Malaysia has been creating emphasis on sustainable finance and managed to gain high level support through policy tools, initiatives and incentives. The underlying issue of sustainable development is that companies must move beyond mere ‘green’ that indicates relentless pursuit of short-term profitability towards long-term sustainability.

To bring sustainable finance to the next level, involvement of more key players such as state governments, municipals and banking institutions is needed while relevant stakeholders should also expand their scope.

• Malaysian Green Financing Taskforce
• Joint Committee on Climate Change
• Discussion Paper on Climate Change and Principle-Based Taxonomy
• FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index