To raise sustainability practices and disclosures of listed issuers, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia") has enhanced the sustainability reporting requirements in the Main Market...

On February 24, 2021, Malaysia's Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) held its fourth meeting to discuss regulatory priorities to support the financial industry's response to climate-related risks in 2021.

In arguably the most significant climate change judgment yet, a Dutch District Court at the Hague ordered Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Shell)...

Environmental issues in Malaysia are abundant, ranging from polluted rivers to de-forestation. Malaysia's need for proper enforcement of environmental laws is dire and needed immediately.

Societal shifts in values have persuaded businesses to demonstrate their ESG contributions and reduce the environmental and social harm they may cause...

On 30 April 2021, the Bank Negara Malaysia issued a guidance document on Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy ("CCPT").

On April 30, 2021, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) published Malaysia's national climate-focused sustainability taxonomy for the financial sector, the Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy (CCPT).

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("the Exchange") had launched a sustainability reporting framework for listed issuers in October 2015...

The Equator Principles (EPs) are risk management framework adopted by financial institutions to identify, assess and manage environmental and social risks in project financing.

In December 2021, Malaysia experienced three (3) consecutive days of heavy downpour, constant rain on an unprecedented scale affecting eight states.

Over two decades ago, a group of nations banded together to protect the Earth's bio-resources by signing the Convention on Biological Diversity ("Convention"), followed by the Nagoya Protocol...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) is currently seeking feedback on the proposed Climate Change Bill/Rang Undang-Undang Perubahan Iklim Negara (RUUPIN)...

On 6 August 1945 (Monday) at approximately 8.15 a.m., an American B-29 Super Fortress, dropped a 9,000-pound uranium-325 bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

As the global effort to combat climate change gains momentum, the establishment of a reliable carbon market has become increasingly important to achieving net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions.

Scheduled wastes in Malaysia come from a variety of different sources.

Circular economy (‘CE') is one of the solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution.

The Earth's climate stands at a precipice. Unchecked by human action, rising temperatures threaten to unleash a cascade of devastating consequences, impacting every facet of our world