Dhaka, March 18 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday urged a reimagination of corporate roles in environmental protection, emphasising that safeguarding environmental rights is a collective responsibility involving governments, businesses, civil society and communities.

The Environment Adviser made the remarks while delivering speech joining virtually from Dhaka in the Opening Plenary of the Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia Conference, held in the morning at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand on the theme "The Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment: Redefining Corporate Engagement."

She underscored the necessity of strong legal frameworks, stressing that while some cou...