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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
