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There has been a notable shift in discussions about sustainability and business in recent years, especially with the recent measures to support sustainable financing announced in Budget 2021.
The outbreak of Covid-19 accelerated concerns about climate change and social inequalities, especially as the pandemic proved just how vulnerable our environment and our economies can be. We have seen a surge in conversations on environmental and social issues and increasingly, people are putting their money where their mouth is.
Equity markets have seen a surge in volume as investors flock to potential winners amid the pandemic, and amid greater liquidity driven by low interest rates. But beyond this, investors are increasingly tapping debt markets to deliver longer-term sustainable returns.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The fallout from Covid-19 has a significant impact on electricity consumption trends in Malaysia and elsewhere as movement restrictions to stop the spread of the virus have led to sudden change of socioeconomic habits such as commuting, working and playing.
At the peak of the pandemic, only essential industries were allowed to operate, even some at only 50 percent capacity, while the rest of the industries were either shutdown or adapted to remote working practice.
It resulted in a sudden decline in energy demand, especially in commercial and industrial usage.
“It was introduced as part of the government’s economic stimulus package to weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ” Tengku Zafrul said in his speech at the Penjana Kapital letter of award handover ceremony yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: The Dana Penjana Nasional (DPN) programme through Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd will be the boost for Malaysian startups at the time of the new normal, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
“It was introduced as part of the government’s economic stimulus package to weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ” he said in his speech at the Penjana Kapital letter of award handover ceremony yesterday.