PETALING JAYA, Nov 22 — 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.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 — Malaysia has the potential to be among the leading countries to successfully integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into its economy, Schneider Electric said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to establish an inter-regional environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-linked ecosystem to drive business value creation while fostering sustainable development across Asean.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — E-commerce platform Lazada Group has recorded a lower carbon footprint as the group reduced its overall  Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 10 per cent since introducing a baseline carbon inventory to identify key sources of GHG emission across its operations in 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has allocated RM80 million for corporate responsibility programmes this year, which is part of its initiative to drive the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) agenda.

JAKARTA, Aug 20 — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) economic ministers have endorsed a carbon neutrality strategy aligning with Paris Agreement commitments and could unlock a US$5.3 trillion (RM24.6 trillion) economic opportunity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The capital market can do more to finance businesses’ transition towards more sustainable practices, by broadening its instrument array to support them in incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) elements, said the Securities Commission (SC).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government has no plans to implement law enforcement actions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in this country.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The ringgit would not hit the 5.0 level against the US dollar because Malaysia is not experiencing any form of crisis.

BANGI, April 11 — The government will launch a framework on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards by year-end to help local companies transition into renewable energy, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The pandemic-prompted change in working practices has brought about only slight progress for women in senior positions at corporate organisations in Malaysia, according to a recent report.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The National Investment Council (MPN) will be established to plan an investment-related agenda as well as ensure the empowerment of investment governance in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Bursa Malaysia and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will be rolling out a Centralised Sustainability Reporting platform next month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Developed and developing countries must join hands at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels to embark on the long journey to achieve sustainable development in the long run, said Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Malaysia’s economy is on a strong footing to attract quality investments, said International Trade and Industry Minister minister.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1— Property consultancy Savills Malaysia sees the overall property market in the country “to be a direct extension of 2022” and that the bumpy ride will move into 2023 but with a stronger positive bias.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Sirim Bhd has spread its wings to China to set up Hunan Sirim Huasheng Certification and Inspection Co Ltd, a joint venture company between Sirim QAS International and Hunan Huasheng International Trade Consultancy to provide certification services.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) awareness is growing exponentially in Asean, with 77 per cent of organisations in the region focusing on becoming sustainable organisations, said Kyndryl, the world’s largest information technology infrastructure services provider.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to improve further by expanding between 5.3 and 6.3 per cent in 2022, up from 3.1 per cent growth in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The United Kingdom (UK) hopes that Malaysia can be part of the target of protecting 30 per cent of the Earth, both land and sea by 2030 (also known as 30 by 30), said the British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay.