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LONDON: Companies based in the United States are on track to halve the amount of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-labelled debt they issue this year, marking a clear departure from the trend on the other side of the Atlantic, according to an analysis by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has launched new funding initiatives aimed at catalysing Malaysia’s industrial growth and fostering economic development. These…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has launched new funding initiatives aimed at catalysing Malaysia’s industrial growth and fostering economic development. Read full story
(Oct 6): Companies based in the US are on track to halve the amount of ESG-labeled debt they issue this year, marking a clear departure…
OCTOBER 5 — In recent days, we’ve witnessed compelling evidence provided by the Asean Meteorological Center (ASMC) pinpointing hotspots in Sumatera and Kalimantan, along with detailed wind direction and speed data, all of which unequivocally point to the source of the haze. However, Indonesia has contested ASMC’s claims, presenting its imagery from the Meteorology, Climatology,…
KUALA LUMPUR: The newly launched Industry Environmental, Social, and Governance (iESG) Framework is set to help Malaysia achieve its sustainability and net zero aspiration goals within seven years or less. It will also potentially lead the way to tap into a US$12-trillion (US$1=RM4.699) ESG-focused global market. Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister Tengku Datuk Seri…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The newly launched Industry Environmental, Social, and Governance (iESG) Framework is set to help Malaysia achieve its sustainability and net zero aspiration goals within seven years or less. It will also potentially lead the way to tap into a US$12-trillion (RM56.5 trillion) ESG-focused global market. Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti)…
GEORGE TOWN: Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) have been urged to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their business operations to gain more opportunities in the global market. Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick (pix) said currently, more and more large companies, government-linked companies (GLCs) and multinational companies (MNCs) are…
SEPTEMBER 22 — In the 1970s, Milton Friedman talked about the purpose of a corporation. He argued that a corporation had only one purpose — to make profits for its shareholders. For over three decades, this was the prevailing logic in the global economic system. But after the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, and especially…
Bursa Malaysia Bhd has inked a memorandum of understanding with the stock exchanges of Indonesia and Thailand to explore an inter-regional environmental, social and governance-linked ecosystem to drive business value creation and sustainable development in Asean. Read full story