We would like to welcome Knight Frank Malaysia as a new member of EUROCHAM Malaysia! We look forward to working together as we strive to bolster future alliances for a prosperous EU-MY business community.

Knight Frank Malaysia was established in 2002 and has since grown to have a strong presence locally and globally. The company is registered with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents and is licensed to undertake property valuations/consultancy, estate agency and property management. The company is also on the panel of all leading banks and financial institutions.

The Commission presents its Communication on Decent Work Worldwide that reaffirms the EU's commitment to champion decent work both at home and around the world. The elimination of child labour and forced labour is at the heart of this endeavour.

The latest figures show that decent work is still not a reality for many people around the world and more remains to be done: 160 million children – one in ten worldwide – are in child labour, and 25 million people are in a situation of forced labour.

The EU promotes decent work across all sectors and policy areas in line with a comprehensive approach that addresses workers in domestic markets, in third countries and in global supply chains. The Communication adopted today sets out the internal and external policies the EU uses to implement decent work worldwide, putting this objective at the heart of an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery from the pandemic.

In case you missed out on our Advocacy Talks briefing with Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad on the topic of TalentCorp group initiatives.

We would like to thank our esteemed speakers, Mr. Thomas Mathew, Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nazrul Aziz, Vice President, Graduate, Diaspora and Industry Partnership and Ms. Sabihah Ahamad, Vice President, Malaysia Expatriate Services Centre (MYXpats) Operations for the exclusive briefing in regards to the TalentCorp Group Initiatives, which includes the overview of TalentCorp, TalentCorp initiatives and the MYXpats and Resident Pass Talent (RP-T).

It was a very informative and in-depth session that serves many benefits to our fellow members, bilateral chambers, corporate and strategic partners.

On behalf of UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB), we would like to share that Malaysia’s first-ever #SBTiSymposium is here! UNGCMYB will be organising the SBTi Symposium: Demystifying urgent actions for a 1.5c pathway that will be to present the climate issues in the local landscape, latest updates on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and how organisations can decarbonise by 2050 to achieve the race to zero.

This symposium will consist of a series of keynote presentations, a panel discussion, and the launch of ZeroC, an emission management platform for carbon reduction developed with our partner, Tata Consultancy Services Malaysia. It will also feature another Malaysian company that will be joining its peers to commit to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) during this symposium.

The state will discuss ways to establish air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) to Sabah with regional countries that have yet to open their borders.

Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said VTL is a necessary stimulus to contribute to the state's economy while emphasising that the Ministry and industry players were ready to welcome tourists.

"The Ministry has frequently carried out engagements in this matter and as such, the Ministry has submitted a proposal to the Sabah Covid-19 Disaster Management Committee to implement the VTL between Kota Kinabalu and Singapore.

"Based on our interactions with industry players, we know they are prepared. However, we must make recommendations to the state disaster committee, which includes the National Security Council, the Health Ministry, and other related departments and agencies, so they can assess the risk of implementing the VTL.

On behalf of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, EUROCHAM Malaysia as a supporting partner would like to invite our members to participate in the upcoming webinar regarding Sustainability Reporting: Transparency for Investors & Economic Recovery for ASEAN post-COVID 19.

The importance of sustainability reporting is growing. There is an increasing demand by investors to evaluate the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) metrics of companies when making investment choices. However, while there is investor demand for greater transparency through the release of ESG information, sustainability reporting remains to be voluntarily by companies.

Join the experienced line-up of speakers who will be discussing the importance of sustainability reporting and the ESG metrics as well as how sustainability reporting makes businesses more attractive for investors and how we can encourage widespread adoption of such practices, especially in ASEAN.