EUROCHAM Malaysia CEO, Mr. Sven Schneider, and the team attended a discussion on the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for the manufacturing sector organised and chaired by YBhg Dato' Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary General (Industry), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) on 6 September 2022.
In accordance with the aspirations put forth during the MITI Dialogue last month, the Malaysian government has set a target to become a nation with net-zero carbon emissions by 2015 under the 12th Malaysian Plan. The Malaysian government is committed to coming up with a framework to mainstream the adoption of ESG in accordance with the New Industrial Masterplan (4th edition) and New Investment Policy framework based on the National Investment Aspiration along the following tangents