On 1st April 2021, the Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative hosted a virtual webinar entitled Sustainable Projects that Can be Funded through Bonds & Sukuk, featuring expert presentations by EY Malaysia and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), followed by case study discussions from leading sustainability bond issuers covering financing transactions for low carbon transport,...

The Earth is getting warmer and climate change is directly impacting businesses! Carbon pricing has evolved unconsciously, consumer awareness on green business and sustainability has increased, and new markets are emerging. The time for climate action is now, as we transform business sustainability virtues in the next 30 years, i.e....

CDP will share aggregated results from the CDP Financial Services Climate and Forests Pilot including how Southeast Asian and global banks are currently responding to climate change and forest risks, opportunities and prospect for improvements in environmental management. CDP will also share recommendations from their policy brief on Climate and...

Building on the Level 1 workshops in June 2020, we are excited to be launching the Level 2 capacity building programme delivering a deeper dive into climate-related disclosures, climate risk management and climate scenario analysis. The Level 2 workshop aims to create awareness and build the capability of Boards of...

Date: 4th March 2021 Environmental Finance is pleased to announce that our second annual Natural Capital Investment conference will take place online on 4 March 2021. The subject of natural capital investment and the material impact that environmental and biodiversity risks can have on balance sheets has never received so...

Global warming has compelled corporate attention on physical climate risk and resilience building. This webinar has been curated by Climate Governance Malaysia and is being organised in collaboration with the Institutional Investors Council to raise awareness about the fiduciary duty of all directors in addressing physical and transition risks arising...

CDP is organising a knowledge sharing and capacity building sessions to inform banks on working with its clients and customers in promoting sustainable practices through its sustainable product and service offerings; as well as proactively and continuously engage their stakeholders in achieving the SDGs. The workshop is on the 8...

Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) as secretariat to the Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative (MSFI), hosted a virtual engagement amongst 9 key stakeholders within the banking and finance sector to have a ‘a real conversation’ about the commitments to advancing sustainable finance. The engagement was attended by YB Senator Tengku Dato’ Sri...

The FairBiz team at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub is is hosting a panel and bringing together distinguished speakers from leading investment companies including Aberdeen Standard (Singapore), Sintesa Group (Indonesia), Premier Group (Thailand) and Patamar Capital (Vietnam). We’ll also be joined, via pre-recorded video, by the Prime Ministers of Malaysia and...

CMM becomes a member of FC4S Capital Markets Malaysia is now a member of the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S). “CMM’s membership of the Financial Centres for Sustainability reinforces Malaysia’s resolve to develop a holistic, sustainable and responsible financing and investment ecosystem. The Securities Commission Malaysia will...

The Green Horizon Summit is being hosted in collaboration with, the World Economic Forum, and the Green Finance Institute. Mark Carney is also supporting in his role as UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance from 9-11th November, timed for when the UK would have been hosting COP26. We...

The UK Government’s Prosperity Fund ASEAN Low Carbon Energy Programme, in collaboration with the GenderSmart initiative and Sagana Capital with a delivery partner, Ernst & Young is glad to deliver a webinar on “Opportunities for Integrating Climate and Gender Finance”. The webinar will explore the fundamentals of gender-smart investing and...

Zalina Shamsudin, General Manager, Capital Markets Malaysia, discusses the entity’s strategic plans to boost Malaysia’s global leadership in the Islamic capital market including its recent Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative and Islamic Fintech

We are deeply honoured to welcome YB Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz as the Patron of the Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative. 

The Cooler Earth 2020 takes place throughout September and October 2020 and will continue with an urgent call-to-action on sustainable development, and discuss how our actions today will directly impact the well-being of the current and future generations. This year’s Summit expands its focus to the ASEAN region, and through both digital...

23 July 2020 – Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), held a virtual launch of an initiative to spur growth of Malaysia’s sustainable and responsible financing ecosystem. The Malaysian Sustainable Finance Initiative (MSFI) was jointly launched by Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Chairman of...