Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium pledges sustainability

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (seated, centre), Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (seated, second from left), Star Media Group chairman Tan Sri Wong Foon Meng (seated, fourth from left), Star Media Group chief executive officer Chan Seng Fatt (standing, fourth from left), KG Media chief executive officer Andy Budiman (standing, right), Philippine Daily Inquirer president and chief executive officer Rudyard Arbolado (standing, left), Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Indera Hermono (seated, right) and Philippine ambassador to Malaysia Maria Angela Abrera Ponce (seated, left). Also present were Star Media Group chief business officer Lydia Wang (standing, second from left) and Sime Darby Property Bhd group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican (standing, centre). — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

The Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium (A-EPIC) was officially launched yesterday comprising three influential media partners, Star Media Group, Indonesia’s Media Group of Kompas Gramedia (KG Media) and the Inquirer Group of Companies from the Philippines.

Graced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the consortium aims to further efforts in promoting progressive environmental, socio-economic and governance commitments for future prosperity across the region.