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KUALA LUMPUR: The government should be more aggressive in attracting more investors to the field of environmental, social and governance (ESG) to achieve the target of zero carbon emissions by 2050, said a senator. “This is to ensure that the country gets large investments as Malaysia needs RM1.3 trillion by 2050 to achieve zero carbon,“…
LONDON: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund managers who turned to big tech as a low-carbon, high-return bet are growing increasingly anxious over the sector’s experimentation with artificial intelligence (AI). Read full story
With news in recent weeks about the huge outflow of funds from green energy-focused stocks in developed economies, it is perhaps pertinent to ascertain what banks make of this issue that has affected some of the highly environmental, social and governance (ESG)-compliant companies in the world. Read full story
PETALING JAYA: More Malaysian companies need to follow and adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks, fostering long-term sustainability and positively impacting both the environment and society, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pix). He said that by integrating ESG principles into their strategies, companies not only drive growth and profitability but also…
GEORGE TOWN: Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are urged to embrace environmental, social, and governance (ESG), aligned with Penang’s Unity Manifesto 2023, due to its increasing significance within the operations of an enterprise. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pix) said that if more companies embrace ESG, this would also contribute to the state’s…
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 21 — Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are urged to embrace environmental, social, and governance (ESG), aligned with Penang’s Unity Manifesto 2023, due to its increasing significance within the operations of an enterprise. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that if more companies embrace ESG, this would also contribute to…
Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe’s most consequential environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off. Read full story
Brazil is finally selling its first-ever sustainable bond, marking a long-awaited deal intended to support president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): The success of Malaysia’s sustainability goals will depend significantly on effective public-private partnerships. This was the key message of The Edge…
KUALA LUMPUR: The SME Focus Group (SFG) under the Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), which is co-chaired by UOB Malaysia and Bank Negara, recently launched the Environment Social and Governance (ESG) Jumpstart portal for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SME). Read full story