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CEO Action Network (CAN), the first sustainability-focused informal coalition of leading CEOs and senior decision makers in the country, today announced its collective ESG commitments to be achieved by 2023 ahead of the global COP26 meeting in Glasgow in November.

The commitments which were made official during CAN’s first anniversary event will be critical to enabling the country to achieve a Net Zero future, and will also be pivotal to accomplishing the aspirations of Malaysia’s Shared Prosperity Vision by 2030.

Mandate climate education in schools alongside a decarbonisation task force to accelerate climate action in Malaysia.

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While countries such as India, Philippines, China, Japan, and Brazil have had environmental education formally mandated in their national curricula for years, in Asia, we need to see more grass roots efforts to raise awareness among schools. Malaysia is reaching a tipping point for decarbonisation, and the momentum is only growing with businesses coming to the forefront for definitive action. CEO Action Network  (CAN) is one of the recent informal coalitions of CEOs of leading businesses in Malaysia, committed to the decarbonisation agenda and in support of climate awareness and education efforts. To know more about CAN membership and opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders and your peers, write to the secretariat at kish@impacto.my

Join the series of round tables to discuss ways to increase national climate ambition.

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CAN is a unique platform where CEOs convene to mobilise collective commitment, and project a collective voice and common themes across corporate Malaysia. Members of CAN have been working with select partners to facilitate a multi-ministerial engagement to strengthen our national climate ambition. To know how you can join the roundtables, write to the policy advocacy chair at sunita_rajakumar@yahoo.com

Join the series of round tables to discuss ways to increase national climate ambition.

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Businesses are under unprecedented pressure from investors, regulators, financiers, customers, and employees to demonstrate their climate resilience against a backdrop of a warming world and to articulate their climate ambition. There is therefore an urgent need for an alignment of government policy between economic, climate and energy priorities, against a backdrop of socio-economic wellbeing of citizens. To know how you can join the roundtables, write to the policy advocacy chair at sunita_rajakumar@yahoo.com

Time is running out, and we need to take the plunge.

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The climate crisis is a top financial risk which needs to be addressed as part of the governance and stewardship duties of CEOs and boards of directors, in the same way as any other issues prioritised at the board level. Business leaders of CEO Action Network came together to commit to sustainability efforts and action. To know more about the collective commitments of CEO Action Network, write to the Working Group Chair at luanne.sieh@cimb.com

Consensus achieved at the inaugural meeting to institutionalise CEO Action Network.

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During a virtual CEO Action Network (CAN) Members Meeting, some 100 corporate leaders comprising managing directors, chief executive officers, chief financial officers and management level executives brainstormed ideas to further the sustainability agenda. To know more about CAN membership and opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders and your peers, write to the secretariat at kish@impacto.my