IIF-MAYBANK SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM ENGAGES ON GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY THEMES AND PATHWAYS FOR A JUST TRANSITION

^{YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (center), Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli, President & Group CEO Maybank (on YAB’s left) together with IIF senior management and Maybank Board & Senior management at the Maybank Sustainable Finance Forum held at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur recently.}



- Maybank hosts second Sustainable Finance conference with IIF in Malaysia, enabling over 300 attendees towards sustainable economic transformation
 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- In furthering efforts to drive sustainable finance and transition towards a more sustainable economy, Maybank hosted the second sustainability conference, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) – Maybank Sustainable Finance Forum with the primary focus on fostering collaboration, exchange of ideas and innovative insights and encouraging responsible financial practices for organisations to achieve a low-carbon economy through sustainable financing.
 
Over 300 attendees consisting of prominent regional and local corporates, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and NGOs attended the forum which served as a capacity building initiative on sustainable finance, enabling participants to decarbonise their businesses through a credible and orderly manner, aligning to international best practices and principles.
 
The forum hosted in Kuala Lumpur was graced by YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, and saw the collaboration of IIF, represented by Ms. Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, IIF and Mr. Emre Tiftik, Director of Sustainability Research, IIF, and Maybank, led by its President & Group CEO, Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli.
 
Speaking at the event, Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli said that the IIF-Maybank Sustainable Finance Forum aims to create conducive platforms for exchange of ideas and innovative insights, to identify actionable items to solidify organisations’ transition plans and collectively work towards building a better tomorrow.
 
“We must continue to pursue our respective sustainability efforts towards a structured transition to net zero. Expanding the sustainable finance market is critical to achieving net zero goals. The triple bottom line approach of balancing environmental, economic and social sustainability imperatives guides us how to align the financial markets with corporate, sectoral and national decarbonisation efforts. At Maybank, we recognise that the strength of our sustainability efforts and achievements are a reflection of the sustainability efforts and achievements of our clients and the communities we serve. We are committed to pursue a whole-of-nation approach towards building and reinforcing a credible, orderly and just transition plan.”
 
The IIF-Maybank Sustainable Finance Forum is Maybank’s second collaboration with the Institute of International Finance (IIF), continuing from the success of the first IIF-Maybank event held in 2023 themed ‘IIF-Maybank Transition Finance Workshop’ which was attended by over 120 participants consisting of eminent regional and local corporates and financial institutions. 


SOURCE : Maybank