Wan Faizah Che Din

Wan Faizah Che Din, known as Professor Wan to her Adjunct Professors colleagues and students at UNITAR International University is the CEO of ALAM, a national initiative spearheaded by Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad to positively change public behaviour towards environmental issues and support the present triple planetary crises.

Wan work in ALAM began in 2021 where she led efforts to drive sustainability through various impactful multi-colaborative programs. As CEO, she oversees the many facets of the sustainability foundation among which are grants and environmental programs such as the “ALAM Be-Leaf” Mangrove Rehabilitation Program, Youth Environment Living Lab (YELL) and Rumah Baca, an initiative which educates Orang Asli women and children at the Royal Belum Forest.

ALAM has played a prominent role in global and local environmental dialogues, serving as an esteemed Asia lead at the Global Indigenous Youth Summit in 2023 and 2024 and partnering with key national platforms such as the Malaysia SDG Summit 2024. Wan has even initiated a conference, Suara ALAM, to provide an avenue for different stakeholders on environmental, climate change and biodiversity to gather and discuss issues and solutions.

From NGO to schools, through “Merubah Minda Time” ALAM is determined to implant and corporate acdaemia and environmental mindfulness into individuals of all stages of life. With her own accreditations as a Business Sustainability Management graduate from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Wan sets the bar for future CSR leaders and environmental changemakers.

“Impact” to me means working towards environmental conservation and sustainable development to produce outcomes that would change our behaviour and benefit Malaysia’s ecosystems, biodiversity, and communities, especially that of the Orang Asli. This translates to individuals changing their daily habits to embrace a lifestyle that protect our natural resources and nature itself. More importantly, “impact” is about doing things from the heart as only passion can ensure long-term sustainability for both earth and its people.