Embracing sustainability

Sime Darby Property Group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican hopes the campaign will raise awareness about autism in Malaysia.

ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance (ESG) has become the buzzword among investors today, with many real estate players realising that the right way forward is to embrace it.

Zerin Properties chief executive officer Previn Singhe says interest in ESG issues among investors and corporates in the real estate sector has increased tremendously in recent years as a means of assessing the non-financial and social impacts of business decisions.