Opinion / #reporting
The country’s recent National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights report reveals an urgent need for human rights to be entrenched into Malaysia’s domestic laws.
There are growing calls for more corporate disclosure, but if firms release sustainability reports just to meet the needs of external stakeholders, including regulators, it is unlikely to motivate internal changes to business operations.
Funders put billions into the ‘blue economy’ but are ignoring its core principles of equity and sustainability, says Essam Yassin Mohammed.
Policy & Finance
The flaws in sustainability reporting
The number of ESG disclosures does not always determine quality. There should also be greater scrutiny of how companies pick topics "material" to them.
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Policy & Finance
Overcoming the development-project implementation gap
19 March 2024
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How to read sustainability reports
2 February 2024
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Climate disclosure rules are expanding. Companies need to keep up
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COP28 outcome makes green skills business-critical
18 December 2023
Policy & Finance
Fewer women in parliament spells trouble
24 October 2023
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Taking investment treaties to the world court over climate
4 October 2023
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How the Indo-Pacific can beat the SDG cash crunch
29 August 2023
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Rosy unemployment rates mask a grim reality
28 August 2023
15 May 2023
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3 May 2023
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Making ESG ratings count
2 May 2023
Policy & Finance
Anwar Ibrahim has been slow to protect press freedom
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Food & Agriculture
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