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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
KUALA LUMPUR: Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) today launched a Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide (SEDG) to provide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within global supply chains with a streamlined and standardised set of guidelines in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Asset Management Group Bhd’s (MAMG) wholly-owned subsidiary, Maybank Asset Management Sdn Bhd (Maybank AM) has launched the MAMG Green Tigers Fund. Read full story
Brussels: In a global first, Europe’s main bank regulator is revising the framework that sets capital requirements so that lenders reflect environmental and social risks in mandatory, industrywide buffers. Read full story