{
  "id": 20096823,
  "title": "Malaysian social enterprise among 3 winners of 2026 APEC BCG award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/malaysian-social-enterprise-among-3-winners-of-2026-apec-bcg-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T01:42:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1578061/malaysian-social-enterprise-among-3-winners-2026-apec-bcg-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian women-led social enterprise Kloth Circularity has been named one of three winners of the 2026 APEC Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Award for its efforts in transforming discarded textiles into economic opportunities while empowering underserved communities. The enterprise collects unwanted textiles and repurposes them into new products, while also providing sewing and upcycling training to women from underserved communities to help them develop skills and generate income. Kloth Circularity was recognized alongside two other small businesses from Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia for their innovative approaches to converting food, agricultural, and textile waste into economic opportunities while supporting local communities. The winners were announced at the Concluding Senior Officials Meeting in Shenzhen on Saturday.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}