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DECEMBER 2021
LEADERSHIP // STRATEGY // BUSINESS
Cover photography:
Vignes Balasingham
CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2021
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CARBON CHALLENGE
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Accountants and
climate change
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DUE CREDIT
How to accept praise
ARE YOU READY?
Top CFO skills
for 2022
“It’s time to
strengthen
relationships
– and build new
ones – based on
an ESG lens.”
TRADING
PLACES
For Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift FCPA, CEO of Bursa
Malaysia, promoting sustainable environmental, social and
governance (ESG) investment is a top priority.
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COOL HEADS
I N A H O T D E B AT E
The urgent need for a
significant and rapid drop
in greenhouse gas emissions
means added focus on
companies and accountants
to play their part.
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CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY
Datuk Muhamad Umar
Swift FCPA sees a wealth of
opportunity for sustainable
investment, brought about
by investor education.
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Holiday shopping events are
big business for retailers,
but there are pitfalls to the
constant cycle of planning
discounts and supply
around holidays.
After a prolonged period of
being almost completely
grounded, the airline sector
is slowly preparing for takeoff, but with a wary eye on
turbulent conditions ahead.
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H A P P Y H O L I D AY$
NEW HORIZONS FOR
R E G U L AT O RY P O L I C Y
Reforms to the regulatory
environment come with
the challenge of striking
a balance between
compliance and the
demands of an increasingly
complex society.
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UP IN THE AIR
AS L E E P AT T H E W H E E L
The difficulty of drawing
clear boundaries between
work and rest time means
that most of us are “sleepworking”, at great cost to
ourselves and the economy.
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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
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BRAND CONSCIOUS
The increasing sophistication
of digital technology
promises exciting
opportunities for enabling
seniors to remain healthy
and independent for longer.
Here’s how to build – and take
ownership of – your personal
brand in a business setting.
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