The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards aim to celebrate excellence among Malaysian public-listed companies and asset management firms. Therefore, it is only apt that the trophy embraces the concept of sustainability and celebrates local heritage.

Making the trophy

The gala dinner for the inaugural The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards was held at Sunway Resort Hotel on Nov 28. A total of 65 awards were presented to 44 public-listed companies (PLCs) and asset management firms at the event, which saw about 400 people in attendance.

44 winners honoured at inaugural The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards gala night

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd snatched two gold trophies at the awards — one in the industrial products and services category a...

Press Metal presses on with its sustainability agenda

IOI Corp Bhd, one of the world’s largest integrated palm oil producers, bagged the gold award under the plantation category at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022.

ESG adoption provides IOI Corp with competitive advantage

Property developers are increasingly focusing on sustainability to make the built environment greener. For Mah Sing Group Bhd, which is the property & REIT sector gold winner, strong adherence to ESG practices has also brought about a “variety of competitive advantages” to its business, says founder and group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum.

Mah Sing on ‘transformational journey’ to achieve sustainability

Two awards were won by UOB Asset Management’s United Sustainable Series  Global Credits fund at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022. The fund clinched the gold award in the best fixed income fund category and the silver award in the best impact in healthy ecosystems category.

UOB Asset Management focuses on companies’ ESG profiles

Yinson Holdings Bhd has emerged as the gold winner in the energy sector at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022, thanks in part to its commitment ...

Yinson wins gold by focusing on clean energy

Hong Leong Bank Bhd, which won gold in the financial services sector, has sustainability embedded in its corporate value — “Here fo...

Hong Leong’s sustainability journey is for the long term

Ranhill Utilities Bhd, the gold winner in the utilities category at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022, intends to continue its efforts to promote a sustainable future for generations to come.

Ranhill wants to be an agent of positive change

George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd won gold at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022 in the construction sector category, thanks to its efforts in in...

George Kent prioritises education in its ESG-adoption journey

Tune Protect Group Bhd won the gold trophy for the most improved performance over three years category at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022 for companies with a market capitalisation of less than RM300 million.

Tune Protect sees ESG as embedded culture rather than mere compliance

MR D.I.Y. Group (M) Bhd (MR DIY) clinched the gold trophy in the best newcomer category at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022. The company was newly included in the benchmark FBM KLCI Index last June after a successful initial public offering in October 2020.

For MR DIY, sustainability is its responsibility

Bermaz Auto Bhd bagged two awards at the inaugural The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022. The company is one of the top three performers in Asean and the silver winner in the consumer products and services sector.

Bermaz Auto: ESG is at the heart of operations

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (MPI) took home the gold trophy in the technology sector at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022. It was also one of the top three performers in Asean.

MPI believes leadership is key to ESG implementation

Asian markets were slightly weaker on Wednesday as investor confidence showed signs of flagging, while oil prices rose due to a storm threat in the Gulf of Mexico and escalating Saudi-Houthi tensions.

Asia shares weaker, oil up as investors weigh Saudi-Houthi escalation

MALAYSIA’s food-security debate is too often reduced to one question: how much food can the country produce? Production matters, but food security also depends on affordability, farmer livelihoods, resilient supply chains, and the health of the land, water and biodiversity that sustain future harvests.

Opinion: Beyond self-sufficiency: Building a food-secure Malaysia

The 16th Melaka election will be held on Nov 14, the Election Commission (EC) announced after a special meeting on Wednesday.

Melaka polls on Nov 14

TWO years into his tenure as group CEO, How Kim Lian has helped steer Tune Protect Group Bhd (KL:TUNEPRO) out of three consecutive years of losses. The challenge now is to turn that recovery into sustainable growth as weaker travel demand, market volatility and geopolitical tensions weigh on its ...

Tune Protect seeks sustainable growth after turnaround

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): theedgemalaysia.com highlighted six stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Wednesday.

Stocks with momentum on Oct 7, 2026: Adventa, Careplus, Comfort Gloves, Supermax, Top Glove & United U-LI

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Malaysia is on track to exceed its palm oil production target for 2026, following encouraging production performance, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

Noraini: Malaysia has potential to exceed 2026 palm oil production target

MUMBAI (Oct 7): The Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid mounting inflation and strong economic growth.

India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly four years

Temasek International’s investment chief highlighted the potential for the artificial intelligence (AI) trade to reverse and inflation pushing up bond rates to a point that may end the runup for equities as top risks facing global markets heading into next year.

Temasek chief investment officer says AI, inflation pose biggest market risks in 2027

The KLIA aerotrain will undergo a scheduled software upgrade to strengthen its operational robustness and long-term performance following the completion of 20,000 continuous operational hours.

Malaysia Airports plans software upgrade for KLIA aerotrain

Malaysia’s palm oil production for this year is meeting projections and could even surpass 2025’s record level despite risks from the Super El Niño, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said.

Malaysia’s 2026 palm oil output could surpass last year's, says commodities minister

From design to the finished device, a chip goes through four main stages. Global giants dominate each stage, but Bursa Malaysia–listed companies are strongest in assembly and test, and in the equipment, machined parts and automation segments that the entire chain depends on.

Where Malaysian players sit in the semiconductor value chain

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to tackle rising living costs in potentially his government’s last budget before he calls national elections.

Anwar set to boost budget spending as election speculation grows

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Glove stocks were among Wednesday's most actively traded counters, led by Top Glove Corp Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV), though analysts cautioned the world's largest glove maker's strong finish to its financial year ended Aug 31, 2026 (FY2026) may not signal a sustained recovery.

Top Glove leads glove stocks higher on strong results, but analysts doubt recovery holds

The former Negeri Sembilan Undangs' court case linked to the ongoing power tussle in the state will now be battled out solely in the Seremban High Court.

Undangs withdraw case in KL, legal bid in Seremban remains

Worsening air pollution driven by wildfires in Indonesia prompted Malaysia to temporarily shut schools in one of its most populated states, just as a major Formula One race in neighbouring Singapore approaches.

Wildfire haze shuts Malaysia schools and looms over Singapore F1

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Apex Securities expects volatility to remain elevated in the fourth quarter for equities, citing higher oil prices, persistent geopolitical risks in the Middle East and interest rates staying higher for longer.

Volatility to stay elevated into 4Q for equities; Budget 2027 seen as stock-picking play — Apex Securities

PERTH (Oct 7): Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.

Oil prices rise as storms and air strikes threaten supply

HI Mobility Bhd (KL:HI) is now attractive, said CGS International&nbsp;as it undervalues&nbsp;the bus operator’s growth story following the stock’s recent decline.

HI Mobility now undervalued after recent decline, says CGS International as it starts coverage with 'buy'

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is a “classic bubble” that is nearing a bursting point thanks to rising interest rates and the need to turn wealth into cash.

Ray Dalio says we’re nearing point where AI bubble may burst

FTSE Russell has reaffirmed the emerging-market status of Indonesian equities amid measures taken by local authorities to improve transparency.&nbsp;

FTSE affirms Indonesia’s emerging status on ongoing reforms

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Tax collection in Malaysia rose to RM129.6 billion in the first half of 2026 from RM119.1 billion a year earlier, supported by higher corporate income tax and sales and service tax (SST) receipts, the Dewan Rakyat heard on Wednesday.

Higher corporate tax, SST receipts lift first-half collection to RM129.6 bil, Dewan Rakyat told

The appeal records in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) criminal case are still not ready.

1MDB-Tanore: Appeal records not ready

When you are in your 60s, a visit to the physio is almost a must. The neck and shoulders stiffen, and so do the glutes. To relieve the nagging pain and loosen the tight muscles, I go to Your Physio in SS15, Subang Jaya.

My regular physio is Akil, and I like him because he explains what ...

My Say: The worth of a degree

The 16th Melaka election will be held on Nov 14, the Election Commission (EC) announced after a special meeting on Wednesday.

Wall Street traders drove stocks to all-time highs on growing bets that Corporate America will be able to weather the threats from still-elevated energy costs and interest rates.

S&P 500 climbs to record high on earnings optimism

(Oct 7):&nbsp;Retail investors are estimated to have lost 2.3 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) from leveraged exchange-traded products tracking South Korea’s two chipmaking giants in just months, according to a lawmaker’s office, in the first revelation of the magnitude of risks from such bets.

Korean investors suffer US$1.7 bil losses from leveraged ETFs

TUN Dr Hasmah Mohd Ali, one of Malaya’s earliest Malay women doctors and a pioneering public health physician who would spend decades at the centre of Malaysian public life, died on Sept 28 at the age of 100.

Malaysians knew her as Siti Hasmah, though she said in a 2024 podcast intervie...

TRIBUTE | Tun Dr Hasmah — a trailblazer in women’s healthcare and community welfare

MELAKA (Oct 7): The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss key dates and matters related to the Melaka state election at a hotel on Jalan Bendahara here.

Special EC meeting on Wednesday to decide key dates for Melaka polls

(Oct 6):&nbsp;JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co&nbsp;held its spot as the world’s most advanced bank in artificial intelligence, widening its lead over rivals in an annual ranking that shows AI deployment across the industry is accelerating at a record pace.&nbsp;

The Edge ESG Award 2022

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