00:0140 companies from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have been recognised for their sustainability efforts at the Asia ESG Positive
00:11Impact Awards 2026.
00:13A total of 52 awards were presented across 12 assessment tracks, recognising businesses that are making meaningful contributions to environmental,
00:23social and governance, or ESG, practices.
00:26The regional awards were organised for the second time by the Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium, AEPIC, a collaboration between
00:35Star Media Group, Indonesia's Kompas Gramedia and the Philippines' Inquirer Group of Companies.
00:41The initiative aims to strengthen sustainability standards and encourage greater cooperation among businesses across Southeast Asia.
00:50Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister, Datuk Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup, who officiated the ceremony, said regional cooperation was essential
01:00as environmental challenges increasingly cross national borders.
01:04As our environments are closely interconnected, the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation do not stop at our national
01:15borders.
01:16Our rainforests and our marine ecosystems, which form part of our shared natural heritage, connect not only our countries, but
01:28also our communities and affect all our livelihoods.
01:32Protecting these valuable resources is therefore a shared responsibility that requires stronger policy coordination and cross-border collaboration.
01:44For the organisers, the awards go beyond recognising achievements.
01:50They are also intended to help businesses navigate increasingly aligned, but sometimes differing, sustainability requirements across the region.
01:58Star Media Group Group Group, Group Chief Executive Officer Chan Seng Phat, said the collaboration would provide a platform for
02:06businesses to exchange ideas and build stronger partnerships.
02:10I must say that this is the second year for us to hold this award.
02:16And that really shows our continuous commitment in promoting ESG agenda.
02:23For us to hold this for a second time is actually give us a better platform to reach out to
02:31more participants.
02:32And as Star Media Group Group, we always believe that we are not just a traditional media company for just
02:40reporting news, but we also provide platform for our community to advance whatever changes and social responsibility that we need.
02:50Kompas Gramedia Chief Executive Officer Andy Budiman said the partnership between the three media groups reflected a shared commitment to
02:59building a more resilient media landscape while championing sustainability.
03:03By pulling our journalistic strengths and our influences and our reach to our audiences, we can actually amplify stories about
03:12sustainability that truly matter,
03:14from climate action to social justice and good governance.
03:19And for KG Media, driving the regional ESG agenda means using our platform not only just to report, but also
03:28to showcase, to actively champion successful sustainable practices.
03:32And we also hold industries accountable and we empower communities to shape a more sustainable future.
03:39Philippine Daily Inquirer Chief Operating Officer Rudyard Arbolado said the awards should encourage companies to go beyond meeting regulatory requirements
03:49and make sustainability an integral part of their business strategies.
03:54The true value of these awards is that it sets a regional benchmark.
03:59So companies can now compare themselves with peers in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines and see, and ask themselves the
04:08question,
04:09what more can we do to sustain sustainability?
04:12My hope really is that these awards will encourage companies to accept the idea that ESG is a key driver
04:22of long-term business excellence and not merely a regulatory compliance or CSR project.
04:28Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia, Maria Angela Ponce Highlighted the importance of sharing regional expertise, particularly in climate resilience and disaster
04:39management.
04:40She said countries could learn from one another's experiences and adapt successful sustainability practices to their own circumstances.
04:49The problem of adopting ESG, monitoring ESG, implementing ESG, you cannot do it in isolation.
04:56Either as a country, either as a country or even at the lowest level as a stakeholder, as your individuals.
05:02It is something that you have to work with, with other stakeholders, and then not just at national level, but
05:08also at cross-regional level.
05:10So it's very important that we have these initiatives because not only do our corporate and stakeholders learn from each
05:18other,
05:18they see what are the best practices that are out there that they can in turn adopt into their own
05:23context.
05:24The Asia ESG Positive Impact Awards 2026 marks the culmination of a year-long regional initiative by AEPIC, which also
05:34included the Asia ESG Summit held in July.
05:38Through its three national awards programs, the consortium brought together businesses that had first secured gold distinctions in their respective
05:46countries.
05:47Ultimately, the message from the awards was clear.
05:51Sustainability is not a competition between nations, but a shared responsibility that requires businesses, governments, and communities to work together.
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