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Here's a recap of what happened at this year's Sustainability Weekend, which was brought to you by Sime Darby Property and Volvo Car Malaysia

Already in its second year running, the Tatler Malaysia Sustainability Weekend 2023 has gotten bigger and better. This time around, being brought to you by Sime Darby Property alongside Volvo Car Malaysia.

Building on the success from the previous iteration, which took place in a smaller venue, the event continued to tackle engaging and thought- provoking topics, serving a greater purpose and proved to be beneficial for all who were there.

This time around taking place in The International Gallery at KLGCC Resort, this year’s event saw a huge leap in participating vendors as well as guests in attendance. A total of 21 brands participated, featuring champions of sustainability from industries such as fashion and accessories, beauty, living and food, to showcase innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions.

Read more: What you missed at Tatler's Sustainability Weekend 2022

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On top of the brands that had set up booths for visitors to preview and purchase items from, there were also fun workshops to engage participants, who also brought their families. For example, children got to learn about sustainable energy sources at the Mereka workshop, where they got to build a solar-powered motorised unit to take home.

As a way to give back to the community while promoting sustainability, Volvo Car Malaysia set up a donation corner for unwanted but worthy items such as toys, clothes and more, to be donated to charities in support of children. The donation drop-off location was situated outside the entrance, aptly utilising the boot of a Volvo XC90—thus showcasing the ample storage space the SUV is capable of as well.

Participating brands managed to engage with members of the Tatler community as well as the general public over the course of the two days the event was held. At the same time, attendees also gained valuable insights from the four panel discussions that took place—each one covering specific topics such as eco-tourism, building sustainable communities, sustainable fashion, and the impact of food production and consumption on the environment and public health.

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Photo 1 of 30 Dato' Nick Boden, Shin Tseng, Yasmin Rashid and Mohd Razif Yusoff
Photo 2 of 30 Some of the products available from B&B Labs
Photo 3 of 30 Khairunisa Zabidi
Photo 4 of 30 Nini Marini and Diane Chia pose beside a Volvo XC60
Photo 5 of 30 Thanuja Ananthan and Kalaiselvi
Photo 6 of 30 A look inside the venue
Photo 7 of 30 The workshop run by Claire
Photo 8 of 30 Hani Ezra Hussin
Photo 9 of 30 Julie Yim and Marcus Khoo
Photo 10 of 30 Some of the booths
Photo 11 of 30 Franki Turner and Gaya Subra
Photo 12 of 30 Natalie Lye and Jeff Lau
Photo 13 of 30 Noraini Noh and Masrina Sidek
Photo 14 of 30 Products from R+B
Photo 15 of 30 Aaron Chin and January So
Photo 16 of 30 Edric Ong, Jackie Fong, Deborah Henry and Hatta Dolmat
Photo 17 of 30 Sulayman Tun-Ismail and Claudia Ting
Photo 18 of 30 Products from Langit Collective
Photo 19 of 30 Hailey Yong and Chow Jia Hao
Photo 20 of 30 Elena Cheurina
Photo 21 of 30 Huril Ain
Photo 22 of 30 Accessories from Earth Heir
Photo 23 of 30 Balqis Zailan and Zirhan Zainudin
Photo 24 of 30 Andrew Chan, Julian Hyde, Serina Hijjas and Anthony Wong
Photo 25 of 30 Products from Cuura
Photo 26 of 30 Jinn Xiung, Sue Yee Khor, Abang Dzulqarnaen and Aidan Low
Photo 27 of 30 Sharon Yee
Photo 28 of 30 Marjana Atayee and Deborah Henry
Photo 29 of 30 Deborah Woong and Allie Jong
Photo 30 of 30 Idan from Hijau
sustainability panel 2
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khairunisa
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by thanuja
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claire workshop
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lilin and co
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frankitas
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tanoti
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aaron chin and january soh
sustainable fashion panel
kualesa
langit collective
tug gelato
ozero
green factory
earth heir
freitag
sustainable community panel
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panel 4
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fugeelah
house of antara
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Aaron Pereira
Deputy editor, Tatler Malaysia
Tatler Asia

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