Sustained double digit year-on-year growth signals growing awareness and responsibility by senior leadership, companies and businesses to step up

Budget 2023: ICDM lauds the Government’s focus on innovation and sustainability as catalysts for economic growth and greater social impact

The Budget 2023’s priority on green practices, Islamic Finance and innovation reflects a values-driven focus and approach in rebuilding, and at the same time, futureproofing Malaysia’s economy for the rakyat.

Kuala Lumpur, 13 December 2021: The Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), in partnership with six other Institutes of Directors (IoDs) across ASEAN, today released the 2022 ASEAN Board Trends Report. The report, through the lens of ASEAN directors, provides an overview of the performance of ASEAN companies since Covid-19, and reveals key boardroom priorities and challenges going into 2022. It also serves as a guide for ASEAN boards in their mission to help companies build sustainable growth.

Kuala Lumpur, 19 November 2021 – With COP26 having drawn to a close, the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) can look back on these two weeks with a mix of hope and relief, thrown in with concern for the opportunities missed, and a renewed determination to play our part as board members in confronting the challenges that lie ahead. As governments struggle to find consensus, business must now the lead.

Kuala Lumpur, 19 November 2021 – Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today announced the appointment of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (“ICDM”) as knowledge partner to conduct the Mandatory Accreditation Programme (“MAP”) for directors of Public Listed Companies (“PLCs”), in line with the goal to strengthen the corporate governance ecosystem in Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur, 2 November 2021: As the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UN COP26) climate talks commence in Glasgow, the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) and Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) join the international Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) to call upon board directors in Malaysia and across the world to place climate transition at the heart of corporate strategy and board decision-making.

The Government’s priority in the Budget 2022 continues to focus on the people, specifically on driving the recovery of economy and livelihoods of the people. As Malaysia embarks on the journey to rebuild the economy, the Government’s concerted efforts and reforms will be crucial in addressing any socioeconomic disparities and creating a more sustainable, inclusive and high-value society.

Dynamic partnership combines Praxonomy and ICDM’s objectives of delivering a transformative board meeting governance solution to board leaders in Malaysia

The Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM or the organisation) today announced the launch of the inaugural Malaysia Board Diversity Study and Index (the Study and Index). The Study and Index were developed by ICDM in partnership with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), with the intention to establish correlations between board diversity and company performance, as well as to institutionalise the diversity agenda within Malaysia’s corporate landscape through a benchmarked, accessible, and transparent barometer.

By Michele Kythe Lim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM)