ASEAN6 Embrace Sustainability; Malaysia Leads Sustainability Sukuk Issuance in the Region in 2021: Ernst & Young Report 

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) corporates and organisations are seen to have embraced the ESG strategies and practices to enhance their resilience and long-term sustainability while their regulatory authorities have also developed policies and action plans to concur with the sustainable development agenda by 2030, according to a report by Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd and Capital Markets Malaysia’s (CMM) Sustainable Investment Platform (SIP).

Why it Matters?

The publication covers 6 countries in the ASEAN region (ASEAN6) that include Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia in their adoption of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG). Malaysia...