PBEC congratulates our Board Member Tan Sri Dato’ David Chui and his company FEC -Far East Consortium who were voted Best CEO and Best Small-Cap Company respectively by Finance Asia – April 2022. FinanceAsia is delighted to announce the winners of our annual poll investigating Asia’s Best Managed Companies. With the input of investors and analysts alike, this invaluable benchmark of the region’s most influential companies evaluates the corporate behaviour and performance of Asian peers over the past 12…
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This report highlights the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and progress across four key pillars: Planet, People, Prosperity and Governance. Its Impact Plan (OIP) demonstrates the firm’s commitment to greater transparency and accountability for its actions and impact on society. A timely read for our PBEC Community especially for those of you having to comply with your own ESG requirements. Explore more by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/g3kZNS4e
PBEC Member News, April 2022 – We are pleased to announce that Mr. Huang a Co-Chairman of P.C. Woo & Co has joined the PBEC as a Corporate Member commencing 1st May 2022. He joined P.C. Woo & Co a leading law Firm in Hong Kong in 1983 as an articled clerk. Since admission as a partner of the Firm in 1991, he has been a managing partner, and oversees the Probate and Trust Practice and leads the Education…
The 2022 edition of our annual report with Morgan Stanley offers insights into the next cycle for the wholesale banking industry. The wholesale banking industry has passed through two cycles over the past decade: reform and restructuring from 2012-2019 and volatility-fueled growth from 2020-2021. The fundamental question facing the industry now is what the next cycle will hold. Wholesale banks face great uncertainty as we head into 2022, but we see more cause for optimism than concern. The wholesale banking…
The move has enabled the rubber glovemaker to reduce its average electricity cost while lowering its carbon footprint – April 2022. by AZALEA AZUAR / Pic by TMR FILE PIX TOP Glove Corp Bhd has inked a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd to purchase solar power generated by the latter. The PPA enables Shizen Malaysia to install, own and operate a 10MW peaking grid while Top Glove will purchase the electricity generated over the period….
Supporting organisations with sustainable business transformation ESG performance (or corporate sustainability) is becoming an increasingly important senior leadership and boardroom agenda matter in virtually every industry. Many describe this decade as the one for the sustainable transformation of business. The shifting environmental, social, political, regulatory, and business environment creates opportunities to be explored and risks to be managed. Sustainable transformation is complex and entails managing a major process of change, affecting the culture and decision-making approach of organisations. With…
Dr Fredi Otto, Climate Scientist, Imperial College London Dr Fredi Otto, Senior Lecturer at Imperial’s Grantham Institute was added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, for her work as co-lead of World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international effort to analyse and communicate the possible influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Fredi joined Imperial College London from Oxford where she was previously associate director of the Environmental Change Institute,…
Ninety One, the global investment manager, and Imperial College Executive Education collaborated in 2021 on a bespoke Climate Risk Programme to educate Ninety One’s employees. The programme deepened the understanding on climate-related risks and opportunities, to help inform investment decision-making. The three week programme was initially held for over 100 of Ninety One’s investment professionals and built on their ability to assess climate risk and knowledge of various pathways towards climate change mitigation. Additionally, the programme covered which technological developments…
PBEC member Redsip is an early monetization stage start-up in the hottest creator economy space [More than 140 U.S. companies in this sector raised at least $5 billion last year] Unlike OnlyFans, Cameo (both became unicorns last year), and other all-in-one creator platforms such as Memberful, Redsip focuses on turning creators into full-fledged small businesses in the lifestyle sector around wine & dine. The vertical is just now going through tremendous innovation triggered by the pandemic, while Redsip is plugging…
Imperial College Business School is pleased to offer all PBEC members a SPECIAL 15% discount on their portfolio of online and virtual executive education courses. Imperial College Executive Education combines Imperial College London’s capabilities in science and technology with strong industry connections to deliver impactful professional development programmes. Course topics include leadership, digital transformation, finance, strategy, and analytics, all designed to make you, your team and your organisation more competitive and sustainable. Online programmes include pre-recorded sessions with Imperial faculty,…