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SUSTAINABILITY
JOURNEY

Ranking Material Matters & Description Impact Creation

8 Talent Attraction & EXIM Bank continues to invest in training programs for employees
Engagement: to provide quality advice and recommendations, aligning with
Building a strong workforce the Charter’s commitment to embedding fair dealing into the
by attracting, retaining, and institution’s corporate culture and core values.
developing talent through
active engagement and growth
opportunities.
9 Industry, Partnership, & EXIM Bank signed MOUs with various organisation to boost
Collaboration/Strategic trade and investment, creating greater business opportunities for
Alliances: its customers. For example, its partnership with ICBC Malaysia
Promoting strategic promotes the use of the Chinese yuan in trade and investment
collaboration with key partners settlements, strengthening financial integration between Malaysia
to drive sustainable and and China.
resilient business growth.

10 Financial Inclusion & Literacy To promote financial inclusion and literacy, EXIM Bank has turned
Aspiring to lead in sustainability its sustainability advocacy into action through the launch of the
by: EXIM Green Global Initiative (GGI), supporting impactful green
a) Providing affordable financial projects.
products and services to a) Carbon Calculation Advisory and Support (CCAS): Provides free
all communities, including assistance to clients in measuring and managing their carbon
SMEs, minority-owned footprints.
businesses, and underserved b) Community Empowerment in environmental stewardship:
markets. Supports palm oil communities in adopting biochar application,
b) Empowering underserved reducing emissions and encouraging sustainable practices.
communities with financial
knowledge to build resilience
against climate change.

a. Going beyond material matters: Stakeholder input on sustainability focus areas
In addition to identifying material matters, we proactively gathered stakeholder input to better understand and prioritise our
sustainability focus areas. Through a stakeholder survey, we presented eight potential focus areas and invited feedback
from various stakeholder groups.

The following four areas emerged as the top priorities, reflecting most stakeholder preferences:

FOCUS AREA 1 FOCUS AREA 2 FOCUS AREA 3 FOCUS AREA 4

Strengthening
Supporting Low-Carbon In-House Sector Green Building
Exporters Resilience Transition Specialisation

Facilitating more Malaysian Supporting customers in Ensuring the Bank’s Financing green projects
exporters in sustainable and adopting sustainable and in-house capabilities are that integrate eco-friendly
resilient business growth low carbon practices equipped to serve across components and resource-
fundamental sectors under efficient processes in
our financing portfolio the entire life-cycle and
functioning of buildings