Kuala Lumpur, 22 September 2022
The IBR Asia Group (IBR) is ready to help Malaysian companies showcase their commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and practices, in line with growing international demand for organisations to demonstrate adherence to sustainability goals.
Dato’ Beatrice Nirmala, The IBR Asia Group’s CEO, affirmed this after attending the Discussion on the Adoption of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for the Manufacturing Sector in Malaysia, held at Menara MITI on 6 September.
Datuk Norazman Ayob – Deputy Secretary-General (Industry), Ministry of International Trade and Industry
The meeting, which was chaired by Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Secretary-General (Industry), Datuk Norazman Ayob, brought together policy implementers and leaders of industry and business associations to discuss ways for Malaysian manufacturers to make ESG a mainstay of their operations and processes.
“One key takeaway was the announcement that the National Framework for ESG Adoption is being put together now. It is expected to be completed and implemented by the end of 2023 and will focus on four pillars which are ESG standards, access to financing, capacity building and market mechanism,” Dato’ Beatrice revealed.
During the meeting Datuk Norazman highlighted that ESG compliance is vital to ensuring that Malaysian companies are able to access trade and markets in the wake of increased demand for sustainability, particularly in Europe and North America where regulations have been introduced to enforce that.
At the same time, a growing number of financial instructions are demanding that companies demonstrate their commitment to ESG before enabling access to credit facilities.
“It is not enough to adopt ESG principles. Companies also need to show how they are doing it. As an integrated full-service Public Relations company, The IBR Asia Group can help companies show their adherence to ESG through crafting, creating and executing comprehensive publicity campaigns for them,” she explained.
“We are unique in that we are the only PR company to have a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB), which is the UN affiliate which advocates, promotes, and recognises ESG in organisations,” she continued.
“I invite all interested parties to contact us for a complimentary consultation session on how we can position them as leading adopters of ESG,” Dato’ Beatrice concluded.
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About The IBR Asia Group
The IBR Asia Group is a full service integrated public relations and communications agency who are all about making people look good and companies, even better.
Besides planning campaigns for our clients using the wide array of media and services available globally including state of the art AI data analytics and monitoring tools, we own our own media:
1. International Business Review - a traditional print edition which is on a controlled circulation to top corporate, governmental and diplomatic decision makers
2. VOICE OF ASEAN - our digital business networking platform that brings 10 countries together in one platform with multiple offices across Southeast Asia
3. CoreText - our multimedia newsletter where video storytelling is hybridised with traditional print media and is emailed to 10,200 corporate & government decision makers across South East Asia including 544 media outlets and journalists
We also own our own high powered business networking event, The International Business Review ASEAN Awards which brings powerful people from across the region in celebration of excellence through awards for corporate sectors and government services delivery.
We are experts on custom publishing and have created books and periodicals that have excellent storytelling because that is essentially what we are - great storytellers.
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