Bursa Malaysia wins sustainability award

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) has won the “Best Climate Change Strategy in Asia – Stock Exchange” by Asia Asset Management’s 2025 Best of the Best Awards. This award recognises Bursa Malaysia’s leadership among Asian exchanges for integrating and mandating robust climate change and sustainability practices within Malaysia’s capital market.

Bursa Malaysia has implemented a comprehensive climate action strategy for Malaysian public listed companies, which includes rigorous sustainability reporting standards for PLCs, developing sustainability intelligence or measurement tools, facilitating green financing, as well as demonstrating thought leadership and undertaking active engagement in ASEAN and global climate initiatives.

This approach goes well beyond regulatory compliance of enhanced disclosures, to embedding sustainability within business operations, greening supply chains, and facilitating decarbonisation initiatives via access to sustainable financing. These combined efforts are aimed at fostering a low-carbon and resilient economy, supporting Malaysia’s national sustainability agenda to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while boosting public listed companies’ competitiveness and addressing the growing investor demand for sustainable driven value.

“This award is a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainability and our dedicated efforts to combat climate change,” said Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia. “As a leading exchange in ASEAN, we believe in setting a high standard for environmental stewardship, and encouraging our listed companies to adopt sustainable practices that make a positive difference, and support progress on global sustainable development goals.”

The Best of the Best Awards 2025, organised annually by Asia Asset Management, celebrates outstanding performance across multiple areas, including investment management, pension governance, technology applications, securities servicing, innovative product offerings, and leadership in the financial industry. The “Best Climate Change Strategy in Asia” award in particular, recognises an institution – stock exchange, bank, asset manager, insurer, sovereign wealth fund, corporate – in the Asia-Pacific region that has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to addressing climate change.