Asean-BAC Malaysia, ACCA to boost sustainability reporting

The Asean Business Advisory Council ( Asean-BAC ) Malaysia, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ( ACCA ) and their partners in the Asean Sustainability Reporting Advocacy Collaborative have agreed to a regional policy that, they say, “charts a unified path forward for sustainability reporting across Southeast Asia, grounded in international best practice and tailored to regional realities”.
The policy, launched in a statement at the Asean Conference hosted by the Singapore Business Federation, is the first output of this collaborative initiative between the ACCA, Asean-BAC Malaysia, the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council Malaysia. It is one of 12 business priorities being advanced by Asean-BAC Malaysia as part of Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship in 2025.
Building on a report by the ACCA, which will be released at the end of July, the policy statement offers recommendations on how to align sustainability reporting in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( Asean ) region with international standards while remaining responsive to local business and regulatory needs.
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