To encourage the uptake of sustainable finance in Malaysia, Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) and UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB) established a Malaysian CFO Collective Action Group in 2022, which…
As supply chain governance shifts from managing risk and profitability to cleaning up supply chains from an environmental and social standpoint, companies can no longer neglect their responsibility for the practices of…
The world needs a substantial amount of funds to support the global SDG objectives, combat climate change, and execute climate action. We cannot rule out any possible financial sources. OECD estimates that…
There are opportunities out there for companies who lead the charge towards decarbonisation and sustainability. But critically, the capital markets will be the ‘invisible hand’ to drive the corporate sustainability agenda. Read…
Malaysia has issued the world's first sovereign US dollar, upsizing the offering from an initial target size of US$1 billion to US$1.3 billion as oversubscription hit 6.4 times. Proceeds from the sukuk…
Level 1 and 2 of the Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) programme modules are now available online.Level 1: Understanding climate-related financial riskSeries 1: Climate change and its impactSeries 2: Tackling climate changeSeries 3:…
In 2019, prior to the Covid-19 crisis, the World Bank (2021) estimated global gross domestic product (GDP) to equal almost USD 88 trillion. McKinsey (2015), in its report The Power of Parity, calculated…
Sustainable investing has experienced an impressive growth in recent years, reaching USD 30.7 trillion[1] assets under management (AuM) in developed countries alone in 2018. Institutional investors with USD 103.4 trillion[2] AuM are signatories of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions to global economy and financial systems around the world. It has brought our way of life to a near halt, transformed the way business operates,…
We are delighted to present our inaugural Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative (MSFI) Newsletter. The MSFI was launched on 23 July 2020 by Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Chairman of Capital Markets Malaysia…
