growth and reduced future risk. Yet, because firms cannot continue to grow in perpetuity, the predictive balance of an earnings string may shift in the direction of risk rather than growth as the string
and the private sector in encouraging the market to shift from regular ESG practices and integrate SDGs impact in business and investment strategies. Congratulations to the government and the private
vocal about engaging with sustainable brands Only 58% of these organizations are moving sustainability programs into implementation Only 22% are measuring progress against targets Context Global shift
hampered by low economic growth among Thailand’s key trading partners, particularly China and Japan. The tourism industry was slow to recover as well. Although global and domestic economic conditions were
court’s order, allowing banks to recover unpaid debt more efficiently. KBank has put in place preparations to duly accommodate the revisions. Policies and operational procedures have been revised and
postponing investment plans for additional capacity in the country temporarily. However, it is expected that the industry will recover in the second half of this year due to high demands for HDD usage
in orders in the first half year, which is expected to recover in Q3/2018. Towards the end of the year 2016, the Company invested in a new factory building in response to the increasing demands from
Thailand Taxonomy Board The Thailand Taxonomy Board is established to develop Thailand Taxonomy, a classification system of economic activities deemed as environmentally-sustainable. The Board comprises agencies from both the public and private sectors to ensure all sectors’ views are reflected. In the initial phase, the list of agencies is as follows: 1. Bank of Thailand (BOT)* 2. The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC)* 3. Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and...
last year. We are witnessing a profound shift in communication between companies and shareholders—a shift to more regular, candid, behind-the-scenes conversations. We are also seeing investors exert more
shift investment towards low carbon transport infrastructure. 2.2 The role of climate bonds Leveraging debt capital markets towards sustainable transport infrastructure development and services has