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The Bank’s CSR initiatives are further aligned to the globally important
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“UN SDGs”), illustrating
by EXIM’s aspiration and commitment to working towards the goals.
In FY2021, EXIM Bank has championed these seven UN SDGs:

1.5 – By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable
17.17 – Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related
society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and
of partnerships disasters
Forging partnership and alliance between EXIM Bank Malaysia with a EXIM Bank partnered with Global Peace Foundation to help Orang Asli
social enterprise (“Kloth Malaysia”) and local technology players to act communities escape the challenges of energy poverty. The All-Lights
as a catalyst for greater environment and marketplace causes. Village project provides solar energy for Orang Asli communities to help
(Story on page 46) fulfil a basic human need. (Story on page 42)

15.5 – Take urgent and significant action to 5.B – Enhance the use of enabling technology,
reduce the degradation of natural habitats, in particular information and communications
halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, technology, to promote the empowerment
protect and prevent the extinction of of women
threatened species Mrs. Sangeeta Mohan Das, a Production
Sponsorship of Elly, rescued elephant Engineer, is the first Malaysian woman to
injured by poachers, and creating produce a plastic reverse vending machine
awareness of elephant conservation. with a crusher, also known as the Crush-It
(Story on page 45) machine for EXIM Bank Malaysia.
(Story on page 46)

12.5 – By 2030, substantially reduce waste
generation through prevention, reduction,
recycling and reuse 7.1 – By 2030, ensure universal access
Promoting zero waste agenda for plastic, to affordable, reliable and modern energy
keeping them away from landfills and services
oceans. Starting from electronic waste, Through EXIM Bank’s All-Light Village
EXIM Bank has proceeded to add on fabric project, Orang Asli communities in Rompin,
and now plastics/aluminium recycling Pahang now have access to unlimited
awareness initiatives for its staff and electricity through clean solar energy
business ecosystem. (Story on page 46) technology. (Story on page 42)

11.6 – By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, As the custodian
including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other
waste management for all the projects
Raising awareness on plastic pollution and providing recycling it undertakes, the
infrastructure, an IoT-operated reverse vending machine with an added Bank’s Corporate
feature of pressing/crushing the plastic bottles and aluminium cans. Communication
After its one-year campaign, EXIM Bank will loan and place this machine
at another location in Klang Valley to ensure continuity of this initiative. Department is proud to
Kloth Malaysia, on the other hand, hopes to roll out more Crush-It present a summary of
machines and engage with the community to build a sustainable plastic
Circular Economy in Klang Valley first and later to the rest of the nation. EXIM Bank’s 2021 CSR
(Story on page 46) activities.