KUCHING: Industries in Sarawak must transition towards comprehensive green production processes rather than relying solely on the use of green energy if they are to produce goods that meet global sustainability standards.

Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg said the transformation must encompass the entire production chain, including the use of raw materials, technology and manufacturing processes that are aligned with the requirements of a low-carbon economy.

“In other words, the raw materials used must also be green. For example, the steel used in the production process should be manufactured using green technology.

“When the process is green, the products produced will also become green products,” he said when met by reporters after officiating the Opening Ceremony of the SWG Green Complex & Decarbon Hub in Demak Laut, here, on Monday.

According to Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari, industries that practice green processes also have an advantage in gaining access to financing because financial institutions are now increasingly prioritising projects and products that meet the sustainable development agenda.

Also present were Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Professor Dr Sim Kui Hian, SWG Energy Group Chairman Dato Sri Abang Abdul Karim Tun Datuk Abang Openg, Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni, Deputy Minister for Utility (Sarawak Energy and PETROS) Datuk Ibrahim Baki, Chief Political Secretary to the Sarawak Premier Dato Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman, Deputy Sarawak Secretary (Economic Planning and Development) Dato Sri Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel and other dignitaries. -UKASnews

Prepared By: Nur Nabilla
Photo: Shahril Haqim
Translator: Nerissa Sia