Organiser
Sharpening the ESG Focus 2025 is a half-day event organised by AICB in partnership with Eco-Business, aimed at providing critical insights to ESG trends and developments in Asia impacting finance and business.
2025 marks a critical year for climate. COP 29 - which marked the first ever ‘Finance COP’ failed to close the widening climate funding gap for developing nations most vulnerable to climate change. As geopolitical tensions rise, businesses need to brace themselves for an increasingly complex operating landscape.
“Sharpening the ESG Focus”
This half-day technical session is aimed at getting participants up to speed on the latest ESG market, regulatory developments, disclosure frameworks and strategies for integrating ESG into business performance. Participants will be equipped with the fundamentals that will enable them to engage confidently on issues that we expect to gain further traction in 2025. In particular, we will deep dive into topics such as ISSB regulations, sustainable finance, Net Zero, the carbon markets and climate tech.
Who Should Attend
• Senior and middle management with sustainability responsibilities
• Investment leads and analysts
• Policy observers and academia
• Relationship managers
Fee (excl. 8% SST): RM850
A half-day masterclass highlighting the key trends to watch in 2025, followed by a topic-by-topic deep dive into the issues becoming mission-critical for directors and managers taking on roles and responsibilities in sustainability.
The topics of focus are:
1. Global policy and regulations
2. Decoding disclosures: ISSB reporting transition
3. Advancing Asia’s sustainable finance considering the energy transition
4. Scope 3 and sustainable supply chain
5. Leveraging technology for ESG data
ESG Intelligence Regional Lead, Eco-Business
All eyes were on the COP29 negotiations this year for countries to come to a consensus on the new climate finance target post-2025. This is to help finance developing countries’ climate mitigation and adaptation measures to deliver on their Paris Agreement-aligned ambitions. A total of US$300 billion a year was decided, triple the annual target last set in 2009 with a goal of ratcheting up to US$1.3 trillion by 2035, calling for diverse investments from both public and private finance.
Asia is primed to take centre stage, with a significant portion of its economy and population disproportionately affected by climate change. Innovative and robust finance instruments are needed to tackle the complex challenges of decarbonisation. Join us to discuss more about the risks and opportunities that will affect your business in 2025, and what the coming year will bring for sustainability.
Key topics include:
1. Climate change legislation
2. Energy-related policies and regulations
3. The carbon market
4. Transition finance for energy transition
Founder and Chairperson, Climate Governance Malaysia
President, Malaysia Carbon Market Association and Head of Corporate Sustainability, Yinson
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