National Climate Governance Summit 2023

Climate Governance Malaysia has been working hard to launch the first national summit on climate governance on 5-7 Sept 2023 at Sasana Kijang, with the support of the Companies Commission of Malaysia [or Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia, SSM], SME Corp. Malaysia, FIDE FORUM [Bank Negara's directors network], the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia [ICDM], the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance [MICG] and the United Nations Development Programme.

The objective is to empower listed companies and SMEs in Malaysia to build climate resilient businesses and contribute to climate governance through enhanced knowledge and understanding of climate action and best practices. Many in private sector have already pivoted towards more sustainable practices but we are running out of time in this existential crisis, as targeting net zero in 2050 is already outdated with the world predicted to hit 1.5^C of warming in the next few years, creating unprecedented extreme weather.

This is the only sustainability event specifically targeting SMEs in Malaysia, the backbone of the economy, comprising 97.2% of business establishments, featuring more than 80 speakers, including the keynote by His Royal Highness The Regent of Pahang, Crown Prince of Pahang, YB Minister Nik Nazmi and YB Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong, and 17 workshops designed to deliver content targeted for SMEs.

Access the program book and other details about this Summit in this live blog post.