RENARD SIEW
WHY HIM? In conjunction with United Nations International Forests Day, Renard helped launched the Together Restoring Earth’s Environment programme, which aims to plant 100,000 trees by 2030 in Malaysia’s Klang Valley. The eco-warrior’s extensive involvement in sustainability issues ranges from his corporate job as environmental adviser to Sime Darby Holdings to collaborating with the Climate Reality Project spearheaded by former US vice-president Al Gore. THE NEXT FRONTIER Renard is a member of a task force of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia driving the country’s water security agenda.