From local champions to regional leaders

Celebrating excellence: The Most Outstanding winners for ESG PIA 2024 Above Creative Events founder Micky Ng (sixth from left) in the SME to Mid-Tier and Heineken Malaysia managing director Martijn van Keulen (seventh from left) for Large Companies Tier, with (from left) SMG chief operating officer Lydia Wang, group chief executive officer Chan Seng Fatt, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Ching Thoo, Heineken Malaysia corporate affairs and legal director Renuka Indrarajah, Above Creative Events chief growth officer Nicklas Ng, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim, SMG chairman Tan Sri Wong Foon Meng, OCBC Bank (M) Bhd CEO Tan Chor Sen, and Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry senior director (industry, environmen­tal, social and governance) Nor Hasnah. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The race towards regional environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership is gaining momentum.

On Tuesday, Star Media Group (SMG) unveiled the winners of its ESG Positive Impact Awards (ESG PIA) 2024 – an initiative supported by OCBC Bank as the main sponsor.