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      Our Strategy, Sustainability and Transformation teams support governments, regulators and businesses in designing long‑term strategies and translating sustainability and climate commitments into practical, implementable solutions and assurance‑ready outcomes.

      We work across the full journey — from policy and strategy formulation to framework and market design, and through implementation, pilots, and operational delivery — helping clients respond to regulatory, market, infrastructure, and transition challenges.

      STRATEGY

      (Direction-setting, policy and regulatory design, planning, readiness assessments)

      We support the government in setting up economic policies as well engaging with public and private sector organizations in defining long‑term strategies that respond to policy, regulatory, market and infrastructure transitions.

      Our Strategy work spans:

      Development of carbon markets, carbon pricing policies and supporting national infrastructure guidelines.

      Structuring sustainable finance frameworks and taxonomies to support credible transition plans and capital allocation decisions.

      Designing tariff and cost recovery mechanisms for infrastructure services.

      Improving project bankability and investment readiness, including considerations relating to climate, nature and social impact.

      Shaping corporate, sectoral and national transformation strategies, including sustainability, net‑zero, decarbonization, nature-related and just transition roadmaps.

      Assessing climate risk, vulnerability and transition exposure in line with IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures.

      Designing climate and sustainability governance, policy and regulatory frameworks to drive efficiency, investment and market signals.

      Planning adaptation strategies across infrastructure, energy, transport, health, agriculture and ecosystems, including nature‑based adaptation solutions.

      This work helps clients set clear direction, align stakeholders and establish credible pathways from ambition to action.

      SUSTAINABILITY

      (Climate, nature, social, finance)

      Sustainability is a core driver of long-term enterprise value, resilience and risk management. We support organizations in integrating climate, nature and social considerations into business strategy, operating models, capital allocation, sustainability reporting and assurance readiness, while aligning with local and leading global sustainability frameworks such as IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.

      Our Sustainability services include:

      Mobilizing blended finance, grants and catalytic capital to support climate, nature and social outcomes.

      Integrating human rights, social safeguards and social impact management into business and project frameworks.

      Enabling circular economy approaches and sustainable resource management.

      Measuring and monitoring sustainability-related financial performance, including current and anticipated financial effects of sustainability-related risks and opportunities.

      Designing, assessing and implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) for mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.

      Designing climate-based and nature-based resilience solutions across assets and communities.

      Designing and managing sustainable and responsible supply chains, including human rights, labor standards and supplier due diligence.

      Enabling ESG, climate and nature-related reporting and disclosure aligned with local and international standards, including IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.

      These services help organizations manage sustainability-related risks, demonstrate social and environmental impact, meet regulatory and investor expectations, and unlock measurable, sustainability-driven value creation.

      TRANSFORMATION

      (Implementation, systems, delivery, tools)

      Transformation is where strategy becomes action. We support clients in translating strategies, policies and frameworks into operational systems, controls and processes that enable reliable data, consistent reporting and independent assurance.

      Our Transformation services include:

      Designing and implementing energy transition and energy efficiency programs.

      Delivering community-level and sub-national adaptation programs, including nature-based and socially inclusive solutions.

      Designing and operationalizing regulatory systems and compliance mechanisms.

      Defining performance metrics and KPIs (including financial and non-financial impacts) linked to sustainability-related risks and opportunities.

      Supporting implementation of carbon pricing, incentive schemes and regulatory reforms.

      Designing sustainability data governance, internal controls and management systems to support reporting, including IFRS S1 and S2 disclosure standards.

      Optimizing business processes through digitalization and AI-driven efficiency.

      Supporting sustainability assurance and pre-assurance readiness, including governance, controls, documentation and audit trail design.

      This ensures strategies and frameworks are operationalized, tested and scalable, rather than remaining at a conceptual level.



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      Abhishek Kumar

      Partner – Head of Infrastructure Strategy & Operations – Sustainability

      KPMG in Malaysia



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