KUCHING, Nov 10: Sarawak industries must strengthen compliance with international sustainability requirements to safeguard access to major export markets, including the European Union (EU), as global environmental regulations become more stringent.

Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said sustainability assessments extended beyond finished products to cover the entire production process, requiring industries to ensure every stage met international environmental standards.

“The European Union enforces very strict regulations and so do your other markets. This stems from a consensus on defining the issue of climate change.

“You are obliged to comply with these regulations,” he said during a fireside chat organised by Standard Chartered at the Standard Chartered–Invest Sarawak–BMCC Industrial Transition Forum here today.