It was a historic day on Friday (June 21) as three influential media powerhouses in Asia, Star Media Group (SMG), Indonesia’s Media Group of Kompas Gramedia (KG Media) and the Inquirer Group of Companies (IGC) came together to launch Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium (A-EPIC), the first of its kind in Asia.
The inaugural event held at Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur was held to promote progressive environmental, socio-economic and governance commitments for future prosperity across the region.
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The inaugural event held at Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur was held to promote progressive environmental, socio-economic and governance commitments for future prosperity across the region.
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00:00With a collective reach of over 123 million people, three regional media powerhouses have
00:10joined forces to form the Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium, A-EPIC, the first of its
00:16kind in Asia.
00:18Malaysia's Star Media Group, or SMG, Indonesia's media group of Kompas Gramedia or KG Media,
00:24and the Philippines' Inquirer Group of Companies, are on a mission to promote progressive environmental,
00:29socio-economic and governance commitments for future prosperity across the region.
00:38At the launch of A-EPIC in Kuala Lumpur on Friday with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
00:42Ibrahim as the guest of honour, SMG Chief Executive Officer Chan Seng Fat said the three
00:47media partners stand together in the collective pursuit of sustainability and positive impact.
00:57As a key media organisation, we have embraced this reality, understanding that media play
01:03a crucial role in driving awareness and action.
01:07Taking heel of this call, we began re-evaluating our operation to align with our country goals
01:15of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
01:20We have expanded our coverage to include critical topics such as climate change, the
01:27United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles.
01:32By doing so, we aim to educate the public, inspire actions and contribute to the global
01:39discourse on sustainability.
01:42Our commitment to this cause has never wavered.
01:45In his keynote address, the Premier said the collaborative event between media powerhouses
01:50is a great way to bridge the gap between the global south and the richer countries.
01:55Climate change happens to be one of the core issues that we have to grapple with.
02:02And I don't think we are in the position to wait because waiting means at our own expense
02:09and our peril.
02:11This collaboration between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, to me is quite a remarkable
02:17achievement including the media collaboration, means that we will not use this seemingly
02:29insurmountable differences between the global south and the richer countries.
02:35It should not deter us from coming forth with bold measures to save our planet and
02:45our region and also our countries.
02:49Also present at the event were Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister
02:53Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, KG Media CEO Andy Budiman, Philippine Daily Inquirer President and CEO
03:00Rudyard Arbolado and Saim Darby Property Berhad, Group Managing Director Datuk Azmir Merikan,
03:07Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Datuk Hermono and Philippines Ambassador to Malaysia Maria
03:11Angela Abrera Ponce were also in attendance.
03:14Besides Chan, SMG was represented by Chairman Tan Sri Wong Fun Meng, Chief Business Officer
03:20Lydia Wong and Chief Content Officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng.
03:23Very busy man, very busy man.
03:25He's got to go.