ASUENE APAC Wins Top Prize at PETRONAS “FutureTech 4.0 Demo Day”. Awarded the prestigious Petronas Award in the Future of Energy category, accelerating expansion across ASEAN

ASUENE Inc.’s overseas subsidiary, ASUENE APAC Pte. Ltd., has been named the winner of the Petronas Award in the Future of Energy category at FutureTech 4.0 Demo Day, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 25, 2025.
Hosted by PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national oil company and one of ASEAN’s leading energy conglomerates, FutureTech 4.0 is a global accelerator program that supports high-growth startups across the energy, industrial, and materials sectors. Out of hundreds of applicants, only the top 20 startups were selected to pitch at Demo Day. ASUENE APAC was the sole Japan-based climate tech company chosen, and its cutting-edge solutions for energy efficiency and emissions reduction received top recognition.

About FutureTech 4.0 Demo Day and the Petronas Award

Now in its fourth year, FutureTech 4.0 attracted hundreds of applicants from across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, the U.S., Australia, and beyond. The 20 selected startups underwent months of intensive mentoring and market-entry support before presenting their innovations at Demo Day to an audience of investors, corporates, and industry experts.

ASUENE APAC’s Managing Director, Masaaki Hamada, delivered the company’s pitch, showcasing ASUENE—a carbon accounting platform designed to help businesses monitor and optimize energy use while cutting emissions. Competing in the Future of Energy track, which spotlights solutions that tackle critical challenges in energy efficiency and emissions reduction, ASUENE APAC was recognized for its innovative product design, strong global track record, and compelling presentation. The company ultimately secured the program’s highest honor, the Petronas Award.

More details: https://www.petronas.com/ventures/futuretech

Next Steps

Building on this achievement, ASUENE APAC will strengthen its collaborations with Malaysian enterprises and accelerate its growth across ASEAN. By leveraging PETRONAS’s extensive network, the company aims to partner with regional energy leaders and manufacturers to advance the implementation of sustainability management.

As a Japan-born climate tech innovator, ASUENE is committed to solidifying its position as Asia’s No.1 while rapidly expanding its support for green transformation (GX) and decarbonization initiatives worldwide.

About ASUENE

ASUENE is Asia’s leading carbon accounting cloud service for GHG measurement, reduction, and reporting. ASUENE offer Scope 1–3 emissions tracking and LCA calculations to consultation service for decarbonization initiatives and disclosures, including support for CDP, SBTi, CSRD, TCFD, and TNFD, and GHG reduction strategies. ASUENE is the No.1 carbon accounting cloud service in Japan, with the highest track record of corporate users (as of Oct. 2024, based on Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd.).

ASUENE Company Profile

ASUENE Inc. is a leading Climate Tech company in Japan with the mission of ”Changing the world for the next generation”. We provide “ASUENE”, a carbon accounting platform to measure, report and reduce carbon emissions of companies and we contribute to the net zero society.