ESG champions urged to collaborate with govt to achieve SDGs
KUALA LUMPUR: Industry captains, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and civil society champions in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) are urged to collaborate with the government to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). Deputy finance minister I Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the government has also reiterated its commitment to prioritise ESG-focused development programmes in the 2023 […]
Maybank Asset Management strengthens ESG offerings with Global Environment Fund
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Asset Management Sdn Bhd has expanded its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) product offerings with the launch of the MAMG Global Environment Fund, a certified Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) fund. Chief executive officer Ahmed Muzni Mohamed said that Maybank Asset Management has been working with like-minded partners regionally and globally to […]
Malaysia, Singapore collaborate to build first green OSV
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore will collaborate to build the first green offshore supply vessel (OSV) locally, worth US$25 million (US$1= RM4.45). The strategic partnership would involve three key local shipbuilding and ship repair (SBSR) players and an innovative green company from Singapore. Association of Marine Industries of Malaysia (AMIM) president Soo Jee Main said the OSV project will […]
A visionary and strategic move
KUCHING: RAM Holdings Berhad (RAM) sees the Sarawak government’s plan to develop the Sustainable Sarawak Blueprint, announced on March 29, as a visionary and strategic move. Its group chief executive officer (CEO) and executive director Chris Lee said that the state’s pioneering move will fit into the sustainable finance thrust being rapidly adopted by the […]
Sustainable Sarawak Blueprint a strategic move to drive growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak state government’s plan to develop the Sustainable Sarawak Blueprint is a strategic move to drive growth, said RAM Holdings Bhd (RAM). Group chief executive officer and executive director, Chris Lee said Sarawak’s pioneering move will fit into the sustainable finance thrust which is being rapidly adopted by the Malaysian banking sector and […]
Sarawak wants ESG evaluation to be further introduced
KUCHING: Sarawak hopes that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) evaluation will be further introduced in the state, placing Sarawak among the world’s forerunners in such efforts. Assistant Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said the ESG was an internationally recognised programme to identify and measure the impact of an organization’s policies […]
