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Bursa Malaysia •
Annual Report 2015
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
STATEMENT
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
Bursa Mal ysia •
An ual Rep rt
ECONOMIC
Bursa Malaysia is an exchange holding company
established in 1973 and listed in 2005. Today, it is one
of the largest bourses in ASEAN, hosting more than 900
companies across 60 economic activities. It operates
a fully integrated exchange, offering a comprehensive
range of exchange-related facilities including listing,
trading, clearing, settlement and depository services. It
also has a diverse range of offerings covering equities,
derivatives and Islamic products and bonds as well as
an offshore financial exchange.
One of the key Entry Point Projects (“EPP”) identified
to drive the Financial Services National Key Economic
Area under the Economic Transformation Programme
is Revitalising Malaysia’s Equity Markets, aiming at
increasing Bursa Malaysia’s market capitalisation to
RM3.9 trillion by 2020 from RM1.0 trillion in 2010,
creating 8,598 jobs by 2020 and improving trading
velocity from 31% of total market capitalisation to 60%
in line with regional averages.
That being said, we are committed to assisting
the development of the Malaysian capital markets,
providing the infrastructure needed to create a
globally competitive and vibrant marketplace. Our
economic values generated, distributed and retained
are described in detail in the Financial Statements of
this Annual Report 2015 (“AR2015”) where information
on grants received and their usage can also be found.
Stakeholders can read more about various opportunities
and risks in the “From the Board of Directors and Senior
Management” section of this Report.
We rely heavily on our 596 employees for our
operation. They enjoy various employee benefits such
as retirement benefits and share grant plan (“SGP”) as
detailed in the Financial Statements of this AR2015. We
also rely on our 147 active vendors supplying various
needs such as telecommunication services, utilities
and office supplies. We practise ethical procurement
and vendor management and selection of vendors is
governed by the Purchasing Manual.
During the year:
To further facilitate CG and sustainability best practice:
• We launched Bursa Malaysia’s new Sustainability
Framework, comprising amendments to the
Listing Requirements and the issuance of a
Sustainability Reporting Guide and Sustainability
Toolkits.
• We became a Partner Exchange to the United
Nation’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (“UN SSE”)
Initiative.
• We hosted the Global Sustainability and Impact
Investing Forum, organised the Sustainability
Symposium 2015 and conducted seminars and
workshops for Public Listed Companies (“PLCs”)
directors and practitioners.
• We supported industry initiatives such as NACRA
Awards and ACCA MASRA Awards.
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