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Maybank Sustainability Report
2014
Sustainability Governance,
Reporting and Engagement
Sustainability and Strategy
Our sustainability strategy is connected to our mission of humanising financial
services - we have served our communities for over 50 years and we are applying
our heritage to a new reality. What is present before us is an opportunity to use the
scale, reach, and expertise of our business to achieve long-term prosperity for all.
The choices that we make today can help shape the economies of the future and the
communities in which we operate.
Our sustainability ambition ties back to our mission to humanise financial
services. For us, sustainability is not a buzzword. It is derived from how we
operate and has been integrated into our business model. As a financial
institution, our presence underpins the productive economy of the
countries in which we operate in. We help people buy homes, invest for
the future, and grow their incomes.
We remain committed to the fundamentals of our business: advising
customers based on their needs, providing access to financing, having
fair terms and pricing and being at the heart of the community. As our
business grows in volume and scope, our contribution to the region’s
growth increases.
The financial industry is exposed to additional impact through our
investment decisions. As custodians of public funds, we are constantly under
public scrutiny. We are committed to having deep knowledge of our clients’
businesses, including social and environmental impacts. For us, leadership in
sustainability will follow when there is in place a strategy embedded in good
governance, social innovation, and environment integrity.
The main business case for integrating environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) issues into strategy is two-fold: it can help us manage
risks and enable us to capitalise on emerging opportunities in the area.
Ultimately, it is a humanising approach.