d) Develop multiple national climate and hydro
climate projection models for identifying
vulnerabilities and assessing potential impacts
of climate change;
e) Develop a data bank to serve integrated
environmentally sensitive areas, strategic
environmental assessment, economic
evaluation of ecological services and
sustainable development indicators; and
f) Strengthen national data repository through
periodic national inventory on natural disasters
and extreme weather events.
5.3
Key performance indicator:

Towards effective
implementation
Quantifiable indicators are very important to

measure the extent the desired targets have
been achieved. Building on existing frameworks,
indicators for a green/sustainable economy are
currently being developed by UNEP, the World
Bank, OECD and others. They can be roughly
divided into the following three groups:

a) Economic indicators: the share of investments

or the share of output and employment in
sectors that meet a sustainability standard,
such as green GDP.
b) Environmental indicators: resource use
efficiency or pollution intensity at either the
sectoral or national level, e.g. energy use per
capita GDP, or water use per capita GDP.
c) Aggregate indicators of progress and wellbeing: macroeconomic aggregates to reflect
natural capital depreciation, integrated
environmental and economic accounting, or
broader interpretations of well-being beyond
narrow definitions of per capita GDP.
Effective and efficient policies usually put in
place adequate performance indicators and
target levels, and timeframes within which certain
targets will be achieved; assign responsibilities
and streamline the role of implementing agencies;
establish a regular monitoring and reporting
system; and determine the coordination process
to be carried out.
The government has established a number of

National Key Indicators (NKIs) which are a set of
criteria to measure the performance of agencies
in implementing policies and initiatives. This allows
the government to evaluate the performance
through regular feedback and the opportunity to
continuously strive for performance improvement
and enhancement.
Relevant policy documents were examined
and guided expert interviews held to study the
extent to which indicators and targets have
been outlined in the SCP-related policies. Based
on the analysis, it was found that some of the
policies have clearly defined indicators and
targets (Table 11) and some like the NGTP has
KPIs (Table 12). Most of them however do not
specify quantifiable targets nor assign roles and
functions to specific implementing ministries or
agencies. For instance, various strategies and
approaches contained in the NPE appear to
have a positive impact on environment and the
economy, but the document does not clearly state
the indicators, targets and the main player(s) of
each strategy.
Table 11: Indicator, timeframe and quantifiable target for SCP-related policies
Documents
Indicator
Timeframe
10th Malaysia Plan
Quantifiable
Target
Assign
Mandate
Guiding Document
Government Transformation Programme
Economic Transformation Programme
New Economic Model
National Mineral Policy
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Table 12: Key performance indicators (KPIs) of the National Green Technology Policy
Aspects
KPIs
Environment
Initial reduction in the rate of increase of GHG emission, and subsequently progressing towards
reduction in the annual GHG emission
Progress of the rise in ranking of environmental performance by 2030
Improvement in air quality and river water quality
Economy
The Green Technology industry contributes a significant value and percentage to the national
GDP
Sizeable amount of investments are made in Green Technology industry through foreign direct
investments (FDIs) and domestic direct investments (DDIs)
Increased number of certified Green industries and revenue in the country
The Green Technology industry creates increasing number of jobs in the manufacturing and
services sectors, as well as SMEs/SMIs, and
Increasing values of spin-off and supporting industries from the Green Technology industry
Social
More cities, townships and communities are embracing Green Technology and are being
classified on Green Townships
More Malaysians appreciate Green Technology and Green Technology culture becomes a part
of their lives
Improve the quality of life in Malaysia
Source: KeTTHA (2010). National Green Technology Policy
Some policies do not have detailed targets and

performance indicators. However the targets and
performance indicators are sometimes refined into
quantifiable indicators in other documents such
as in the strategic plans or guidelines. Such a
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situation can be seen in the NGTP. Although

the NGTP does not mention any quantifiable
target, the detailed targets are found in the
Entry Point Projects (EPP-4) in the ETP as in
Table 13.

Table 13: ETP further describes National Green Technology Policy

Descriptions
Aims
Reducing carbon emissions intensity per GDP by up to 40 percent by 2020, based on 2005
levels
Generating sizable cost savings of RM295 billion by increasing energy efficiency by 40 percent by
2020,
Creating a range of highly-skilled positions and significant number of jobs in green technology
industry.
Actions/
Players
(KeTTHA)
Boosting demand for green products and services,

Stipulating that all ministries must reduce electricity and water consumption by 10 percent per year
from 2011 to 2013,
Implementing green public procurement which targeting 50 percent of the goods and services
purchased by the public sector should be eco-labelled by 2020,
Formulating green public procurement policy by October 2011,
Promoting culture of conservation and efficiency,
Coordinating outreach programmes and incorporating environmental awareness into school
curriculums,
Strengthening suppliers of green products and services through accreditation, skills development
and access to finance,
Developing an accreditation framework for energy services companies to improve and regulate the
quality of energy services companies in 2011,
Incorporating Green technology skills into the curriculum of existing courses, including architecture,
engineering and urban planning by 2012,
Developing a list of green technology jobs under the NOSS (National Occupational Skills Standard)
and SKM (Malaysian Skills Certificate) by mid-2011,
Establishing a common standard for green technology practitioners,
Conducting education seminars with financial institutions to increase knowledge of green projects
to boost levels of lending in 2011,
Measuring, monitoring and publicizing environmental progress (such as environmental management
annual progress report against KPIs and increase awareness of environmental schemes),
Determining the scope of the database and the indicators that need to be collected as well as
communicate roles and responsibilities to the relevant industry associations by mid-2011,
Highlighting improvements in energy and water efficiency across government and the private
sector at the national and State levels.
Funding
Total funding required is RM13.5 billion, of which RM10.8 billion will come from the private sector for
investment in green buildings and infrastructure. The remaining funding will be used for investment in
public sector green buildings over the next 10 years
Impact
Generate RM7.2 billion of additional GNI in 2020 and create over 47,000 jobs.
Source: PEMANDU (2010). Economic Transformation Programme
Other KPIs, target levels or timeframes may have been developed but the Study Team could not
access the information during the period of the Study.
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Chapter 6
Sustainable
KEY FINDINGS
Consumption
& Production
in Malaysia

Chapter 6 is a synthesis of the key findings of Malaysias performance

on SCP policies and instruments, and the state of play by SCP
institutional organisations. It takes into account the results of the
desk study, interview sessions as well as the feedback from the
Projects Core Team members.
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6.1
Malaysias performance in scp

policies and instruments
The study found a strong government commitment

in support of SCP which is reflected in the
integration of SCP concept into the formulation
of national policies to be implemented by relevant
ministries and agencies, and the establishment
of instruments to operationalise the mechanisms
to achieve the policy objectives. In view of the
cross-cutting nature of SCP, the institutional
framework is further strengthened to achieve
SCP through the establishment of national
councils chaired by either the Prime Minister or
Deputy Prime Minister. Some national councils
established for this purpose are the MTHPI;
the National Water Resource Council; and the
National Biodiversity Council.
With the understanding of the importance of
sustainable development for Malaysias future in
terms of potential for export, energy security, food
security, health and well-being, these aspects,
among others, are incorporated into the four
guiding national development and transformation
programmes namely 10MP, NEM, ETP and
GTP, as well as the sectoral policies such as
NPP2, NREPAP, NGTP, NPCC and others
that have integrated SCP policy objectives as
discussed in Chapters 3. They address all the
three pillars of sustainable development that is
economy, social and environment. In addition,
for environmental protection, a comprehensive
legal framework is already in existence in the
form of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
Recognizing the adverse impact of unsustainable
development, Malaysia has committed to
voluntarily reduce its CO2 emissions intensity of
GDP by up to 40% of the 2005 level by 2020.
This reduction is conditional upon financial and
technological assistance from developed countries.
Similarly, the various environmental stewardship
programmes implemented by the government
reflect its commitment and determination in

championing environmental protection. Malaysia
has committed and supported global environmental
protection efforts by ratifying many of the
multilateral environmental agreements. Equally,
the government acknowledges the opportunities
that come with SCP policy implementation and
to take advantage of opportunities available to
become one of the first countries in Asia to
adopt SCP implementation.
To support the SCP uptake, Malaysia has
cooperation with international partner countries
through mechanisms such as global hubs of
MIDA and MATRADE to allow easy access to
information on SCP-related market opportunities
and requirements as well as international donor
support for SCP-related activities. In addition
and where applicable, Malaysia participates in
international standards committees such as Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation Sub Committee
on Standards and Conformance (APEC-SCSC),
Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC), ASEAN
Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality
(ACCSQ), Asian Europe Trade Facilitation Action
Plan (ASEM-TFAP) and the Indian Ocean Rim
Business Forum (IORBF).
The Study notes that the private sector is
self-confident and self-critical, and because
of the economic benefits of SCP, the private
sector has adopted the cleaner production,
environmental management system and EE
practices. The private sector also confirms its
readiness to produce green products and services
to meet green market demand but is adopting
a wait and see position hoping for additional
economic benefits that may be announced by
the government for the adoption of SCP-related
policy measures. Many businesses possess
the know-how to produce green products and
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services. In fact, in their own interest, they have

been practicing greener production for many
years in order to be competitive internationally
to export to developed countries in Europe,
the US and Japan. They are now also ready to
provide the domestic market with sustainably
produced goods and services. With the existing
SCP policy objectives and instruments, more
businesses are envisaged to be encouraged to
switch to more sustainable business practices,
and consumers are encouraged to support that
switch through their demand pattern.
Malaysia has put in place various instruments
such as regulatory, economic, educational,
informational, hybrids and partnering to achieve
SCP policy objectives. Prominent projects which
contribute to SCP implementation and which
come under economic instrument are GTFS,
GGP, GBI and IBS. These projects are important
as they contribute towards the SCP objective of
applying life cycle thinking which is the highest
level of SCP attainment. Besides that, the country
has gained valuable experience and expertise
in SCP through the implementation of projects
which fall under educational instrument and
hybrid instrument that have been implemented
by different agencies. An example of projects
under educational instrument is the Sustainable
Schools programme (CPU-DOE) whilst projects
under the hybrid instrument are Low Carbon
Cities Framework and Assessment System
(LCCF; KeTTHA), Sustainable/Liveable cities
(KPKT), Green City of Malacca (Malacca State
Government), River of life (KL City Council) and
Sustainable Forest Management (MNRE-Forestry
Department).
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SCP-related policy objectives were identified in

all the 22 existing policies and regulations as in
Table 6. The 10MP, NEM, NPP2, NGTP and
IMP3 has policy statements in all the 6 categories
of SCP objectives including the highest level
category that is applying life cycle thinking. Of
the 22 policy and regulation documents, only
11 have policy statements under the applying

The effects of the currently implemented SCPrelated policies are not clear and sometimes
desired outcomes are not realised. This is
because, in some cases, the policies are new,
and therefore would require more time before
the implementation results can be seen. In
other cases, monitoring targets, indicators and
implementing tools such as in the form of action
plan or strategy have not been clearly defined
or established for purposes of monitoring, data
gathering and analysis resulting in difficulties
in the evaluation and reporting on the results
on the implementation of the policies (Chapter
3). Further investigation is needed, to find out
if monitoring is mention in any of SCP-related
policies and what could be suitable indicators
and targets that could be established to guide
Malaysias development towards national SCP.
In this regard, it is observed that most policies
are targeted to achieve mainly economic growth.
However, for purposes of a holistic approach to
development and sustainable growth, policies
need to also incorporate and address sustainable
issues such as CO2 emission, Cleaner Production
and Eco-labelling.
While Malaysia has gained valuable expertise from
research and pilot projects but little uptake was
observed. Research projects have remained at
the research stage and pilot projects have not
being scaled up. This is because the uptake
of a pilot project depends on private sector
involvement and commitment. In a private sector
led economy, the project is usually taken up if
there is a strong business case, therefore the
requirement for the project is demand driven.
Successful pilot project initiated by Federal
government can be replicated in other States
or local councils, and vice versa.
The lack of enforcement was cited as being one
of the major obstacles in the implementation of

regulations, and it can be one of major constraints

in the SCP policy implementation in Malaysia.
The Federal, State and Local Councils need to
work together in pursuing SCP objectives through
coordinated and efficient enforcement.
Other factors which have been cited as a
hindrance to the SCP implementation is lack
of budget and financial capacity; lack of
institutional capacity in the form of manpower;
lack of technical capacity in the form of skill
and expertise; and lack of coordination among
government ministries and agencies. Appropriate
capacity programmes or training is not yet widely
accessible or available.
A case where the lack of financial capacity
has affected SCP implementation is the project
on Cleaner Production in Malaysian Industry
undertaken by DOE. In this project, DOE initiated
the pilot project with relatively high resources.
While the participating companies informally
have confirmed positive outcomes and benefits
through the implementation of cleaner production
elements but the relatively low financial capacity
and lack of funds of the donor agency (DOE/
MNRE), did not allow monitoring of the outcomes
or support the up scaling of the pilot project to
other businesses or sectors.
A case where the lack of technical capacity
has been a constraint to SCP implementation
is in the introduction of the minimum energy
performance standards (MEPS) for electrical
appliances by the Energy Commission (EC).
Although the EC wants to implement this as
mandatory requirement, it was unable to do so
because of lack of database and expertise on
developing the standard.
In addition, the government of Malaysia like other
countries worldwide has to address many equally
important priorities concurrently. Because of the
different priorities, the objectives formulated to
achieve the different priorities can be complex
and sometimes conflicting and this hinders the

uptake of SCP behaviour.
The Study finds that some of the requirements
set by policies are not practical and therefore
affect SCP implementation or innovation. This
is demonstrated in the Efficient Management of
Electrical Energy Regulations 2008 (EMEE). Under
this regulation, companies consuming 3,000,000
kWh or more in 6 months of annual energy
consumption are required to engage an Energy
Manager. The rational for this is to stimulate
energy-intensive companies to continuously
monitor potential for energy optimization.
According to the regulation, only those people
with specified academic qualifications and
certified by the government can be appointed
as Energy Manager. The study reveals that,
in practice, industry faces difficulties to employ
such suitable candidates. Out of the 1,500
eligible businesses in Malaysia, only 249 have
certified Energy Managers. Suggestions by the
industry to solve this problem include allowing
staff with long term experience to undergo
additional technical training to qualify as Energy
Manager instead of relying solely on academic
qualifications.
Bureaucratic red tape usually slows down business.
The private sector is normally quick to respond
and adapt to changing environment to remain
competitive. Sometimes policy instruments provide
for incentives to encourage business to develop
and/or expand. But because of bureaucratic
red tape or cumbersome and time consuming
procedures, businesses find it difficult to take
advantage of the incentive or it takes a long
time before they can enjoy it. In the case of
the fiscal incentives provided by MIDA for EE,
FMM has informed that the technical evaluation
and the processing time, in certain case up to
6 months, is too long. Whereas, in the case
of rebate vouchers to encourage consumers to
choose energy efficient appliances introduced by
KeTTHA under the Sustainability Achieved Via
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Energy Efficiency (SAVE) Programme on 7 July

2011, customers have complained that there is
a lot of bureaucratic procedures which have to
be complied with before they can claim such
rebate vouchers. IMP3 in addressing bureaucratic
red tape and supporting green construction,
provides preferential treatment for IBS proposals
by giving ... green-lane approval for building
plans utilising the Industrial Building Systems
and modular coordination (IMP3, p.585).
government feels that there are insufficient

local producers in green products and
services. Another reason is to provide the
environment to stimulate domestic economic
growth and to reduce CO2 footprint. The
private sector however is waiting for it,
and confirms being prepared to produce
according to any green demand that may
possibly be incorporated into the procurement
procedures.
There are also loopholes and/or outdated policy

instruments which can hinder new green business
opportunities. Policy instruments that relate to
technology, which regulate the state of play are
easily outdated due to the rapid advancement
and changes in technology. Some of the
existing policies have not been updated to keep
abreast with the latest available technology and
innovations. For instance, the latest technology
available for solid waste incinerator is safe and
environmentally friendly. The buffer zone for
this system is narrower and therefore can be
located nearer to residential or industries areas.
In Malaysia, because the present regulation still
requires 500 meters buffer zone, solid waste
incinerator with the latest technology cannot be
installed nearer to the residential or industrial
areas. In streamlining and harmonizing, those
policy instruments which are outdated need to
be scrapped while others, in particular those with
loopholes, need to be reviewed and be updated
to make them current to address additional
administrative cost, inefficiency and redundancy
in implementing a project or initiative so that it
facilitates the ease of doing business for the
private sector in pursuing SCP agenda.
b) Malaysia has adopted the Energy Star Rating

for its domestic market. However, the rating
is voluntary. Thus, only those industries
which consider it a marketing strategy and
are confident of obtaining 5 stars (or in
worst case scenario 4 stars) will apply for
such rating as they want to be competitive.
The remaining industries do not apply as
rating less than 4 stars do not give them
any advantage. The Study recommends
that if energy efficiency is to be the center
piece of the new value system, the rating
needs to be made mandatory to compel
all domestic and international producers to
categorize their products.
The Study shows that there is a lack of trade and

investment policies that support SCP. Examples
encompass the following:
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a) Government green procurement (GGP) has

been announced for a long time (since
2010) but has not been implemented as the
c) The Study found that domestic producers

and service providers do not see any benefit
for them to comply with SCP in Malaysia
because the Malaysian domestic standards
are not mandatory and are not as strict
as the international standards. In addition,
conformity assessment of imported goods is
perceived as being less stringent, allowing
substandard products to enter the domestic
market easily. This discourages domestic
producers from excelling in SCP practices.
To overcome this, Standards must be made
mandatory to all producers including SMEs.
However, the SMEs could be given a grace
period to enable them to adjust and adopt
green production to ensure they produce
energy efficient products. In addition, it
will also reduce substandard products from

penetrating into the Malaysian market as the

same mandatory standards must be used
by local and foreign producers.
Some existing policies provide economic
incentives. However, to take advantage of these
incentives, there are certain requirements and
conditions to be fulfilled. Businesses regard
this as a disincentive and disadvantage as the
requirements and conditions to enjoy the incentive
takes time and incur secondary or indirect costs.
For instance, there is a waiting time and cost for
the application of a standard certification on GBI
which is the precondition to enjoy the economic
incentive on tax exemption. On the contrary,
provision of subsidies in policy is sometimes
regarded as countervail to the objective of SCP.
For instance, the low water and energy tariff,
due to subsidies, does not discourage wasteful
use of water and energy. Similarly, fossil fuels
subsidies do not discourage the use of fossil
fuels despite the negative impacts. However, on
the positive side, it is recognized that what are
disincentives for SCP can be incentives for other
national priorities as the Malaysian government,
like all other governments worldwide, has multiple
goals to achieve concurrently.
To address disincentives, further studies could
look into the enforcement of SCP-related policy
which can be a very sensitive issue. Further
detail studies on enforcement measures are
needed to identify the key implementers, the
reasons why policy instruments are ineffective,
and the factors hindering or slowing down
implementation. This will provide a basis for
informed decision making for remedial action
to improve enforcement.
Despite the various awareness programmes
and public education activities on SCP-related
objectives, they have not managed to change
or influence the mind-set of consumers and
businesses to be supportive of SCP. The change
of a value system and related SCP behaviour
takes time. Currently the Malaysian society still

prefers cheaper over more costly quality and
eco-products, such as organic food. This has
resulted in the industry following the market
and not driving it. The lukewarm support for
SCP, according to feedback, is because of low
commitment from top management, and the
opportunistic attitude of the industry - hoping
to enjoy greater benefits by waiting for higher
subsidies or other incentives to be given by the
government - despite their readiness to going
green. Industry on the other hand says that one
of the biggest challenges is self-regulation. Since
there is no requirement to do so, the domestic
and foreign industry has provided little financial
and technical investment on SCP matters.
The three most prominent factors that shape
Malaysias SCP policy in the short-term are:
a) The climate change mitigation strategies
(defining the scenarios of the future and thus
determining the framework for sustainable
development);
b) The promotion of green technology (driving
innovation and creating an economy based
on knowledge); and
c) The economic incentives for businesses and
individuals (encouraging the faster uptake of
SCP policy objectives in many ways through
financial and fiscal benefits).
In the long-term, educational instrument in
driving a change in the societys value system and
consumer empowerment in granting consumers
the power to determine and define market supply
is more impactful. There is an urgent need
to look into the issue of the effectiveness of
voluntary against mandatory policy instruments
to support SCP implementation. In this regard,
the private sector, in fact, has requested that the
voluntary Energy Star Rating be made mandatory.
The sequencing of policy instruments and their
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phasing across Malaysias development path has

yet to be studied and it would certainly reveal
an interesting perspective.
6.2
Malaysias state of play regarding

scp institutional framework
As described in Chapter 2, the implementation

of SCP-related policies in Malaysia is carried
out by various ministries, each responsible for
guiding the development programmes or sectorspecific contributions towards Malaysias vision
2020. The mandate of relevant ministries and
agencies to drive the movement is because of
their respective roles in the policy cycle. Other
drivers of the SCP concept affirm the conviction
that mainstreaming SCP practices would drive
Malaysia towards a high income developed
nation that is inclusive and sustainable by 2020.
In principle, as SCP is cross-cutting in nature,
all government stakeholders could potentially be
involved in a national SCP institutional framework
with some assuming a more prominent role while

others playing a supportive role.
The scope of the Study was limited to government
stakeholders at the national level. However, in
addition to Government stakeholders at the Federal
level, State governments and local authorities,
the private sector and non-gover nmental
organizations (NGOs) also have an important
role to play. They are consumers and producers
whose behaviour needs to be changed to a
more sustainable pattern. These include industry
or sector associations, institutions of higher
learning, financial institutions, and chambers of
commerce and industry. A further study into this
aspect is needed to determine and harness their
contributions to further promote SCP.
The Table 14 shows the ministries and agencies
relevant for the implementation of SCP policy
objectives as identified in the policy and
regulation documents and input from the Core
Team members.
Table 14: Relevant SCP implementing ministries and agencies

Documents
10th Malaysia Plan
Government
Relevant Ministry
EPU, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,
MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOE, KBS, KWPKB, MOTOUR, MOHE

Transformation PEMANDU, EPU, MOF, KeTTHA, KPKT, KKR, MOT, KKLW, MOE,
Programme
KWPKB, MOHE
PEMANDU, EPU, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA,
MPIC, MOT, MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOE, KBS, KWPKB, MOTOUR,
New Economic Model
MOHE
NEAC/PEMANDU, EPU, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR,
MOA, MPIC, MOT, MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOE, KBS, KWPKB,
MOTOUR, MOHE
KPKT, PEMANDU, EPU, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KKR, MOA,
MPIC, MOT, MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOE, KBS, KWPKB, MOTOUR,
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MOHE
MNRE, MOF, PEMANDU, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC,
MOT, MOSTI, MOE, MOTOUR, MOHE

Documents
Relevant Ministry
KeTTHA, EPU, MOF, MNRE, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,
MOSTI, MOE, MOHE

Renewable Energy Policy & Action KeTTHA, EPU, MOF, MNRE, , MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,
Plan
MOSTI, MOE, MOTOUR, MOHE

MNRE, EPU, MOF, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,

MOSTI, MOE, MOTOUR, MOHE

MNRE, EPU, MOF, MOA, MPIC, MOE, MOTOUR, MOHE
MNRE, EPU, MOF, MITI, KPKT, MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOE, KBS,
SME Master Plan
KWPKB, MOTOUR, MOHE

MITI, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, KKLW,
MOTOUR
MITI, EPU, MOF, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,

MOSTI
KKR, MOF, KPKT, EPU, MNRE, KKR, KWPKB
MPIC, MOF, PEMANDU, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA,
MOT, MOSTI, KKLW, MOTOUR

MPIC, MOF, PEMANDU, MNRE, KeTTHA, MITI, KPKT, KKR, MOA,
MOT, MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOTOUR

MOA, EPU, MOF, PEMANDU, MNRE, KPKT, KKR, MOA, MPIC, MOT,
MOSTI, KPDNKK, KKLW, MOTOUR, MOHE
Bold acronym shows the owner of document
Malaysias institutional framework for SCP

implementation has room for improvement. The
working groups at inter-ministerial, ministerial
and sub-national levels are mostly scattered
initiatives and coordination was reported as being
a major stumbling block for SCP implementation.
In particular is the coordination between the
ministries and agencies at central level, and
between the Federal and State authorities.
A h o l i s t i c a p p ro a c h f o r t h e s u c c e s s f u l
implementation of SCP policy must include the
involvement and support of non-governmental
organizations and institutions such as the financial
sector, the industry and civil society.
The Study however found low industry engagement
in policy formulation where there were few
possibilities and platforms for proper dialogues
with the private sector. This is observed in the
GTFS, where despite governments subsidy

on interest rate and a guarantee of a certain
portion of the financing cost, there is still a lack
of support from participating private financial
sector. Some of the reasons for the slow uptake
identified by the Study Team are delays caused
by procedures and deadlines, and the lack of
knowledge of SCPs return on investment. The
government is aware of the concerns of the
private financial sector and to address it, has
provided training to the financial institutions. Thus
it remains to be seen, if and to what extent,
the financial sector will still be a bottleneck in
the implementation of the scheme.
Apart from the above issues, further investigation
is also needed to determine why the private
sector response has been low and how to
increase public awareness to influence substantial
change in SCP behaviour effectively.
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Malaysias institutional framework regarding SCP

policy design, implementation and monitoring has
yet to be fully understood, although, opinions on
how the framework should look like have been
highlighted and incorporated in the appropriate
parts of this report.
EPU as a central agency can certainly play an
important and crucial role in ensuring effective
coordination and close monitoring of SCP
implementation among stakeholders involved.
Currently EPU contributes in planning and
formulating national policies and strategies in
mainstreaming SCP practices in its short, medium
and long term plan. Among other measures is
the integration of SCP in Malaysias next five-year
national development plan (11th Malaysia Plan;
2016-2020) and the annual federal budget.
Most of the respondents interviewed were of the

opinion that EPU as the national focal point for
sustainable development can play a critical role
in mainstreaming SCP as it has played a key
role in formulating socio-economic development
policies and has been the coordinating agency in
managing the national environment and natural
resources. EPUS function as a focal point could
be strengthened by setting up the SCP Steering
Committee to be chaired by the Director General
of EPU with members consisting of relevant
stakeholders i.e. ministries and agencies including
relevant sections within EPU.
At the Ministerial level, SCP-related institutions
could potentially contribute towards mainstreaming
SCP in a number of areas as summarized in
Table 15.
Table 15: Potential areas in mainstreaming SCP

Stakeholders
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Potential Areas in Mainstreaming SCP
MOF
Planning and formulating policies and strategies for the implementation of government green
procurement (GGP), providing incentives and disincentive towards low carbon economy
MNRE
Harmonising environmental related policies and strategies towards assisting or supporting SCP,
enforcing legislation (i.e. extended producer responsibility, reverse logistics, buy back scheme),
promoting cleaner production and enhancing public awareness
KeTTHA
Planning and formulating policies and strategies for green technology development, promoting
efficient use of energy and water (i.e. LCCF, energy saving appliances in the government
properties), promoting the use of clean energy (i.e. renewable energy), increasing the use of
green labelling (Star Rating Energy Efficiency)
MITI
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies on green industrial development
(i.e. energy efficiency, waste recovery, standards, certification), promoting local industry (i.e.
National Quality Mark), strengthening the credibility of Malaysian goods and services, increasing
export of green products and services, enforcing stricter legislation on non-green goods
importation
KPKT
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies on green communities (i.e.
environmentally friendly townships and neighbourhoods, sustainable solid waste management),
creating awareness (i.e. Local Agenda 21, 3R practices)
KKR
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies on sustainable construction

industry (i.e. green design, IBS), enforcing energy and water audits, providing Green Guidelines
and Green Rating System
KPDNKK
Promoting consumer awareness towards practicing sustainable consumption behaviour (i.e. no

plastic bag campaign)

Stakeholders
Potential Areas in Mainstreaming SCP
MOSTI
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to encourage green innovation and
research, development and commercialisation, enhancing national standards and accreditation
MPIC
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote the use of modern
technology and automation (i.e. zero waste industry, Good Manufacturing Practices and Life
Cycle Analysis)
MOA
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote sustainable agriculture
practices (i.e. Good Agriculture Practices), recycling agricultural waste, enhancing awareness
(i.e. Standard Organic Malaysia)
MOE
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to enhance SCP-related

knowledge and understanding (i.e. integration of SCP topics into formal education curricula),
promoting awareness and inculcating SCP practices
KPT
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote SCP-related research
and innovation in the higher learning institutions, providing SCP courses and integration of SCP
topics into curricula
KBS
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote SCP practices as one
of the youths lifestyles (i.e. SCP courses for youth in the Youth Training Institution)
MOT
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote clean transportation
(i.e. clean public transport, hybrid car)
MOTOUR
Planning, formulating and implementing policies and strategies to promote green tourism (i.e.
green accommodation, agro-tourism and eco-tourism)
The existing policy monitoring and implementation

mechanisms in place such as PEMANDU and
ICU provide a good platform to effectively monitor
the implementation of SCP policy objectives.
Their effective reporting and access to top
level management make the institutions an
ideal catalyst to strengthen the implementation
of SCP-related policies to potentially produce
the desired impact.
forums could be used as multipliers to further

mainstream SCP and to enhance collaboration
among the actors.
The Study also shows that there is a large

number of government institutions and other
stakeholders that have not been fully engaged
to support SCP implementation. All of them
could become additional key drivers in their fields
e.g. sector-related SCP policy implementation,
consumer information etc. Existing multistakeholder platforms, given their status as high
level councils and their technical link to SCP,
could be an effective way to operationalise
the road map for SCP implementation. The
While some of the policy documents have

formulated KPIs, which relate to other policy
documents or SCP key stakeholders (Chapter 2),
most of the documents actually do not
specify quantifiable targets nor assign specific
implementing ministries and agencies. In practice,
cooperation between ministries and agencies is
given a low priority as respective ministries and
agencies focus on achieving their own KPIs at
the expense of the overarching national KPIs
or development goals.
Better understanding of the mandate and tasks

of the respective stakeholders is needed to
demarcate the functions related to implementation
and monitoring at central agency, ministry, State
and local levels.
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Through improved coordination between ministries

and agencies and valuable experiences gained
from research and pilot project, synergy can be
created between initiatives undertaken within the
scope of the national development programmes
and those carried out under the umbrella of

sectoral policies, to setup a SCP environment
for Malaysia as shown in the SCP House
developed by the Study team in Figure 17.
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to enable the up-scaling of pilot projects and
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Chapter 7
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Consumption
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in Malaysia

Chapter 7 concludes on the findings of the baseline study based

on the objective of becoming a high income developed nation by
2020. While highlighting the need for a comprehensive plan of
action for SCP implementation to overcome various issues and
challenges, the Chapter also has recommendations on a way
forward for SCP development in Malaysia.
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Malaysias overarching goal is to become a

high-income developed nation that is sustainable
and inclusive by 2020. Based on present global
trends, development has to be sustainable.
Malaysia sees SCP as the approach to enhance
the quality of life and the standard of living for
the present and future generations. Sustainable
development focuses on economy, society and
environment. It aims to reduce carbon emissions,
increase efficiency and use natural resources
efficiently.
The Study reveals that the Malaysian government
has demonstrated strong support and commitment
at international as well as at the national level
towards achieving sustainable development.
This factor could be considered as the most
important element for providing the favorable
surroundings to mainstream SCP in Malaysia.
International level commitment is reflected in the
participation at international forums and ratifying
multilateral environmental agreements. At the
national level, commitment to SCP implementation
has been incorporated in various national policy
documents. Analysis of these documents shows
that these documents have statements which
not only relate but also support SCP.
At the national level, SCP principles have been
integrated in the national development policies
and plans and they are supported by sectoral
policies. However, based on the categories of
SCP objectives used for policy assessment, the
SCP policy statements contain in the national
and sectoral policies are grouped mainly at
relatively low levels of SCP attainment (Figure 2).
The assessment also shows that Malaysia does
not have a comprehensive plan of actions
to implement SCP. For holistic approach to
implement SCP, other related documents such
as the Rural Transformation Programme, National
Water Resource Policy, Energy Efficiency Master
Plan, New Energy Policy, National Housing
Policy, National Automotive Policy, Urbanisation

Policy and the National Biofuel Policy need to
be taken into consideration.
The study has identified at least six instruments
as shown in Figure 8 for the implementation
of SCP in Malaysia. The list is by no means
exhaustive. While recognizing these instruments
as significant tools for SCP implementation, there
are also other important economic instruments
which are still not yet put in place at this point
in time because the industry does not agree with
the way some of the policies are implemented.
Therefore, there is a need to review such policy
instruments.
The institutional framework matrix which was
constructed in the Study in Table 1 confirms
that SCP activities are cross-cutting in nature
and often fragmented as multiple stakeholders
are involved. At the governmental level, nine
key stakeholders have been identified. Because
of this, coordination and monitoring are very
critical to ensure effective implementation of
SCP. In addition, the mandate and the role of
respective agencies must be clearly identified
and determined to avoid redundancy and
overlapping of tasks and functions. EPU as a
central agency responsible for the formulation of
national development plans can play an important
role in strengthening coordination among various
stakeholders. Feedback from interviews has
suggested that EPU be officially appointed as
the focal point in the institutional framework for
SCP. Coordination, monitoring and enforcement
are the weak links in the SCP implementation.
Therefore more detailed studies need to be
undertaken to address these issues.
The holistic implementation of SCP cannot only
involve stakeholders at the national level; it must
also include stakeholders at the state and local
levels. This will require greater coordination
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between the Federal and the State organizations.

Although coordination is fostered through national
councils which have been set-up and chaired
by the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister,
there are still shortcomings in the coordination
process. For proper coordination to take place,
financial and technical support must also be
given to facilitate monitoring and enforcement
for the implementation of SCP.
Apart from the above, present issues and
challenges that need to be addressed are the
lack of financial, institutional and technical
capacity; lack of legislation and enforcement;
outdated policy instruments; lack of trade and
investment policies; low industry engagement;
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and bureaucratic red tape which are faced by

industry.
The Study constitutes the first step in developing
a National SCP programme to strengthen the
countrys policies and institutional framework
on SCP. This report is important as a source of
reference for EU-Malaysia SCP Policy Support
Programme in designing its overall work plan and
provide an understanding to various stakeholders
on the present state of the existing SCP-related
policy framework and its instruments in Malaysia.
With this, Malaysia will be able to define its
way forward on SCP to continue to progress
to enhance peoples living standard, well-being
and quality of life.

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ANNEX 1
LIST OF POLICY DOCUMENTS AND REGULATIONS
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10th Malaysia Plan

New Economic Model
National Policy on the Climate Change
SME Master Plan
Environmental Quality Act 1974
Town and Country Planning Act 1976
Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005
Environmental Quality (Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline) Regulations
1985
Renewable Energy Act 2011

ANNEX 2
INTERVIEW GUIDES
INTRODUCTION
The baseline study intends to achieve the following results:

Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Identification and mapping of existing policies assisting SCP in Malaysia

Analysis of identified policies linked with SCP
Monitoring Instruments (of individual policies)
Capacity building needs
Conclusions and Recommendations
These results shall be achieved by means of desktop research and interviews with relevant
stakeholders. The following list of questions should help to conduct such stakeholder interviews
in a structured manner. Some of the questions can also guide desktop research: ex-ante to
prepare for interviews, and ex-post to assess materials handed over or recommended by the met
stakeholders to the expert team or identified in the course of the study.
Please note that the order of the sets of questions below is not identical with the order of the
5 study parts. The questions are composed in the natural flow how such interviews can be
conducted.
As a starter the first two question sets (1 and 2) should provide information about the stakeholders
and their institutional background. The 3rd set of questions should serve as a warm-up exercise to
get the stakeholders attention for the exercise. The next sets of questions (4 and 5) need to be
explored with the stakeholders in a collaborative way, some figures as included in the TORs can
be used to generate better understanding for the interviewee. It might be necessary to arrange
more than one interview/meeting session to get through question set 5, depending on the number
of topics identified in the previous step 4. The remaining sets of important questions (6, 7, and
8) are open questions and should serve to complete the picture.
It is up to the expert team to gather, depending on usefulness, more information through other
methods, e.g. by collecting written feedback/answers from the stakeholders. However, this can
be done only additionally and shall not substitute the personal interview.
All interviews/meetings and results have to be documented properly with minutes. It is
suggested to organise minutes along the question list.
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SET OF QUESTIONS 1 TO 8
1. Person (Interviewee/stakeholder)

Name
Institution
Education
Professional record
Contact
2. Institution (stakeholder)
What is the mandate of the interviewees organisation (ministry/agency/etc.)?
What is the mandate of the interviewees department?
What is the interviewees role/responsibility at work?
3. Experience with SCP

What is the stakeholders personal experience with SCP?

What is the stakeholders definition/understanding of SCP?
How does SCP appear in the stakeholders working experience so far?
What are the responsibilities of the stakeholders institution which are actually/
potentially linked with SCP?
4. Which current policies/strategies/plans do have links to SCP to best knowledge of

stakeholders?

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In order to reduce resources/energy/water consumption?

In order to reduce emissions/waste/pollution?
In order to conserve resources/nature/biodiversity/etc.?
In order to increase efficiency (decoupling growth from growing resources usage)?
In order to address life-cycle thinking of products and services (from the cradle to the
grave)?
In order to enhance sustainable production methods?
In order to enhance green products/eco-labelling/etc.?
In order to enhance green procurement (government and civil society)?
In order to support consumers to act/buy/use more responsible?
In order to raise awareness of consumers/producers?
In order to support producers to improve their performance and code-of-conducts?
In order to enable producers to meet (higher) international standards?
Any other policies/etc. with assumed links to SCP?
Any incentives to drive SCP?

5. Detailed assessment of identified (see above) policies/strategies/plans (explore each of them

together with the stakeholders)
Where more information can be found regarding these (any law/act/protocol/decision/
etc.)?
What are the planned/expected results?
Do objectively verifiable indicators exist to monitor implementation?
What are the actual achievements?
What are the sources of information?
What is the SWOT of the explored policy/etc.?
What is good, what is less good?
How to improve/enhance?
6. Are there problems/obstacles/gaps/contradictions existing (in the stakeholders opinion)?
What are the main bottlenecks to pursue SCP more effectively in Malaysia?
Are there direct/indirect disincentives in place to undermine SCP?
Are there conflicts of interests between certain policies and how would these affect
SCP?
What is missing in the policy framework?
How to deal with above mentioned problems, if there are such?
7. Stakeholders expectations and attitudes
What are the stakeholders expectations of the project?
What would be the indicators, whether the project was successful or not?
About what SCP topics the interviewee would like to know more? And why he/she
would like to know more?
What would be the contributions to the project which the interviewee is ready to
make?
In which way the interviewee would like to be involved (more actively)?
8. Recommendations made by the interviewee/stakeholder

Which documents to study?

Which further person to talk with is important?
Which institutions (government, civil society) should be involved?
What must be avoided in order not to spoil the project success?
Anything else (e.g. telling stories)?
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ANNEX 3
LIST OF INTERVIEWS
No.
Organisations/Interviewees
1. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
(NRE), Environmental Management and Climate
Change Division; Minerals and Geosciences
Division; Water, Resources, Drainage and
Hydrology Division; Biodiversity Management
and Forestry Division; Department of
Environment
Dr. Teddy Lian Kok Fei
Ms. Zaharah Yahya Khan
Mr. Wong Chee Chong
Mr. Abdul Aziz Chik
Dr. Gary W. Theseira
Ms.Chitra Subramaniam
Ms. Engku Nor Azura Aini Engku
Mustaffa
Dr. Tan Beng Hoe
2. Environmental Technology Research Centre
and Renewable Energy Research Centre,
SIRIM Berhad
Dr. Chen Sau Soon
Mrs. Wan Mazlina Wan Hussein
Mrs. Nik Marzuriani Nik Mohamed
3. Construction Industry Development Board
Malaysia (CIDB) and Construction Research
Institute of Malaysia (CREAM), Ministry of
Works
Ir. Mukhtar Che Ali
Ir. Dr. Zuhairi Abd Hamid
Dr. Kamarul Anuar Mohamad Kamar
Ms. Natasha Dzulkalnine
Ms. Maria Zura Mohd. Zain
Mr. Mohd Syarizal Mohd Noor
Mr. Franky Anak Ambon
Ms. Mashita Abdul Razak
Ms. Mohd Rahimi Bin A. Rahman
4. Agriculture Section, Economic Planning Unit
(EPU)
Ms. Zizi Alias
Ms. Lee Choon Pei
Ms. Nor Faridah Mohd Din
Ms. How Sin Muen
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Date
7 May 2012
Discussion Themes
National Policy on the
Environment
National Water Resources Policy
COP 15 Commitment
Environmental Quality Act
Clean Development Mechanism
Environmental Awareness
- Sekolah Lestari (Sustainable
School)
- Rakan Alam Sekitar (Friends of
Environment)
8 May 2012
11 May 2012
Construction Industry Master

Plan
IBS Roadmap 2011-2015
GreenPASS
Green Technology Initiative
Construction Industry
Green labeling Construction
Material
11 May 2012

10 th Malaysia Plan Agriculture
Sector
National Policy on Biological
Diversity
National Strategies and Action
Plan on Agricultural Biodiversity
FAMA (Grading, Packaging
and Labelling of Produce)
Regulations
Pesticides Act
Eco-labelling
Cleaner Production
Technopreneurs Programme
Eco-design

No.
5. Green Technology Sector, Ministry of Energy,
Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA)
Mr. Mohd Rosli Hj Abdullah
Mr. Asdirhyme Abdul Rasib
Ms. Nor Fathmawati Abdul Wahab
6.
7.

(MITI), Trade Facilitation and Technology
Division; Policy Sectoral and Investment
Division; Policy and Consultation Division;
Research Section; Service Sector; Standard
and Environment Unit; Malaysian Productivity
Corporation; Federation of Malaysian
Manufacturers; Malaysia External Trade
Development Corporation; Malaysian Industrial
Development Authority; SME Corporation
Mr. Amran Sameon
Mr. Mohd Farid Mohd Razali
Mr. Iszam Khail Ishak
Mr. Azlan Kassim
Mr. Mohd Atan
Mrs. Wan Haslina Wan Hussin
Mr. Ahmad Rizal Mohd Hanapiah
Mrs. Norazlila Ismail
Mrs. Wan Syafinaz Wan A. Rahman
Mrs. Thavamani Krishnan
Mrs. Fauziah Ibrahim
Mr. Mohamad Farid Mohd Aris
Ms. Samala Santhappan
Malaysian Green Technology Corporation,
KeTTHA
Mr. Abd Malik Atan
Date
14 May 2012
15 May 2012
21 May 2012
Discussion Themes
Low Carbon Cities Framework
and Assessment System (LCCF)
International Green Technology
and Eco Products Exhibition
and Conference(IGEM)
Green technology Roadmap
National Eco-Labelling Scheme
GreenTAG Endorsement Scheme
Tehnopreneurs, SME and
Industry Development Program
Malaysian Green Directory
Green Technology Financing
Scheme
Government green procurement
SME Master Plan
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Material Flow Cost Accounting
Energy Management System
Green Lane Policy
Scheme (GTFS)
Green Incentives (MIDA,
MATRADE)
Green Technology Roadmap

National Eco-Labelling Scheme
GreenTAG Endorsement Scheme
Tehnopreneurs, SME and
Industry Development
Programme
Scheme
Energy Efficiency Master Plan
Malaysian Green Directory
123

No.
8. Environmental Technology Research Centre;
Renewable Energy Research Centreand
SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd., SIRIM
Berhad
Dr. Chen Sau Soon
Mrs. Wan Mazlina Wan Hussein
Mrs. Nik Marzuriani Nik Mohamed
Mr. Azlan Adnan
9. Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and
Water (KeTTHA), Energy Section; Water
Section; National Water Services Commission;
Energy Commission and Malaysian Green
Technology Corporation
Mr. Asdirhyme Abdul Rasib
Ms. Nor Fathmawati Abdul Wahab
Mrs. Siti Nurshima Mohd Soffee
Mr. Mohd Elmi Alias
Mr. Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi
Mr. Mohd Syafiq Firdaus Hasbullah
Mrs. Noor Azlin Mahat
Date
21 May 2012
10. Regional Development Section, Economic

Planning Unit (EPU)
Mr. Wan Hanafi Bin Wan Mat
Mr. Fadzli Zubi
Mrs. Jasmiah Ismail
23 May 2012
22 May 2012
11. Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives

and Consumerism (KPDNKK), Consumerism
Policy and Standard Division; Consumerism
Standard Division; Policy and Strategic
Planning Division
Dato Mohamed Elias Abu Bakar
Mrs. Syahrizzad Abdul Rahman
Ms.Thiagaletchumi V. Maniam
Mr. Mizool Amir Mat Drus
Ms. Nor Bizura Seth
124
24 May 2012
Discussion Themes
Standard
Certification
Eco-labelling
Cleaner Production
Energy Efficiency Rating

Water Efficiency Rating
MEPS
Electronic Industry Code of
Conduct
Efficient Management of
Electrical Energy Regulations
SAVE Rebate Programme
National Energy Policy
Energy Efficiency Master Plan
Green Technology Incentives
LCCF Pilot Projects
Malaysia Green Directory
Electric /Hybrid Vehicle
Programme
10th Malaysia Plan Regional
Development
Regional Development Corridor
Low Carbon Society
Environmental Impact
Assessment
Town and Country Planning Act
Green City, Compact City and
Vibrant City Programme
LCCF
Green Building Index
Green Neighbourhood
Guidelines
River of Life Project
National Consumer Policy
National Consumer Masterplan
Consumer Protection Act
Market Surveillance
Buy Malaysia (Malaysian Brand
Items) Programme
Sustainable Consumption
Environmental Awareness
- No Plastic Bag campaign
- Exhibition, Seminar,
Workshop
- School Programme
Consumer Goods Standard
Consumer Satisfaction Index

No.
12. Business Environment Division, Federation
of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)
Mrs. Chin Lye Ha
Mrs. Hema Thiruchelvam
Mrs. Wan Haslina Wan Hussin
Date
24 May 2012
Discussion Themes
Efficient Management of
Electrical Energy Regulations
Malaysian Industrial Energy
Efficiency Improvement Project
(MIEEIP)
Environmental Quality Act and
Regulations
Environmental Quality Council
National Policy on Climate
Change
Standard - Product Safety and
Quality
FMM Institute
Technical Capacity
Lean Manufacturing
Life Cycle Assessment
Corporate Social Responsibility
Scheme (GTFS)
13. Government Procurement Division, Ministry

of Finance (MOF)
Dato Hashmuddin Mohamad
Mr. Kumaresan Karrupiah
Mr. Shahrin Ismail
14. Industrial Section, Economic Planning Unit,
(EPU)
Mr. Zainal Azman Abu Seman
Mr. Keshminder Singh Ajaib Singh
25 May 2012
25 May 2012
E-waste Management
Extended Producer
Responsibility
Recovery Materials
Feed-in tariff (FiT)
3R Programme
SAVE Rebate Programme
15. M i n i s t r y o f P l a n t a t i o n I n d u s t r i e s a n d
Commodities (MPIC), Planning and
International Division; Vegetable Oils, Fats
and Sago Industries Development Division;
Malaysian Palm Oil Board; Timber, Tobacco
and Kenaf Industries Development Division;
Malaysian Timber Industry Board
Mr. Tan Beng Swee
Mrs. Roslina Idris
Ms. Sharidah Suleiman
Ms. Dayang Ratnasari Abu Bakar
Ms. Juanita Lourdes Nathan
Ms. Norhairine Md. Nor
30 May 2012

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Zero Waste Industry
Good Agriculture Practices
(GAP)
Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO)
MPOB Code of Practice
Certification Scheme
International Sustainability and
Carbon Certification Scheme
Sustainable Forest Management
Timber Certification Scheme
125

No.
16. Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
(MOA), Strategic Planning and International
D i v i s i o n ; D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u re ;
Department of Fisheries; Department of
Veterinary Services; MARDI
Dato Mohd Hashim Abdullah
Mr. Muhammad Salimi Sajari
Mr. Lee Chee Peng
Mr. Abd Rahman Hj Hussain
Mr. Ismail Mohammed
En. Ahmad Hazizi Aziz
Dr. Sulaiman Abdul Kadir
Mrs. Roslina Ali
Discussion Themes
Good Agriculture Practices
(GAP)
Malaysian Farm Accreditation
Scheme (SALM)
Standard Organic Malaysia
(SOM)
Veterinary Health Mark
Good Animal Husbandry
Practice - Livestock
Accreditation Scheme (SALT)
Malaysias Best
Agriculture Blue Ocean Strategy
Bumi Hijau Programme
Agri Food High Impact Project
FAMA (Grading, Packaging
and Labelling of Produce)
Regulations
Pesticides Act
17.
Economics and Policy Planning Division; 13 June 2012 SME Master Plan
National SME Development
Programme Coordination Division, SME
Council
Corporation
One Referral Centre (ORC)
Mrs. Karunajothi Kandasamy
SME infoPortal
Mr. Fozian Ismail
Industrial Energy Efficiency for
Mr. Mohd Atan
Malaysian Manufacturing Sector
(IEEMMS)
Energy Management Standard
(ISO 50001; EnMS)
SME Innovation Award
1-InnoCERT
Green Lane Policy
SCORE
18. National Solid Waste Management Department, 20 June 2012 National Solid Waste
Management Policy
Policy Division, Ministry of Housing and Local
Solid Waste and Public
Government; Policy and Planning Division;
Cleansing Management Act
Facilities Unit, Approval and Licensing
2007
Unit
Solid Waste and Public
Dato Dr. Nadzri Yahaya
Cleansing Management
Mr. Azizan Ariffin
Corporation Act
Mr. Mohd Yusri Yusof
Local Government (Amendment)
Mr. Faizal Ariffin
Act
Mr. Faisal Mohammad
Street, Drainage and building
Mr. Mohd Akhir Abdul Rahman
(Amendment) Act
Town and Country Planning
(Amendment) Act
3R Programme
Waste Collection Pilot Project
126
Date
31 May 2012

No.
Date
19. Cleaner Technology Unit; Enforcement Unit; 21 June 2012
Communication Strategic Unit, Department
of Environment (DOE)
Mr. Ramli Abd Rahman
Mr. Abdul Aziz Chik
Mrs. Nor Azah Bt Masrom
Mr. Mohd Rashdan Topa
Mrs. Ling Liang Chui
20. Federal Department of Town and Country
Planning Peninsular Malaysia (National
Physical Planning Division; Natural Rural
Physical Planning Policy Unit; National
Urbanization Policy Unit) and Regional
Development Section, Economic Planning
Unit)
Mrs. Rokibah Abdul Latif
Mr. Zainuddin Nali
Ms. Nina Izurin Yahya
Mrs. Marhamah Ab. Ghaffar
Mr. Adi Iskandar Zulkarnian Nordin
Mrs. Ydira Ibrahim
Mrs. Jasmiah Ismail
Discussion Themes
Cleaner Production
Sustainable School
Friends of Environment

National Urbanisation Policy
Green Neighbourhood
127
128
EPU
*
KKR
*
*
*
*
SCP to oversee the overall implementation and assess progress of the ETP and GTP.
* Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) is not considered as key government stakeholder as its main roles and objectives cover various areas (not only related to
MOA
MITI
SME
SME Master Plan

MPIC
MNRE
MNRE
MPIC
MNRE
KeTTHA
Renewable Energy Policy & Action

Plan
KeTTHA
KPKT
MNRE
*
*
PEMANDU
PEMANDU
MOF
PEMANDU
New Economic Model
MNRE
KeTTHA
MITI
KPKT
PEMANDU
KKR
MOA
*
MPIC
MOT
MOSTI
KPDNKK
KKLW
MOE
KBS
KWPKB
MOTOUR
EPU
Champion
MOHE
10th Malaysia Plan
Documents
INSTITUTIONAL MATRIX
ANNEX 4

ANNEX 5
POLICY MATRIX AND DETAILS ON SCP-RELATED OBJECTIVES
Policies
General
issues of
sustainability
Moving
towards
a green
economy
Changing
unsustainable
production
patterns
Changing
unsustainable
consumption
Applying
life-cycle
thinking
(B)
Enabling
technology
and economic
innovation for
SCP
(C)
(A)
(D)
(E)
(F)
10MP
A01
B01
C01
D01
E01
F01
GTP
A02
B02
C02
E02
F02
ETP
A03
B03
C03
D03
NEM
A04
B04
C04
D04
E04
F04
NPP2
A05
B05
C05
D05
E05
F05
NGTP
A06
B06
C06
D06
E06
F06
NPCC
A07
B07
C07
D07
E07
NREPAP
A08
B08
C08
D08
E08
NPE
A09
B09
C09
D09
E09
NPBD
A10
B10
C10
E10
NMP2
A11
B11
C11
D11
NAFP
A12
B12
C12
D12
E12
NATIP
A13
B13
C13
D13
E13
NCP
A14
B14
C14
D14
F14
IMP3
A15
B15
C15
D15
E15
F15
CIMP
A16
C16
SMEMP
A17
B17
C17
D17
EQA
A18
C18
D18
F18
TCPA
A19
B19
D19
F19
EQA(SW)
D20
EQA(LCMG)
REA
E22
F22
F17
Legislations
129

DETAILS ON SCP-RELATED OBJECTIVES
130
Reference No.
A01
(10MP)
... ensure that Malaysias environmental assets and ecological resources are managed sustainably
... (p.26)
Mainstream environmental considerations will be undertaken, particularly in economic planning
to ensure sustainability of resources (p.26)
The biggest risk to sustainability arises from the under pricing of resources, particularly oil and
gas as well as (p.26)
... significant opportunities in monetising or creating value from environmental endowments
(p.26)
... bio-diversity protection ... [and] environmental conservation (p.26)
... Improving the standard and sustainability of quality of life (p.48)
Economic development ... based on sustainability principles to ensure that the environment and
natural resources are preserved so that growth will not come at a cost to future generations
(p.48)
... move towards a low carbon economy and achieve sustainable development (p.49)
Identify options and strategies to achieve low carbon economy (p.298)
The goal of improved governance of the energy sector to raise productivity and efficiency
(p.114)
... to enable the farmers to increase productivity and produce quality agricultural products
(p.155)
... Build environment that enhances quality of life (p.245)
Ensuring access to quality and affordable housing (p.247)
Providing efficient public utilities and services ... reliable services for water and sewerage,
electricity, ... waste management and public cleansing (p.247)
... prudent management and conservation of existing resources (p.247)
Cities need to grow in a sustainable manner as they build the infrastructure and institutions
needed to uplift the quality of life (p.249)
Building world-class vibrant and liveable cities (p.250)
... expanding imperative to minimise ... [cities] ecological footprints (p.251)
Urban projects account for the environmental cost of development (p.252)
Waste is a resource to be recycled and reused, for example via waste-to-energy initiatives
(p.252)
... requiring large-scale coordinated efforts in cleaning the rivers, reviving the ecosystem and
protecting the rivers ... (p.257)
... promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly development ... (p.278)
... to deliver high quality and environmentally sustainable housing ... (p.278)
... to establish robust and efficient public utilities and services that are sustainable from both an
operating and environmental perspective (p.281)
... emphasis will be directed towards ... Managing water endowment and supply ... and
Restructuring solid waste management (p.281)
... ensuring sustainable water supply ... [in particular] three areas of focus ... [namely] Developing
a long-term strategy for water resource management to achieve water security; Continuing
efforts to restructure the water services industry; and Protecting rivers from pollution (p.281)
... [formulate] National Water Resources Policy ... to ensure efficient and effective [water]
management (p.282)
... streamlining policies and legislations to allow for more efficient and equitable distribution of
water resources (p.282)
... expanding the implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management and Integrated
River Basin Management approaches in planning, managing, protecting and rehabilitating water
resources (p.282)
... to improve the quality of water and reduce losses in water supply [by replacing of pipes and
old meters] (p.284)

Reference No.
B01
(10MP)
... to provide end to end connectivity for commuters and pedestrians [expansion of Kuala Lumpur
Light Rail Transit coverage, implementation of a high capacity Mass Rapid Transit Systems,
extension the network of feeder buses and covered walkways] (p.20)
... [Formulate] New Energy Policy (2011-2015) ... [that] encourage energy security and economic
efficiency ... [and] adoption of market-based energy pricing (p.112)
Energy security will be enhanced through the development of alternative resources, particularly
hydro ... [and mandatory requirements for] blending of bio-fuel (p.112)
The application of super critical coal technology will be explored to reduce carbon emissions
(p.112)
... move towards a low carbon economy and achieve sustainable development (p.49)
Identify options and strategies to achieve low carbon economy (p.298)
... the formulation Energy Efficiency Master Plan [to encourage efficient use of energy] (p.113)
Environmental management as an incipient industry with substantial growth potential in green
technology and ... [its] spin off ... (p.132)
... [formulate] National Water Resources Policy ... to ensure efficient and effective [water]
management (p.282)
Regulatory change as a key driver of innovation ... to develop new products that are more
efficient, greener and safer (p.83)
... to incorporate Green Building design elements and technology ... [in housing design] (p.278)
... research and development efforts will be intensified in area of conservation of water resources
to support efforts to develop a sustainable water sector for the national economy (p.282)
The potential of implementing a Smart Grid system ... to minimize losses, reduce costs and
increase reliability (p.287)
... will move towards market pricing of gas by 2015 ... (p.26)
... to rationalise subsidies ... where gas prices for the power and non-power sectors will be
revised every six months to gradually reflect market prices (p.113, 114)
... water tariffs will be restructured towards full cost recovery (p.26)
... encourage industries and consumers to use energy productively and minimise waste to be
more competitive in the global market (p.113)
... energy efficient and high value added industries will be promoted (p.113)
The production of EE related machinery and equipment ... [to] support the development of
ancillary industries and services (p.113)
... the formulation of Energy Efficiency Master Plan, setting the minimum energy performance
standards for appliances and development of green technologies ... [to encourage efficient use
of energy] (p.113)
Encouraging good agriculture practices, agronomic management and mechanisation especially
among smallholders (p.124)
Creating the environment and demand for the green technology industry to spur business
opportunities for professional and service providers ... (p.132)
.... the introduction of integrated water and sewerage tariffs (p.283)
... link sewerage charges to water consumption ... (p.284)
... to provide end to end connectivity for commuters and pedestrians [expansion of Kuala Lumpur
Light Rail Transit coverage, implementation of a high capacity Mass Rapid Transit Systems,
extension the network of feeder buses and covered walkways] (p.20)
... will move towards market pricing of gas by 2015 ... (p.26)
... to rationalise subsidies ... where gas prices for the power and non-power sectors will be
revised every six months to gradually reflect market prices (p.113, 114)
... water tariffs will be restructured towards full cost recovery (p.26)
... encourage industries and consumers to use energy productively and minimise waste to be
more competitive in the global market (p.113)
... the formulation of Energy Efficiency Master Plan, setting the minimum energy performance
standards for appliances and development of green technologies ... [to encourage efficient use
of energy] (p.113)
... to invest in infrastructure to make public transport the mode of choice (p.247)
.... the introduction of integrated water and sewerage tariffs (p.283)
... link sewerage charges to water consumption ... (p.284)
C01
(10MP)
D01
(10MP)
E01
(10MP)
131

Reference No.
F01
(10MP)
Restructuring of the public transport licensing and operating framework to be led by the
commission for land public transport or SPAD (p.309)
The Commission for Land Public Transport ... was established ... to improve long term integrated
planning for a safe, reliable, and affordable land-based public transport system (p.49)
Making well-being, quality of life and liveability the core of any urban project (p.252)
... to encourage living, working and leisure activities within the same compact area (p.252)
... creating a seamless network of interconnected green spaces within the cities, connecting
major activity hubs and housing sites, and be equipped with facilities such as amphitheatres,
cycling and pedestrian pathways and other amenities (p.257)
Public transport is one of the perennial irritants for urban Malaysians. For example, in Klang
Valley today, there is high congestion during peak periods (e.g. commuters in KTM Komuter
trains suffer from more than 40% over-capacity), often unreliable service with frequent delays
and cancellations, poor connectivity between modes in certain areas (e.g., between monorail
and LRT stations at KL Sentral) and poor access to public transport services (e.g., only about
61% of Klang Valleys population lives within 400 metres of a bus route). This, in combination
with continued growth in the number of private vehicles, has contributed to public transport
modal share in Klang Valley falling steadily from 34% in 1985, to 20% in 1997; today it is closer
to 1012% (p.32)
We aim to ... Raise the modal share to 13% by 2010 and to 25% by 2012 during the morning
peak period of 7 AM to 9 AM in Klang Valley. We will subsequently adapt and apply successful
initiatives to Penang and Johor Bahru ... Improve reliability and journey times ... Enhance comfort
and convenience ... Improve accessibility and connectivity such that the percentage of the
population, living within 400 metres of a public transport route increases from 63% to 75% in
2010 (p.32)
... Streamline capacity of a system already at its limits: By 2012, we will increase capacity on
the KTM Komuter and LRT lines by 1.7 to 4.0 times (depending on specific line). This will involve
refurbishments and purchases of rolling stock and trainsets (e.g. 26 new four-car trains for the
Kelana Jaya LRT line). We will also introduce dedicated rights-of-way for buses across 12 major
corridors in Klang Valley by 2012 (four in 2010). These 12 corridors will in total carry 35,000
to 55,000 passengers during the morning peak hours, or 6% to 9% of total public transport
ridership by 2012. We will increase the size of the existing bus fleet by 850 buses by 2012 (200
in 2010). This will improve services on current routes and provide service to 53 new routes to
address currently unserved areas (p.33)
Divert heavy vehicles from the Central Business District: We will create three major integrated
transport terminals outside the city core, beginning with the southern ITT Bandar Tasik Selatan in
2010. This will be supported by ITT Gombak by the end of 2010 (which will divert more than 750
inter-city buses from the north and east from the city core every day) and then a third terminal,
potentially in Sungai Buloh, to serve the northern inter-city express buses beyond 2012. Within
the city centre, there will be two types of public transport hubs first, the intra-city terminal hubs
at Pasarama Kota, Plaza Rakyat and Pudu to facilitate the flow of traffic from the suburbs into the
city, and second, 14 Hentian Akhir Bandars that will facilitate the movement of passengers and
public transport vehicles within the city centre to reduce congestion and streamline overlapping
routes (p.33)
... Using innovative, quick and least-cost ways of delivery. For example, building standarddesign houses, leveraging distributed power generation technologies such as solar hybrid
power generation or micro hydro-electricity for areas distant from electricity generation and
transmission infrastructure and using alternative solutions such as tube wells, gravity wells, or
rain water recovery for areas that are distant from reticulation networks (piped water supplies) ...
(p.31)
- No Entry -
A02
(GTP)
B02
(GTP)
C02
(GTP)
D02
(GTP)
132

Reference No.
E02
(GTP)
... Stimulate demand to attract people to public transport: Initiatives include introducing an
integrated ticketing platform and fare structure (introducing the 1Ticket, 1Seamless Journey
concept across all 16 operators in Klang Valley), adding roughly 6,800 new parking spaces by
2012 (4,000 in 2010) across 14 rail stations outside the urban core, enhancing feeder services
into rail stations and upgrading high-traffic stations, terminals and bus stops. We will also
increase physical connectivity between modes, e.g., via completely enclosed walkways (p.33)
... Manage demand: Once public transport modal share is above 25% and the public
transportation system has been improved in terms of reliability, journey times, comfort,
accessibility and connectivity, we will accelerate initiatives to increase the relative attractiveness
of public transport vis--vis private vehicles. One example is congestion pricing, which has been
implemented successfully in London and Singapore (p.33, 34)
... Using innovative, quick and least-cost ways of delivery. For example, building standarddesign houses, leveraging distributed power generation technologies such as solar hybrid power
generation or micro hydro-electricity for areas distant from electricity generation and transmission
infrastructure and using alternative solutions such as tube wells, gravity wells, or rain water
recovery for areas that are distant from reticulation networks (piped water supplies) ... (p.31)
... the Government is committed to the stewardship and preservation of the natural environment
and resources by ensuring that they are properly priced into the cost of development (p.9)
The Government is aiming for Malaysia to become a high income nation that is both inclusive
and sustainable by 2020. These goals will be reached jointly. The Government will not seek
short-term progress on one goal at the expense of delaying progress on the others (p.7)
The way in which Malaysia grows to achieve this high-income target will be inclusive in nature,
enabling all Malaysians to share in the benefits (p.8)
Ensuring growth is achieved sustainably - the measures to achieve high-income status must
be sustainable in both economic and environmental terms, meeting present needs without
compromising those of future generations. We will achieve growth without running down
Malaysias natural resources. Additionally, we will reduce our dependence in oil and gas as the
primary economic contributor. Our fiscal position will be made sustainable, with a stronger focus
on private sector-led investment to avoid reliance on public funding. In environmental terms, the
Government is committed to the stewardship and preservation of the natural environment and
resources by ensuring that they are properly priced into the cost of development (p.9)
... Tenth Malaysia Plan. The Tenth Malaysia Plan outlines the Governments development plan
for the next five years. It focuses on unleashing economic growth, promoting inclusive socioeconomic development, developing and retaining talent, building an environment that enhances
quality of life and transforming government. It identified the 12 NKEAs that will receive prioritised
policy and investment focus (p.11)
By 2020 agriculture will be transformed into agribusiness, moving towards a model that is inclusive
but simultaneously anchored on market needs, economies of scale and value chain integration.
Malaysia will focus on large global markets with high growth potential such as aquaculture and
premium processed foods, while maintaining a strong presence in strategic sub-sectors such
as paddy and livestock to ensure national food security. To do so, we will need to capitalise on
natural resources while enhancing productivity and adopting a truly demand-driven approach
(p.41)
EPP 4: Jump-starting a Vibrant Green Technology Industry (p.416)
Rationale - Green technology is defined as products and services that reduce energy consumption
and minimise pollution. Some segments like alternative energy are experiencing rapid growth of
30 to 40 percent per annum globally (p.416)
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... growth will be achieved in a sustainable manner, without cost to future generations, through
initiatives such as building alternative energy generation capacity and conserving our environment
to promote eco-tourism (p.5)
Greater KL/KV new places: High potential destinations within Greater KL/KV will be identified
as attractions and upgraded to enhance liveability for residents and draw tourists and migrants
looking to visit or relocate to Greater KL/KV. For instance, downtown KL City is blessed with
two rivers and valuable waterfronts that will be exploited as retail and commercial centres. In
addition, we will increase the amount of green space essential to improving the citys overall
quality of life. Also, Greater KL/KV has many natural assets that can be leveraged as points of
attraction (e.g. the old Pudu Jail site with its iconic gate). Strategic redevelopment with sharply
defined boundaries has the potential to create more iconic places within Greater KL/KV. (p.29)
Greater KL/KV connect - regional connectivity will be accelerated by deploying a high-speed rail
system to connect Greater KL/KV and Singapore. At the same time, intra-city connectivity will
be improved with a mass rapid transit system (p.29)
Greater KL/KV enhanced services - gaps in basic services will be addressed to ensure a wellfunctioning and liveable city. Pedestrian walkways within KL city are woefully inadequate and
not integrated. Fixing this will enhance not only the liveability of the city, but also boost tourism
and commercial potential. We will also improve provision of adequate solid waste management
collection and processing (p.30)
Building a sustainable energy platform for growth: Malaysia will diversify its energy sources
beyond gas to fuel growth and honour our commitment to lower carbon emissions. Alternative
sources such as solar and nuclear power will be developed, while at the same time energy
efficiency measures will also be undertaken (p.31)
Logistics. To support the success of the ETP, we will upgrade existing infrastructure such as
roads, ports and airports and construct new logistics infrastructure if there is a sufficient business
case in order to facilitate the efficient movement of people and goods (p.47)
With the recent growth in energy consumption, Malaysia has experienced high growth in
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels, compared with peers. Therefore alternative energy
sources such as nuclear, power and solar will become more attractive in the future, as Malaysia
strives to reduce its carbon emissions (p.174)
Four EPPs have been identified to improve Malaysias energy security and efficiency EPP 9:
Improving energy efficiency EPP 10: Building up solar power capacity EPP 11: Deploying
nuclear energy for power generation; and EPP 12: Tapping Malaysias hydroelectricity potential
(p.176)
focus on five relevant levers to improve energy efficiency in Malaysia: (1) the Government will
lead by example on energy-efficiency practices and philosophy, (2) stimulate sales of energyefficient appliances, (3) the Government will work with TNB to make co-generation economically
viable, (4) regulate better insulated buildings and (5) stimulate the sale of energy-efficient vehicles
(p.190)
The key performance indicators are: saving targets for government buildings, sale targets
for energy-efficient electrical appliances, co-generation targets for electricity, implementation of
an improved energy-regulatory framework and a market share target for energy-efficient cars
(p.193)
Solar power should be considered as a viable energy alternative because of its many advantages,
such as independence from fossil fuels and zero carbon gas emissions, increased energy
security, high job creation potential and significant foreign direct investment Furthermore,
Malaysia has ample supply of natural sunlight which is currently not utilised to its full potential
(p.197)
Hydroelectricity has many advantages: it is a renewable energy, it helps reduce carbon dioxide
emissions and it is a proven technology providing a secure, long-term supply of electricity
(p.197)
Creating a green technology industry in Malaysia will be beneficial for the following reasons: Help
achieve Malaysias emission reduction targets: Malaysia has announced plans to reduce carbon
emissions by 40 percent by 2020, based on 2005 levels. Growing the supply and demand
of green products and services will be vital to achieving these targets; Generate sizable cost
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in cost savings of RM295 billion; and Create a significant number of jobs: Building a vibrant
green technology industry will bring with it the creation of a range of highly-skilled positions,
as has been the case in other nations that have made similar investments. For example, green
employment in Scotland is anticipated to produce as many as 60,000 green sector jobs by 2020
(p.416)
In order for Malaysia to offer competitive personal and corporate tax rates and invest in
education, research, public services and infrastructure, it will need to strengthen its fiscal position
substantially (p.10)
The economy will be driven by innovation and a shift to higher value-add activities, such as
higher margin downstream food products for the palm oil sector. While we continue to innovate,
there will also be a much greater focus on quality and on improving standards (p.20)
Moving towards high-income will also require a marked increase in labour productivity. Initiatives
such as introducing new harvesting techniques in oil palm plantations can potentially increase
labour productivity by a factor of four (p.20)
... Solar: With a strong start in solar and solid experience in the similarly structured semiconductor
industry, Malaysia has a promising future in a promising technology. By 2011, we will have the
third largest market share in the world. A concerted effort to increase the number of silicon,
wafer, cell and module producers will allow us to leap into second place of a much larger industry
by 2020 (p.37)
... Light-emitting diodes: Malaysia has a strong lead in solid-state lighting, one of the fastest
growing segments. We need to move up the value chain from packing and testing to chip
and application research and development by creating a cluster of international and domestic
companies (p.37)
Our aspiration is to jump-start the green technology sector in Malaysia, in order to build a vibrant
green technology industry and create jobs in this fast-growing sector and, in the process,
generate substantial cost savings and reduce Malaysias carbon footprint (p.417)
Impact - By taking a coordinated effort to jump-start a vibrant green technology industry in
Malaysia, we can generate RM7.2 billion of additional GNI in 2020 and create over 47,000 jobs.
This incremental GNI is driven primarily by growth in revenue from renewable energy service
providers (p.417)
... Upstream productivity and sustainability: These EPPs will focus on improving upstream
productivity and transforming Malaysias oil palm plantations by accelerating the replanting
of aging oil palms, mechanizing plantations using equipment such as CantasTM, stringently
enforcing best practices to enhance fresh fruit-bunch yield, implementing strict quality control
parameters to enhance oil extraction rate and developing biogas facilities at palm mills to capture
the methane gas released during the milling process (p.34)
... Downstream expansion and sustainability: These EPPs will target capturing the lucrative
downstream segment where Malaysia has little presence today by focusing on developing
finished segments that generate high value, including oleo-derivatives and selected food and
health-based segments, as well as commercialising second-generation bio fuels from the
resulting bio mass that is generated in the industry (p.34)
... Capitalising on Malaysias competitive advantage: We aim to unlock value from Malaysias
biodiversity, including developing our diverse natural herbs into premium herbal products,
commercialising our unique native seaweed varieties, expanding swiftlet nest-production, farming
through integrated cage aquaculture systems and rearing cattle in oil palm estates (p.42)
... Ensuring food security objectives are consistent with increasing GNI: The Government will
ensure that food security objectives are met. As the population continues to grow, these EPPs
will scale up and strengthen productivity of paddy farming and cattle ranching as well as establish
local dairy clusters with the help of foreign players to help meet increasing demand (p.42)
The main objective of this initiative is to shift national production from basic oleochemicals to
higher value oleo derivatives from the current 1 percent share to a forecasted 40 percent by
2020. This will be achieved by focusing on five key products: agrochemicals, surfactants, bio
lubricants, bio polyols and glycerol derivatives (p.298)
EPP 5: Developing Biogas at Palm Oil Mills The objective of this initiative is to ensure that mills
capture methane gas to generate electricity for supply to the national grid or for their own use.
Mills should start developing biogas plants immediately to capture additional income from the
incentives offered by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme (p.296)
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- No Entry - No Entry We urgently need a radical change in our approach to economic development which will be
sustainable over the long-term, will reach everyone in the country and will enable Malaysia to
reach high income status (p.4)
The ETP is designed to drive Malaysia forward from its current stagnant situation to be a high
income economy which is both inclusive and sustainable ... (p.4)
Our economic growth has come at considerable environmental cost and has not benefited all
segments of the population (p.4)
Historically, it has been much easier for a low income country to make the transition to middle
income status when they make good use of their natural resources or low cost advantage to
attract investment. But the low cost advantage is a fleeting moment that ends when other lowcost centres emerge. Without new niches and strategic reform plans, many countries have
been unable to break out of the middle income category a phenomenon that has been termed
the middle income trap (p.7)
The main goals of the NEM are that Malaysia will become a high income advanced nation with
inclusiveness and sustainability by 2020. No one goal should be achieved at the expense of the
others. In striving to achieve those goals, we cannot take the short-cut of pump-priming with
wealth from natural resources, which is not sustainable (p.9, 85)
Inclusiveness will enable all communities to contribute to and share in the wealth of the country
(p.10, 89)
An economically and environmentally enduring solution (p.11, 92)
The sustainability component of the NEM is meant to ensure that all of the proposed measures
defined under the new model must be sustainable in both economic and environmental terms.
Malaysias dependence on natural resource consumption as the primary engine of growth is
clearly not sustainable on either dimension. This is not to suggest that exploitation of natural
resources should not be a key component of national production. But it does mean that under
the new model, investment and policy decisions will only be made after full consideration of their
long-term impact on the society, the economy as a whole, and of course the environment (p.11,
92)
All rakyat will feel included as a result of ... Living and working in safe, surroundings ... Equal and
easy access to information ... Mutual respect and individual dignity ... Every part of the nation
be it a state, a city, a town or a village matters ... The poor will not be forgotten (p.12)
A sustainable approach will provide the rakyat with ... Confidence in the government ... Improved
environment ... Sustained growth ... Sound management and preservation of resources (p.12)
Piecemeal and incoherent introduction of policy would be inconsistent with the cross-cutting
nature of the SRIs. The policy measures in line with the SRIs must move in tandem to deliver
high income in an inclusive and sustainable manner (p.17)
Malaysia should lead the global green revolution ... As one of the top 17 mega-biologically
diverse countries in the world, with rainforests covering 60% of our landmass, Malaysia is at the
frontier of the global environmental and climate change debate (p.69)
The major benefit of our green, high income and inclusive strategy is that future generations
of Malaysians (and world citizens) will continue to enjoy the clean air and water, and natural
environment that they deserve and work so hard to preserve and enhance. Malaysians can feel
proud that we are setting the pace in treasuring our heritage and delicate ecology for the mutual
benefit of all mankind (p.70)
Malaysias rich biodiversity can be harnessed to generate economic benefits from tourism,
recreation, pharmaceutical applications and nutritional products (p.9, 81)
The NEM seeks sustainable growth that meets the ongoing needs of the population without
compromising future generations by effective stewardship and preservation of the natural
environment and non-renewable resources. This new approach will be particularly relevant to
the management of water, and oil and gas resources (p.11, 93)
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Good infrastructure has contributed to the leadership that Malaysia enjoys in E&E manufacturing
and major natural resource exports, which can be leveraged for more high value added activities.
It also provides Malaysia with the potential to further develop its logistics sector (p.8)
It is now poised to make the next technological leap to more innovative and higher value added,
cutting-edge technology industries (p.8, 79)
Have sound institutional framework for better monitoring and effective implementation (p.10)
In a high income economy, the rakyat can expect ... More choices and higher purchasing
power ... Better quality of life ... Opportunities for upward mobility ... Reward for innovation and
creativity ... Greater confidence in the robustness of the economy (p.12)
The economy will be market-led, well-governed, regionally integrated, entrepreneurial and
innovative (p.14)
The NEM will provide the framework and environment to engender the entrepreneurial spirit to
make the most of growth opportunities from available financing. Innovative and state-of-the-art
technology will generate high value added products, services and creative processes in the
technical, social and institutional areas (p.14)
New approach ... Growth through productivity. Focus on innovative processes and cutting-edge
technology, supported by healthy level of private investment and talent, for high value added
goods and services (p.15)
Create eco-system for entrepreneurship and innovation (p.19)
Promote SME growth ... Provide support for SMEs in innovative and technologically advanced
areas ... Facilitate timely access to funding for business activities (p.19, 118)
Malaysia must build on its strategic location together with the comparative advantages arising
from its natural resource endowment to establish production platforms which drive high value
added growth with spill over effects. There must be a focus on economies of scale through
growth corridors to energise promising expansions into new markets such as downstream
agricultural outputs, ecotourism, alternative energy generation and climate change mitigation ...
(p.27)
Create value from first mover and other comparative advantages (p.27, 141)
Identify E&E subsectors to build depth and foster new niche industries, and to capture a greater
share as a distributional hub as intra-regional trade expands (p.27)
Focus on palm oil-related downstream industries to develop indigenous technology and
innovation or acquire technology to meet new market demands (p.27, 141)
Harness innovation potential (p.28, 142)
Adopt an open innovation system to acquire technology and expand networks (p.28, 142)
Support rapid transformation of SMEs with potential for innovation (p.28, 142)
... promote an environment for innovation (p.26, 37, 139)
Ensure protection of intellectual property rights (p.26, 139)
The private sector will be the main driver of growth in a market environment that rewards
innovation and creativity while the government will generally be the provider of public goods
and the custodian of public interests through an effective regulatory framework. Well-governed
and leaner government institutions will be held accountable to performance-based outcomes in
line with the GTP (p.35, 36)
Improve maritime and port services, leveraging on technology (p.28, 141)
Expand service-oriented industries to regional markets based on Malaysias inherent biodiversity
(p.28, 141)
Encourage upstream technology innovation to develop higher yielding fresh fruit bunches (p.27,
141)
Incentivise firms to embrace technology and move up the value chain (p.26, 139)
Encourage all sectors to embrace green technology in production and processes (NEM, p.29,
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The pricing of essential goods and services in Malaysia does not reflect market prices. The
mispricing leads to excessive consumption and wastage. At the same time, the large government
outlay on subsidies mostly funded by petroleum proceeds is not sustainable. The subsidies
were meant to support the vulnerable groups but it has benefited a wider group, including the
well off. It is time for a more targeted approach rather than broad-based subsidies (p.7)
In recent years, global awareness of environmental deterioration, especially the impact of climate
change, has become pivotal to international social and economic policy debate. There is global
consensus that excess consumption and waste are major factors contributing to excessive
pressures on resource supply, resulting in commodity price spikes as well as the rapid depletion
of non-renewable natural resources. Improper management of water and energy resources has
contributed to social conflicts and unrest. Sustainable growth can only be attained by properly
nurturing a healthy ecosystem and protection of our precious natural environment. There is
already a fundamental shift in mind set and attitude of global citizens that is calling for profound
changes in lifestyle and stewardship of nature (p.69)
Environmental sustainability will be achieved by rejecting the traditional approach to economic
growth that has grossly neglected the environment. Although there has been a veneer of
concern for the environment, past policies focussed on delivering growth first, and dealing with
the environment later. In the future, equal emphasis must be placed on both protection of the
environment and economic growth. The conventional GDP measurement of economic growth
does not take into account the costs to society arising from environmental degradation. The
recent development of the Green GDP concept will allow proper consideration of the impact of
growth on the environment and the appropriate design of measures to address environmental
concerns (p.11)
In general, the town planning system has served the country well in facilitating rapid development
and enhancing the quality of life without compromising the environmental quality and heritage
resources of the locality. The planning system is however continuously evolving to respond
positively to new emerging trends and changes, such as increasing demand for more public
engagements and appropriate spatial adaptations to combat climate change, to face the wider
uncertainties of the 21st century (p.1-2)
Convention on Biological Diversity: The Convention on Biological Diversity primarily aims at
conserving the biological diversity and promoting sustainable use of genetic resources while
carrying out economic development. To contribute to biodiversity conservation, substantial
efforts have been made by the Malaysian government to protect ecosystems, to maintain natural
habitats particularly the tropical rainforest and wetlands, and to establish wildlife corridors (p.13)
Regional Planning Committees serves to inform and assist the State Planning Committees
and the Local Planning Authorities within the region on appropriate development measures
for the region aimed at sharing and optimising the use of capital-intensive infrastructure and
social facilities, coordinate development, avoid duplication of investments and promote the
conservation of natural resources (p.1-5)
... spending and infrastructure investment priorities to support sustainable growth, job creation
and income generation in focused areas. As such, it will contribute significantly towards
facilitating private initiatives and enterprises to accelerate long-term economic growth with
equity, enhancing global competitiveness, promoting sustainable physical development and
conserving biodiversity (p.1-9)
The goal, objectives and principles of NPP-2 reflect the desire of the nation, as interpreted
from the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), to promote in the improvement of the
physical environment towards the achievement of sustainable development in the country (p.21)
The goal of NPP-2 is: The establishment of an efficient, equitable and sustainable national spatial
framework to guide the overall development of the country towards achieving a developed and
high-income nation status by 2020 (p.2-1)
... ii. To optimise utilisation of land and natural resources for sustainable development and
biodiversity conservation (p.2-2)
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... iv. To enhance spatial and environmental quality, diversity and safety for a high quality of life
and liveability (p.2-2)
... v. To facilitate efficient integrated inter-state connectivity and public common users space
provision for social interaction and sustainable communities in line with the 1Malaysia concept
(p.2-2)
... society is dependent on the well-being of the economy; and in turn, both society and the
economy are dependent on the well being of the environment (p.2-3)
The core objective of land use planning is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable
development. Most activities occur on land. For the same piece of land, there are normally
many competing uses (p.2-3)
Objective 4: To enhance spatial and environmental quality, diversity and safety for a high quality
of life and liveability - The environment includes the built-environment of cities and towns, the
rural environment of farms and plantations, and the natural environment of forests and wetlands.
The country must protect and conserve the quality of its environment in all these three areas
(p.2-5)
... to conserve what remains of the natural environment for the edification and survival of the
present and future generations and for the overall enhancement of the national environment
(p.2-9)
Objective 5: To facilitate efficient integrated inter-state connectivity and public common users
space provision for social interaction and sustainable communities in line with 1Malaysia
concept (p.2-9)
... spatial planning should seek to create and maintain mixed-communities, green and common
spaces in living areas e.g. sport facilities, public parks and schools which all Malaysians
regardless of race and religion can share comfortably and happily (p.2-10)
.... in contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development objective (p.2-10)
Appropriate mitigating measures and safeguards must be in place to ensure spatial policies are
consistent with the set principles (p.2-10)
P2 Deliver Sustainable Land Use Planning And Development - The core principle underpinning
spatial planning is sustainable development. It is a fundamental determinant of the quality
of places and peoples lives. It shapes the liveable human settlements, creates sustainable
communities which recognises the needs of everyone, protects the productive rural areas
and unspoiled natural environment. Sustainable development also supports a vibrant and
prosperous economy which is important to generate growth and jobs (p.2-11)
... iv. Protecting effectively the environment and using prudently the natural resource (p.2-11)
... v. Developing and conserving agricultural and tourism resources (p.2-11)
Efforts should also be taken to encourage more urban regeneration and infill development to
reduce the speculative opening up of green field sites. This move will reduce greenhouse gas
emission and protect forested carbon sink in combating climate change (p.2-12)
Sustainable development is also the bottom line underlying spatial planning. There should be
greater resolve from all quarters to conserve the fast depleting natural resources and biodiversity
of the country such as the environmentally sensitive areas and marine ecosystems; and manage
them in a sustainable manner (p.2-12)
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Convention on Climate Change - The Convention on Climate Change essentially targets at

lowering the industrial and other greenhouse gases emissions, especially carbon dioxide,
which adversely affect and change the climate system, particularly global warming. As such,
the principal spatial strategy adopted by the Malaysian government is to maintain an effective
sustainable forest management program, decreasing the urban footprint and to encourage the
use of public transport (p.1-2)
A more compact urban footprint as opposed to current urban sprawl is most desirable to
promote viable public transport and to protect the open countryside and forested areas as
carbon sink in combating climate change (p.2-4)
Promoting Efficient Public Transport by integrating land use and transportation planning to
reduce the need to travel and minimise journey to work. Also important is the need to promote
a coordinated and efficient public transportation system particularly multi and inter modal
transportation hubs in major urban areas (p.2-7)
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Facilitating Distinctive Attractive Environment in cities that promote clean air and water, safety
and security particularly low crime rate and less car accidents. Cleanliness and hygiene
especially litter and vandalism including attractive green spaces and public spaces for families
to work, play and relax, together with arts and leisure opportunities should also be enhanced
(p.2-7)
The rich biodiversity (the array of ecosystems, habitats, plants and animals and their genes)
found throughout the country is an integral part of our survival and natural heritage and also
provides the country with a competitive edge in such fields as tourism and biotechnology (p.212)
Spatial planning should play a positive role in assisting not only to reduce carbon emissions
but also to use more green technology, like renewable energy, in mitigating and adapting to
climate change. An important adaptation measure is to encourage the higher use of public
transport over private vehicle. This will require the development of an efficient integrated interurban public transport system featuring high speed trains, low fare domestic flights, public
buses on highways and city centre transportation hubs. For intra-city travel, more efforts shall
be made to develop further the coverage and efficiency of trains, taxis and buses and their interconnectivity. Wherever possible, walking and cycling at local level must be promoted (p.2-13)
... lead to an energy-efficient compact city form that will help to curb urban sprawl and to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and is amenable to rail-based public transport systems. The spatial
distribution, location and design of new development and townships should be planned wisely
to minimise the future vulnerability of climate change. Appropriate mitigation and adaptation
considerations in a changing climate should be integrated in all spatial planning strategies and
in the formulation process of development proposals (p.2-13)
Urban regeneration or new development on brown field (previously developed) sites within
existing large urban centres and key economic development corridors will provide opportunities
to use optimally the existing and committed infrastructure, thus enabling the use of scarce
resources efficiently and the reduction of the cost of doing business/production. Within such
strategic development areas, it is therefore crucial for physical planning to create a quality living
environment with an integrated and efficient infrastructure, particularly public transport (p.2-2)
To meet this challenge, sustainable growth in Malaysia needs to be driven by enhancing
productivity, innovativeness and competitiveness in which the creation of a K-economy is
crucial (p.1-3)
... ensure that the national spatial planning policies and strategies remain up-to-date and
relevant in keeping abreast with the fast changing economic, social, physical and technological
changes and trends as well as capable in responding proactively to the emerging international
issues and future challenges like climate change, biodiversity and conservation (p.1-7, 1-8)
Agriculture for example, faces the necessity to increase productivity rather than expansion
in acreage while the forestry sector is faced with the need to increase the acreage of forest
plantations in order to meet global demand for tropical timber (p.2-4)
Greater community participation and social inclusiveness will be encouraged to ensure more
inclusive planning at the local levels. Liveable cites attract and retain knowledge and innovative
workers who in turn draw in cutting edge firms that will drive high income economic growth
(p.2-8)
The framework consisting of the economy, social and environmental aspects will become the
foundation of the countrys physical setting thus achieving the best results for national spatial
development (p.3-1)
In resolving internal development issues, the government must take cognisance of the world
current economic financial crisis and international convention commitments such as biodiversity
and climate change (p.3-1)
The spatial aspect of the NPP-2 will guide more effective national development planning to
ensure that the national resources are used efficiently and sustainably, in particular making
optimum use of existing capital and human resources (p.3-1)
At the same time, the government has identified several strong emerging clusters as new
sources of growth including tourism in particular medical and education, Islamic finance,
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To transform successfully the Malaysian economy into the knowledge-based and technologydriven tertiary sector, it is necessary to focus and promote innovation, creativity and high valueadded elements (p.2-14)
Malaysia, which has its own recognised strengths and potentials in the global setting, will look
forward in seeking every opportunity to promote and attract more Foreign Direct Investments
(FDI), adopt new national growth strategies, venture into new sources of economic growth and
accelerate the rate of transformation to knowledge and high technology-based economies
(p.3-1)
Changing climate phenomenon is considered the greatest long-term potentially catastrophic
threat to the world. Evidences indicate that uncontrolled human activity is changing the global
climate, particularly man-made carbon emissions which have contributed to global warming
resulting not only in permanent detrimental changes to the natural environment, but also
significant challenges to worldwide economic growth and social stability (p.3-4)
The country will eventually progress to the innovation era which is knowledge driven and
producing knowledge based goods and services ... (p.3-3)
Innovative technologies are indispensable productive tools, particularly ICT and biotechnology,
to enhance economic efficiency and quality of life; and have impacts on people, places and
potentials (p.3-3)
... provide opportunities to use optimally the existing and committed infrastructure, thus
enabling the use of scarce resources efficiently and the reduction of the cost of doing business/
production (p.2-2)
... to create a quality living environment with an integrated and efficient infrastructure, particularly
public transport (p.2-2)
... the NPP-2 aims to take pre-emptive measures by ensuring that national land use planning
incorporates the appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures to combat climate change
(p.2-9)
The main physical components of the NPP-2, involves the creation of an efficient hierarchy of
settlements (such as international gateways and strategic urban hubs/centres), an integrated
national transportation network (such as national and regional expressways, high-speed railways,
and ports) as well as key infrastructure systems including basic utilities and facilities (such as
broadband communication, IT, energy, water, knowledge, schools and health facilities). At the
same time, environmentally sensitive areas (such as forests and wetlands) and countryside
(such as rural agriculture areas) will also be conserved and preserved (p.1-8)
... to address the need for conserving or restoring ecologically valuable natural resource and
environmentally sensitive areas, and their implications to urban form and pattern. For example,
in order to stop urban sprawl and encroachment into forest and wetlands areas, smaller urban
footprint development with higher densities and more mixed-uses/multiple-uses development
must be encouraged. It is also important to give higher priority on the use of public transport,
cycling and walking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and establishing ecological linkages
to reconnect fragmented forest complexes (p.3-5)
... to create a better quality and efficient physical environment in the cities, towns and rural
areas that will be the foundation for the higher quality of life and better place to live in. This
is supported by economic prosperity, environmental stability, social vibrancy and integration
as envisioned in Vision 2020. Subsumed within this overall objective is the integral need to
increase competitiveness, productivity, innovativeness, social inclusiveness, regional balance,
sustainability and a strong global positioning of the country (p.2-1)
By developing each part of the country to its full potential, it is envisaged that the creation
of safer, greener and liveable places inhabited by healthier, smarter, richer and sustainable
communities will be achieved (p.2-1)
To ensure sustainable development and conserve the environment for future generations (p.9)
Green Technology shall be a driver to accelerate the national economy and promote sustainable
development (p.7)
Green Technology is the development and application of products, equipment, and systems
used to conserve the natural environment and resources, which minimises and reduces the
negative impact of human activities (p.6)
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Green Technology refers to products, equipment, and systems which satisfy the following criteria
and more detailed: It minimizes the degradation of the environment; It has a zero or low green
house gas (GHG) emission; It is safe for use and promotes healthy and improved environment for
all forms of life; It conserves the use of energy and natural resources; and It promotes the use of
renewable resources (p.6)
Inculcation of Green Technology in Malaysian culture (p.13)
Improvement of Malaysias ranking in environmental ratings (p.13)
Green Technology shall be a driver to accelerate the national economy and promote sustainable
development (p.7)
The national Green Technology Policy is built on four pillars: Energy: Seek to attain energy
independence and promote efficient utilisation; Environment: Conserve and minimize the impact
on the environment; Economy: Enhance the national development through the use of technology;
and Social: Improve quality of life for all (p.7)
Significant progress and major improvements in the following four (4) key areas: Energy Sector:
... Building Sector ... Water and Waste Management Sector: ... Transportation Sector (p.11)
To facilitate the growth of the Green Technology industry and enhance its contribution to the
national economy (p.9)
To increase national capability and capacity for innovation in Green Technology development and
enhance Malaysias competitiveness in Green Technology in the global arena (p.9)
The Green Technology industry creates increasing number of jobs in the manufacturing and
services sectors, as well as SMEs/SMIs (p.20)
Enhancement of smart partnership between Government, industries, and research institutions
(p.18)
Expansion of local research institutes and institutions of higher learning to expand Research,
Development and Innovation activities on Green Technology (p.10)
Establishment of strong linkages between local research institutions and regional and international
centres of excellence in Green Technology RDI (p.18)
Increased Research Development and Innovation of Green Technology by local universities and
research institutions and are commercialized in collaboration with the local industry and multinational companies (p.13)
Expansion of international collaborations between local universities and research institutions with
Green Technology industries (p.13)
Intensify Human Capital Development in Green Technology (p.17)
To facilitate the growth of the Green Technology industry and enhance its contribution to the
national economy (p.9)
Increase Foreign and Domestic Direct Investments (FDIs and DDIs) in Green Technology
manufacturing and services sectors (p.10)
Application of Green Technology in power generation and in the energy supply side management
... (p.11)
Adoption of Green Technology in the management and utilisation of water resources, waste
water treatment, solid waste and sanitary landfill (p.11)
Incorporation of Green Technology in the transportation infrastructure and vehicles, in particular,
biofuels and public road transport (p.11)
Green Technology has a larger local market share against other technologies ... (p.13)
Increased production of local green technology products (p.13)
Expansion of local SMEs and SMIs on Green Technology into the global market (p.13)
Malaysia becomes a major producer of Green Technology in the global market (p.13)
To reduce the energy usage rate and at the same time increase economic growth (p.9)
To enhance public education and awareness on Green Technology and encourage its widespread
use (p.9)
Application of Green Technology in all energy utilisation sectors and in demand side management
programmes (p.11)
Green Technology becomes the preferred choice in procurement of products and services (p.13)
Widespread adoption of Green Technology reduces overall resource consumption while sustaining
national economic growth (p.13)
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Adoption of Green Technology in the construction, management, maintenance and demolition of

buildings (p.11)
Ensure climate-resilient development to fulfil national aspirations for sustainability (p.1)
Mainstreaming climate change through wise management of resources and enhanced
environmental conservation resulting in strengthened economic competitiveness and improved
quality of life (p.3)
Integration of responses into national policies, plans and programmes to strengthen the resilience
of development from arising and potential impacts of climate change (p.3)
Integrate climate change responses into national development plans to fulfil the countrys
aspiration for sustainable development (p.5)
Strengthen implementation of climate change actions that contribute to environmental
conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (p.5)
Institute measures to make development climate-resilient through low carbon economy to
enhance global competitiveness and attain environmentally sustainable socio-economic growth
(p.6)
Adopt balanced adaptation and mitigation measures to strengthen environmental conservation
and promote sustainability of natural resources (p.6)
Support climate-resilient development and investment including industrial development in pursuit
of sustainable socio-economic growth (p.6)
Consolidate the energy policy incorporating management practices that enhances renewable
energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) (p.6)
Inclusion of RE in generation mix by power producers (p.13)
Promotion of RE generation by small and independent developers including local communities
(p.13)
Identify and recommend options towards a low carbon economy for the following sectors:
Energy security; Industries; Transportation; Public infrastructure; Waste management; Human
settlements; Forestry; and Agriculture (p.9)
Promote RE and EE for power generation ... (p.13)
Promote RE and EE to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector ... (p.13)
Conserve and enrich carbon pools through sound management practices and land use
planning (p.12)
Integrate measures into policies, plans, programmes and projects in the following areas:
Agriculture and food security; Natural resources and environment (water, biodiversity, forestry,
minerals, soil, coastal and marine, and air); Energy security; Industries; Public health; Tourism;
Transportation; Infrastructure; Land use and land use change (include land reclamation); Human
settlements and livelihood; Waste management; and Disaster risk reduction (p.15)
Promote RE and EE for power generation ... transportation sector ... industrial sectors ... [and]
construction of green building [to reduce GHG emissions] (p.13, 14)
Incorporate and facilitate implementation of climate-friendly measures and technologies ... (p.9)
Promote RE and EE in the transportation sector through ... promotion of water transportation ...
(p.13)
Promote RE and EE in the transportation sector through ... R&D on higher fuel efficiency and
alternative fuel (p.13)
Establish and implement a national R&D agenda on climate change taking into account the
following areas: Agriculture and food security; Water security and services; Forestry and
ecosystem services; Sustainable bio-energies; Public health services and delivery; Localized
modelling for projection of future scenarios; Innovative socio-economic and financing
mechanisms; Vulnerability due to extreme weather events and natural disasters; and Policy
analysis harmonizing national and international issues (p.16)
Institutionalize stage-based climate-friendly technology transfer programme to nurture selfinnovativeness and R&D sustainability in local firms and institutions (p.16)
Empower local communities in basic RE maintenance, especially in rural electrification including
mini and micro hydroelectric schemes (p.14)
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Institutionalize a mechanism, ... to facilitate business and industrial responses ... (p.10)
Promote RE and EE to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector through: Enforcement
of new vehicles engines with higher fuel efficiency; ... (p.13)
Promote RE and EE to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector through: ... Increase
usage of hybrid engines and electric vehicles; ... (p.13)
Promote and increase EE in industrial sectors ... (p.13)
Promote construction of green buildings in commercial/institutional, industrial and residential
sector through ... [the] application of low or zero energy concept in the design and construction
of new buildings; Retrofitting efficient ventilation and cooling systems as well as lighting systems;
Energy conservation practice in buildings; Retrofitting existing buildings to include EE features
and generate RE; and Development of a green building index (p.14)
Institutionalize stage-based climate-friendly technology transfer programme to nurture selfinnovativeness and R&D sustainability in local firms and institutions (p.16)
Promote RE and EE for power generation ... (p.13)
Promote RE and EE to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector through ... Development
of an effective, efficient, integrated affordable public transportation system; ... (p.13)
Promote RE and EE to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector through ... Property
and township development that allows movement by cycling, walking and public transport; ...
(p.13)
Promote construction of green buildings in commercial/institutional, industrial and residential
sector ... (p.14)
Promote sustainable lifestyles and explore incentives that encourage them (p.19)
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To conserve the environment for future generation (p.iii)

Enhancing the utilisation of indigenous renewable energy resources to contribute towards
National electricity supply security and sustainable socio-economic development (p.iii)
To increase RE contribution in the national power generation mix (p.iii)
To facilitate the growth of the RE industry (p.iii)
RE is a new technology in Malaysia and there is an urgent need for human capital to be developed
to support the emerging RE industries (p.iv)
... the implementation of a systemic R&D programme that leads to innovative products and
services is preferable as this can accelerate the growth of the RE Industry in the country (p.iv)
... FiT mechanism will b) only pay for the electricity produced, i.e. promoting RE system owner
to install only quality RE systems and maintain the systems properly to generate more revenue;
c) with a suitable degression rate, the RE manufacturers and installers are motivated to reduce
the technology costs while maintaining or improving the quality and efficiency (p.45)
The regulatory framework would be the primary vehicle for the fed-in-tariff (FiT) mechanism which
will act as catalyst for the progressive entry of RE power generation businesses and other related
aspects of RE development (p.iii)
the society at large benefits. This would mean that society must play its part by contributing
towards RE development through a fund to be used to pay for the RE power (p.iii)
Provide conductive environments for RE businesses (p.53)
Feed-in tariff allows electricity produced from RE resources to be sold to power utilities at
a fixed premium price and for a specific duration. This will provide a conducive and secured
investment environment which will make financial institutions more comfortable in providing loans
with longer period (at least 15 years tenure) to finance the renewable energy projects (p.45)
... the FiT mechanism will: a) provide fixed revenue stream for the installed an operated RE
systems (p.45)
The disadvantage of FiT mechanism is that it does not address the first cost barrier of high
incremental cost. However this can be addressed through soft loan support or financial packages
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Firms which adopt and use locally created or developed R&D for RE should be granted special
fiscal reliefs by the Government in order to stimulate the innovation system to produce local RE
technology (of comparable quality and cost to international benchmark) (p.54)
Special rewards should be provided to commercial and agriculture building owners that integrate
RE technologies ... into their new or refurbishment buildings (p.57)
Advocacy programmes should be implemented to increase the awareness of all stakeholders
of the benefits and advantages of utilising RE and participation in RE businesses (p.iv)
E08
(NREPAP)
F08
(NREPAP)
A09
(NPE)
B09
(NPE)
C09
(NPE)
D09
(NPE)
E09
(NPE)
F09
(NPE)
A10
(NPBD)
Government should use its strategic public procurement power to spur RE generation and
industry growth (p.57)
- No Entry Malaysia recognises that indiscriminate resource utilisation, over-consumption and other
unsustainable development practices will erode the bases of success of the nation, and could
jeopardize its continued progress (p.2)
... seeks to integrate environmental considerations into development activities and in all related
decision-making processes, to foster long-term economy growth and human development and
to protect and enhance the environment (p.6)
Ensure continuous improvement in the productivity and quality of the environment while pursuing
economic growth and human development objectives (p.4)
Manage natural resource utilisation to sustain the resource base and prevent degradation of the
environment (p.4)
Integrate environmental dimensions in Malaysias planning and implementation of the policies,
objectives and mandates of all sectors to protect the environment (p.5)
... Energy conservation and the use of energy-efficient technology and processes by appropriate
pricing mechanisms, the setting of efficiency standards, promoting technology transfer and
providing consumer information (p.13)
... High priority will be given to technology transfer and research and development projects in
environmental technology to encourage technical innovation and national competitiveness in
key areas such as waste minimization, recycling, recovery, treatment and safe disposal, new
methods of tackling pollution in priority areas and the development of control measures for the
prevention and abatement of pollution (p.19)
... The application of a combination of corrective, preventive, and precautionary measures, as
appropriate ... Control at source for all major emissions to air, land and water ... Adoption of best
practicable means for reduction of pollution and promotion of cleaner production technology;
and ... Application of Polluter-Pays-Principle and other appropriate techno-economic incentive
and disincentives (p.16, 17)
... Education curricula at all levels will be reviewed to ensure a multidisciplinary approach with
environment and development issues (p.8).
... Cooperative relationships with the media, entertainment and advertising industries will be
promoted to mobilize their experience in shaping public behaviour and consumption patterns
(p.9)
- No Entry To transform Malaysia into a world Centre of Excellence in Conservation, Research and Utilisation
of Tropical Biological Diversity by the Year 2020 (p.1)
To conserve Malaysias biological diversity and to ensure that its components are utilized in a
sustainable manner for the continued progress and socio-economic development of the nation
(p.2)
Biological diversity is a national heritage and it must be sustainably managed and wisely utilized
today and conserved for future generations (p.3)
... To ensure long-term food security for the nation (p.4)
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... To maintain and improve environmental stability for proper functioning of ecological systems
(p.4)
... To ensure preservation of the unique biological heritage of the nation for the benefit of present
and future generations (p.4)
This biological diversity has important economic, technological and social implications for the
nation. Of particular significance are: (i) Economic Benefits (ii) Security (iii) Environmental Stability
(iv) National Biological Heritage (v) Scientific, Educational and Recreational Values, [and] (vi)
Biosafety (p.5)
... Losing diversity means losing the ecosystem resilience, leading to adverse effects on human
lives (p.9)
To minimize such adverse impacts and to promote the conservation of biological diversity and
the sustainable development of its components ... (p.19)
... To optimize economic benefits from sustainable utilization of the components of biological
diversity (p.4)
... Biological resources are natural capital and their conservation is an investment that will yield
benefits locally, nationally and globally for future generations (p.3)
... The benefits from sustainable management of biological diversity will accrue, directly or
indirectly, to every sector of society (p.3)
This biodiversity of biological resources provides direct economic benefits [such as] timber
and non-timber goods in the forestry sector, food and industrial crops in the agricultural sector,
and food in the fisheries sector (p.5)
... The tourism industry relies on the countrys diverse and unspoilt natural beauty, including
unique species of plants and animals in national parks, wildlife reserves, bird parks and in marine
parks and the adjacent coral reefs (p.6)
... form the base for expanded and value-added activities throughout Malaysian industry ...
(p.6)
... There is therefore, a need for the nation, endowed with rich biological diversity and steeped
in a traditional healing culture, to develop the economic potential of the medicinally useful plants
(p.7)
A variety of beneficial organisms and their habitats are important for ensuring the protection and
productivity of our crops. Bats and weevils are important pollinators of durian and petai, and oil
palm respectively (p.8)
... Loss of genetic resources, floods, deterioration in quantity and quality of water supply, decline
in food supply, loss in productive soils, and loss in potentially useful biological resources are
some of the detrimental effects of the reduction in or loss of biological diversity (p.9)
In the utilisation of biological diversity, including the development of biotechnology, the principles
and practice of biosafety should be adhered to (p.3)
... To enhance scientific and technological knowledge, and educational, social, cultural and
aesthetic values of biological diversity (p.4)
Now not much remains of this forest type due to mainly to agricultural expansion (p.11)
... There is a need to enhance efforts in research and development. Our scientific base needs to
be developed and strengthened so that opportunities in fields such as genetics, biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, agriculture and fisheries could be fully explored (p.12, 13)
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and the sustainable utilisation of its components (p.3)
- No Entry To enhance the contribution of the mineral sector to the socio-economic development of the
nation through the efficient, responsible and sustainable development as well as the optimum
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The objectives of the National Mineral Policy 2 are as follows: i. To ensure the sustainable
development and optimum utilisation of mineral resources. ii. To promote environmental
stewardship that will ensure the nations mineral resources are developed in an environmentally
sound, responsible and sustainable manner. iii. To enhance the nations mineral sector
competitiveness and advancement in the global arena. iv. To ensure the use of local minerals
and promote the further development of mineral-based products. v. To encourage the recovery,
recycling and reuse of metals and minerals (p.11)
To enhance the mineral sectors contribution to the economy ... (p.13)
R&D is important to produce new technologies, innovations, techniques and applications that
will reduce production cost, value-add mineral materials, discover new uses, mitigate adverse
environmental impact, address health and safety aspects and improve the competitiveness of
the mineral industry (p.16)
... i. the implementation of the regulatory and self-regulatory environmental management
measures including Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as environmental management
systems and plans, and audits; ii. the compliance with the appropriate national and state policies,
physical plans as well as international agreements; iii. the compliance with the appropriate
national and international standards, code and guidelines; iv. ensuring effective implementation
of progressive and post mining rehabilitation; v. promoting the recovery, recycling and reuse
of minerals, metals and mineral based products; vi. ensuring the implementation of effective
mine waste management measures; vii. promoting and disseminating information on the use of
best mining practices, public disclosure and corporate responsibility (CSR); and viii. the effective
implementation of a Mine Health & Safety Management Plan (p.15)
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D11
(NMP2)
E11
(NMP2)
F11
(NMP2)
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(NAFP)
B12
(NAFP)
- No Entry Eight Main Ideas of National Agrofood Policy, sustainable agricultural development (p.2)
This Issue is expected to be more challenging due to the effects of climate change, limited
production factors and increase in input costs as well as competitive use of food for biofuel
production (p.2)
Use and management of natural resources such land and water in a sustainable manner in food
production is critical to ensure optimum and continuous production (p.4)
Malaysias rich biodiversity, especially new species will be explored in sustainable manner to
ensure that resources are not endangered and yields are maximized (p.4)
To ensure the implementation of the Agriculture NKEA achieve the target of generating a total
of RM49.1 billion GNI by 2020, support in term of policy and regulations, incentives, R & D,
extension services, supply of raw materials, manpower as well as infrastructure and info structure
will be provided. In addition, existing agricultural programmes and projects will be coordinated in
an integrated manner to support these activities (p.26)
In this regard, the approach taken is to strengthen the value chain that connects a variety of
activities from upstream to downstream level with focus on increasing the competitiveness and
sustainability in term of economic, social, environmental and institutional value (p.29, 30)
The main initiatives that will be implemented to ensure the countrys food supply are: Increase
food production through land use, sustainable intensive farming and large scale rice farming in
granary areas (p.3)
Optimum land use and efficient water management: the use of agricultural land should be
optimized because of the limited areas for food production activities (p.28)
Adequate water supply and efficient water management will be enhanced to ensure that
agricultural productivity can be maximized (p.28)
Underground water resources and rain water would be utilised for agricultural activities to ensure
sustainable use of water (p.28)
Among the strategies identified to complement the agrofood industry value chain are: Integration
of sustainable practices and product tracking system as part of the value chain (p.30)
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Strategies of Paddy and Rice Industry, 2011-2020 - Development of paddy and rice industry
along the value chain will be strengthened through the following strategies: Increase productivity
and quality of paddy and rice, Increase the effectiveness of mechanization and automation,
Intensity the use of paddy by-products (p.50)
Intensify the Use of Paddy By-products - Efforts will be intensified to promote the use of ancillary
such as straw and rice husks to produce by-products including animal feed, building material,
biofuel, potting media and organic fertilizers for development of sustainable paddy and rice
industry (p.51)
Sustainable Modernization and Transformation of Capture Fisheries Industry - This industry must
transformed with focus on modernization of capturing technology, upgrading of fish landing
and marketing infrastructures, strengthening the capability of the fisherman, compliance with
international standards of fish handling and landing operations as well as management of
sustainable fishery resources (p.54)
Strategies of Capture Fisheries Industry, 2011-2020 - Strategies to modernize and transform the
capture fishing industry are: Development of efficient and sustainable capture fishing industry
(p.55)
Development of Efficient and Sustainable Capture Fisheries Industry -Enhance the sustainable
management of fishery resources through conservation efforts, the use of environmentally
friendly fishing equipment, ecosystem-based resources management, development of artificial
reefs, fish refuge and gazette protected and seasonal fishing areas (p.55)
Promoting Agrotourism Products - The national focus for the development of agricultural activities
has opened a new chapter for the tourism sector, particularly agro-tourism activities (p.108)
Modernization of agriculture driven by research and development (R & D), technology and
innovation (p.2)
Private Investment as Catalyst in Transformation of Modern Agriculture - The country requires
more active participation of the private sector, especially in large scale and high technology
agriculture with the best agronomic management, Apart from providing agricultural infrastructure
and facilities for the investors, innovative measures will be implemented to improve existing
incentives and provide new incentives in agricultural activities at the upstream and downstream
levels (p.5)
Development of knowledgeable and skilled human capital will be emphasized in line with the
policy to reduce foreign workers and encourage intensive food production through technology
and innovation (p.6)
To encourage innovation among agriculture entrepreneurs, recognition will be given to the
proceeds of the best innovations in the district, state and national levels (p.6)
The increase was due to the use of labour-saving technologies through mechanization and
automation of food production activities and cultivation technologies such as fertigation (p.14)
The increase was attributed to the use of the latest technology including mechanization and
automation, intensification of sustainable and balanced use of agricultural factor and more
widespread use of good farm management practises (p.20)
Increased production will be achieved by increasing intensity of cultivation and the use of efficient
agricultural practices, high yielding breeds and up-to-date technology applications (p.20)
Strategic Directions of National Agrofood Policy - Strategic directions outlined to achieve the
NAP objectives are; Strengthen R & D activities, innovation and usage of technologies (p.22)
Expand the use of up-to-date technologies and mechanization: the use of the latest technologies
as well as mechanization and automation will be enhanced and expanded to increase productivity
of the agrofood industry. Labour and cost saving technologies such as precision farming system,
wireless sensor network, fertigation, greenhouses and intensive aquaculture farming systems
and sonar system for deep sea fishing will be extended among farm operators. To encourage
the use of technology and mechanization in agrofood industry (p.28)
Using good quality and certified agricultural inputs: to improve agricultural productivity focus
will be given in supplying certified seed and good quality agricultural productivity focus will be
given in supplying certified seeds and good quality agricultural inputs. In this regard, R & D in the
production of breeds, high quality seeds and clones with specific characteristics such as highyielding, short maturity period as well as disease and pest resistance will be intensified (p.28)

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The value chain approach will be supported by components such as human capital management,
technology development and innovation as well as resources (p.30)
Recruitment of foreign experts will also be considered for critical positions such as agricultural
scientists to promote transfer of knowledge and technology and spur innovation (p.35)
Strategic Direction V: Strengthen R & D Activities, Innovation and Usage of Technologies -Effort
to transform the agrofood industry into a modern high technology sector should be supported
with robust R & D activities and innovation to improve productivity and reduce production cost.
R & D activities and innovation will be more based on industry demand and planned based on a
more proactive innovation in comparison to adaptive innovation which is more focused on solving
current problems. In this regard, several initiatives have been identified to strengthen the R &
D and innovation and increase the use of modern technology in agriculture as follow: Creating
conductive environment for stimulating creativity and innovation, Intensify commercialization of R
& D and develop innovative products; and Expand mechanization and automation and effective
technology transfer (p.36)
Efforts will be made to transfer and commercialized technologies and innovations and more widely
through licensing, franchising, use of incubators and test beds to companies and entrepreneurs
who pioneered the technologies. In addition, R & D in new product will be enhanced to produce
to produce green products that can generate additional income (p.36)
Stimulate the use of modern technology by expanding the reinvestment of all agricultural
activities: Transfer and commercialization of modern technology such as precision farming,
the use of ICT and biotechnology will be enhanced by giving continuous encouragement to
the entrepreneurs so as to stimulate the use of large technology in farm and food processing
industries. In this case, the reinvestment will extended to all food production activities which
used modern technologies in the agro-based production and processing activities (p.38)
In addition, infostructure facilities such as Agriculture Flagship and Supply and Demand Virtual
Information System (SDVI) will be upgraded to broaden access and encourage e-commerce
(p.38)
Facilitate the needs of agriculture-related formalities through online services: ICT facilities will be
fully utilised to simplify and expedite the delivery of services including application procedures,
registration, licensing and business permits as well as distribution of funds (p.38)
Application for Agriculture Flagship cover e-registration of agro-business including the business
license and permit applications, provision of incentives, transactions and recruitment (p.38)
Commercial production in controlled environment with semi-automation will be promoted for
selected types of mushrooms with high market price (p.97)
Strengthen R & D Activities - The Mushroom Germplasm Culture Storage Centre will be
established to assist R & D activities especially to identify potential mushroom varieties for
commercialization as fresh and processed products for use in industries including nutraceutical,
cosmeceutical, pharmaceutical and other. In this regard, the development of extraction
technologies in mushroom bioactive contents will be emphasized. Research related to suitable
formulation of media mushroom cultivation using agricultural waste materials such as oil palm
waste, rice straw, sugarcane bagasse, sawdust and coconut husks will be intensified (p.97)
Enhance Technology Development and Innovation - The local agro-based industry entrepreneurs
will be encouraged to produce quality products with efficient processing method. The use of
technology and innovation in food preservation methods that take into account the aspects of
safety and cleanliness will be enhanced. Enhancement in the use of these methods is in line with
the growing demand for minimally processed foods that is safe for consumption (p.105)
Technology and innovations related to handling, packaging and transportation of products
will be development to ensure the level of quality for global market. For food ingredients and
functional food, the technologies for extraction of bioactive substances involving processes
such as fermentation, mechanical and immersion will be developed. A national technology and
innovation plan for a wide range of products based on the taste of Asian food will be provided in
accordance with the identified markets (p.105)
Expend the use of precision farming technologies and good agriculture practices in granary
areas and areas outside the granary which have irrigation system (p.50)
Enhance the use of efficient mailing machine to minimized postharvest losses (p.51) Livestock
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farming activities will be further strengthened by encouraging the use modern technology and
compliance with good animal husbandry practices such as using enclosed pens and automation
(p.62)
Develop technologies to increase and improve the quality of the birds, production and life feeding
method, methods to separate feathers from the nest and technology to defect adulteration of
products (p.81)
Strategies of Herbs and Spices Industry, 2011-2020 - Increase in productivity will be generated
by using technologies, mechanization and automation in cultivation, yield collection, postharvest
handling, grading and packaging (p.89)
Strengthen the Support Services of Floriculture Industry - In addition, extension services will be
intensified to promote and expand the use up-to-date technologies among floriculture producers
in an effort to increase productivity and ensure efficient postharvest handling (p.95)
Strengthen R & D Activities - R & D activities be intensified, especially in germplasm collection,
production of new varieties and improvement in quality of floriculture products to create a
competitive floriculture industry. R & D activities will also be targeted to produce cost-effective
production technologies including mechanization and automation, efficient postharvest handling
technologies and processing of high-value product. In addition, focus will be given on the use of
biotechnology in the development of the floriculture industry (p.95)
Ventures in high-value agriculture activities will also increase income of agricultural producers
and maximise existing resources (p.4)
In addition, agricultural practices also need to consider the use of environmentally friendly
agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and drugs efficiently and according to needs.
For this purpose, good agricultural practices will be required in the agriculture and livestock
concentration areas such as the Permanent Food Production Park (TKPM) and Aquaculture
Industrial Zone (ZIA) (p.4)
Accordingly, land use would be optimised through intercropping with short term corps and
livestock integration with oil palm, development of idle land and zoning of food production areas
(p.4)
Accordingly, the focus will be to improve the quality and food safety by expanding the Good
Agricultural Practice (GAP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point (HACCP), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Halal accreditation and improve
the quality grading, packaging, labelling branding (p.26)
Emphasis will be also be given to the needs to comply with the requirement and regulations of
the importing country (p.26)
The use of ancillary materials and wastes will be optimized to create a sustainable agricultural
industry with zero waste. Recycle agricultural wastes into valuable products such ascomposts,
animal feed and bio-gas are capable of supporting the crops, livestock and fuel industries as well
as generate additional income (p.31)
Production of rice in the granary areas and outside the granary areas will be enhanced through
the provision of adequate irrigation and drainage infrastructures, use of quality and high yielding
rice seed, adoption of precision farming technology and more efficient agronomic management
(p.50)
Strengthen the effectiveness of water management by increasing the intensity of irrigation water
in the granary from 20 meters to 50 meters per hectare while ensuring an efficient infrastructure
maintenance (p.50)
Ensure Consistent Supply of Quality Raw Materials for Downstream Industries - Implement
strategic sourcing from a recognized supplier to ensure the importation of adequate quality raw
materials for the local herbs and spices industry, Enforce the Food Act and Regulation as well
as create new accredited laboratory to increase the capacity of screening imported material (p.
90)
Extend the Good Manufacturing Practices - Manufacturer will be encouraged to meet the GMP
requirement for processing activities and to obtain the HACCP accreditation to be competitive
in the international markets. Factories that meet the GMP standard will serve as anchors in
contract manufacturing network with small and medium enterprises (p.90)

Reference No.
E12
(NAFP)
F12
(NAFP)
A13
(NATIP)
Floriculture industry player will also encouraged to comply with the term and conditions of
importing countries such as SPS and GAP requirement (p.95)
Promote Zero Waste Practices - Zero waste practices will be promoted in the mushroom industry
to get full benefit from the waste materials. This will enable the mushroom industry waste to be
recycled into bio-fertilizers and exporting local mushrooms (p.97)
Develop Agro-Based Food Industry Cluster - The development of sustainable and integrated
agro-based industries will be implemented through the creation of specific cluster zones
including at the halal hub. The agro-based industry entrepreneurs will be linked with raw material
producers through contracts to ensure a consistent supply to inputs. The One District One
Industry Programme will be expanded to develop more micro entrepreneurs and agro-food
SMEs (p.103)
The transformation of the livestock industry will be focussed on the commercial livestock industry,
the production of quality livestock breeds, the expansion of Good Animal Husbandry Practices
(GAHP) and the production of quality livestock feed formulations at competitive practices (p.60)
Increase meat production based intensive livestock farming practices and intensify the practice
of zero waste utilizing by-products to strengthen the supply chain and reduce pollution (p.62)
Increasing consumer awareness in aspects of health care is expected to open up opportunities
to increase vegetables including vegetable juices, functional foods, frozen vegetables, high fibre
vegetables and pickled vegetables (p.68)
Strategies of Vegetables Industry, 2011-2020 - The national vegetable production will be
enhanced to reduce dependence on vegetable imports through the following strategies;
Strengthen the organic vegetable market (p.69)
Strengthen the Organic Vegetable Market - Awareness among consumers of vegetables that are
free and safe from chemicals is expected to increase demand for organic vegetables including
herbs and traditional vegetables. Efforts will be intensified to encourage the production of organic
vegetables with a premium price of the Malaysia Organic Scheme (SOM) certification (p.69)
Awareness and demand of the global community for safe agricultural products produced in a
sustainable manner is a challenge to agricultural producers to comply with standards (p.4)
Ensure Food Safety and Nutrition - The increase in consumer income and demographic change
are expected to change the diet and eating patterns of people more concerned about food
safety and nutrition (p.26)
Integration of Sustainable Practices and Product Tracking System as Part of the Value Chain Expanding the sustainable agricultural practices: increased awareness towards reservation of the
environment and health posed a challenge to agricultural entrepreneurs to produce agricultural
products that meet sustainable standards (p.31)
Strategies of Vegetables Industry, 2011-2020 - The national vegetable production will be
enhanced to reduce dependence on vegetable imports through the following strategies;
Strengthen the organic vegetable market (p.69)
Strengthen the Organic Vegetable Market - Awareness among consumers of vegetables that are
free and safe from chemicals is expected to increase demand for organic vegetables including
herbs and traditional vegetables. Efforts will be intensified to encourage the production of organic
vegetables with a premium price of the Malaysia Organic Scheme (SOM) certification (p.69)
- No Entry ... The rapid growth of the timber industry has bought about new challenges relating to its future
competitiveness and sustainability. To enhance the continued dynamism of the industry, the
current structure of the timber industry needs to be restructured to meet the target of RM53
billion in annual exports earning by 2020 ... (p.14)
... Policy direction ... the future trend in wood production, on a global scale, will be towards
output from planted trees rather than managed natural forest. The shrinking area of natural
forest, sustainable management and environmental concerns will require research on potentially
high yielding varieties of wood as well as efficiency in growing, harvesting and ensuring uniformity
in product size and technical specifications (p.39)
The policy direction for the supply of raw materials should give due emphasis to the assurance
of a steady flow of timber from the natural forests, forest plantations, biomass and composite to
enable strategic plans to be developed for the long term sustainable froth and competitiveness
of the timber industry (p.39)
151

Reference No.
B13
(NATIP)
Applying alternative energy for the timber industry ... Exploring the use of alternative energy in
the timber industry, for example the utilisation of solar power to supplement electricity in kiln
drying especially in powering the convection fans. Alternatively, biomass such as wood residue
and agriculture by-products can be transformed into biofuel for energy production. This will
include the utilisation of bioethanol derived from lignocellulosic materials (p.57)
In order to maintain Malaysias competitiveness as a major wood producer and to address
the issues and challenges, steps must be taken to ensure that the supply of raw materials
are available at competitive prices for Malaysian manufacturers [include] ... Sustainability of the
natural forest resources ... In view of the expanded roles of the forest in meeting the demands of
society and also the world-wide concerns for the protection of the environment, forests resources
will need to be managed in a sustainable manner in accordance with the agreed international
criteria and indicators for SFM (p.33)
... Encouraging the use of biomass as a supplementary resources ... There are about 4.2 million
hectares of oil palm plantation, estimated that about 18.4 million tonnes of empty fruit bunches
(EFB) and 43.3 million tonnes of fronds are being produces annually. Hence, there exists a large
volume of oil palm biomass to be commercialised in the country (p.34)
There are a number of [other biomass and composite] such as coconut trunks, Kenaf plant and
other agricultural residues which have show potential (p.35)
Malaysia has also been recognised as the first tropical timber producer to be able to offer certified
timber products under its own Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) (p.71)
... ensure the continued growth and competitiveness of the timber industry, by adding value,
developing OBMs, promoting the green image, protecting the environment and researching into
new product ... (p.74)
... encourage the growth of the domestic market through intensive promotional activities (p.74)
... Greater emphasis should be given to the development of new clones and identification of
more species suitable for planted forest. The industry is also encouraged to maximise the wood
recovery rates through improvements in technology in current processing technique. Wood
residues should be further utilised to meet the supply requirements of the industry (p.15)
... The timber industry must take the initiatives to undertake R&D programmes to move up the
value chain and to produce innovative higher value added products to enables the expansion of
downstream activities. Focus will also be given to R&D programmes that produce products which
will take into consideration the concerns related to health and environment both at international
and domestic levels (p.17)
... To remain competitiveness in the global market, continuous efforts must be made to explore
new markets and to promote Malaysian brands of product from the timber industry (p.17)
... Enlarging the pool of k-worker ... To attract quality workers, the industry will have to provide
the enabling environment in term of cleanliness and safety (p.54)
... Competitiveness in manufacturing maintained trough the adoption of innovation and technology
and adaptability to the changing raw materials. These raw materials are increasingly derived from
planted forest, producing not only timber but also as base materials for re-engineered wood and
biocomposite. This will require a greater degree of automated processing technology in order to
maximise the processing yield. Failure to keep abreast with the latest technology or the inability
to capitalise fully on the available technology can adversely affect the future competitiveness of
the timber industry (p.54)
... In manufacturing, the intense competition from low-end products manufacturers forces the
industry to move up the value-chain from OEM to ODM-based manufacturing, by adopting
modern processing technology. These include the adoption of automation, manufacturing
flexibility, digital and scanning technology capable of producing high quality, original design and
diversified product (p.54)
... Enhancing market creation through branding on quality, design and value-creation ... This
strategy calls for branding of Malaysias timber products based on the quality of its products and
services, as well as design excellence (p.72)
C13
(NATIP)
152

Reference No.
... Intensifying the marketing of potential/new products (lesser promoted species, bio composite
product, and non-wood forest products) ... The manufacture of enhanced of fortified wood
composite from oil palms, coconut trunks and Kenaf, as substitutes to solid woods by the
industry will greatly increase in the immediate future as the production of logs decline in line with
sustainable forest management practices (p.73)
... enhance the competitiveness of Malaysia timber products through market and value creation
... (p.74)
... increase Malaysias market share in the international market for timber and timber products
and be a leading global supplier of quality timber products (p.74)
... identify marketing strategies to project the strength of the Malaysia timber industry, taking into
account the changing environment of the international market (p.74)
D13
(NATIP)
E13
(NATIP)
F13
(NATIP)
A14
(NCP)
B14
(NCP)
C14
(NCP)
... the Government will promote the use of landscaping timber and encourage the usage of
alternative materials such as biomass and bio composite to meet the needs of the industry
(p.15)
... encourage the timber industry to use alternative materials such as biomass, bio composite,
Kenaf, orchard and landscaping timber ... (p.19)
... using alternative energy for the development of the industry (p.58)
... Enhance productivity and competitiveness ... [through] conduct more training modules on
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) ... conduct more in-house and customised courses on
quality and innovations at the factory premises ... collaborate with the Malaysian Productivity
Corporation (MPC) to conduct courses on productivity enhancement ... collaborate with the
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct courses on safety and
health (p.90)
... Creating a competitive working environment (p.90)
... With the growing global concerns on the protection of the environment and health, consumers
are increasingly demanding for timber products that come from sustainable sources which
also taken into account the social, environment, health and economic aspect in the long-term
management of forest resources (p.72)
- No Entry ... based on sustainable development and balance in term on economic, environment and
community well-being ... [in line] with Government Transformation Programme (GTP), New
Economic Model (NEM) and Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) ... towards achieving
vision 2020 (p.12)
[Key challenge related to the environment for commodity industry] is to sustain existing market
and improve national commodity industry competitiveness (p.11)
... focus to enhance productivity, efficiency and innovation in developing high value added
environmentally-friendly products ... (p.11)
Thrust 4 Generate new source of income ... the implementation of waste to wealth concept
will be developed and promoted continuously through R&D activities. The by-products of
palm oil industry, rubber, cocoa, and sago could be potentially developed to produce new
environmentally-friendly and sustainable products (p.16, 17)
... implementing Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) ... to ensure continuous supply of raw
materials (p.36)
... enhance the use of biomass and composite materials as sustainable raw materials(p.36)
... encourage the use of ... rattan and bamboo as alternative raw materials (p.36)
Thrust 5 Enhance competitiveness and expand market ... to enhance competitiveness through
products branding based on quality, sustainable and environmentally- friendly requirement ... by
using the ICT (p.17)
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Reference No.
D14
(NCP)
... to modernise and transform the commodity industry to become more competitive and
sustainable (p.16)
... enhance commodity industry in the national economic development ... focus on improvement
of production efficiency along the industrys value chain including optimum use of resources
(p.16)
... diversifying the production of high value added products (p.16)
... strengthening the existing market and explore new market .... branding of Malaysian palm oil
products as quality, nutritious, safe, sustainable and halal (p.24)
... encourage palm oil industry to comply with the international standards (p.24)
... to increase the productivity and sustainability of rubber production (p.29)
... to increase the productivity ... by the replanting programme (p.29)
... to increase the productivity by planting high yield rubber clones (p.29)
... encourage the concept of zero waste in the rubber industry (p.30)
... switch from Original Equipment manufacturing (OEM) to Own Brand Manufacturing (OBM)
and Own Design Manufacturing (ODM) (p.36)
... intensify efforts in branding the Malaysian timber product as sustainable and environmentallyfriendly (p.36)
.... develop Malaysian brand names based on the sustainability and environmentally friendly
product (p.57)
- No Entry -
E14
(NCP)
F14
(NCP)
A15
(IMP3)
B15
(IMP3)
154
... Spur the modernisation of commodity industry ... encourage the use modern technology,
mechanisation and automation [such as Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)] to increase productivity and easy access in the
international market (p.16)
Establishing sustainable and environmentally-friendly palm oil Industry ... to take into account
environmental regulations and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) implementation ... to apply GAP
and enforce CoP [Code of Practices] MPOB certification in order to increase productivity and
standardise the production process of palm oil products ... to ensure the plantation of palm oil
will not degrade the environment ... to enforce the Best Practices Code ... practice the Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP) ... to recognise premises that implement GAP at the nationally
and international levels ... to provide fiscal incentives for the use green technology ... to encourage
the sustainable production of palm oil trough Roundtable on Sustainable on Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO)/International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)/ Round Table on Sustainable
Biofuel (RSB) (p.25)
The five thrusts of the National Missions are to: move the economy up the value chain; raise the
capacity for knowledge and innovation and nurture first class mentality; address persistent socioeconomic inequalities constructively and productively; improve the standard and sustainability of
the quality of life; and strengthen the institutional and implementation capacity (p.55)
To be fully developed in Malaysias own mould by 2020 requires a full partnership and fair
economic participation among all ethnic groups and regions in every sphere of development
(p.31)
... promoting the efficient and effective management of forest resources and forest plantations ...
(p.439)
Measures will be undertaken to establish a comprehensive inventory of all the potential supply of
wood wastes in the country. In addition, a more systematic collection land distribution of these
wastes to the industry will be organized (p.441)
... focusing on the industries and sub-sectors which have export potential and competitive
advantage, such as food products, including halal foods, palm biomass, products and oleochemical derivatives, and machinery and equipment including engineering support services and
biotechnology ... (p.154)
... expanding market access through intensified marketing and the promotion of Malaysias
green image ... (p.439)

Reference No.
C15
(IMP3)
... Intensifying Research and Development [in all 12 sectors is a prominent focus, in particular
highlighting the contribution of biotechnology] (p.514)
... leverage upon emerging technologies, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, t develop
new products and improve the technology in food processing; and develop centres of excellence
for biotechnology-based food production and processing (p.514)
The availability of the required talents and expertise by both the manufacturing and services
sectors will become important, as industries and services move towards a more knowledge
based operating environment (p.68)
Driving the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises through Technology and Innovation
(p.191)
... R&D will continue to be undertaken for the further development of the industry. Areas include:
production technology to minimize wood waste; and potential new resources, such as oil
palm fibre and kenaf for the production of composites and bio-composites (p.442)
... R&D activities will be intensified to ensure Malaysian latex products meet international standards
in health and safety. In addition, there will be a greater focus on R&D in advanced manufacturing
technologies and higher value added products, such as: environment friendly rubber products
(p.461)
... Bio-diesel and renewable energy ... Bio-technology based products,[and] Biomass products
(p.482, 483)
... SMEs will be encouraged to adopt greater utilisation of ICT to increase their levels of productivity
and efficiency in the supply chains ... (p.580)
... increasing the supply of highly skilled workforce [knowledgeable and ICT trained] in targeted
industries ... include ICT, biotechnology, halal industry, petrochemicals, education, tourism,
including health and eco-tourism, financial services, logistical, and agro-based industries,
including aquaculture and fishery (p.658)
... creating a critical mass of local experts in the scientific and Engineering fields (p.659)
... Enhancing the Human Capital of Small and Medium Enterprises (p.193)
... Nurturing Innovative and resilient Small and Medium Enterprises (p.193)
Total factor productivity (TFP) is a critical component for economic and industrial growth.
Companies will be encouraged to take advantage of technological developments, as well as
adopt better management and skills upgrading practice (p.44)
... Bumiputra enterprises will be encouraged to utilise more advanced technology and invest in
R&D to enhance their TFP and competitiveness (p.63)
... encouraging the compliance of Malaysian made E&E products with international standards
and certifications (p.266)
... To sustain its competitiveness the industry will be encouraged to enhance its productivity
through higher contributions of total factor productivity (TFP) growth (p.484)
... Enhancing total factor productivity ... Measures include undertaking ... sustainable construction
practices for safer and cleaner construction sites ... (p.585)
Ten strategic thrusts have been set to address the challenges and further promote the application
of ICT and other potential technologies in industrial development ... [among which] enhancing
the awareness of trends and potential benefits from technologies ... (p.696)
... linkages between the food-based industry with other related industries and support services
will be strengthened, including: encouraging local manufacturers of machinery and equipment to
collaborate with the food based industry to customize their machinery and equipment; and the
packaging industry to collaborate with the food processing manufacturers, in keeping pace with
advances in technologies, to meet rising consumer expectations and new lifestyles, in terms of
convenience and aesthetics (p.514)
ST3: Strive for the highest standard of quality, occupational safety and health, and environmental
practices (p.12)
3.1 Foster a quality and environment-friendly culture (p.12)
Enabling Recommendations ... 3.0 Reinforce Bumiputra entrepreneurs capabilities and equitable
share in the construction value chain (p.12)
D15
(IMP3)
E15
(IMP3)
F15
(IMP3)
A16
(CIMP)
155

Reference No.
B16
(CIMP)
C16
(CIMP)
D16
(CIMP)
E16
(CIMP)
F16
(CIMP)
A17
(SMEMP)
B17
(SMEMP)
C17
(SMEMP)
D17
(SMEMP)
E17
(SMEMP)
F17
(SMEMP)
A18
(EQA)
B18
(EQA)
C18
(EQA)
156
- No Entry ST5: Innovate through research and development and adopt new construction methods (p.12)
- No Entry - No Entry - No Entry The aim is to achieve high income by 2020 that is both inclusive and sustainable. Income levels
will be raised through productivity gains, while at the same time inclusiveness strengthened to
benefits all Malaysians, and to ensure sustainability so that meeting present needs would not be
at the expense of future generations (p.17)
However, SMEs should also leverage on the wide selection of tourism products such as ecotourism, edu-tourism, business tourism, event tourism and sport tourism (p.75)
Amidst the growing concern on climate changes and quest for environment friendly and
sustainable development, the new growth drivers are in niche design and consulting such as
green building, integrated sustainability solution, and renewable energy projects (p.77)
The master plan has proposed a new framework to align SME development to the broader
national aspirations of achieving a high income economy by 2020 via innovation-led and
productivity-driven growth (p.10)
Innovation and technology adoption encourage greater innovation and technology adoption by
SMEs (p.66)
It will be characterised by a gradual shift in all sectors of the economy to higher value-added
activities that are knowledge-intensive, driven by innovation and productivity (p.72)
Future areas that hold opportunities for SMEs are due to emergence of innovations in healthcare
services and entrance of new services providers along the value chain (p.78)
Emphasis will be on greater deployment of technology and machinery as well as investment of
technology improves efficiency, processes and method (p.79)
Opportunities exist in the form of adaptive and innovative R&D; high-end product development;
contract manufacturing across semiconductors; solar; light emitting diode (LED); industrial
electronic and electrical hope appliances which are expected to result in deepening the
capabilities of SMEs in higher value-added activities (p.80)
Among the key characteristics of the desired SME ecosystem are: Existence of a strong
enterprise culture which favours productivity, efficiency, environmental consciousness, quality
jobs, equitable social practices, as well as sound labour and industrial relations (p.22)
- No Entry Transition to an innovation economy would entail inclusion of all strata of society and enterprises
of all sizes. Inclusive innovation will not only enhance productivity among the low- income
population, but would also assist these communities to access basic necessities such as utility
services, housing, education, healthcare and telecommunication at low-cost and better quality
(p.97)
An Act relating to the prevention, abatement, control of pollution and enhancement of the
environment, and for the purpose connected therewith (p.3)
- No Entry Research cess - For the purpose of conducting, promoting or co-coordinating research in
relation to any aspect of pollution or the prevention thereof, the Minister, after consultation with
the Minister of Finance and the Council, may make an order for the imposition and collection, or
variation or cancellation of an imposition, of a cess on the waste generated (p.39)

Reference No.
D18
(EQA)
Power to control use of substance and product and to state environmental labeling ... The
Minister, after consultation with the Council, may by order published in the Gazette - (a) prescribe
any substance as an environmentally hazardous substance which requires the substance to
be reduced, recycled, recovered or regulated in the manner as specified in the order; and (b)
prescribe any product as a prescribed product for sale and that the product shall contain a
minimum percentage of recycled substances and to carry an appropriate declaration on its
recycled constituents, method of manufacture and disposal (p.31)
... Any order made under subsection (1) may specify rules on the use, design and application of the
label in connection with the sale of the substance or product which claims to be environmentally
friendly (p.31)
Power to prohibit use of any material or equipment - The Minister, after consultation with the
Council, may by order published in the Gazette - (a) prohibit the use of any materials for any
process, trade or industry; (b) prohibit whether by description or by brand name the use of any
equipment or industrial plant, within the areas specified in the order (p.29)
Power to require owner or occupier to install, operate, repair, etc. ... Where any environmentally
hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes are being or are likely to be emitted, discharged
or deposited from any vehicle, ship or premises irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or
premises are prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, or from any aircraft, the Director General
may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of the vehicle, ship or premises, or aircraft,
to - (a) install and operate any control equipment or additional control equipment; (b) repair, alter
or replace any equipment or control equipment; (c) erect or increase the height of any chimney;
(d) measure, take a sample of, analyse, record and report any environmentally hazardous
substances, pollutants, wastes, effluents or emissions containing pollutants; (e) conduct a study
on any environmental risk; (f) install, maintain and operate monitoring programme at the expense
of the owner or occupier; or (g) adopt any measure to reduce, mitigate, disperse, remove,
eliminate, destroy or dispose of pollution, within such time and in such manner as may be
specified in the notice (p.32)
... Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the Director General may by notice direct
the owner or occupier of any vehicle, ship, or premises, or aircraft to emit, discharge or deposit
environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes during such periods of day as he
may specify and may generally direct the manner in which the owner or occupier shall carry out
his trade, industry or process or operate any equipment, industrial plant or control equipment
therein (p.33)
- No Entry -
E18
(EQA)
F18
(EQA)
A19
(TCPA)
B19
(TCPA)
C19
(TCPA)
Requirement and approval of plans ... Every application to carry out any work, building, erection
or alteration specified in section 19 shall be submitted to the Director General and shall be
accompanied by - (a) the plans and specifications of the proposed work, building, erection or
alteration together with details of the control equipment, if any, to be installed; (b) a lay-out plan
indicating the site of the proposed work, building, erection or alteration which will take place in
relation to the surrounding areas; (c) the details of the trade, industry or process proposed to be
carried on in such premises; (d) descriptions of waste constituents and characteristics; and (e)
such other information which the Director General may require, and the applicant shall pay the
prescribed fee (p.24)
... to promote in the country, within the framework of the national policy, town and country
planning as an effective and efficient instrument for the improvement of the physical environment
and towards the achievement of sustainable development in the country (p.10)
... formulating the policy and general proposals of the State Authority in respect of the
development and use of land in that State, including measures for the improvement of the
physical living environment, the improvement of communications, the management of traffic,
the improvement of socio-economic well-being and the promotion of economic growth, and for
facilitating sustainable development (p.22)
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Reference No.
D19
(TCPA)
To regulate, control and plan the development and use of all lands and buildings within its area
(p.15)
... monitor the implementation of standards, guidelines and procedures in facilitating the
development of the region ... (p.17)
To regulate, control and plan the development and use of all lands and buildings within its area
(p.15)
... formulating the policy and general proposals of the State Authority in respect of the
development and use of land in that State, including measures for the improvement of the
physical living environment, the improvement of communications, the management of traffic,
the improvement of socio-economic well-being and the promotion of economic growth, and for
facilitating sustainable development (p.22)
- No Entry -
E19
(TCPA)
F19
(TCPA)
A20
EQA(SW)
B20
EQA(SW)
C20
EQA(SW)
D20
EQA(SW)
158
E20
EQA(SW)
F20
EQA(SW)
A21
EQA(LCMG)
B21
EQA(LCMG)
C21
EQA(LCMG)
D21
EQA(LCMG)
E21
EQA(LCMG)
F21
EQA(LCMG)
A22
(REA)
B22
(REA)
C22
(REA)
D22
(REA)
- No Entry - No Entry Provision a proper operation of sewage treatment system an owner or occupier of any premises
shall operate and maintain a sewage treatment system in accordance with sound engineering
practices for the treatment of sewage and ensure that all components of the sewage treatment
system are in good working condition (p. 3887)
Competent person the operation of a sewage treatment shall be supervised by a competent
person, a competent person shall be a person who has been certified by the Director General
that he is duly qualified to supervise the operation of a sewage treatment system, an owner
or occupier of any premises shall ensure that a competent person is on duty at any time the
sewage treatment system is in operation (p. 3887)
- No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry - No Entry -

Reference No.
E22
(REA)
... Bonus feed-in tariff rate [will be given for those RE installations that meet the criteria that
transform waste to energy or have increased resource efficiency] (p.5145)
Bonus feed-in tariff rate criteria [waste to energy] Biomass ... Use of gasification technology
... Use of landfill or sewage gas as fuel source Use of municipal solid waste as fuel source
(p.5145)
Bonus feed-in tariff rate criteria [energy efficiency] ... Use of gas engine technology with electrical
efficiency of above 40% Use of steam-based electricity generating systems with overall
efficiency of above 14% (p.5145)
Bonus feed-in tariff rate criteria [resource efficiency for building sector] ... Solar photovoltaic ...
Use as installation in buildings or building structures ... Use as building material ... (p.5145)
Bonus feed-in tariff rate criteria [minimisation of carbon footprint through bonus for locally
produced equipment] ... Use of locally manufactured or assembled gas engine technology
Use of locally manufactured or assembled gasification technology Use of locally manufactured
or assembled solar photovoltaic modules Use of locally manufactured or assembled solar
inverters (p.5145)
[A FiT allocation fund is being created through] ... one per centum of the tariffs levied and
collected, after deducting any applicable discount ... from its consumers in Peninsular Malaysia
(p.5103)
F22
(REA)
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ANNEX 6
DETAILS ON SCP-RELATED INSTRUMENTS
160
Instruments
Regulatory

... streamlining policies and legislations to allow for more efficient and equitable distribution
of water resources (10MP, p.282)
Regular monitoring and evaluation of outcomes (10MP, p.330)
The Government will establish a legal framework on access and benefits sharing to
ensure that the benefits derived are distributed fairly and equitably (10MP, p.308)
Effective enforcement of the Biosafety Act 2007 will ensure that potentially adverse
impacts on biodiversity and human health from biotechnology that uses [living modified
organisms] (LMOs) is minimised and properly managed (10MP, p.308)
For [solar power development] to succeed a regulatory framework needs to be
developed (ETP, p.197)
The policy measures in line with the SRIs must move in tandem to deliver high income
in an inclusive and sustainable manner (NEM, p.17)
... The policy direction for the supply of raw material should give due emphasis to the
assurance of a steady flow of timber from the natural forests, forest plantations, biomass
and composite to enable strategic plans to be developed for the long term sustainable
froth and competitiveness of the timber industry (NATIP, p.39)
The establishment of an efficient, equitable and sustainable national spatial framework to
guide the overall development of the country towards achieving a developed and highincome nation status by 2020 (NPP2, p.2-1)
... Environmental-related legislation and standards shall be reviewed regularly and revised
where necessary to ensure the continued effectiveness and coordination of laws. Particular
attention will be paid to effective enforcement (NPE, p.20)
Review and establish legal mechanisms to foster an accelerated growth of Green
Technologies in line with National Objectives and Goals (NGTP, p.15)
These include areas designated for conservation or set aside for the protection of water
resources. This is important as it ensures that the national spatial planning policies and
strategies remain up-to-date and relevant in keeping abreast with the fast changing
economic, social, physical and technological changes and trends as well as capable in
responding (NPP2, p.1-7)
To provide physical planning policies for ensuring sustainable development as well as
mitigating and adapting the natural environment and human settlements to climate change
(NPP2, p.1-8)
Certain sectoral land allocations for example water supply system and infrastructure
network alignment such as high-speed rail, need to be set aside now and safeguarded
for development beyond the year 2020 (NPP2, p.1-10)
Moving towards a green economy
... stronger enforcement and imposition of gate fees, particularly in environmentally
sensitive and heritage sites (10MP, p.128)
... formulating government policies to mandate the use of certified quality timber that
are from legal and sustainable sources of timber in government project (NATIP, p.19)
Balance the technology-driven innovation approach with market led policies such as
global procurement through technology intermediaries (NEM, p.26, 139)
Preserving our natural resources and safeguarding the interest of future generations must
be facilitated by applying appropriate pricing, regulatory and strategic policies to manage
non-renewable resources efficiently (NEM, p.29, 117)
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Use appropriate pricing, regulatory and strategic policies to manage non-renewable
resources sustainably (NEM, p.29, 30, 146)
Enforce clean air and water standards in utilising natural resource (NEM, p.29, 146)
Boost demand for green products and services. Government will take the lead in raising
efficiency and growing the green technology industry. First, the Ministry of Energy, Green
Technology and Water (KeTTHA) will set efficiency targets stipulating that all ministries
must reduce electricity and water consumption by 10 percent per year from 2011 to
2013 (ETP, p.417)
Government will also examine available policy levers to reduce Malaysias environmental
impact and spur growth of the green technology industry (ETP, p.417)
... effective national development planning to ensure that the national resources are used
efficiently and sustain ably, in particular making optimum use of existing capital and
human resource (NPP2, p.3-1)
Conduct systematic review and harmonise existing legislations, policies and plans ...
balanced adaptation and mitigation measures, to address ... Agriculture and food security;
Natural resources and environment (water, biodiversity, forestry, minerals, soil, coastal
and marine and air); Energy security; Industries; Public health; Tourism; Transportation;
infrastructure; Land use and lands use change, Human settlements and livelihood; Waste
management; and Disaster risk reduction (NPCC, p.8)
Harmonise existing legislation policies, plans to address climate change issues (NPCC,
p.8)
... Diverting heavy vehicles from the Central Business District (10MP, p.262)
Enforcement and monitoring efforts will be critical to ensuring operators adhere to minimum
service and operational standards. In order to achieve this, we will initiate efforts to
integrate backend IT systems and launch joint on-the-ground enforcement efforts, across
all major enforcement agencies the 10 local authorities, Commercial Vehicles Licensing
Board (CVLB), JPJ and PDRM (GTP, p.33)
Regulatory restructuring: We will ensure that the proposed Land PublicTransport Authority
(SPAD Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat) is fully operational by the end of 2010.
A prerequisite for success will be the creation of a single point of accountability for policy
planning and regulatory oversight. This is currently lacking with 12 ministries and various
agencies currently involved indifferent aspects of public transport, and no single industry
captain to coordinate efforts across the entire public transport system (GTP, p.33)
Revising the current Water Quality Index to incorporate additional parameters, such as
biological parameters, for more accurate river water classification (10MP, p.286)
Assessing the Total Maximum Daily Load and carrying capacity of rivers to determine
allowable discharge loads, for both point and non-point sources of pollution (10MP,
p.286)
Developing the National Marine Water Quality Index to replace the current Marine Water
Quality Criteria and Standard ... (10MP, p.286)
... Developing R&D guidelines to assist the industry to expand its product/services in
the face of rapid changes in technology, shorter product life cycles and commoditisation
(the different types of commodities/composite serving the same function). This is a prerequisite if the timber industry is to transform into an equitable and sustainable growth
sector, offering quality and specialised products (NATIP, p.56)
... setting of minimum energy performance standards [(MEPS)] for appliances and
development of green technologies (10MP, p.113)
Environmentally friendly townships and neighbourhoods will be encouraged through the
introduction of Green Guidelines and a Green Rating System (10MP, p.279)
Strengthening the enforcement on industrial effluents and sewage discharge in line with the
revisions to the regulations under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (10MP, p.285)
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Developing and enforcing regulations especially on energy efficiency in buildings for new
developments (10MP, p.132)
regulate better insulated buildings (ETP, p.190)
Regulate better insulation for new buildings and renovated buildings. This would bring an
expected RM1.3 billion of GNI by 2020. Existing regulations on insulation of buildings are
not adequate to encourage more efficient energy use, and as a result, developers are
constructing properties (residential, commercial and industrial) that do not have proper
insulation, thus creating a need for additional air conditioning. Going forward, better
insulated properties will be ensured by (1) improving customer awareness via large-scale
awareness campaigns, (2) enforcement measures through the approval process of building
plans. In each, the Government will take a leadership role to ensure implementation.
In time, better insulated buildings will also improve the living environment in low-cost
premises where occupants cannot afford air conditioning and thus suffer heat-related
stress that will lead to possible health problems (ETP, p.191)
Second, KeTTHA will set the target across ministries that 50 percent of the goods and
services purchased by the public sector should be eco-labelled by 2020 (ETP, p.417)
KeTTHA will develop an accreditation framework for energy services companies to improve
and regulate the quality of energy services companies in 2011. The framework will take
into account the level of technical expertise, capital base and depth of services offered
by companies (ETP, p.417)
... It is important for Malaysia to ensure the timber products are manufactured from legal
and sustainable sources of timber to meet the increasing global demand for such product.
The MTCS has been established to ensure that the timber used in the manufacturing of
timber product is from legal and sustainable sources of timber (NATIP, p.18)
... Increasing global demand for green timber and timber product require that the Malaysian
timber industry ensure that materials used in the manufacturing of high value-added
products are from legal and sustainable sources of timber (NATIP, p.18)
... raw materials to be managed in a sustainable manner in compliance with the domestic
laws and regulations ... (NATIP, p.19)
As a major producer and exporter of tropical timber products, there is a need for
image building and national branding to project Malaysia as a practitioner of sound and
responsible environmental and sustainable forest management practices. The MTCS
provides added advantages to Malaysias timber products by providing the assurance
of legality and sustainability (NATIP, p.72)
... to increase the production of crude palm oil (CPO) from 17 million in 2010 to 25.3
million in 2020 through increasing of productivity by implementing of Cod of Practices
(CoP), use of high yield clone and replanting programme (NCP, p.20)
Increasing the upstream activity ... implementing GAP trough CoP MPOB (NCP, p.23)
... encourage zero waste practices ... by using biomass as an alternative power, bioorganic pesticide, food for livestock, raw materials for furniture industry, higher value
chemical products ... diversify high value palm oil product (NCP, p.23)
Increase production and competitiveness of pepper ... to increase productivity ... to
establish specific Code of Practices (CoP) for pepper cultivation and production (NCP,
p.48)
... to increase the competitiveness of tobacco production ... to increase the implementation
of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) ... to enhance the infrastructure ... (NCP, p.53)
... to increase the productivity and production of Kenaf ... through implementation of Good
Agriculture Practices (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) (NCP, p.57)
... to commersialise sago production activity ... to establish Code of Practice (CoP) for
sago cultivation (NCP, p.63)
Emphasis on compliance with international instruments in the management of fisheries
resources such as the FAO Code Of Conduct For Responsible Fisheries 1995, Agreement
on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
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Enforce Compliance with Swiftlet Industry Development Guidelines - Compliance with
birds nests industry guidelines will be enforced to ensure that the development of this
industry is orderly and well planned (NAFP, p.80)
Extend the Good Production Practices - Efforts will be undertaken to promote good
production practices of birds nest through certification schemes at the farm level and
processing plant. Standard Swiftlet Malaysia will be development that meet the level of
global standards and market requirement (NAFP, p.81)
Enforce strict adherence to global standards and benchmarks (NEM, p.26, 139)
... the implementation of the regulatory and self regulatory environmental management
measures including Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as environmental management
system and plan, and audit (NMP2, p.15)
Sustainable forest management approaches, water resources management based on
the concept of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) and shoreline management
through Integrated Coastal Zone Management System (ICZM) should be exercised and
enforced (NPP2, p.2-12)
Regulations and rules will be strengthened to encourage environment-friendly agricultural and
forestry practices and minimize the negative impact of such activities on the environment
(IMP3, p.636)
The formulation and adaptation of Malaysian standards for products and services, in
line with international requirements, will be accelerated and their enforcement enhanced
(IMP3, p.190)
The absence of mandatory standards [in the steel products and metals industry] has caused
difficulties in ensuring the required quality for locally produced and imported products.
There is therefore a need for the introduction of legislation and the establishment of the
institutional infrastructure to enforce standards on steel products (IMP3, p.336)
Enhancing Total Factor Productivity: Measures include undertaking continuous and
systematic quality control through compliance to standards and international requirements
... (IMP3, p.585)
Enforcement of new vehicles engines with higher fuel efficiency ... (NPCC, p.13)
Increase EE in industrial sectors through the review and establishment of legal mechanism
for EE application in industries (NPCC, p.13)
... No person shall use or pemit to be used any land or building otherwise than in
conformity with the local plan (TCPA, p.37)
... All developments intended exclusively for religious, educational, recreational, social,
welfare, or charitable purposes and not for pecuniary profit are exempted from the
payment of all charges and fees ... (TCPA, p.88)
... the control of the density, floor area, plot ratio, plinth area, and use of land and
buildings ... [to enhance a value of the land] (TCPA, p.89)
Prohibition to fell ... tree with girth exceeding 0.8 metre (TCPA, p.71)
To ensure the adoption of these practices and standards, strict enforcement measures
need to be in place (CIMP, p.23, 24)
... formulating government policies to mandate the use of certified quality timber that
are from legal and sustainable sources of timber in government project (NATIP, p.19)
... raw materials to be managed in a sustainable manner in compliance with the domestic
laws and regulations (NATIP, p.19)
... Global demand for certified timber products ... It is important for Malaysia to ensure
the timber products are manufactured from legal and sustainable sources of timber to
meet the increasing global demand for such product. The MTCS has been established
to ensure that the timbers used in the manufacturing of timber product are from legal
and sustainable sources of timber (NATIP, p.18)
Increasing global demand for green timber and timber products require that the Malaysian
timber industry ensure that materials used in the manufacturing of high value-added
products are from legal and sustainable sources of timber (NATIP, p.18)
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As a major producer and exporter of tropical timber products, there is a need for
image building and national branding to project Malaysia as a practitioner of sound and
responsible environmental and sustainable forest management practices. The MTCS
provides an added advantage to Malaysias timber products by providing the assurance
of legality and sustainability (NATIP, p.72)
... (a) to administer this Act and any regulations and orders made thereunder; (b) to be
responsible for and to co-ordinate all activities relating to the discharge of wastes into the
environment and for preventing or controlling pollution and protecting and enhancing the
quality of the environment; (c) to recommend to the Minister the environment protection
policy and classifications for the protection of any portion of the environment or any
segment of the environment with respect to the uses and values, whether tangible or
intangible, to be protected, the quality to be maintained, the extent to which the discharge
of wastes may be permitted without detriment to the quality of the environment, long
range development uses and planning and any other factors relating to the protection
and enhancement of the environment; (d) to control by the issue of licences the volume,
types, constituents and effects of wastes, discharges, emissions, deposits or other sources
of emission and substances which are of danger or a potential danger to the quality of
the environment or any segment of the environment (EQA, p.13)
... (n) to report to the Minister upon matters concerning the protection and enhancement
of the environment and upon any amendments he thinks desirable to any law affecting
pollution and environment and upon any matters referred to him by the Minister (EQA,
p.15)
... (c) shall not grant any application for a licence in respect of any premises the use
whereof as such would contravene any town planning scheme, or any law respecting
the use or development of land (EQA, p.19)
The Director General shall, before varying any condition attached to the licence or attaching
new conditions thereto, take into consideration: (a) whether it would be practicable to
adapt the existing equipment, control equipment or industrial plant to conform with the
varied or new condition; (b) the economic life of the existing equipment, control equipment
or industrial plant, having regard to the date of purchase; (c) the quantity or degree of
cut-back of emission, discharge or deposit of wastes to be achieved by the varied or
new condition; (d) the estimated cost to be incurred by the licensee to comply with the
varied or new condition; and (e) the nature and size of the trade, process or industry
being carried out in the premises (EQA, p.19)
Power to specify conditions of emission, discharge, etc. ... The Minister, after consultation
with the Council, may by regulations specify the acceptable conditions for the emission,
discharge or deposit of environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes or
the emission of noise into any area, segment or element of the environment and may
set aside any area, segment or element of the environment within which the emission,
discharge or deposit is prohibited or restricted (EQA, p.25)
Restrictions on pollution of the atmosphere ... No person shall, unless licensed, emit
or discharge any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into the
atmosphere in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section 21
(EQA, p.25)
Restrictions on noise pollution ... No person shall, unless licensed, emit or cause or
permit to be emitted any noise greater in volume, intensity or quality in contravention of
the acceptable conditions specified under section 21 (EQA, p.26)
Restrictions on pollution of the soil ... No person shall, unless licensed, pollute or cause
or permit to be polluted any soil or surface of any land in contravention of the acceptable
conditions specified under section 21 (EQA, p.26)
Restrictions on pollution of inland waters ... No person shall, unless licensed, emit,
discharge or deposit any environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into
any inland waters in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section
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Prohibition of discharge of oil into Malaysian waters ... No person shall, unless licensed,
discharge or spill any oil or mixture containing oil into Malaysian waters in contravention
of the acceptable conditions specified under section 21 (EQA, p.28)
Prohibition of discharge of wastes into Malaysian waters ... No person shall, unless
licensed, discharge environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into the
Malaysian waters in contravention of the acceptable conditions specified under section
21 (EQA, p.28)
Prohibition on open burning ... Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Act, no person shall allow or cause open burning on any premises (EQA, p.29)
Power to require owner or occupier to install, operate, repair, etc. ... Where any
environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes are being or are likely to
be emitted, discharged or deposited from any vehicle, ship or premises irrespective of
whether the vehicle, ship or premises are prescribed under section 18 or otherwise,
or from any aircraft, the Director General may by notice in writing require the owner
or occupier of the vehicle, ship or premises, or aircraft, to ... (a) install and operate
any control equipment or additional control equipment; (b) repair, alter or replace any
equipment or control equipment; (c) erect or increase the height of any chimney; (d)
measure, take a sample of, analyse, record and report any environmentally hazardous
substances, pollutants, wastes, effluents or emissions containing pollutants; (e) conduct
a study on any environmental risk; (f) install, maintain and operate monitoring programme
at the expense of the owner or occupier; or (g) adopt any measure to reduce, mitigate,
disperse, remove, eliminate, destroy or dispose of pollution, within such time and in such
manner as may be specified in the notice (EQA, p.32)
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the Director General may by
notice direct the owner or occupier of any vehicle, ship, or premises, or aircraft to emit,
discharge or deposit environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes during
such periods of day as he may specify and may generally direct the manner in which
the owner or occupier shall carry out his trade, industry or process or operate any
equipment, industrial plant or control equipment therein (EQA, p.33)
Prohibition order, etc. ... The Minister, after consultation with the Council, may by order
published in the Gazette specify the circumstances whereby the Director General may
issue a prohibition order to the owner or occupier of any industrial plant or process to
prevent its continued operation and release of environmentally hazardous substances,
pollutants or wastes either absolutely or conditionally, or for such period as he may
direct, or until requirements to make remedy as directed by him have been complied
with (EQA, p.33)
... The Minister, in circumstances where he considers that the environment, public health
or safety is under or likely to be under serious threat, may direct the Director General ...
(a) to issue an order requiring a person to cease all acts that have resulted in the release
of environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes; and (b) to effect and
render any machinery, equipment, plant or process of the person inoperable (EQA, p.33)
Owner or occupier to maintain and operate equipment ... The owner or occupier of
any vehicle, ship or premises irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises are
prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, or aircraft shall maintain any equipment or
control equipment installed on the vehicle, ship or premises, or aircraft in good condition
and shall operate the equipment or control equipment in a proper and efficient manner
(EQA, p.34)
Power to prohibit or control licensed persons from discharging, etc., of wastes in certain
circumstances ... Where several persons are licensed under this Act to emit, discharge
or deposit environmentally hazardous substances, pollutants or wastes into the same
segment or element of environment and appears to the Director General that each of such
persons is complying with the conditions of the licence but nevertheless the collective
effect of the aggregate of such wastes is likely to cause a worsening of condition in that
segment or element of the environment such as to affect the health, welfare or safety of
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human beings, or to threaten the existence of any animals, birds, wildlife, fish or other
aquatic life, the Director General may, by notice serve on each of the licensees, requiring
each of them to abate such emission, discharge or deposit in the manner and within
the period specified in the notice (EQA, p.34)
Prohibition against placing, deposit, etc., of scheduled wastes ... No person shall - (a)
place, deposit or dispose of, or cause or permit to place, deposit or dispose of, except
at prescribed premises only, any scheduled wastes on land or into Malaysian waters;
(b) receive or send, or cause or permit to be received or sent any scheduled wastes
in or out of Malaysia; or (c) transit or cause or permit the transit of scheduled wastes,
without any prior written approval of the Director General (EQA, p.37)
These regulations shall apply to any premises which discharge sewage onto or into
any soil, or into any inland Malaysian waters, other than any housing or commercial
development or both having a population equivalent of less than one hundred and fifty
(EQASW, p.3887)
Notification for new source of sewage discharge or release - no person shall, without prior
written notification to the Director General, discharge or release or permit to discharge
or release of sewage onto or into any soil, or into any inland waters or Malaysian waters
(EQASW, p.3887)
Acceptable conditions of sewage discharge no person shall discharge sewage which
contains substances in concentration greater than limits of (EQASW, p.3888)
Licence to contravene acceptable conditions for sewage discharge an owner or occupier
of premises may apply for licence under subsection 25(1) of the Act to contravene
the acceptable conditions of sewage discharge as specified in Regulations 5 (EQASW,
p.3889)
An application for a licence under subregulation (1) shall be made in accordance with the
procedures as specified in the Environmental Quality (Licencing) Regulations 1977 and
shall be accompanied by (a) report on sewage characterisation study, and (b) a licence
fees as specified in Regulation 24 (EQASW, p.3888)
Prohibition against sewage discharge through by-pass no person shall discharge or
cause or permit the discharge of sewage onto and into any soil, or into any inland waters
of Malaysian waters through a by-pass (EQASW, p.3890)
Spill or accidental discharge of sewage in the event of the occurrence of any spill
or accidental discharge of sewage from any premise, which either directly or indirectly
gains or may gain access onto or into any soil, or into any inland waters or Malaysian
waters, the owner or occupier of the premises shall immediately and not more than 6
hours from the time of the occurrence inform the Director General of the occurrence
(EQASW, p.3890)
An owner or occupier of the premises shall, to every reasonable extent, contain, cleanse
or abate the spill or accidental discharge of sewage in a manner that satisfies the Director
General (EQASW, p. 3891)
Prohibition against discharge of sludge into inland waters or Malaysian waters no
person shall discharge or cause or permit the discharge of any sludge that is generated
from any sewage treatment systems into any inland waters or Malaysian waters (EQASW,
p.3891)
Restriction on the disposal of sludge into land no person shall discharge or cause or
permit the disposal of sludge generated from any sewage treatment systems onto or
into any soil or surface of any land without the prior written permission of the Director
General (EQASW, p.3892)
Restriction on import of manufacture - No person shall import or manufacture any
motor gasoline which contains lead or lead compounds expressed as lead in excess of
0.40 gramme per litre on and after the date following the date of publication of these
Regulations in the Gazette (EQALCMG, p.3)
Restriction on possession no person shall be in possession, offer or exhibit for sale,
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compounds expressed as lead in excess of 0.40 gramme per litre on or after the 1st
January 1986 (EQALCMG, p.3)
Restriction on import Notwithstanding the provision in Regulations 3 and 4, no person
shall import, manufacture, posses, offer or exhibit for sell, deliver for use or exchange
for use any motor gasoline which contains lead or lead compounds expressed as lead
in excess of 0.15 gramme per litre on or after the 1st January 1990 (EQALCMG, p.4)
... to drive green the technology agenda across multiple ministries and agencies which
include regulatory aspects, developmental, awareness and promotion (10MP, p.132)
Second, KeTTHA will set the target across ministries that 50 percent of the goods and
services purchased by the public sector should be eco-labelled by 2020 (ETP, p.417)
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Major shifts in housing policies with a new emphasis on the entire life-cycle of housing
provision from construction to maintenance, with the introduction of a Housing Maintenance
Fund (10MP, p.309)
Completing the federalisation of solid waste management and public cleansing services
to facilitate the modernisation of waste collection, handling and disposal as well as the
upkeep of shared public spaces (10MP, p.309)
To address this global environmental issue, appropriate spatial policies and measures must
be taken to adapt to and mitigate its adverse effects on Malaysia. For example, impact
of climate change is a key consideration in preparing all development plans including
incorporating policy measures to ensure that no urban development be allowed in low
lying coastal areas vulnerable to marine flooding due to rising sea-level. At the same
instance, the protection of forested areas to act as carbon sink, and the promotion of
energy efficient and eco-friendly urban development must not be neglected (NPP2, p.34)
... to finance and promote sustainability measures ... (10MP, p.26)
Steps have already been taken in Malaysia to grow the green technology sector. However,
progress has been held back by fuel subsidies, which increase the relative costs of green
technology, leading to low levels of awareness among businesses and consumers, a
lack of available finance for green services companies and a limited of supply of green
products and services. For example, since 2004, only 15 products have been submitted
for eco-labelling (ETP, p.416)
... to maintain Malaysias competitiveness as a major wood producer and address the
issues and challenge (NATIP, p.33)
... providing further incentives for the commercialisation of new technology uptake ...
(NATIP, p.58)
... To optimise utilisation of land and natural resources for sustainable development and
biodiversity conservation (NPP2, p.2-2)
Existing fiscal and non-fiscal incentives such as tax exemptions and technology practices
incentives will be continued (NAFP, p.97)
Seek new and additional incentives, funding sources and mechanisms, at both the national
and the international levels, for the implementation of the strategies. Funding sources
should include government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the private sector
(NPBD, p.38)
... proper valuation of environmental resources, through assessing the opportunity cost
and environmental impact of public or private investments (10MP, p.26)
... investments in new growth areas such as renewable energy ... (10MP, p.44)
Introducing Feed-in tariff mechanisms to help finance renewable energy investments (10MP,
p.26)
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... green products and services becoming the preferred choice for public procurement
(10MP, p.83)
... to rationalise subsidies ... with the goal of achieving market pricing by 2015 (10MP,
p.113, 114)
Adopting outcome-based budgeting. This approach will take an integrated view of the
financial requirements of the programme, including both development and operating
costs. This will allow for more efficient management of resources, assist in eliminating
redundancy of programmes and projects and ensure that the nations resources are
allocated proportionately to its priorities (10MP, p.330)
Continuing efforts to move the water services industry towards efficiency in operations
and creating a financially sustainable platform for continued investments in the sector
(10MP, p.309)
Restructuring of the public transport licensing and operating framework to be led by the
commission for land public transport or SPAD, and supported by major investments in
public transport such as the introduction of the mass rapid transit system in Greater KL
(10MP, p.309)
The recent development of the Green GDP concept will allow proper consideration of
the impact of growth on the environment and the appropriate design of measures to
address environmental concerns (NEM, p.11, 93)
Facilitate bank lending and financing for green investment (NEM, p.29, 146)
Develop banking capacity to assess credit approvals for green investment using noncollateral based criteria (NEM, p.29, 146)
Funding - Total funding required is RM13.5 billion, of which RM10.8 billion will come
from the private sector for investment in green buildings and infrastructure. The remaining
funding will be used for investment in public sector green buildings over the next 10 years
(ETP, p.418)
... With the growing global concerns on the protection of the environment and health,
consumers are increasingly demanding for timber products that come from sustainable
sources which also taken into account the social, environment, health and economic
aspect in the long-term management of forest resources (NATIP, p.72)
This includes creating a corporate centralized management entity providing complete
infrastructures and incentives to rice farmers to surrender their land management to the
centralized management to ensure efficiency and agricultural practices (NAFP, p.24)
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Management information systems will be strengthened to enable systematic and regular
performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting (10MP, p.330, 331)
... Greater emphasis should be given to the development of new clones and identification
of more species suitable for planted forest. The industry is also encouraged to maximise
the wood recovery rates through improvements in technology in current processing
technique. Wood residues should be further utilised to meet the supply requirements of
the industry (NATIP, p.15)
... The timber industry must take the initiatives to undertake R&D programmes to move
up the value chain and to produce innovative higher value added products to enables
the expansion of downstream activities (NATIP, p.17)
The government will undertake efforts through FRIM, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia
(RRIM), MTIB, among others, to promote more R&D exploring alternatives for the use of
timber such as in the production of energy and biofuel (NATIP, p.17)
In order to accelerate and increase the amount of available wood as well as improvement
in its quality, in the shortest time possible, R&D should be undertaken to increase the
production of raw materials both from natural forests as well as from forest plantation
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... Improving intensive planting method ... to increase the supply of raw materials ... [by]
the adoption of the intensive Tropical Forest Management System. This system combines
improved intensive planting method of promising indigenous tree species in degraded
areas with the integration of sustainable utilisation on non-timber forest produce (NATIP,
p.38)
... The future trend in wood production, on a global scale, will be towards output from
planted trees rather than managed natural forest. The shrinking area of natural forest,
sustainable management and environmental concerns will require research on potentially
high yielding varieties of wood as well as efficiency in growing, harvesting and ensuring
uniformity in product size and technical specifications (NATIP, p.39)
... prioritising R&D to develop higher yields for existing and potential resource of raw
materials to obtain sustainability and meeting requirements of the industry (NATIP, p.40)
... enhancing the development of R&D in biomass and composite materials for commercial
applications (NATIP, p.40)
... R&D focused on enhancing the competitiveness of forest product, diversifying the use
of timber product, improving production technology and the quality of wood. R&D efforts
would also be undertaken to maximise the utilisation of wood wastes and agriculture
by-products for the production of bio composite, and pulp and paper, which would be
used as resources for production of alternative energy (NATIP, p.47)
... developing and improving quality of existing product that conforms to international
standards. R&D on wood-based product will also include waste recycling and control of
the emission of carbon dioxide (NATIP, p.47)
... Establishing special funds by the government for the R&D projects that have high
potential for commercialisation ... [such as] new fibre resources for the bio composite
industry, utilisation of oil palm biomass, development of new technology in enhancing the
performance of biocomposite products, furniture, building and automobile components,
and product improvement against bio-deterioration (NATIP, p.57)
The manufacture of enhanced of fortified wood composite from oil palms, coconut
trunks and Kenaf, as substitutes to solid woods by the industry will greatly increase in
the immediate future as the production of logs decline in line with sustainable forest
management practices (NATIP, p.73)
... A flexible scheme for better access to financing ... SME can source financing from
government agencies and financial institution such as SMIDEC, MIDF, SME Bank,
MATRADE, MARA, BSN and MTDC all of which provide special allocation to Bumiputera
entrepreneurs. The SME therefore have to seize the opportunities provided, to develop
their companies and compete in the global market (NATIP, p.109)
... provide incentives for green rubber products such as ekoprena and pureprena
commercialisation and marketing (NCP, p.31)
Among the agrofood industry incentives offered under the fiscal incentive are: Pioneer
Status (PS), Investment Tax Allowance (ITA), Incentives for High Technology Projects,
Incentives for Research and Development (R & D) (NAFP, p.39)
Improve Access to Funding and Risk Sharing - Adequate soft loans will be provided and
access to financing simplified, especially in high-value agriculture industry to boots private
investment in agriculture activities. In this regard, the funds for high-value agricultural
activities with attractive interest rates and loan conditions will be provided by the government
through Agrobank and the Venture Group Economic Fund (TEKUN) (NAFP, p.39)
Diversity Floriculture Products - Incentive will be given to develop quality products
including handicrafts and interior decoration products through the use of flowers and
foliage preservation technologies. Use of preservation technologies will also be expanded
for development of potpourri and fragrant product (NAFP, p.95)
Expand the use Endorsement Brand of 1 Malaysia Best for marketing Malaysian food
products in and outside the country through the provision of incentives including promotional
grants (NAFP, p.104)
Promote SME growth - Provide support for SMEs in innovative and technologically advanced
areas, Facilitate timely access to funding for business activities (NEM, p.19, 118)
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Move into alternative energy generation as well as energy saving products and services
(NEM, p.28, 141)
Ensure public procurement supports local innovation (NEM, p.26, 139)
A tracking system for agricultural products from farm to consumers will be developed in
stages, especially for the export market. Sistem ini akan memudahkan penjejakan sumber,
meningkatkan daya saing dan keyakinan pengguna terhadap tahap keselamatan dan status
halal makanan.This system will facilitate tracking of resources, increase competitiveness
and consumer confidence on the safety and halal status of food (NAFP, p.73)
Reviewing incentive schemes and assistance programmes to promote reinvestments,
outsourcing, branding, R&D (including commercialisation), design and development (D&D),
standards conformance and automation (IMP3, p.155)
... various incentive schemes are provided to promote R&D activities, including grants
under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation [such as] Commercialisation of
R&D Fund; Industry Grant Scheme; and MSC Grant Scheme. There is a need to review
and consolidate these grant schemes (IMP3, p.158)
Support will be provided [to Bumiputra enterprises] for the acquisition of technologies
such as biotechnology, nanotechnology and photonics (IMP3, p.63)
Establishment of Green Technology funding mechanism (NGTP, p.16)
Provision of financial and fiscal incentives for students to pursue Green Technology
disciplines at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (NGTP, p.17)
Provision of financial grants or assistance to public and private sector in RDIC [Research,
Development, Innovation and Commercialization] (NGTP, p.18)
Introduction and implementation of innovative economic instruments, supported by the
necessary monetary and fiscal measures to foster accelerated growth of Green Technology
in line with the National objectives and goals (NGTP, p.16)
Strengthening the understanding of local players in Green Technology industries and their
value chain, including the supporting industries through various industries enhancement
programme (NGTP, p.16)
Establishment of strategic Green Technology hubs throughout Malaysia ... (NGTP, p.16)
Firms entering the RE generation and RE industry market should be permitted to withdraw
their contribution from the HRDF to pay for the cost of retraining of their personnel
(NREPAP, p.59)
... Establishing dedicated funding and incentives ... Establishing special funds by the
government for the R&D projects that have high potential for commercialisation ... [such
as] new fibre resources for the bio composite industry, utilisation of oil palm biomass,
development of new technology in enhancing performance of bio composite product,
furniture, building and automobile components and product improvement against biodeterioration (NATIP, p.57)
... granted special fiscal reliefs [such as group tax relief and double deduction of the
costs of the local innovation or R&D in the RE technology used] by the Government in
order to stimulate innovation system to produce local RE ... (NREPAP, p.54)
... provision of a subsidy for RE technical training and/or fiscal reliefs to individuals who
pay the course fees for graduate courses in RE at institutes of higher learning ... (NREPAP,
p.58)
... providing further incentives for the commercialisation of new technology uptake ...
(NATIP, p.58)
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Provide fiscal incentives and funding for green technology investments (10MP, p.26)
... Green Technology Financing Scheme amounting to RM1.5 billion was established to
promote green technology (10MP, p.49)
... continue to issue credit guarantees of 60% for companies developing or using green
technology (10MP, p.83)

Instruments
Promoting investment in renewable energy to provide long-term contracts for renewable
energy providers and create the spill over effects on the related domestic service providers
(10MP, p.132)
the Government will make a move to gradually rationalise the subsidy on electricity
to create an incentive for both industries and consumers to adopt more energy-efficient
practices (ETP, p.190)
For [solar power development] to succeed adequate business models need to be
developed, including financing (ETP, p.197)
A pre-commercialisation investment fund to finance pre-commercialisation plants for
the target product segments a technology acquisition fund dedicated to assist
Malaysian oleochemical companies to acquire new technologies from abroad; and a
foreign acquisition tax incentive to encourage existing companies to expand overseas
(ETP, p.298)
MPOB and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will support local oleo derivative development
through the setup of pre-commercialisation investment and technology acquisition funds
(ETP, p.298)
[The EPP4 of Palm Oil and Rubber] will be implemented with five key activities
Supporting local oleo derivative companies to expand domestic production Helping
major oleochemical companies to lead investments in recommended product segments
and Encouraging foreign investors to set up factories in Malaysia (ETP, p.298)
To support local companies to set up joint ventures abroad, [the government] will
provide tax incentives for foreign acquisitions (ETP, p.298)
To this end, a green public procurement policy shall be put in place by October 2011, to
give preference to local producers, establish buying guidelines for eco-labelled products
and specify the required energy efficiency certification for specific products (ETP, p.417)
Focus will also be given to R&D programmes that produce products which will take into
consideration the concerns related to health and environment both at international and
domestic levels (NATIP, p.17)
... the Government through its agencies such as SMIDEC and the Malaysian External
Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has provided various financial incentives ...
to develop and promote ... [Malaysian] own brands to become super brands or global
brands rather than remain as contract manufacturers for internationally renowned brands
(NATIP, p.17)
... encourage the timber industry to use alternative materials such as biomass, bio
composite, Kenaf, orchard and landscaping timber to be utilised by the timber industry
(NATIP, p.19)
The government through the ... MPIC is now aggressively implementing commercial forest
plantation programmes that require the planting 0f 375,000 hectares of trees over the
next 15 years (2006-2020) ... The private sector is encouraged to participate in these
programmes and as an incentive, long term financing will be made available to the investor
at low interest rates (NATIP, p.33)
... Encouraging the use of biomass as supplementary resources (NATIP, p.34)
... using alternative energy for the development of the industry (NATIP, p.58)
... ensure the continued growth and competitiveness of the timber industry, by adding
value, developing OBMs, promoting the green image, protecting the environment and
researching into new product (NATIP, p.74)
The various Government agencies such as MTIB and STIDC as well as trade associations
need to undertake awareness programmes on a regular basis for the timber industry in
order to update them on the latest incentives, financial facilities and grants provided by
the Government (NATIP, p.110)
Economic transformation in the industrial, agricultural and services sectors is a process
requiring continuous innovation and productivity growth with significant technological
advancement and entrepreneurial drive. The adoption of processes in line with best
practices and international standards will improve the chances for Malaysian firms to
succeed in the global market place (NEM, p.25, 117)
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Recycled agricultural wastes into valuable products such as composts, animal feed and
bio-gas are capable of supporting the crops, livestock and fuel industries as well as
generate additional income. Bagi menggalakkan aktiviti tersebut, insentif termasuk Elaun
Susut Nilai Modal Dipercepat ( Accelerated Capital Depreciation Allowance) akan disediakan
bagi pembelian peralatan untuk pengeluaran produk bahan sampingan. To promote these
activities, incentives including the Accelerated Capital Depreciation Allowance will be
provided for the purchase of equipment for production of by-products (NAFP, p.72)
In many countries, government have played a major role in supporting SME product
through specific government procurement policy (SMEMP, p.100)
Provide financial support to enable SMEs to comply with market standards and certification
(SMEMP, p.101)
Integrated farming practices will be promoted with assistance given to farmers who replant
more than two types of agricultural commodities including livestock (NAFP, p.24)
Incentives in the form of import tax exemptions and soft loans will be provided to enable
the procurement of equipment at affordable prices by agricultural entrepreneurs (NAFP,
p.28)
To promote these activities, incentives including the Accelerated Capital Depreciation
Allowance will be provided for the purchase of equipment for production of by-products
(NAFP, p.31)
Create soft loan and matching grant incentives for acquisition of appropriate equipment
including the provision of machinery for rent at reasonable rates (NAFP, p.51)
Upgrade Basis Facilities, Accommodation and Transportation in Agrotourism Centres
Incentive such as soft loans will be provided through Agrobank to encourage agrotourism
operators to upgrade the basic facilities (NAFP, p.112)
The [Industrial Adjustment] fund provides grants and loans at preferential interest rates to
companies undertaking M&As, automation, modernization and upgrading of their production
capacities (IMP3, p.157)
Automation Fund to encourage industries to modernize and automate their manufacturing
processes. Allocations for the fund will continue to be provided by the Government during
the subsequent five year Malaysia Plans (IMP3, p.157)
... Fund for the Adaptation of New Technologies ... will be considered to assist companies
in testing and adopting applications of these technologies into their production processes
(IMP3, p.158)
... granting green-lane approval for building plans utilizing the Industrial Building Systems
and modular coordination ... (IMP3, p.585)
... providing assistance to the companies to undertake testing to meet international
standards ... (IMP3, p.107)
... SMEs will be encouraged to conform to international standards and regulations to gain
access to the export market (IMP3, p.190)
... SMEs will be encouraged to adopt best business and management practices, such as
supply chain management, customer relationship management and enterprise resource
planning, to gain competitive edge (IMP3, p.188)
... Financial incentives ... [and] Recognition awards [to facilitate business and industrial
responses (NPCC, p.10)
... Burden sharing between government and power producers ... (NPCC, p.13)
... Increase EE in industrial sectors through: ... Provision and promotion of technical and
financial assistance or incentives to the industry using EE technology and processes ...
(NPCC, p.13)
Allocate adequate financing and appropriate technological for promoting low carbon
economy through ... Market mechanisms; Financial and fiscal incentives and disincentives;
Mobilizing public-private partnerships; and Involvement of financial and insurance sectors
(NPCC, p.9)

Instruments
... the government through its agencies such as SMIDEC and the Malaysian External
Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has provided various financial incentives to
facilitate and develop and promote Malaysian own brands to become super brands or
global brands rather than remain as contract manufacturers for internationally renowned
brands (NATIP, p.17)
Provide incentives to the private sector to undertake activities in conservation and
sustainable utilization of biological resources (NPBD, p.33)
The conducive environment package provision of fiscal incentives, and indirect assistance
in form of reducing the transaction costs for financing, using GLCs and MNCs to lead
the charge, and providing assistance to SMEs to participate in the RE business (NREPAP,
p.iii)
... the introduction of feed-in-tariff (FiT) mechanism which will act as a catalyst for the
progressive entry of RE power generation businesses and other related aspects of RE
development (NREPAP, p.iii)
... offer financial assistance [estimated to be RM 500 million to be used over 5 years)
(NREPAP, p.54)
Fiscal incentives (the action plan suggests to permanently discontinue these fiscal incentives
by 2019) (NREPAP, p.54)
Financial rewards (tax relief, special expenditure relief, reduction of import duties) for RE
technologies in new buildings (NREPAP, p.54)
Feed-in tariff needs to be introduced through a legal instrument to guarantee success
and effective implementation (NREPAP, p.47)
... A Flexible scheme for better access to financing ... SME can source financing from
government agencies and financial institution such as SMIDEC, MIDF, SME Bank, MATRADE,
MARA, BSN and MTDC all of which provide special allocation to Bumiputera entrepreneurs.
The SME therefore have to seize the opportunities provided, to develop their companies
and compete in the global market (NATIP, p.109)
The Minister after consultation with the Council may prescribe the fees payable in respect
of a licence, any transfer or renewal thereof (EQA, p.22)
Different fees may be prescribed according to any one or more of the following factors:
(a) the class of premises; (b) the location of such premises; (c) the quantity of wastes
discharged; (d) the pollutant or class of pollutants discharged; (e) the existing level of
pollution (EQA, p.22)
Where upon inspection it is ascertained that the pollutants or class of pollutants discharged,
emitted or deposited is different from or the quantity of wastes discharged, emitted or
deposited is greater than, that declared by the occupier in his application for or renewal
of licence, the Director General may recover such fees as would have been payable in
respect of that pollutant or class of pollutant or extra quantity of discharge, emission or
deposit (EQA, p.23)
In calculating the fees payable under subsection (3), the occupier shall be deemed to have
discharged, emitted or deposited that pollutant or class of pollutants or that quantity of
wastes for a period of six months preceding the inspection or, if the application for or
renewal of licence was made less than six months before the inspection, for the period
beginning from the application up to the inspection (EQA, p.23)
Power to specify rules on deposit and rebate schemes - The Minister, after consultation with
the Council, may specify the guidelines and procedures on deposit and rebate schemes
in connection with the disposal of products that are considered - (a) environmentally
unfriendly; or (b) causing adverse constraint on the environment, for the purpose of
collecting the products efficiently in order to ensure that the recycling or disposal of the
products is done in an environmentally sound manner (EQA, p.32)
Research cess - For the purpose of conducting, promoting or co-coordinating research in
relation to any aspect of pollution or the prevention thereof, the Minister, after consultation
with the Minister of Finance and the Council, may make an order for the imposition and
collection, or variation or cancellation of an imposition, of a cess on the waste generated
(EQA, p.39)
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... explicitly itemise subsidy values [in consumer energy bills] and eventually delink subsidy
from energy use (10MP, p.288)
... review tax incentives, such as tax breaks for buildings and designs that are environmentally
friendly, incorporating green design elements like solar panels for heating, rain water
harvesting facilities and water conservation features (10MP, p.279)
the Government will make a move to gradually rationalise the subsidy on electricity
to create an incentive for both industries and consumers to adopt more energy-efficient
practices (ETP, p.190)
the Government will request for energy-efficiency plans from [ministries, universities
and hospitals]. This programme will be led by KeTTHA and will follow a clear process for
energy-efficiency improvement. Firstly, plans will be put into place for the electricity budgets
of these entities to be reduced over time. In return, they will be given allocations to invest
in energy-efficient practices (light bulbs, new chillers, etc.). Each entity will nominate an
Energy Efficient Champion who will be in charge of devising the entitys action plan to
reduce electricity consumption. KeTTHA will mentor and monitor this group of champions
in continuously achieving their targets (ETP, p.190)
Stimulate sales of energy-efficient appliances ... Consumers will receive rebates on
particular appliances that account for the biggest part of household electricity bills
This initiative will offer a 7 to 10 percent rebate on selected appliance models and for a
limited number of units. These targeted appliances are refrigerators, air conditioners and
light bulbs (ETP, p.190)
Stimulate the sales of energy-efficient vehicles by offering rebates to encourage adoption
of hybrid or electric vehicles hybrid vehicles are currently still considered a luxury in
Malaysia due to their lack of cost-competitiveness. The Government will promote the use
of hybrid vehicles by reducing the import tax on these vehicles. As a start, the price of
hybrid cars will be made more competitive so the Rakyat can comfortably choose hybrid
cars instead of conventional imported cars. Most importantly, while this move will not
undercut car prices of our local manufacturers, it will create healthy competition and urge
our local manufacturers to develop hybrid or electric vehicles for the local market (ETP,
p.192)
Strengthen suppliers of green products and services through accreditation, skills development
and access to finance. KeTTHA will develop an accreditation framework for energy services
companies to improve and regulate the quality of energy services companies in 2011.
The framework will take into account the level of technical expertise, capital base and
depth of services offered by companies (ETP, p.417)
To this end, a green public procurement policy shall be put in place by October 2011, to
give preference to local producers, establish buying guidelines for eco-labelled products
and specify the required energy efficiency certification for specific products (ETP, p.417)
Green projects rely on knowledgeable lenders. KeTTHA will run education seminars with
financial institutions in 2011, to increase knowledge of green projects to boost levels of
lending. These seminars will focus on the payback structure of energy efficiency projects
(ETP, p.417)
An important adaptation measure is to encourage the higher use of public transportation
over private vehicle. This will require the development of an efficient integrated inter-urban
public transportation system featuring high speed train, low fare domestic flight, public
buses and highways and city centre transportation hubs. For intra-city more develop the
coverage and efficiency of trains, taxis and buses and inter-connectivity (NPP2, p.2-13)
Provide reward structures and design reward mechanisms to strengthen appropriate fields
for education to achieve conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (NPBD,
p.32)
... to secure buy-in to the idea of societal payments for a clean environment (NREPAP,
p.42)

Instruments
Government should use its public procurement power strategically to spur RE generation
and industry growth (NREPAP, p.57)
In many countries, government have played a major role in supporting SME product
through specific government procurement policy (SMEMP, p.100)

An integrated approach will be adopted that requires all stakeholders to examine economic,
social and environmental costs and benefits prior to project selection. This approach also
makes a holistic assessment of existing facilities and other projects in the same area,
while considering the National Physical Plan, State Structure Plans and Local Plans as a
guide in planning and sharing of resources, particularly land use, infrastructure, utilities
and services (10MP, p.330)
Implementing value-management analysis and life-cycle cost evaluation for procurement.
Development programmes and projects costing RM50 million or more will be subject to
value-management analysis. This approach requires consideration of various options to arrive
at the optimal project design aligned to the desired outcomes. Life-cycle cost evaluation
will ensure cost optimization and value-for-money while meeting required performance
levels. Ministries and agencies implementing projects costing less than RM50 million will
also be encouraged to conduct similar analyses (10MP, p.338)
Key building blocks for livable cities and sustainable communities [in broad sense, livability
has the common nations of enhancing quality of life, as well well being, economic
competitiveness and growth] (NPP2, p.2-6)
Promoting efficient public transportation ... access to affordable decent housing ... facilitating
distinctive attractive environment ... providing supporting infrastructure and utilities ...
attracting and retaining talent [and] skill workers and establishing quality knowledge centres
(NPP2, p.2-7)
Identify and recognise the attribute and value of ecosystem services and integrate into
the development planning process (NPCC, p.12)
Educational General issues of sustainability
The Government will encourage employment-rich growth that creates 3.3 million new jobs,
of which half will require diploma or vocational qualifications. The investments made in
education and training will ensure that more Malaysians are able to participate in these
new opportunities (ETP, p.8)
... Reinforce Bumiputra entrepreneurs capabilities and equitable share in the construction
value chain (CIMP, p.12)
Local communities play an important role in conservation and utilisation of environmental
resources as they possess a depth and breadth of knowledge and capabilities in matters
relating to nature handed down over many generations (10MP, p.307, 308)
Green technology requires new skills for new jobs such as carbon traders, environmental
engineers, smart grid consultants, sustainability consultants, wind turbine designers,
Clean Development Mechanism consultants and energy managers. Green technology
skills will be incorporated into the curriculum of existing courses, including architecture,
engineering and urban planning by 2012. In addition, a list of green technology jobs under
the NOSS (National Occupational Skills Standard) and SKM (Malaysian Skills Certificate)
will be developed by mid-2011, establishing a common standard for green technology
practitioners (ETP, p.417)
... Enlarging the pool of K-worker (NATIP, p.54)
Organising structured training programmes and providing clear guidance career development
opportunities (NATIP, p.90)
Malaysias green strategies will be directed towards the ... key areas ... Education and
awareness ... Effective management of natural resources and the environment ... Integrated
development planning and implementation ... Prevention and control of pollution and
environmental degradation ... Strengthening administrative and institutional mechanisms
... Proactive approach to regional and global environmental issues and ... Formulation
and implementation of Action Plans (NPE, p.7)
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Instruments
Inculcation of a culture that appreciates Green Technology among students at all levels
through the development of effective syllabus in the education system (NGTP, p.19)
Develop training programmes in biosafety management and practice (NPBD, p.35)
Promote Agrotourism Entrepreneurship - Agrotourism industry will be promoted more widely
as revenue generators to entrepreneurs. Potential locations and activities as well as viable
products to venture will be identified and developed. To strengthen the competencies
among the agrotourism entrepreneurs, the National Agriculture Training Council (NATC) will
provide training modules on agrotourism as a reference for training institutes, including
the Malaysian Assosiation of Tour and Travel Agents (MATA) (NAFP, p.112)
... a variety of skills in various fields of production and support services are required to
[enhance the viability of the timber industry] (NATIP, p.82)
... more universities will be encouraged to offer training courses in forest plantations
and management ... The scope of training in forest plantation for diploma and degree
programmes need to be upgraded and strengthened to encompass new development.
The scope of these programme need to cover nursery practices, silviculture management
and harvesting technology for the new forest plantation species that have been identified
(NATIP, p.89)
... organising structured training programmes and providing clear guidance career
development opportunities (NATIP, p.90)
(f) to conduct, promote and co-ordinate research in relation to any aspect of pollution or
the prevention thereof and to develop criteria for the protection and enhancement of the
environment (EQA, p.14)
(l) to provide information and education to the public regarding the protection and
enhancement of the environment (EQA, p.14)
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The Government will establish a legal framework on access and benefits sharing to
ensure that the benefits derived are distributed fairly and equitably. This framework will
be supported by an institutional arrangement to enhance awareness and disseminate
information (10MP, p.308)
For example, the quality of skills training will be improved through industry-led bodies that
will set standards, issue guidelines on content and harmonise the skills-training curriculum
across sectors (ETP, p.20)
Measure, monitor and publicise environmental progress. To provide the basis for an
environmental management annual report, KeTTHA will track Malaysias environmental
impact and progress of the green technology sector in a database. By mid-2011, KeTTHA
will determine the scope of the database and the indicators that need to be collected as
well as communicate roles and responsibilities to the relevant industry associations (ETP,
p.417)
Starting in 2011, KeTTHA will publish an environmental management annual report to
track Malaysias progress against KPIs and increase awareness of environmental schemes.
The report will benchmark Malaysia internationally, highlighting improvements in efficiency
across Government and the private sector at the national and state levels. It will also
discuss the impact of any existing subsidies for energy and water (ETP, p.418)
... the Government has established a Fibre and Bio composite Development Centre (FIDEC)
... training centre such as Wood Industry Skills Development Centre (WISDEC), Institut
Kemahiran Mara (IKM), Akademi Binaan Malaysia (AM) ... to enhance capacity building
... (NATIP, p.47)
... Competitiveness in manufacturing maintained through the adoption of innovation
and technology and adaptability to the changing raw material. These raw materials are
increasingly derived from planted forest, producing not only timber but also as base
materials for re-engineered wood and bio composite. This will require a greater degree
of automated processing technology in order to maximise the processing yield. Failure to
keep abreast with the latest technology or the inability to capitalise fully on the available
technology can adversely affect the future competitiveness of the timber industry (NATIP,

Instruments
... Exploring the use of alternative energy in the timber industry, for example the utilisation
of solar power to supplement electricity especially ... in powering the convection fans.
Alternatively, biomass such as wood residue and agriculture by-products can be transformed
into biofuel for energy production. This will include the utilisation of bioethanol derived
from lignocellulosic materials (NATIP, p.57)
The scope of training in forest plantations for diploma and degree programmes needs
to be upgraded and strengthened to encompass new development. The scope of these
programme need to cover nursery practices, silviculture management and harvesting
technology for new forest plantation species that have been identified (NATIP, p.89)
Thrust 6 Advancing small farmers and entrepreneurs ... to encourage replanting activities
... provide technical assistance and enhance the use of mechanisation (NATIP, p.17)
... capacity building through training, skills enhancement and technology transfers (NCP,
p.17)
... intensify the R&D&C focusing on the pre-commercialization activity, use of green
technology, high value products development and processing technology (NCP, p.24)
... strengthen R&D&C to enhance the competitiveness of rubber industry ... to commercialise
environmentally-friendly rubber-based products such as green tyre ... strengthen the cooperation between industry and higher learning institutions ... (NCP, p.30)
.... intensify research, development and commercialisation to produce high value added
Kenaf products (NCP, p.57)
... to enhance cooperation with research agencies to increase new and existing technology
(NCP, p.63)
Promote SME products in countries like Japan, the Middle East and Europe to introduce
Malaysian agro-based industry products (NAFP, p.104)
Strategic partnership between the private sector research institutions within and outside
the country will also be given emphasis (NAFP, p.97)
Strategies of Mushroom Industry, 2011-2020 - The following strategies have been identified
for developing the mushroom industry: Promote zero waste practices, Strengthen R & D
activities (NAFP, p.97)
Strengthen Market of Herbs and Spices - The industrial economic base of herbs and
spices will enhanced through research and networking with international pharmaceutical
companies, especially in identifying the species, variety or accession of herbs and spices
for development of high-value products such as cosmeceutical and phytomedicine (NAFP,
p.92)
Strategies of Floriculture Industry, 2011-2020 - The development of the countrys floriculture
industry will be implemented through the following strategies: Strengthen R &D activities
(NAFP, p.94)
Strengthen R & D Activities - Researches and technology generation to support activities
along the value chain will be strengthened through the following efforts: Stimulate the
production of high yielding materials with high content of active ingredients through a
structured innovation approach using biotechnology and nanotechnology, Strengthen
research in disease and pest control biologically and organically to improve productivity
and reduce production cost (NAFP, p.90)
Intensity R & D in mechanization and automation (NAFP, p.51)
Creating a Conducive Environment for Stimulating Creativity and Innovation - ...enable
of innovation and R & D: A conductive environment in term of institutional structures,
legislation, funding, especially in agrofood industry. In the NAP period, R & D activities will
focus on selected areas especially the development of high yielding varieties, application
of technology and farm mechanization and the development of high-value products,
especially green technology and products (NAFP, p.36)
The courses will emphasize the use of good agricultural practices and animal husbandry
as well as basic education on entrepreneurship (NAFP, p.34)
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Development of agricultural entrepreneurs capability through training in entrepreneurial skill
and special programmes: Training and continuous upgrading of skill will be strengthened
so that agricultural entrepreneurs are equipped with product knowledge and market
requirement in term of compliance with international standards (NAFP, p.35)
In this case, agricultural education programmes in public institutions of higher learning
and agricultural colleges will be strengthened and improves to produce more professional
workforce in focussed areas such as biotechnology, mechanization and agricultural
engineering, horticulture, supply management and farm management. The curriculum in
agriculture in schools and university will also be strengthened and coordinated jointly by
the NATC in line with the National Occupational Skill Standards (NOSS) in an effort to
produce more knowledgeable and skilled agricultural workers and entrepreneurs (NAFP,
p.34)
Modernisation of Agriculture Driven by Research and Development, Technology and Innovation
- The low usage and transfer of technology such as precision farming, information and
communication technology (ICT), biotechnology and mechanization becomes an obstacle
in the modernization and transformation of agrofood industry, The use of technology and
mechanization, especially in large scale farming areas will be expanded to modernize the
agrofood industry (NAFP, p.6)
R&D activities will be undertaken selectively, based on customer needs and focus on
producing products and technologies that can improve productivity and further modernize
the agrofood industry. Agricultural research and extension agencies will also be encouraged
to improve the efficiency of the transfer of technology so that technologies developed
can be transmitted quickly to agricultural operators for adoption. For these purposes,
the transfer of technology from the production stage to application will be implemented
within the stipulated time (NAFP, p.6)
The focus will be on capability development of the extension officer through training and
exposure to the latest agricultural technologies and practices (NAFP, p.7)
Set up a technology research powerhouse and centre of excellence run on a commercial
basis (NEM, p.26, 139)
Focus on palm oil-related downstream industries to develop indigenous technology and
innovation or acquire technology to meet new market demands (NEM, p.27, 141)
Encourage upstream technology innovation to develop higher yielding fresh fruit bunches
(NEM, p.27, 141)
Fostering R&D links between the institutions of higher learning and the private sector
(NEM, p.26, 139)
Align R&D to national growth objectives particularly in innovative and hi-tech fields (NEM,
p.26, 139)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), gives the right to country to explore, scientific research,
environment protection and conservation such as maritime park (NPP2, p.3-5)
Enhancing total factor productivity Measures include undertaking ... quality enhancement
of the workforce and development of industrial expertise, through technical training,
continual professional development and on the job training (IMP3, p.585)
Innovativeness will be nurtured at an early stage through the education system. Modules
of entrepreneurship and entrepreneur related skills will be incorporated in to the curriculum
at the tertiary level, including universities (IMP3, p.193)
... to facilitate business and industrial responses [through] ... Training of experts ... (NPCC,
p.10)
Establish and implement a national R&D agenda on climate change taking into account
the following areas: Agriculture and food security; Water security and services; Forestry
and ecosystem services; Sustainable bio-energies; Public health services and delivery;
Localised modelling for projection of future scenarios; Innovative socio-economic and
financing mechanisms; Vulnerability due to extreme weather events and natural disasters;
and Policy analysis harmonising national and international issues (NPCC, p.16)
Institutionalise measures to strengthen effective linking climate science and policy (NPCC, p.17)

Instruments
... technology transfer programme to nurture self-innovativeness and R&D sustainability
in local firms and institutions (NPCC, p.16)
Design and enhancement of training and education programmes to improve human resource
capacity related to Green Technology (NGTP, p.17)
Implementation of retraining programme and apprenticeship scheme to enhance competency
of semi-skilled labour to meet the demands of the Green Technology industry (NGTP,
p.17)
Formulation of grading and certification mechanisms for competent personnel in Green
Technology (NGTP, p.17)
Incorporate RE in Technical and Tertiary curricula [to increase the availability of RE
technology courses] (NREPAP, p.58)
Development of Training Institutes and Centre of Excellence (NREPAP, p.58)
... Conducting more courses on the Japanese model of 5S ... and Total Quality Management
(TQM) to improve the working environment in the factories and mills (NATIP, p.90)
... The government will undertake efforts through FRIM, Rubber Research Institute of
Malaysia (RRIM), MTIB, among others, to promote more R&D exploring alternatives for
the use of timber such as in the production of energy and biofuel (NATIP, p.17)
... to accelerate and increase the amount of available wood as well as improvement
in its quality, in the shortest time possible, R&D should be undertaken to increase the
production of raw materials both from natural forests as well as from forest plantations
and alternatives (NATIP, p.38)
... Improving intensive planting method ... to increase the supply of raw materials is the
adoption of the Intensive Tropical Forest Management System. This system combines
improved intensive planting methods of promising indigenous tree species in degraded
areas with the integration of sustainable utilisation on non-timber forests produce (NATIP,
p.38)
... enhancing the development of R&D in biomass and composite materials for commercial
application ... (NATIP, p.40)
... prioritising R&D to develop higher yields for existing and potential resource of raw
materials to obtain sustainability and meeting requirements of the industry (NATIP, p.40)
... developing new products and improving the quality of existing products that conform
to international standards. R&D on wood-based product will also include waste recycling
and control of the emission of carbon dioxide (NATIP, p.47)
The timber industry must take the initiative to undertake R&D programmes to move up
the value chain and to produce innovative higher value added products to enables the
expansion of downstream activities. Focus will also be given to R&D programmes that
produce products which will take into consideration the concerns related to health and
environment both at international and domestic levels (NATIP, p.17)
... R&D is focused on enhancing the competitiveness of forest products, diversifying the
use of timber products, improving production technology and the quality of wood. R&D
efforts would also be undertaken to maximise the utilisation of wood wastes and agriculture
by-products for the production of biocomposite, and pulp and paper, which would be
used as resources for production of alternative energy (NATIP, p.47)
... the Government has established a Fibre and Biocomposite Development Centre (FIDEC)
... training centre such as Wood Industry Skills Development Centre (WISDEC), Institut
Kemahiran Mara (IKM), Akademi Binaan Malaysia (AM) ... to enhance the capacity building
... (NATIP, p.47)
... Developing R&D guidelines to assist the industry to expand its products/services in
the face of rapid changes in technology, shorter product life cycles and commoditisation
(the different types of commodities/composite serving the same function) (NATIP, p.56)
Promote culture of conservation and efficiency in energy and water use (10MP, p.132)
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the Government will launch large-scale education campaigns to help industries and
consumers identify and apply energy-efficient practices (ETP, p.190)
Moreover, MPOC and Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) will provide key
market knowledge and enhance collaboration with investors, technology providers and
key research centres in universities abroad (ETP, p.298)
MPOB and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will support local oleo derivative development
through the setup of pre-commercialisation through the provision of global market
knowledge and research support (ETP, p.298)
For [solar power development] to succeed skills and learning need to be built in the
form of small amounts of solar generation by leveraging the feed-in tariff mechanism
(ETP, p.197)
... To attract quality workers, the industry will have to provide the enabling environment in
term of cleanliness and safety. The adoption of GMPs, attainment of the ISO 9001:2000
Certification and the offer of students internships are some of the ways of instilling
professionalism and upgrading the quality of the workforce in the timber industry (NATIP,
p.54)
... a variety skills in various fields of production and support services are required [to increase
the production of value-added timber production, especially for export] ... skills-based
training programmes for the timber industry, namely ... Wood Industry Skills Development
Centre (WISDEC) ... Furniture Industry Technology Centre (FITEC) ... Terengganu Timber
Industry Training Centre (TTITC) ... Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation
(STIDC) and ... Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) (NATIP, p.82)
... Enhance productivity and competitiveness [through] ... conduct more training modules
on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) ... conduct more in-house and customised
courses on quality and innovations at the factory premises ... collaborate with the Malaysian
Productivity Corporation (MPC) to conduct courses on productivity enhancement; and
... collaborate with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to
conduct courses on safety and health (NATIP, p.90)
... conducting more courses on the Japanese model of 5S ... and Total Quality Management
(TQM) to help improve the working environment in the factories and mills (NATIP, p.90)
Among the key characteristics of the desired SME ecosystem are: Strong entrepreneurial
and innovation culture shaped through social and cultural changes (positive attitude to
risk taking) by way of education and entrepreneurial development (SMEMP, p.22)
Among the assistance provided would be in penetrating the export market; undertaking
innovation; R&D activity and technology upgrade; financial management and financing
option (SMEMP, p.69)
Support SMEs to undertake R&D, technology adoption and acquisition (SMEMP, p.98)
Enhance the training of machine operators and farmers to increase the effectiveness of
machinery and reduce harvest losses (NAFP, p.51)
Among the aspects of training that will be emphasized include the development of high
quality and competitive products, the latest production technology, business management
and product marketing (NAFP, p.35)
Training programmes and exposure to the latest technologies including the incubator will
be enhanced to increase awareness and use of technology (NAFP, p.28)
Regulation 3P (Grading , Packaging and Labelling) will be implemented for the tracking
of vegetables and fruits (NAFP, p.32)
Favour technologically capable industries and firms. Grant incentives to support innovation
and risk-taking to enable entrepreneurs to develop higher value added products and
services (NEM, p.15, 101)

Instruments
Increased awareness towards preservation of the environment and health posed a challenge
to agricultural entrepreneurs to produce agricultural products that meet sustainable
standards (NAFP, p.45)
Promote and increase EE in industrial sectors through ... energy audit in industrial and
building sectors ... (NPCC, p.13)
Promote and increase EE in industrial sectors through ... technology needs assessment
... (NPCC, p.13)
Adopt systematic and targeted formal and informal education and awareness raising on
climate change ... (NPCC, p.19)
Promote private sector participation in biological diversity conservation, exploration and
sustainable utilisation (NPBD, p.25)
... increasing the level of knowledge within the construction community will drive of
reinforce change in the local market for long term sustainability and will ensure sustainable
capabilities across the construction industry value chain (CIMP, p.9)
The achievement of these standards requires raising the awareness of its importance
among relevant stakeholders and the implementation of a quality management system,
on Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS), and environmental
management and assessment systems (CIMP, p.23)
Personnel training an owner or occupier of any premises equipped with sewage treatment
systems , (a) shall ensure that his or its employees attend training on environment
requirements and on the best practices in the operation and maintenance of sewage
treatment systems before they begin work, (b) shall ensure that the training for his or its
employees include re-training on updates for new, revised and existing requirements and
procedures, and (EQASW, p.3892)
... to drive green technology agenda across multiple ministries and agencies which include
regulatory aspects, developmental, awareness and promotion (10MP, p.132)
Promote culture of conservation and efficiency in energy and water use (10MP, p.132)
Expanding outreach and awareness programmes targeting various segments of society,
such as the Langkawi Award, Rakan Alam Sekitar, Malaysia Environment Week, Promotion
of Cleaner Production to Industries and Environmental Debate amongst higher institutions
(10MP, p.286)
stimulate sales of energy-efficient appliances (ETP, p.190)
stimulate the sale of energy-efficient vehicles (ETP, p.190)
the Government will launch large-scale education campaigns to help industries and
consumers identify and apply energy-efficient practices (ETP, p.190)
KeTTHA will promote a culture of conservation and efficiency. It will coordinate outreach
programmes and incorporate environmental awareness into school curriculums in 2011,
for example through the promotion and encouragement of activity books produced by
Centre for Training Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ETP, p.417)
Awareness and demand of the global community for safe agricultural products produced
in a sustainable manner is a challenge to agricultural producers to comply with the
standards (NAFP, p.28)
Participate in Consumer Fair and organize Malaysia Food Sales and In-store Promotions
to promote the local agro-based industry products (NAFP, p.104)
Guarantee food safety and nutrition through the Food-based Social Safety Network
Programme and nutrition awareness campaigns (NAFP, p.3)
Nutrition awareness campaigns about the advantages and benefits of local food products
will be enhanced in cooperation with Ministry of Health, Education Ministry and related
ministries (NAFP, p.26)
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Instruments
Special campaigns to those who have nutrition-related health problems will be expanded.
This includes campaigns and awareness programmes in schools to educate students to
choose local fruits and vegetables towards a healthy diet. Food-based Social Safety Net
Programme will be implemented to ensure safe and adequate food supply to specific
groups such as children and pregnant women (NAFP, p.26)
... Outreach communication programmes; ... (NPCC, p.10)
... formal and informal education and awareness raising on climate change ... (NPCC,
p.19)
Promote sustainable lifestyles ... (NPCC, p.19)
Effective, continuous promotion, education and information dissemination through
comprehensive roll-out programmes to increase public awareness on Green Technology
(NGTP, p.19)
Promote and encourage the understanding and participation of the public and institutions
for the effective conservation and protection of biological diversity (NPBD, p.26)
Increase awareness within the civil service at both federal, state and local government
levels as well as in professional bodies and the private sector through courses and training
programmes (NPBD, p.36)
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Malaysia has also been recognised as the first tropical timber producer to be able to offer
certified timber products under its own Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)
(NATIP, p.71)
Identify and review existing mechanisms to facilitate the exchange of information relevant
to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (NPBD, p.26)
Establish or strengthen systems for the exchange of such information at national and
international levels through networking, and by establishing databases and information
centres ... (NPBD, p.37)
Among the factors that cause weakening of the value chain are non-market oriented
production, less widespread use of market information, non-transparent pricing practices,
less systematic product management (grading, packaging and labelling), incomplete market
infrastructure, multi-layered marketing channels and less effective branding (NAFP, p.5)
182

Introducing progressively certification of tourism products and activities to ensure quality,
sustainability and safety (10MP, p.128)
To remain competitiveness in the global market, continuous efforts must be made to
explore new markets and to promote Malaysian brands of products from the timber
industry (NATIP, p.17)
... Realising that certain markets require the harmonisation of standards and quality, the
Government will intensify efforts to harmonise and standardise product specification and
quality for timber and timber products through its agencies such as the Department of
Standards Malaysia (DSM) and MTIB (NATIP, p.18)
... expanded roles of the forest in meeting the demands of society and also the worldwide concerns for the protection of the environment, forests resources will need to be
managed in sustainable manner in accordance with the agreed international criteria and
indicators for SFM (sustainable forest management) (NATIP, p.33)
Enhancing market creation through branding on quality, design and value-creation ...
This strategy calls for branding of Malaysias timber products based on the quality of its
products and services, as well as design excellence (NATIP, p.72)
Monitoring and evaluation - Among the key tasks of this function would be: Developing
strategies for M&E and reporting tools (SMEMP, p.68)

Instruments
Strategies of Agrotourism Industry, 2011-2020 - The development of agrotourism industry
will be driven through the following strategies: Agrotourism product diversification,
Provide special tour packages according to country, Strengthen the quality and safety
of agrotourism industry, Upgrade basic facilities, accommodation and transportation in
the agrotourism centres, Promote agrotourism as a field of entrepreneurship, Provide
calendar and directory of agro-tourism, Strengthen cooperation among stakeholders of
agrotourism (NAFP, p.109)
... Establishing and promoting the green image through responsible practices in forestry,
trade and the environment (NATIP, p.72)
(e) to undertake surveys and investigations as to the causes, nature, extent of pollution
and as to the methods of prevention of pollution and to assist and co-operate with other
persons or bodies carrying out similar surveys or investigations (EQA, p.10)
(g) to recommend to the Minister standards and criteria for the protection of beneficial
uses and the maintenance of the quality of the environment having regard to the ability of
the environment to absorb waste without detriment to its quality and other characteristics
(EQA, p.14)
(i) to publish an annual report on environmental quality not later than 30 September of
the following year and such other reports and information with respect to any aspect of
environmental protection (EQA, p.14)
(l) to provide information and education to the public regarding the protection and
enhancement of the environment (EQA, p.14)
(iv) at his own expense, to conduct a monitoring programme designed to provide the
Director General with information concerning the characteristics, quantity or effects of the
emission, discharge or deposit in respect of which the licence is issued, which information
recorded by such programme shall be supplied to the Director General at such time and
in such manner as may be specified by the Director General (EQA, p.20)
Environmental audit ... The Director General may require the owner or occupier of any
vehicle, ship or premises, irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises are
prescribed under section 18 or otherwise, to carry out an environmental audit and to
submit an audit report in the manner as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations
made under this Act (EQA, p.34)
... Continuous efforts are being made to increase the number of laboratories in the RIs
and the universities for the purpose of international accreditation. Accreditation for these
local institutions by the Japanese Agricultural Standards/Japanese Industrial Standards
(JAS/JIS) and the European Certification (CE) marking for example will facilitate timber
exports to the Japanese and European markets. In response, FRIM and other local
institutions have taken the initiative to certify its laboratories under ISO 9001: 2000 and
ISO/IEC 17025 to provide quality testing services in forestry and forests products (NATIP,
48)
Establish a register and expand the pool of climate change experts (NPCC, p.20)
Formulation of grading and certification mechanisms for competent personnel in Green
Technology (NGTP, p.17)
Firms will be also be encouraged to meet Malaysian Standards and recognised international
standards for goods and services such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
and Good Manufacturing Practice (10MP, p.83)
... the National Mark quality certification will be further promoted (10MP, p.97)
Firms will be also encouraged to adopt and comply with international standards and
requirements on quality, safety and environment to improve market access for their
products and services (10MP, p.101)
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... Tapping premium markets: We will focus efforts on expanding production of premium
grade fruit and vegetables and certified shrimps for export as well as developing premium
processed foods and introducing a fragrant rice variety for non-irrigated areas (ETP,
p.42)
Among the initiative that SMEs can benefits under the NKEA include: The enforcement
of Green Building Index (GBI), coupled with the carbon credit initiative are envisaged to
incentives stakeholders to become more serious in adopting green principles (SMEMP,
p.77)
... Globally, there is a growing demand for product certification arising from the concern for
quality, safety and health. Such concerns have resulted in specific technical requirements
to meet certain standards by importing countries. The requirements by Japan for imports
of plywood and fibreboard as well as the need for Conformite Europeene (CE Marking) by
Europe are such examples ... MTIB will be provided with necessary resources to establish
a quality assurance system (NATIP, p.18)
The SME Quality Management Enhancement Plan should be initiate to help SMEs raise their
international competitiveness through adoption of new quality standards and certification,
dissemination of quality management knowledge and benchmark against top performers.
At the same time, Government needs to ensure that the Malaysian standards are aligned
to international product standards, and that SMEs comply with these standards. Such
standards will be useful in improving the public perception of the quality of products and
services offered by SMEs (SMEMP, p.101)
Strengthen the Quality and Safety of AgroTourism Industry - Certification and rating for
agrotourism products and locations will be introduced to ensure the quality, safety and
sustainability of agrotourism industry. MOA will cooperate with the Ministry of Tourism to
set Standards for this certification (NAFP, p.112)
SMEs will be encouraged to improve quality and strengthen method of packaging,
labelling and branding of products, and ensure consistency of product supply for the
market opportunities offered by the supermarket, hypermarkets and export market (NAFP,
p.104)
Improve Food Quality and Safety - Emphasis will be given on food quality and safety
aspects to enhance competitiveness and market shares of agro-based industry products.
Quality and food safety will be enhanced through the expansion of GMP and HACCP and
encouraging entrepreneurs to obtain halal certification (NAFP, p.104)
Increase Supply of Quality Seed - The private sector will be encouraged to operate seed
production centres that comply with SOPs provided by the Government, for the production
of high quality mushroom seeds. These production centres will be accredited under the
Seed Certification Scheme. The Government through the Mushroom Germplasm Storage
Centre will work the private seed production centres to provide cultures and basic seed
(NAFP, p.98)
Ensure Consistent Supply of Quality Seed - Herbs and spices seed producing centres
are required to comply with the SOP for seed production and obtain accreditation under
Seen Certification Scheme (NAFP, p.89)
Encourage operator to comply with good agricultural and manufacturing practices through
certification schemes such as Malaysia Farm Practices Scheme (SALM) (NAFP, p.97)
Agricultural entrepreneurs will be encouraged to practice innovation in the upstream and
downstream activities in order to reduce production costs and improve the quality and
attractiveness of agricultural products, especially in terms of packaging and branding
(NAFP, p.6)

Instruments
Facilitate market access: to gain greater market access, the quality of agricultural products
will be enhanced to comply with the prescribed international standards. In this case,
good agricultural practices will be extended in the upstream level. The 3P regulation
for grading, packaging and labelling of agrofood product will be expanded to the local
agricultural produce and imports to ensure quality, safety and enhance the competitiveness
of agricultural products (NAFP, p.31)
Intensify the promotion and nurturing of practices, method of handling, distribution and
marketing of a cleaner fish and fishery products, quality and safe to eat as well as
compliance with international standards. These include the use of food grade insulated
fish boxes, clean sources of ice supply, method of packaging and labelling according to
standards and prevent the use of illegal preservatives (NAFP, p.56)
... developing global best practices through competitive benchmarking and promoting
the adoption of international standards and best practices in the services sector (IMP3,
p.580).
The greater utilisation of wood products will be promoted through the introduction of new
applications of wood products in the export market (IMP3, p.441).
The CIDB will become an integrated centre for the registration and renewal of licenses of
contractors. To improve the performance of contractors, a comprehensive performance
rating system will be introduced to cover key areas such as quality, safety and health,
environment and financial strength (IMP3, p.584)
The Government will collaborate with Malaysian-owned companies to ... intensify outreach
and information sharing to enhance the appreciation by the public of the processes
of adoption and adaptation of environment-friendly technologies and practices (IMP3,
p.636)
Establish a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting framework for industries with
linkage to the Statistics Department ... (NPCC, p.10)
... a one-stop centre for approvals of ancillary matters should be set up to address the
regulatory concern of the additional compliance cost ... (NREPAP, p.51)
Create an RE Center for SMEs [cost estimates RM20 million over 5 years] (NREPAP,
p.55)
Advocacy programmes should be implemented to increase the awareness of
all stakeholders of the benefits and advantages of utilizing RE and participation in RE
businesses (NREPAP, p.iv)
... Globally, there is a growing demand for product certification arising from the concern for
quality, safety and health. Such concerns have resulted in specific technical requirements
to meet certain standards by importing countries. The requirements by Japan for imports
of plywood and fibreboard as well as the need for Conformite Europeene (CE Marking) by
Europe are such examples ... MTIB will be provided with necessary resources to establish
a quality assurance system (NATIP, p.18)
... Realising that certain markets require the harmonisation of standards and quality, the
Government will intensify efforts to harmonise and standardise product specification and
quality for timber and timber products through its agencies such as the Department of
Standards Malaysia (DSM) and MTIB (NATIP, p.18)
Continuous efforts are being made to increase the number of laboratories in the RIs and
the universities for the purpose of international accreditation. Accreditation for these local
institutions by the Japanese Agricultural Standards/Japanese Industrial Standards (JAS/
JIS) and the European Certification (CE) marking for example will facilitate timber exports
to the Japanese and European markets. In response, FRIM and other local institutions
have taken the initiative to certify its laboratories under ISO 9001: 2000 and ISO/IEC
17025 to provide quality testing services in forestry and forests products (NATIP, p.48)
Monitoring of sewage discharge an owner or occupier of a premises that discharges
sewage onto or into any soil, or into any inland waters or Malaysian waters shall at his
own expense (a) monitor the concentration of the parameters specified in the first
column of the Second Schedule and install flow-meters, sampling equipment and recording
equipment (EQASW, p.3889)
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Instruments
To achieve our target, we will act to boost demand for green products and services,
strengthen suppliers and measure, monitor and publicise Malaysias environmental progress
(ETP, p.417)
Among the initiative that SMEs can benefits under the NKEA include: The enforcement
of Green Building Index (GBI), coupled with the carbon credit initiative are envisaged to
incentives stakeholders to become more serious in adopting green principles (SMEMP,
p.77)
Develop branding of Home Garden Produce as organic product: Presently, 80% of food
production is contributed by smallholders. The Home Garden Produce programme will be
introduced as a side activity for rural communities and the development of the programme
will be planned in an integrated manner along the value chain involving activities such as
seed preparation and marketing. Land belonging to the smallholders will be developed
as a modern home garden reorganized under the brand name Home Garden Produce
to meet consumers demand for products such as organic fruits and vegetables, herbs
and spices and mushrooms (NAFP, p.27)
... provide consumers with relevant and accurate information on products of the companies
to enable them to make informed choices on their purchases (IMP3, p.636)
The Government will collaborate with Malaysian-owned companies to ... intensify outreach
and information sharing to enhance the appreciation by the public of the processes
of adoption and adaptation of environment-friendly technologies and practices (IMP3,
p.636)
Increased public awareness and commitment for the adoption and application of Green
Technology through advocacy programmes (NGTP, p.10)
Widespread availability and recognition of Green Technology in terms of products,
appliances, equipment and systems in the local market through standards rating and
labelling programmes (NGTP, p.10)
Effective, continuous promotion, education and information dissemination through
comprehensive roll-out programmes to increase public awareness on Green Technology
(NGTP, p.19)
Effective involvement of media, non-governmental organizations and individual stakeholders
in promoting Green Technology (NGTP, p.19)
Hybrid
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... adopt a dual strategy in addressing climate change impacts: firstly, adaptation strategies
to protect economic growth and development factors from the impact of climate change;
and secondly, mitigation strategies to reduce emission of greenhouse gases (10MP,
p.300)
The National Climate Change Policy and National Green Technology Policy were adopted
in 2009 to address the pressing issue of climate change (10MP, p.49)
Developing a long-term strategy for water resource management to achieve water security
(10MP, p.281)
the Government will lead by example on energy-efficiency practices and philosophy
(ETP, p.190)
the Government will lead by example and apply energy-efficient practices in its own
premises (p.190)
... These measures include, enhancing the SFM as well as the Forest Plantations Programme
(FPP), to ensure the sustainable supply of raw materials. In addition, the Government will
promote the use of landscaping timber and encourage the usage of alternative materials
such as biomass and biocomposite to meet the needs of the industry (NATIP, p.15)
Encourage all sectors to embrace green technology in production and processes (NEM,
p.29, 146)

Instruments
Among the key characteristics of the desired SME ecosystem are: Effective M&E system
to assess impact to all initiative (SMEMP, p.23)
... the compliance with the appropriate national and state policies, physical plans as well
as international agreements (NMP2, p.15)
Develop and implement plans for public-private, NGOs and communities collaboration on
climate change (NPCC, p.11)
Identify and encourage the optimum use of the components of biological diversity, ensuring
fair distribution of benefits to the nation and to local communities (NPBD, p.24)
Take mitigating measures to reduce the adverse effects of human activities on biological
diversity (NPBD, p.25)
Develop mechanism for ensuring compatibility between conservation and sustainable
development (NPBD, p.31)
... Promoting eco-tourism to create commercial value in sustainability ... (10MP, p.26)
... to increase the productivity and sustainability of agro-based activities through the
adoption of modern agricultural technology and expansion of contract farming (10MP,
p.153)
... establishing modern agriculture businesses in the rural areas such as environmentally
sustainable aquaculture and organic farming. This will include building facilities, establishing
markets, obtaining the required certification and establishing processes based on good
agricultural practices (10MP, p.155)
... initiate green townships in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya (10MP, p.299)
... the FPP [Forest Plantation Programme] is to be enhanced in order to ensure that there
is a sustainable and sufficient supply of raw materials for the timber industry in the long
term ... (NATIP, p.19)
... Establishing and promoting the green image through responsible practices in forestry,
trade and the environment (NATIP, p.72)
Malaysia must build on its strategic location together with the comparative advantages
arising from its natural resource endowment to establish production platforms which drive
high value added growth with spillover effects (NEM, p.27, 117)
Capture a greater share of the education, medical tourism and ecotourism markets through
domestic and regional partnerships (NEM, p.27, 141)
Provide spatial planning strategy for enhancing international competitiveness, and the
framework for strengthening national development cohesion and discipline (NPP2, p.5-1)
Malaysias green strategies will be directed towards the ... key areas ... Education and
awareness ... Effective management of natural resources and the environment ... Integrated
development planning and implementation ... Prevention and control of pollution and
environmental degradation ... Strengthening administrative and institutional mechanisms
... Proactive approach to regional and global environmental issues and ... Formulation
and implementation of Action Plans (NPE, p.7)
Incorporate climate change as a priority area in the National Development Planning Council
(NPCC, p.8)
Integrate balanced adaptation and mitigation measures into policies and plans on
environment and natural resources (NPCC, p.11)
Establish an inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral committee to enable the implementation
of climate change measures (NPCC, p.8)
Enhance the coordination mechanism to oversee the planning, implementation and
monitoring of climate change measures (NPCC, p.15)
Survey and document the biological diversity in Malaysia, and undertake studies to assess
its direct and indirect values ... (NPBD, p.24)
Establish and reinforce the mechanisms for planning, administration and management of
biological diversity (NPBD, p.24)
Ensure that all major sectoral planning and development activities incorporate considerations
of biological diversity management (NPBD, p.25)
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Instruments
... strengthening the structure of timber industry to make Malaysia the top supplier of
high quality timber products ... (NATIP, p.58)
... The government has introduced various measures to ... [ensure sustainable supply
of raw materials] ... These measures include, enhancing the SFM as well as the Forest
Plantations Programme (FPP) .... (NATIP, p.15)
... the FPP is to be enhanced in order to ensure that there is a sustainable and sufficient
supply of raw materials for the timber industry in the long term ... (NATIP, p.19)
... encouraging active planting programmes for good quality timber in the natural forests
... (NATIP, p.40)
188

In manufacturing, the intense competition from low-end products manufacturers forces
the industry to move up the value-chain from OEM to ODM-based manufacturing, by
adopting modern processing technologies. These include the adoption of automation,
manufacturing flexibility, digital and scanning technology capable of producing high quality,
original design and diversified products (NATIP, p.55)
More universities will be encouraged to offer training courses in forest plantations and
management (NATIP, p.89)
Among the key tasks of this function would be: Ensuring M&E is an integral part of
programme design, Updating action plan based on outcome indicators to carry on the
live nature of the plan, Report on progress of initiative in the action plan to the national
SME Development Council (NSDC) (SMEMP, p.68)
Specific programmes will be implemented to nurture local SMEs as R&D partners to
tap the opportunities of R&D outsourcing by MNCs and GLCs. Measures will also be
undertaken to encourage collaborative ventures among MNCs, GLCs and SMEs to
facilitate technology transfers and skills development. Existing programmes for enhancing
technological capabilities and supporting R&D activities among SMEs will be strengthened.
The scope of coverage of the programmes will be expanded to include the acquisition
of bridging technologies (IMP3, p.192)
... establishing specialised high technology parks for certain promoted industries ... (IMP3,
p.153)
The studies covered areas in both the upstream (forestry) and downstream (wood-based
products, and technology development and enhancement) segments (IMP3, p.433)
Incorporate and facilitate implementation of climate-friendly measures and technologies
... (NPCC, p.9)
... stage-based climate-friendly technology transfer programme ... (NPCC, p.17)
Expansion of local research institutes and institutions of higher learning to expand Research,
Development and Innovation activities on Green Technology towards commercialization
through appropriate mechanisms (NGTP, p.10)
Exploitation of brain gain programmes to strengthen local expertise in Green Technology
(NGTP, p.17)
Establishment of an effective coordinating agency for RDI and Centre of Excellence or
new research institute for Green Technology development (NGTP, p.18)
Establish Malaysia as a centre of excellence in industrial research in tropical diversity
(NPBD, p.24)
(h) to co-opt any persons or bodies to form panels of experts whom he considers capable
of assisting him in relation to special problems (EQA, p.14)
(m) to establish and maintain liaison and co-operation with each of the State Authorities
in Malaysia and with other countries with respect to environment protection, pollution
control and waste management (EQA, p.14)
(o) to promote, encourage, co-ordinate and carry out planning in environmental management,
waste management and pollution control (EQA, p.15)

Instruments
Two major initiatives were launched to ensure sustainable use of forests and their natural
resources ... [by implementing] the Central Forest Spine ... and Heart of Borneo ... (10MP,
p.49)
Promoting projects eligible for carbon credits (10MP, p.26)
... enhancing market visibility and strengthening the credibility of Malaysian goods and
services (10MP, p.101)
... provide ready-to-use facilities that are compliant with international standards such
as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
(HACCP) ... (10MP, p.157)
the Government will work with TNB to make co-generation economically viable
(ETP, p.190)
Government will work with TNB to make co-generation economically viable. This initiative
is expected to generate RM1.3 billion of GNI by 2020 and will require a review of the
TNB tariff on three fronts: (1) increasing the overall tariff by rationalising current subsidies
to create a greater urge for more energy efficiency, (2) decreasing the stand-by tariff to
encourage more users to use this option and lastly, (3) increasing the buy-back tariff to
make it more attractive for industries to co-generate electricity and sell the excess energy
back to TNB (ETP, p.191)
[The EPP4 of Palm Oil and Rubber] will be implemented with five key activities
Incentivising local companies to set up plants through joint ventures abroad Exploiting
synergies with petrochemical companies; and Encouraging foreign investors to set up
factories or enter into joint ventures in Malaysia (ETP, p.298)
For [solar power development] to succeed adequate business models need to be
developed, including public-private partnerships and the role of the Government, the
incumbent generator, TNB and private operators (ETP, p.197)
The government through ... (MPIC) is now aggressively implementing commercial forest
plantation programmes that require the planting 0f 375,000 hectares of trees over the
next 15 years (2006-2020) ... The private sector is encouraged to participate in these
programmes and as an incentive, long term financing will be made available to the investor
at low interest rates (NATIP, p.33)
... encouraging more active private sector investments and participation in the forest
plantations programme ... (NATIP, p.40)
... encouraging active planting programmes for good quality timber in the natural forests
... (NATIP, p.40)
8 Entry Point Project (EPP) under the NKEA ... to accelerate replanting activities of palm
oil plant, increasing the outcome of FFB, increasing the oil extraction rates, develop Biogas
in palm oil factory, developing the derivative of oleo chemical, commercialising the biomaterial fire second generation and accelerate the growth of downstream segment base
on the food and health (ETP, p.21)
Strengthen Market of Herbs and Spices - The industrial economic base of herbs and
spices will enhanced through research and networking with international pharmaceutical
companies, especially in identifying the species, variety or accession of herbs and spices
for development of high-value products such as cosmeceutical and phytomedicine (NAFP,
p.92)
Enhancement cooperation with the state government: Cooperation between the ministries
and department in the central and state government will be enhanced to facilitate private
investment in agriculture, particularly in terms of procedures and regulations relating to
agro-business including the availability of land suitable for agriculture (NAFP, p.38)
Smart partnership between government research agencies, university and industries will be
intensifies to spur market oriented R & D and ensure the transfer and commercialization
of R & D is more smoothly. Networking between researchers, extension officers and
target grouping will be strengthened through demonstration farm or demonstration plots in
189

Instruments
190
commercial fields to accelerate technology transfer. Dialogues and seminars on exchange on

exchange of information related to innovation required by the industry will be implemented
on a periodic basis with the participation of research agencies and institutions concerned
(NAFP, p.36)
The private sector and cooperatives will also be encourages to rent out equipment
and provide services to expand the use of agricultural technology and mechanization
especially among agricultural entrepreneurs who have no financial ability or skill to use
these technologies (NAFP, p.28)
Strengthen the Quality and Safety of AgroTourism Industry - Certification and rating for
agrotourism products and locations will be introduced to ensure the quality, safety and
sustainability of agrotourism industry. MOA will cooperate with the Ministry of Tourism to
set Standards for this certification (NAFP, p.112)
SMEs will be encouraged to improve quality and strengthen method of packaging,
labelling and branding of products, and ensure consistency of product supply for the
market opportunities offered by the supermarket, hypermarkets and export market (NAFP,
p.104)
Improve Food Quality and Safety - Emphasis will be given on food quality and safety
aspects to enhance competitiveness and market shares of agro-based industry products.
Quality and food safety will be enhanced through the expansion of GMP and HACCP and
encouraging entrepreneurs to obtain halal certification (NAFP, p.104)
Increase Supply of Quality Seed - The private sector will be encouraged to operate seed
production centres that comply with SOPs provided by the Government, for the production
of high quality mushroom seeds. These production centres will be accredited under the
Seed Certification Scheme. The Government through the Mushroom Germplasm Storage
Centre will work the private seed production centres to provide cultures and basic seed
(NAFP, p.98)
Ensure Consistent Supply of Quality Seed - Herbs and spices seed producing centres
are required to comply with the SOP for seed production and obtain accreditation under
Seen Certification Scheme (NAFP, p.89)
Encourage operator to comply with good agricultural and manufacturing practices through
certification schemes such as Malaysia Farm Practices Scheme (SALM) (NAFP, p.97)
Agricultural entrepreneurs will be encouraged to practice innovation in the upstream and
downstream activities in order to reduce production costs and improve the quality and
attractiveness of agricultural products, especially in terms of packaging and branding
(NAFP, p.6)
Facilitate market access: to gain greater market access, the quality of agricultural products
will be enhanced to comply with the prescribed international standards. In this case,
good agricultural practices will be extended in the upstream level. The 3P regulation
for grading, packaging and labelling of agrofood product will be expanded to the local
agricultural produce and imports to ensure quality, safety and enhance the competitiveness
of agricultural products (NAFP, p.31)
Intensify the promotion and nurturing of practices, method of handling, distribution and
marketing of a cleaner fish and fishery products, quality and safe to eat as well as
compliance with international standards. These include the use of food grade insulated
fish boxes, clean sources of ice supply, method of packaging and labelling according to
standards and prevent the use of illegal preservatives (NAFP, p.56)
... nurturing exemplary corporate social responsibility (IMP3, p.628)
SMIDEC, in collaboration with technology based institutions, such as SIRIM Berhad,
MTDC, MDeC and Malaysia Bio-Technology Corporation, will introduce technology foresight
programmes for SMEs which will enable them to be aware of and take advantage of
future technologies (IMP3, p.191)
... provide appropriate support programmes to enable industry to adopt environmentfriendly technologies (IMP3, p.636)

Instruments
Promote and increase EE in industrial sectors through ... the adoption of EE practices
by new industries (NPCC, p.13)
Increased Foreign and Domestic Direct Investments (FDIs and DDIs) in Green Technology
manufacturing and services sectors (NGTP, p.10)
Demonstration programmes of effective Green Technology applications (NGTP, p.19)
Adoption of Green Technology in all Government facilities and Government-linked entities
(NGTP, p.19)
Strengthen Cooperation Among Stakeholders of Agrotourism - Collaboration between
Government agencies and agrotourism industry players will continue to be strengthened
to spur the growth of this industry (NAFP, p.112)
The following strategies have been identified for developing the food agro-based industries:
Strengthen global marketing and networking (NAFP, p.103)
An owner or occupier of a premises shall submit a program to the Director General and
implement such program to ensure that all existing sewage treatment systems, except
the communal septic tanks and imhoff tanks (EQASW, p.3888)
... the negotiation for a Malaysia-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade,
Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT, VPA) will enhance market access to the EU for
Malaysias timber products. These initiatives, supported by good environment and forest
management practices, would increase the confidence of consumers and gain further
market recognition for Malaysias timber product. Such initiatives have to be actively
promoted to project Malaysias image as a responsible long-term producer and exporter
of timber and timber product from sustainably managed forests (NATIP, p.72)
... encourage the growth of the domestic market through intensive promotional activities
(NATIP, p.74)
Guarantee food safety and nutrition through the Food-based Social Safety Network
Programme and nutrition awareness campaigns (NAFP, p.3)
Programmes and campaigns sponsored by corporate sector will be promoted to disseminate
information relating to nutritional value of various local foods (NAFP, p.26)
- No Entry -
Partnering

Initiating public-private CSR [corporate social responsibilities] initiatives around protection
of flagship species (10MP, p.26)
... strengthening the structure of timber industry to make Malaysia the top supplier of
high quality timber products (NATIP, p.58)
... identify marketing strategies to project the strength of the Malaysia timber industry, taking
into account the changing environment of the international market ... (NATIP, p.74)
The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT); seamless, progressive, prosperous
and peaceful sub-region with improve quality of life (NPP2, p.3-10)
The Brunei Darulssalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMPEAGA); goals to increase trade, investments and tourism in the sub-region by facilitating
(NPP2, p.3-10)
Identify and review existing mechanisms to facilitate the exchange of information relevant
to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (NPBD, p.37)
Establish or strengthen systems for the exchange of such information at national and
international levels through networking, and by establishing data bases and information
centres ... (NPBD, p.37)
191

Instruments
Facilitating greater participation of local communities in eco-tourism activities ... (10MP,
p.26)
Establish an inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral committee to enable the implementation
of climate change measures (NPCC, p.8)
Promote international cooperation and collaboration in order to enhance national efforts
in biological diversity conservation and management (NPBD, p.26)
Promote regional collaboration in biological diversity in particular on transboundary issues
e.g. establishment of transfrontier national parks, and the effects of pollution on biological
transfer (NPBD, p.37)
192

... Expanding participation in the regional value chain: We aim to expand our participation
in the region by acquiring foreign firms, undertaking contract farming activities overseas
and providing regional services in niche areas such as molecular marker discovery and
validation for breeding (ETP, p.42)
By mid-2011, KeTTHA will determine the scope of the database and the indicators that
need to be collected as well as communicate roles and responsibilities to the relevant
industry associations (ETP, p.417)
... strengthening R&D efforts between RIs [research institutes], universities, government
agencies and the industry ... (NATIP, p.58)
... enhancing collaboration with institutions of higher learning in ... R&D; and designing
programmes for the continuing education of workers ... (IMP3, p.661)
... closer collaboration with specialised Government research institutions and universities
... (IMP3, p.192)
... upgrading the quality of the workforce through collaborations between universities and
the industry ... (IMP3, p.267)
... undertaking internship and exchange programmes to facilitate the matching skills
requirements by the industry (IMP3, p.267)
Revitalise role of overseas trade offices - Malaysias overseas trade office can play a
greater active role in assisting SMEs to internationalise their product and services (SMEMP,
p.107)
... strengthen the role of the Institute Plantation and Commodity Malaysia (IMPAC)
including engagement with the industry (NCP, p. 17)
.... enhance environmentally-friendly rubber products commercialisation such as ecoprena
for green tyre production and pureprena for engineering industry, automotive, marine and
medical applications (NCP, p.30)
... strengthen the cooperation between industry and higher learning institution ... integrated
environmentally-friendly processing technology (NCP, p.30)
.... strengthen R&D&C sinergy amongst research institutions, higher learning institutions,
government agencies and industry towards continuously increase the value added of
products such as glulaminated timber (glulam) and Industrialised Building System (IBS)
wood-based in the higher engineering construction sector (NCP, p.36)
... intensify research, development and commercialisation (R&D&C) (NCP, p.57)
... encourage cooperation with research institutions, higher learning institutions and industry
for R&D&C to produce high value added Kenaf based products (NCP, p.57)
... enhance cooperation with research agencies to increase existing and new technology
(NCP, p.63)
Strengthen collaborative networks and capacity of agencies at the federal, state and local
government levels (NPCC, p.18)
Institutionalise a mechanism for coordinating consultation among stakeholders on national
positions and responses to address current and emerging issues for international negotiations
(NPCC, p.20)

Instruments
Promote regional cooperation on climate change within existing inter-governmental and
non-governmental mechanisms (NPCC, p.20)
Enhancement of smart partnerships between the Government, industries, and research
institutions [on green technologies and RDIC] (NGTP, p.18)
Establishment of strong linkages between local research institutions and regional and
international centres of excellence in Green Technology RDI (NGTP, p.18)
Facilitate contacts between private sector and public sector in order to improve design
and transfer of appropriate technology, including biotechnology (NPBD, p.32)
Encourage the formation of appropriate joint venture projects with multinational and other
corporations to encourage science and technology transfer in enhancing the economic
value of biological diversity (NPBD, p.32)
Encourage partnering approach to provide total solutions Partnership may occur in
varying degree from the traditional design and build method, to project partnering and
finally to strategic partnering alliances ... (CIMP, p.14)
... Stimulate R&D activities through resource-pooling initiative amongst key players and
provision of R&D infrastructure (CIMP, p.12)
... strengthening R&D efforts between RIs [research institutes], universities, government
agencies and the industry ... (NATIP, p.58)
In addition, the negotiation for a Malaysia-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and
Trade, Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT, VPA) will enhance market access to the
EU for Malaysias timber products. These initiatives, supported by good environment and
forest management practices, would increase the confidence of consumers and gain
further market recognition for Malaysias timber product. Such initiatives have to be actively
promoted to project Malaysias image as a responsible long-term producer and exporter
of timber and timber product from sustainably managed forests (NATIP, p.72)
... to provide support in the establishment and maintenance of green spaces as part of
their corporate social responsibility programmes (10MP, p.257)
The Government will collaborate with Malaysian-owned companies to encourage companies
to utilize raw materials and energy more efficiency in their production processes; ensure
the sustainable management and utilization of resources in the pursuit of agricultural and
forestry development (IMP3, p.636)
... identifying GLCs and specifying the RE targets [ranging between 3-30%] (NREPAP,
p.56)
Involve Existing MNCs in RE Activities ... [as they] have a long standing relationship with
local suppliers. ... This requires KeTTHA or the Government appointed agency to engage
with MNCs to discuss ways by which they can help and what Government can offer as
incentives (NREPAP, p.56)
... Encourage more private sector participation in forest plantation - ... the government
through Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is now aggressively
implementing commercial forest plantation programmes that require the planting 0f 375,000
hectares of trees over the next 15 years (2006-2020) ... the private sector is encouraged
to participate in these programmes and as an incentive, long term financing will be made
available to the investor at low interest rate (NATIP, p.33)
... encouraging more active private sector investments and participation in the forest
plantation programme (NATIP, p.40)
Changing unsustainable consumption
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Fiscal Incentives For Waste

Wa t e r ( Wa s t e R e c y c l i n g
Activities)
2.
1.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Fiscal Incentives For Waste
Water (Storage, Treatment
and Disposal of Toxic and
Hazardous Wastes)
194
No.
MIDA
MIDA
Implementer
Brief Description of the Incentives/Objectives
Companies that are directly involved Incentives to encourage the setting up of proper facilities to store,
in Storage, Treatment and Disposal of treat and dispose of toxic and hazardous wastes. Companies that
Toxic and Hazardous Wastes
are directly involved in these three activities in an integrated manner
qualify for:
Pioneer Status, with income tax exemption of 70% of the statutory
income for a period of five years. Unabsorbed capital allowances
as well as accumulated losses incurred during the pioneer period
can be carried forward and deducted from the post pioneer income
of the company; or
Investment Tax Allowance of 60%on the qualifying capital expenditure
incurred within a period of five years. The allowance can be offset
against 70% of the statutory income in each year of assessment.
Any unutilised allowances can be carried forward to subsequent
years until fully utilised.
Companies undertaking waste recycling Companies undertaking waste recycling activities that are high valueactivities that are high value-added and added and use high technology are eligible for Pioneer Status or
use high technology
Investment Tax Allowance. These activities which include the recycling
of agricultural wastes or agricultural by-products, recycling of chemicals
and the production of reconstituted wood-based panel boards or
products are eligible for:
Pioneer Status, with income tax exemption of 70% of the statutory
income for a period of five years. Unabsorbed capital allowances
of the company; or
Investment Tax Allowance of 60%on the qualifying capital expenditure
incurred within a period of five years. The allowance can be offset
against 70% of the statutory income in each year of assessment.
Target Groups/Sectors
SCP-RELATED INCENTIVES
ANNEX 7
Fiscal Incentive for Energy

(Energy Generation Activities
Using Renewable Energy
Resources)
4.
3.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
(Companies Providing Energy
Conservation Services)
No.
MIDA
MIDA
Implementer
Companies Providing Energy Conservation These activities which include the recycling of agricultural wastes or
Services
agricultural by-products, recycling of chemicals and the production of
reconstituted wood-based panel boards or products are eligible for:
Pioneer Status with income tax exemption of 100% of the statutory
income for a period of ten years. Unabsorbed capital allowances
of the company; or
Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on the qualifying capital
expenditure incurred within five years. The allowance can be offset
against 100% of the statutory income for each year of assessment.
The companies must implement their projects within one year from
the date of approval.
Applications received by 31 December 2015 are eligible for this
incentive
Companies undertaking generation of Pioneer Status with income tax exemption of 100% of statutory
income for ten years. Unabsorbed capital allowances as well as
energy using biomass, hydropower
(not exceeding 10 megawatts) and
accumulated losses incurred during the pioneer period can be
carried forward and deducted from the post pioneer income of the
solar power that are renewable and
company; or
environmentally friendly
With effect from 8 September 2007, other companies in the same
group are eligible for the same incentives as above even though
one company in the same group has been granted the incentive.
For the purpose of this incentive, biomass sources refer to palm
oil mill/estate waste, rice mill waste, sugar cane mill waste, timber/
sawmill waste, paper recycling mill waste, municipal waste and
biogas [from landfill, palm oil mill effluent (POME), animal waste
and others], while energy forms refer to electricity, steam, chilled
water, and heat.
Companies must implement their projects within one year from the
date of approval.
incentive.

195

(Solar Photovoltaic System
Equipment)
Fiscal Incentive for

Energy (Energy Efficiency
Equipment)

(Utilisation of Oil Palm
Biomass)
6.
7.
8.
5.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Energy (Generation of
Renewable Energy for Own
Consumption)
196
No.
MIDA
MIDA
MIDA
MIDA
Implementer
Companies which generate energy Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on the qualifying capital
from renewable resources for its own
consumption
incentive.
Companies which generate Import duty and sales tax exemption on solar photovoltaic system
equipment for the usage by third parties is given to importers
energy from renewable resources
for its own consumption
including photovoltaic service providers approved by the Energy
Commission; and
Sales tax exemption is given on the purchase of solar heating
system equipment from local manufacturers.
Companies which generate energy Import duty and sales tax exemption on energy efficiency (EE)
from renewable resources for its own
equipment such as high efficiency motors and insulation materials
consumption
to importers including authorised agents approved by the Energy
Commission; and
Sales tax exemption is given on the purchase of locally manufactured
EE consumer goods such as refrigerator, air conditioner, lightings,
fan and television.
Companies that utilise oil palm biomass New Companies
to produce value-added products such as Pioneer Status with income tax exemption of 100% of the statutory
income for a period of ten years. Unabsorbed capital allowances
particleboard, medium density fibreboard,
plywood, and pulp and paper
of the company; or
expenditure incurred within a period of five years. The allowance
can be offset against 100% of the statutory income for each year
of assessment. Any unutilised allowances can be carried forward
Implementer
MIDA
SEDA
SCP-Related
Initiatives

(SAVE Rebate Program)

(Feed-in Tariff; FiT)
9.
10.
No.
Existing Companies that Reinvest

Pioneer Status with income tax exemption of 100% of the increased
statutory income arising from the reinvestment for a period of ten
years. Unabsorbed capital allowances as well as accumulated
losses incurred during the pioneer period can be carried forward
and deducted from the post pioneer income of the company; or
Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on the additional qualifying capital
expenditure incurred within a period of five years. The allowance
can be offset against 100% of the statutory income for each year
of assessment. Any unutilised allowances can be carried forward
Final end user through the retailers of To create a culture of efficient energy usage among general public and
electronic appliances
business entities. This initiative targets the final end user through the
retailers of electronic appliances and will generate up to 7,300 GWh
of energy saved by the year 2020. Year Granted 2011.
Incentives
100,000 rebate vouchers for 5-Star rated refrigerators and 65,000
vouchers for 5-Star rated air conditioners have been allocated
to states across Malaysia, calculated based on the total budget
allocation for 2011.
Rebates will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to
qualified domestic consumers who purchase 5-Star rated refrigerators,
air conditioners or chillers during the rebate offer period through
participating retailers.
Introduction of the Feed-in tariff (FiT) to Malaysia began as early as
2004, and in 2011, the years of effort finally culminated in the passing
of the two laws related to sustainable energy. The result is the dawn of
a new era for Malaysia in a move towards achieving energy autonomy
and mitigating climate change. Year Granted 2011.
Incentives
The applicable FiT rate will depend on the following factors:
The type of renewable resource used
- Biomass (inclusive of municipal solid waste), biogas (inclusive
of landfill/sewage), small hydro and solar photovoltaic. The
rationales for selecting these renewable resources are based
on proven technologies and technical potential under the local
environment.

197
198
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Implementer
-

-
The installed capacity of the renewable energy (RE) installation

The maximum installed capacity of all eligible RE installations is
30MW unless special approval from the Minister is obtained. The
FiT rate is lower as installed capacities increase, due to cost
optimization from economies of scale.
The FIT Scheme is not financed by the government. Instead it
will be financed by the electricity consumers themselves who will
contribute an additional one percent (1%) of their total electricity
bills through a tariff adjustment formula when the gas price for
power generation and the associated utility tariffs are revised in
due course. However, those customers who consume 200 units of
electricity or less will not have their tariffs raised to accommodate
this mechanism to pay towards the fund.
Whether the RE installation will meet any criteria entitling it to
additional bonus FiT rates
Additional FiT rates will be given for those RE installations that
meet the criteria entitling it to additional bonus FiT rates.
The date the RE installation is completed connected to the
grid and ready to produce RE for commercial sale i.e. the FiT
Commencement Date.
The FiT rates for all renewable resources (except for small
hydropower) will decrease with time according to their respective
annual degression rates. The degression occurs at the start of
each new calendar year from 2013 onwards. The degressed or
reduced FiT rate for each RE installation is determined by the
applicable rate at the time of its FiT Commencement Date. Thus
RE installations that are completed in later years will have a lower
FiT rate. However, the rate will not be reduced any further once
the FiT Commencement Date has been achieved. The basis of the
degression rate is that the costs of the RE technologies just like
any other technologies are expected to drop as the technologies
mature. The digressions rate therefore reflects the maturity and
the existing cost reduction potential of all renewable resources
(except for small hydropower).
11.
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Fiscal Incentive for Building
(Building Obtaining Green
Building Index Certificate)
Owners of buildings awarded the GBI
certificate; and buyers of buildings
and residential properties awarded GBI
certificate bought from real property
developers
Implementer
MIDA
In order to widen the usage of green technology, the Government

has launched the Green Building Index (GBI) on 21 May 2009. GBI
is a green rating index on environment-friendly buildings. The index is
based on certain criteria amongst which are:
Energy and water efficiency;
Indoor environmental quality;
Sustainable management and planning of building sites in respect
of pollution control and facilities for workers;
Usage of recyclable and environment friendly materials and resources;
and
Adoption of new technology.
Incentive
Owners of buildings awarded the GBI certificate, are eligible for tax
exemption equivalent to 100% of the additional capital expenditure
incurred to obtain the GBI certificate. The exemption is allowed
to set-off against 100% of the statutory income for each year
of assessment. The incentive is applicable for new buildings and
upgrading of existing buildings.
Buyers of buildings and residential properties awarded GBI certificate
bought from real property developers are eligible for stamp duty
exemption on instruments of transfer of ownership of such buildings.
The amount of stamp duty exemption is on the additional cost
incurred to obtain the GBI certificate. The incentive is given only
once to the first owner of the building.
For owners of buildings awarded the GBI certificate, the incentive
is given only for the first GBI certificate issued in respect of the
building.
This incentive is effective for buildings awarded with GBI certificates
from 24 October 2009 until 31 December 2014.
For buyers of buildings and residential properties awarded GBI
certificate bought from real property developers, the incentive
is effective for sales and purchase agreement executed from 24
October 2009 until 31 December 2014.

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Fiscal Incentives for

Environment (Reduction of
Greenhouse Gas Emission)
Transportation (Electric Vehicle/
Hybrid Cars)
13.
14.
12.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Fiscal Incentives for
Environment (Environmental
Management)
200
No.
MOF
MOF
IRB/KeTTHA
Implementer
Local car
assemblers
manufacturers
a n d Generally, the importation of completely built-up (CBU) cars including

hybrid cars below 2000cc is subject to import duty, excise duty and
sales tax that range from 10% to 80%.
Incentive
To promote Malaysia as a regional hub for hybrid cars and as an
incentive for local car manufacturers and assemblers to prepare
for assembly of such cars domestically, franchise holders of hybrid
cars are given 100% exemption on import duty and 50% exemption
of excise duty on new CBU hybrid cars.
Criteria and conditions
Hybrid cars should comply with the United Nations definition
A vehicle with at least two different energy converters and two
different energy storage systems (gasoline and electric) on-board
the vehicle for the purpose of vehicle propulsion
Limited to new CBU hybrid passenger cars with engine capacity
below 2000 cc;
Engine specification of at least Euro 3 Technology;
Hybrid cars certified by the Road Transport Department, obtaining
Vehicle Type Approval and certified to have achieved not less
than a 50% increase in the city-fuel economy or not less than a
25% increase in combined city highway fuel economy relative to
a comparable vehicle that is an internal combustion gasoline fuel;
and
Emission of carbon monoxide of less than 2.3 gram per
kilometre.
From 30 December 2011 until 31 December 2013 is eligible for
these incentives.
Companies using environmental protection Companies using environmental protection equipment are eligible
for an initial allowance of 40% and an annual allowance of 20%
equipment. These companies are:
on the qualifying capital expenditure. Thus, the full amount can be
Waste generators and wish to establish
facilities to store, treat and dispose
written off within three years.
off their wastes, either on-site or In the case of companies that incur capital expenditure for conserving
their own energy for consumption, the write-off period is accelerated
off-site; and
by another one year.
U n d e r t a k e w a s t e r e c y c l i n g
activities
Applications should be submitted to IRB with a letter from the
KeTTHA certifying that the related equipment is used exclusively
for the purpose of energy conservation
Companies involved in Certified Emission Income derived from trading of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)
Reductions (CERs) certificate trading
certificate is given tax exemption
15.
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Fiscal Incentives for Green
Business (Green Technology
Financing Scheme; GTFS)
MGTC
Implementer
Producer and user of green
technology
GTFS is a special financing scheme introduced by the government

to support the development of Green Technology in Malaysia. It was
announced in the Budget 2010 with a total loan allocation of RM 1.5
billion.
Purpose
- Producer of Green Technology - The Scheme granted shall be
for the purpose of financing investments in production of green
technologies that meets the Scheme objective.
- User of Green Technology - The Scheme granted shall be for the
purpose of financing investments in utilisation of green technologies
that meets the Scheme objective.
- To any case, the purpose shall not be to refinance existing credit
facilities.
Scope of Funding/Form of Grant/Forms of Assistance
- The Green technology Financing Scheme exists to help incorporating
green technology elements in specific project related to the identified
sectors.
- These projects must be located within Malaysia, utilising local and
imported technology.
- This scheme is only eligible for new project, retrofitting or expansion
that incorporates GT elements which have not been funded and
partly funded. The GTFS cannot accept applications for projects
which are already underway, in construction phase (physical
progress) or which have already been completed
Eligibility
- Producer of Green Technology Legally registered Malaysian
owned companies (at least 51%) in all economic sectors.

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202
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Implementer
-
-
4)
-
3)
-
2)
-
-
-

1)
-
User of Green technology - Legally registered Malaysian owned

companies (at least 70%) in all economic sectors (Energy Sector,
Building and Township Sector, Water & Waste Management
Sector)
Terms and Conditions/Agreement Application Process
Project Certification (Technical)
All application shall be submitted to Malaysian Green Technology
Corporation (MGTC).
MGTC will process upon receive of complete and valid
application.
MGTC will issue Notification Letter of to the successful and non
successful applicant.
Successful applicant will receive Project Certificate.
Applicant shall furnish explanation or additional information during
the evaluation period that are necessary to support the application
within 3 working days.
Financing Application
Successful applicant shall be able to submit financing application with
Project Certificate and its relevant documents to any participating
financial institutions.
All applicants should follow and comply with the procedures and
guidelines of the respective financial institutions.
The respective Financial Institutions will issue a Letter of Offer (LO)
to successful applicant. The government will bare 2% of the total
interest rate or profit.
Guarantee Approval
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC) will provide
a guarantee of 60% on the financing amount. Upon guarantee
approval, the CGC will issue a Letter of Guarantee to Applicant
and guarantee fee of 0.5% per annum to total guarantee applies.
Copy of the letter will be send to the respective Financial Institutions
and MGTC.
Financing Execution (Agreement and Documentation)
Upon receipt of the acceptance of Letter of Guarantee by the
CGC, the respective Financial Institutions will proceed with financing
agreement.
Fund Disbursement
Fund disbursement/repayment of Financing will follow the respective
financial institutions procedures.
16.
No.

Business (Non-ICT Fund Venture Capital)
SCP-Related
Initiatives
MTDC
Implementer
5) Project Outcome
-
Project Monitoring and Verification Applicant shall submit Project
Progress Report to MGTC during project implementation.
-
Upon commissioning, applicant shall submit Project Outcome Report
every three month to MGTC with format and period specified by
MGTC.
-
Project Impact upon completion of Project Monitoring and Verification,
applicant shall submit project Impact study with format specified
by MGTC.
6) Approval criteria
- The technology has clearly defined utility for R&D or other
biotechnology-related undertaking in at least three named entities
within the BioNexus network (including BioNexus partners);
- The technology has identifiable advantage(s) over facilities already
available within the BioNexus network, either by offering new
capabilities or by giving measurable benefits in terms of speed,
accuracy, capacity or any other suitable parameter;
- The technology has defined function in the development of potentially
commercialisable products or services;
- The technology is expected to have a long-term role in the
development of the biotechnology industry within Malaysia; and
- The acquired technology is to be located at the relevant national
research institutions or institutes of higher learning.
GTFS Application can only be made online www.gtfs.my.
Malaysian companies dealing with life Focus on start-up and expansion projects for life sciences and
sciences and biotechnology project.
biotechnology. Also include green technology, waste-to-wealth technology
and high precision manufacturing.
Eligibility Criteria
- The minimum return required (IRR) is 25% per annum. Must have
Malaysian centricity (manufacturing plant, etc) in business plan.
Must have a clear exit plan whether IPO, trade sales or MBO.
Terms and Conditions/Agreement
- Companies must sign Shareholders and Subscription Agreements.
To a certain extent, a Put-option Agreement is required.
- Companies must submit comprehensive Business Plan with detailed
Financials (forecast Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow)
and exit plan.
- Grant Provider: In the form of loans from the MOF.

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17.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Business (Commerce
Technology Ventures Funds)
204
No.
CTVSB
Implementer
High technology companies engaged in
products/services related to Promoted
Activities as defined under Promotion of
Investment Act 1986 for Pioneer Status,
Investment Tax Allowance and Multimedia
Super Corridor-related projects. The
following are the broad industry categories
for investment participation:
Information and Communication
Technology Software
Internet
Digital Media & Entertainment
Computer Telephony and others
Advanced Manufacturing
Electronics
Advanced Materials, Automation
&Flexible Manufacturing
Opto-electronics and others
Life Sciences Biotechnology
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical
E n v i ro n m e n t a l Te c h n o l o g y a n d
others
Commerce Technology Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (CTVSB) represents the
partnership of Bank Negara Malaysia and the Commerce Group in
promoting and developing technology financing in Malaysia.
CTVSB is a venture capital company providing equity and mezzanine
capital to viable, innovative, high-growth and emerging companies.
It seeks to support talented entrepreneurs in realising their vision
of building and nurturing competitive and resilient technology-based
companies.
Strategic Partnership
- CTV subscribes to the Commerce brand of a focused, active and
disciplined investment process combined with synergistic networking.
The investment philosophy is one based upon active, hands-on
equity investments with growth management through value creation.
The partnership seeks to deliver value through strategic business
planning, fund-raising, financial modelling, corporate exercises,
exit route planning, networking, business plan development and
valuation.
Form Of Assistance
- CTV is a RM150 million fund with a ten-year life. Its investments
may cover businesses at various stages of development from
start-up, early stage to expansion. Investment size ranges from
RM0.5 - 5.0 million for start-up and early stage and up to RM10
million for later stage businesses.
A business plan, which may follow the format below, is
required:
- Executive Summary
- Business History
- The Product or Service
- The Market/Marketing
- The Competition
- Manufacturing and Research & Development Operations (if
applicable)
- Management
- Financial Projection
A sound business plan requires a lot of time and resources. It is of
paramount importance that the entrepreneur and the management
team are involved in every aspect of its development. Only then will
the business plan be the total embodiment of the entrepreneurs
vision and spirit.
Green Lane Policy
Market Development Grant

(MDG)
19.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
18.
No.
MATRADE
MOF
Implementer
Companies, trade associations and

professional bodies undertake activities
for the development of export
Certified companies by SME Corporation

(through 1-InnoCERT Certification),
Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation
(Biotech), Multimedia Development
Corporation (MDeC) and Malaysian
Technology Development Corporation
(MTDC)
A business plan is a proposal to sell investors on the management
and the venture. The business plan represents the companys
strategies, planning and visions. It should contain the essence
of a realistic vision and strategy for the company. They both
must reflect the initial process in which management subjects
a creative idea to the intellectual discipline of logic, analysis and
good business sense.
Financial Facility
2% interest rebate a year subject to maximum RM200,000 per
year
Stamp Duty exemption on the loan agreement
Priority for Government Procurement
Tax Incentives (Single deduction on cost related to certification
fees for the first time)
Fast track registration of e-procurement
Priority for Government Offset Programme
Consideration to be listed in the Central/Panel Contract
MKD Procurement (Priority in procurement of 100% MOF owned
companies)
Companies can obtain a 50% reimbursable matching grant on the
approved cost of the eligible claims and activities
Eligibility
SMEs
- Incorporated under the Companies Act 1965;
- At least 60% equity held by Malaysians;
Manufacturing and agricultural sector
- Having an annual sales turnover not exceeding RM 25 million
(based on the latest financial report) or not more than 150 fulltime employees (based on latest EPF Statement)
Trading and services company (except for tourism, financial and
insurance and property development) that meet the following
conditions:
- Having an annual sales turnover not exceeding RM 5 million (based
on latest financial report) or not more than 50 full-time employees
(based on latest EPF Statement); and
- Exporting Made in Malaysia products or services.
Professional services (sole proprietor or partnership), that registered
under associated Ministry or Professional Services Bodies.
Trade and Industry Associations and Professional Bodies

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SCP-Related
Initiatives
Claimable Expenses For

SMEs
20.
206
No.
MATRADE
Implementer

For claims related to participation in Local International Trade Fairs,

organizer of the event must submit the original trade fair audited report
which audited by external auditor or chartered accountant with a copy
of certificate of practice of the auditor and show directory booklet
within two (2) months upon completion of the event. The report must
certify that the fair conducted is an international standard trade fair
by fulfilling the criteria follows:
Minimum space occupied for the fair must be at least 1,000 sq.
meters - Mandatory (gross space) and; any one of the criteria
below:
At least 10% of visitors must be foreign visitors, or
At least 20% net space is rented to foreign exhibitors, or
At least 20% of exhibitors are foreign exhibitors.
Trade and industry associations and professional bodies that

registered under the Registrar of Society (ROS) or associated
Professional Body.
Grant
Claim for a maximum of RM 30,000.00 per year (e.g. 1 January
31 December) and subject to first come first serve basis and
availability of MDG fund.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a) Participation in International/Local Trade Fair or Exhibition
Participation fee (if applicable).
Economy class airfare for two persons. Cost include return ticket
(economy), fuel surcharge and airport tax.
Two hotel rooms not exceeding RM200 per night per room for
local international trade fairs and RM1,000 per night per room for
overseas trade fairs. Claimable period of accommodation is subject
to a maximum of five (5) days for the whole duration of the event
and two (2) additional days before or after the event.
Rental of standard booth which is limited to 18 square meters
(sqm).
Advertisement in official trade fair show directory. For local international
trade fair is subject to maximum cost of RM 1,000.
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Implementer
c)Participation in Trade and Investment Mission or Specialized Marketing

Mission Overseas
Participation fee
Two hotel rooms not exceeding RM 1,000 per night per room for
overseas trade fairs. Claimable period of accommodation covering
the whole duration of the event (still subject to MDG Committee
approval) and two (2) additional days before or after the event.
Note:
Trade and Investment or Specialise Marketing Mission must be
organised by any Malaysian government agency, trade association
or professional body that registered in Malaysia. It is compulsory
that the organiser to submit the full report of the mission within
two (2) months upon completion of the activity by using the MDG
report format as been stipulated in MDG guidelines. If organiser
fail to submit and comply to the report requirement, will cause
rejection of company application.
b) Participation in International/Local Trade Fair or Exhibition particularly

for Fashion Designer
Two hotel rooms not exceeding RM 200 per night per room for
local international trade fairs and RM 1,000 per night per room for
(sqm).
Advertisement in official trade fair show directory. For local international
trade fair is subject to maximum cost of RM1,000.
Runway show cost and model services. The cost does not include
taxes.
Note: Companies are not eligible to claim any of the eligible expenses
under MDG if any of the cost such as booth rental, airfare and
accommodation is already borne by any government agency or the
event organizer.

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208
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Implementer
b) Participation in International Trade Fair or Exhibition

a) Organizing International Trade Fair or Exhibition or Trade and

Investment Mission or Specialized Marketing Mission Overseas.
Two hotel rooms not exceeding RM 1,000 per night per room
for overseas trade fairs or trade missions. Claimable period of
accommodation covering the whole duration of the event (still
subject to MDG Committee approval) and two (2) additional days
before or after the event.
(sqm).
Advertisement in official trade fair show directory.
Claimable Expenses For Trade And Industry Association And

Professional
e) Participation in Malaysia Export Exhibition Center (MEEC)

Participation fee.
Company participating in the mission must submit MDG application

individually and still subject to MDG guidelines and requirements.
d) Participation in Industry and Professional Related International

Conferences Overseas.
Two hotel rooms not exceeding RM 1,000 per night per room
for overseas conferences. Claimable period of accommodation is
subject to a maximum of five (5) days for the whole duration of
the event and two (2) additional days before or after the event.
No.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Implementer
For Trade Association/Professional Body:

a. Organizing International Trade Fair or Exhibition and Trade and
Investment Mission Overseas.
b. Participation in International Trade Fair or Exhibition Overseas.
Participation in Trade and Investment or Specialize Marketing Mission
Overseas.
Eligible Activities for SMEs:

a. Participation in Local or Overseas International Trade Fair/
Exhibition.
b. Participation in Local or Overseas International Trade Fair/ Exhibition
particularly for Fashion Designer.
c. Participation in Trade and Investment Mission or Specialized Marketing
Mission Overseas.
d. Participation in Industry and Professional Related International
Conferences Overseas. (The nature of the activity must be only for
business networking or relationship purposes and it does not include
training, workshop or seminar for acquiring skill and knowledge
or product knowledge and development)
e. Participation in Malaysia Export Exhibition Centre (MEEC),
MATRADE.
c) Participation in Trade and Investment Mission or Specialized Marketing

Mission Overseas
Participation fee.
overseas trade missions. Claimable period of accommodation covering
the whole duration of the event (still subject to MDG Committee
approval) and two (2) additional days before or after the event.
(sqm).
Advertisement in official trade fair show directory.

209
21.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
SME Innovation Award
210
No.
SME CORP
[SIRIM]
Implementer
Changes to the new eligibilities, activities and claimable expenses under

market development grant (MDG) scheme are effective on 1st January
2011 and these changes are subject to MDG terms and conditions on
and changes from time to time and also availability of the fund.
Developed to identify suitable and capable SMEs who are eligible
be placed in a Fast Track Programme (FTP)/Green Lane Policy to
shorten time-to-market by providing ready access to capital risk,
including for technology acquisition
The premier award to recognise the most innovative SME, out of
six (6) sectors as follows:
Green Technology
Manufacturing
Services
ICT & Software Development
Engineering & Industrial Design
Biotechnology And Agro Technology
Application & Claim Procedures

Market Development Grant application form MDG 1/2011, can be
downloaded for free at MATRADE website. Please log on to www.
matrade.gov.my
MDG application and claim must be submitted within two (2) months
upon completion of the activity.
Completed application and claim form must be attached together
with the required supporting document as per checklist and claim
document such as original receipt/bank statement/credit card
statement/telegraphic transfer note or copies of these document
which certified true copy by external auditor/chartered accountant/
authorised banks officer/the issuer of the receipt together with
invoices (in detail) for each claimed expenses.
It is mandatory to complete the MDG Evaluation Form. Fail to
complete the form will cause delays in reimbursement of the
grant.
Company must attach all supporting document required during
the submission of MDG application and claim for entitlement of
this grant. Delays in submitting the supporting document required
will cause delays in reimbursement of the grant, whereas failure
to provide the document within the stipulated period will cause
rejection of the said application and claim without further notice.
22.
No.
1-InnoCERT
SCP-Related
Initiatives
SME CORP
Implementer
Benefit
Organization Ability to Innovate
Organization Ability to Produce and Commercialise
Management Ability to Plan, Manage, Respond to Change and
Innovate
Organization Achievement (Financial, IPs, etc)
Fee
New Applicant
RM5,000
Not including logistic cost of the auditors
Re-Audit (After 2 years)
RM3,000
Not including logistic cost of the auditors
Criteria
Innovation ability
Commercialisation ability
Innovation management
Innovation outcome
Qualifying Criteria
Must be a Malaysian registered SME and fulfil the definition of
SMEs
At least 51% of the equity held by Malaysians
Certified as 1-InnoCERT At least 2 years in business (able to provide
1 year Audited Financial Statement)
To foster and support innovative SMEs and enterprises to be global
innovative competitive players
To identify and certify innovative SMEs and enterprises in
Malaysia
Adopted from Korean model
Implement CERTIFICATION FOR INNOBIZ since 2001.
Passing mark of 700 and above out of 1000 points considered
innovative SMEs
RM 1 million for Top Prize Winner

RM 200,000 for category Winner

211

(MFCA)
24.
Source: KeTTHA (2012)
23.
SCP-Related
Initiatives
Green Productivity
212
No.
MPC
MPC
Implementer
Benefit
Cost reduction through increased resource and process efficiency
Enhanced customer value through environmentally friendly image
Increased competitiveness over other companies without environmental
mandates
Reduced environmental impact as well as an improvement to health
and safety risk management
Potential increased attractiveness in Europe and Japan where green
products are more aggressively sought out
It is one of the major tools of Environment Management Accounting
(EMA)
EMA is a set of procedures used within corporations and other
organizations for linking environmental considerations with economic
pursuits
Covers not only the monetary calculation regularly handled by
accounting but also extends to the calculation of materials on a
physical basis.
Internal Benefits:
Increased profit
Improving productivity
External Benefits:
Reducing environmental impacts
Green Productivity (GP) is a strategy for enhancing productivity and

environmental performance for sustainable socio-economic development.
It is the application of appropriate productivity and environmental
management tools, techniques, technologies to reduce the environmental
impact of organizations activities for products and services.

Tables
Table 1: Malaysias key government stakeholders on SCP (Institutional Matrix)
31
Table 2: Key stakeholders and their functions related to SCP
33
Table 3: Agencies and their SCP-related functions
34
Table 4: Other government stakeholders and their SCP-related functions
35
Table 5: National Councils and SCP-related functions
37
Table 6: Matrix of policy documents and SCP-related objectives
44
Table 7: Objectives related to green economy under NKEAs
50
Table 8: Policy Measures towards green economy
51
Table 9: Objectives enabling technology and innovation under NKEAs
55
Table 10: Characteristics of ICU, PMU, PEMANDU and EDU
92
Table 11: Indicator, timeframe and quantifiable targets for SCP-related policies
95
Table 12: Key performance indicators (KPIs) of the National Green Technology Policy
96
Table 13: ETP further describes National Green Technology Policy
96
Table 14: Relevant SCP implementing ministries and agencies
106
Table 15: Potential areas in mainstreaming SCP
108
213

Figures
Figure 1: Goals of Malaysias NEM
18
Figure 2: Framework for SCP-related objectives and levels of attainment of SCP
21
Figure 3: The way towards a green economy
23
Figure 4: Cluster groups for green economy in Malaysia
23
Figure 5: Supply side of the life cycle
24
Figure 6: Demand side of the life cycle
25
Figure 7: Entire life cycle
25
Figure 8: SCP-related instruments supporting SCP implementation
26
Figure 9: National Transformation Programme
43
Figure 10: 10 Malaysia Plan strategies
45
Figure 11: Inclusiveness from Malaysias perspectives
46
Figure 12: Strategic pillars of the New Energy Policy
49
Figure 13: Institutional structure supporting innovation and R&D
54
Figure 14: Monitoring and Delivery Unit
91
Figure 15: Operationalising PEMANDUs functions
92
Figure 16: Implementation framework proposed by NEAC
93
th
Figure 17: SCP House
214
110

Boxed Articles
Box 1: Green Building Index (GBI)
71
Box 2: Green Hotel Awards Criteria
79
Box 3: MyHijau Directory
81
Box 4: Low Carbon Cities Framework and Assessment System (LCCF)
85
Box 5: Rakan Alam Sekitar (Friends of Environment)
86
Box 6: Promoting Cleaner Production in the Malaysian Industry
86
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Acronyms
ABM
BPK
BSN
DOE
EC
EDU
EE
EMEE
EPI
EPP
EPU
ETP
EQA
EQA (SW)
EQA (LCMG)
216
ETPU
FIDEC
FMM
IEAB
IKM
CIDB
CP
CREAM
CSR
DSM
EiMAS
GAP
GBI
GDP
GHG
GLC
GTFS
GTP
GGP
GMP
Akademi Binaan Malaysia/Malaysian Building Academy

Bahagian Perolehan Kerajaan/Government Procurement Division
Bank Simpanan Nasional/National Saving Bank
Department of Environment
Energy Commission
Economic Delivery Unit
Energy Efficiency
Efficient Management of Electrical Energy Regulations 2008
Environmental Performance Index
Entry Point Project
Economic Planning Unit
Environmental Quality Act
Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations 2009
Environmental Quality (Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline)
Regulations 1985
Economic Transformation Programme Unit
Fibre and Biocomposite Development Centre
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Independent Assessment and Evaluation Board
Institut Kemahiran MARA/MARA Skills Institute
Construction Industry Development Board
Cleaner Production
Construction Research Institute of Malaysia
Corporate Social Responsibility
Department of Standards Malaysia
Environment Institute of Malaysia
Good Agricultural Practices
Green Building Index
Gross Domestic Product
Green House Gas
Government Link Company
Green Technology Financing Scheme
Government Transformation Programme
Government Green Procurement
Good Manufacturing Practices

Green Pass
FIDEC
FiT
FPP
HACCP
HRDF
ICU
IKM
IMP3
JKR
JKT
JPBD
JPK
JPSM
JPSPN
KBS
KETTHA
KKLB
KKR
KPDNKK
KPI
KPKT
KPT
KSM
KWPKB
LCCF
MAMPU
MARA
MATRADE
MIDA
MIDF
MGTC
Green Performance Assessment System in Construction

Fibre and Bio composite Development Centre
Feed-in Tariff
Forest Plantations Programme
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Human Resource Development Fund
Implementation Coordination Unit
Institut Kemahiran MARA/MARA Skills Institute
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia/Public Works Department
Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan/Department of Local Government
Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia/Federal
Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia
Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran/Department of Skills Development
Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia/Forestry Department Peninsular
Malaysia
Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara/National Solid Waste Management
Department
Kementerian Belia dan Sukan/Ministry of Youth and Sports
Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air/Ministry of Energy, Green
Technology and Water
Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah/Ministry of Rural and
Regional Development
Kementerian Kerja Raya/Ministry of Works
Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan/
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
Key Performance Indicator
Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan/Ministry of Housing and
Local Government
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi/Ministry of Higher Education
Kementerian Sumber Manusia/Ministry of Human Resource
Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar/Ministry of
Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing
Low Carbon Cities Framework and Assessment System
Malaysian Administrative Modernisation & Management Planning Unit
Majlis Amanah Rakyat/Council of Trust for the People
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad
Malaysia Green Technology Corporation
217

218
MITI
MKRA
MNC
MNRE
MOA
MOE
MOF
MOSTI
MOT
MOTOUR
MPC
MPIC
MTCS
MTHPI
NATIP
NCP
NCS
NEAC
NEM
NEnP
NGO
NGTP
NIOSH
NKRA
NMP2
NOSS
NPBD
NPCC
NPE
NPP2
NREPAP
OA
OECD
OSHMS
PEMANDU
PMU
PPSPPA

Ministerial Key Result Area
Multi National Company
Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Tourism
Malaysia Productivity Corporation
Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme
National Green Technology and Climate Change Council
National Competency Standard
New Economic Action Council
New Economic Model
National Energy Policy
Non-Governmental Organisation
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
National Key Result Area
National Occupational Skills Standard
National Renewable Energy Policy and Action Plan
Occupational Analysis
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Occupational Safety and Health Management System
Performance Management and Management Unit
Project Management Unit
Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam/Solid Waste
Management & Public Cleansing Corporation

RE
REA
SEDA
SCP
SFM
SIRIM
SKM
SME CORP
SME
SCORE
SPAD
SPAN
SREP
SRI
TCPA
UNFCCC
UNEP
UNESCAP
WISDEC
6MP
7MP
8MP
9MP
10MP
11MP
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Act 2011
Sustainable Energy Development Authority
Sustainable Consumption and Production
Sustainable Forest Management
SIRIM Berhad
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia/Malaysian Skills Certificate
SME Corporation Malaysia
Small and Medium Enterprise
Special Commission on Renewable Energy
Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat/Land Public Transport
Commission
Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara/National Water Services
Commission
Small and Renewable Energy Programme
Strategic Reform Initiative
Town and Country Planning Act
United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nation Environment Programme
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific
Wood Industry Skills Development Centre
6th Malaysia Plan
7th Malaysia Plan
8th Malaysia Plan
9th Malaysia Plan
10th Malaysia Plan
11th Malaysia Plan
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About the authors

Khairul Naim Adham
He is an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer with the Government of Malaysia. He has served in Ministry
of Housing and Local Government, Ministry of Internal Security and Ministry of Home Affairs. He holds a
Bachelor of Horticultural Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management and Master of Science (Science
Philosophy and Science & Technology Policy Studies). He is currently pursuing his PhD in Environment and
Development under the Federal Government Training Award Scheme.
Karin Merle
She is a freelance consultant for different donor agencies and private businesses in the field of public
policy and sustainability, mainly in South East Asia. Her assignments have covered topics such as policy
instruments, governance and institutional strengthening to support green growth and sustainable consumption
and production (SCP). She has a Master of Business and Cultural Sciences degree (University of Mannheim/
Germany and University of Seville/Spain) and a Postgraduate Studies on Governance & Policy Analysis
(University of Maastricht). She started working in Peru and Spain on projects relating to organizational
reengineering in the industry and services sectors (digital marketing, paper manufacturing industry). She then
developed her interest in identifying beneficial framework conditions for resource-efficient and environmentalfriendly economic development in emerging markets. She has managed projects of international cooperation
in the field of public policy, economic development and improved resources management in Asia and Latin
America.
Dr. Gerhard Weihs

He is the Team Leader of the Malaysia-EU cooperation project on Sustainable Consumption and Production Policy Support for Malaysia. He holds a PhD from the University of Innsbruck and a Diploma in Environmental
Engineering from the Technical University of Graz. He is a founder of the Centric Austria International and
is managing the organization which is an international expert association. He has worked several years in
the fields of public sector research, policy advice, campaigning, public relations, editing and publishing, and
event management. He has served, among others, as a Project Manager for low-carbon energy planning
and environmental consulting in the industry at the Environmental Department of the City of Klagenfurt. He
also served as the Director of the Provincial Environmental School (1995-1998).
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Sustainable

PRIME MINISTERS DEPARTMENT, MALAYSIA

Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA

Sustainable consumption and production

Policy reforms towards sustainable development

Scp policy support for Malaysia

Purpose of baseline study

Scope and terminology

Methodology and approach

General issues of sustainability

Moving towards green economy

Enabling technology and economic innovation for SCP

Changing unsustainable production patterns

Changing unsustainable consumption patterns

Applying life-cycle thinking

2.1 Key government stakeholders

2.3 Other relevant stakeholders promoting scp

2.4 National councils

2.5 Other potential stakeholder

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA

3.1 SCP-related Objectives

General issues of sustainability

Moving towards green economy

Enabling technology and economic innovation for SCP

Changing unsustainable production patterns

Changing unsustainable consumption patterns

Applying life-cycle thinking

4.1 SCP-related Instruments

4.1.1.1 Legal review

4.1.1.2 Streamlining and harmonisation

4.1.1.4 Regulatory disincentives

4.1.1.5 Upgrade voluntary instruments to mandatory instruments

4.1.2.1 Investment in green economy

4.1.2.2 Recognition awards

4.1.2.3 Fiscal advantages

4.1.2.4 Incentive for research and development

4.1.2.5 Incentive for green technologies

4.1.2.6 Green finance

4.1.2.7 Economic incentive for further education

and training in relevant fields

4.1.2.8 Government green procurement

4.1.2.9 Internalising internal costs

4.1.2.10 Rationalising incentives

4.1.3.1 Education on sustainability

4.1.3.2 Training centres and courses

4.1.3.3 Expert pool

4.1.3.4 Research centres

4.1.3.5 Research & development, innovation, modernisation

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA

4.1.5.1 Strategy and development plans

4.1.5.2 Platforms and competence centres

4.1.5.4 Projects and programmes

4.1.5.5 Demonstration projects

4.1.6.1 Multi-stakeholders working group

4.1.6.2 Regional and international collaboration and networks

4.1.6.3 Inter-institutional collaboration networks

5.1 Current monitoring mechanisms

5.2 Monitoring of scp-related policies