{"id":5757,"date":"2025-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5757"},"modified":"2025-04-25T18:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:08:24","slug":"grabs-superapp-ecosystem-is-helping-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-cut-waste-and-build-a-cleaner-southeast-asia-by-2040-markup-1176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5757","title":{"rendered":"Grab\u2019s superapp ecosystem is helping to reduce carbon emissions, cut waste, and build a cleaner Southeast Asia by 2040 | Markup #1176"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdlGleg7zCB2IjPNdO0imJeUES6UofyPpnyvLnS1ntFDrL2ZQIIv6VoeBTLckHxL4H-QhL7O_ydF9bqm7cCJ_AzdWR1Eja_SdZ8TOU-zBmvhXWTpCLJSvCJXmq9IzIfstQ_qIE1?key=b_xd-q1XJuO24IO-GTm39ZJx\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:494px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Grab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>App-solutely Sustainable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operating in over 800 cities across 8 Southeast Asian countries, 500-backed superapp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/\">Grab<\/a> has been creating inclusive earning opportunities and enabling social and economic mobility at scale, while staying true to their commitment towards a carbon neutral and zero waste platform by 2040.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cToday, Grab operates the largest ride-hailing electric vehicle fleets in both Thailand and Indonesia, with over 10,000 EVs in each market. 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