Sustainability

Develop and deliver responsible financial solutions that create value for individuals, businesses, the community and the environment

A.F.F.I.N Values and Commitments

Always Innovating and Adapting

Nurture creativity that challenges contraints, drives
progress and encourages thinking out of the box

Forever Working as a Team as We are One Family

Sustainable access comes when we think and
collaborate as one team for a common vision. We are
stronger together

Fair Treatment, Diversity and Sustainability

Our success and competitiveness depends upon our
ability to embrace diversity and realize its benefits

Integrity is Our Foundation

Be responsible, protect your family, protect your
organization, protect what you love

Never Ending Customer Centricity

Putting the customer first in everything we do

ESG Main Focus

Our journey is the just beginning, and these are the 4 main ESG focus areas for the bank

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Operations

People Culture

Community Support

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Operations

People & Culture

Community Support

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

Support the Development of Sustainable Products and Services

Strengthen the implementation of ESG risks considerations into our financing risk assessment
Explore more opportunities in Sustainable Sectors for Sustainable Finance i.e. environmental and social product and financing

Work with customers and clients to respond to the challenges of ESG and climate risk issues by developing financing solutions that support sustainable development

United Nation Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDG)

Affin Bank’s Sustainable Matters

Responsible Financial Services

SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS

Promote More Sustainable Operations

Embrace technology to make processess more efficient and strive towards and unrivalled customer experience
Transform internal processess and infrastructure to mitigate operational impact on the environment and across the value chain

Strive to operate in a responsible, digital and environmentally friendly manner by mitigating our own operational footprint as well as ensuring sustainability accross our value chain to accelerate operational sustainability

United Nation Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDG)

Affin Bank’s Sustainable Matters

Digital Innovation
Data Privacy & SecurityClient Focus
Responsible Marketing
Sustainable Procurement Practices
Environmental Management

PEOPLE & CULTURE

Embed Sustainability DNA within Our People & Culture

Create a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, with opportunities for personal and professional growth to enable them to reach their full potential
Instil the Sustainability DNA through the Affin Core Values

United Nation Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDG)

Affin Bank’s Sustainable Matters

Ethics & Integrity
Fair Employment Practices
Talent Development
Principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Support the Local Communities

Optimise community contribution by investing in impactful community programmes and initiatives that are critical to supporting the community's fundamental causes

United Nation Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDG)

Affin Bank’s Sustainable Matters

Community Development

OUR PROGRESS

This is how we measure our progress in the perspective of the ESG focus area

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

AFFIN Education Financing-i

financed over

RM47 Million

Start-Ups Financing

financed over

RM470 Million

to over 6,000 start-ups

Green Financing

financed over

RM50 Million

of solar and biogas projects

Green Sukuk

Principal adviser, Lead Arranger and Lead Manager for UiTM Solar Dua Sdn Bhd’s

RM100 Million Green SRI Sukuk

ESG Risk Assessment

Issuance of Group Credit Policy on

Sustainable Financing

over 400 staff trained on Group Credit Policy on Sustainable Financing

SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS

New Headquarters

Our new headquarters, TRX, has been awarded with the Gold certification by the Green Building Index (GBI) & Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

“Completed in March this year, Menara Affin has received multiple certifications, including the Green Building Index (GBI) gold rating with 79 points, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification, a Qlassic score of 86% and an industrialised building system (IBS) score of 70 points.”

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TRX - Our Green Building

TRX is a state-of-the art project where sustainability is a key element embedded into its Development Code. We have the Energy Efficiency infrastructure towards higher energy efficiency to lower operating cost and reduction in cardon footprint. Affin Bank's new building is also certified with both Green Building Index (GBI) & Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Gold, that signifies to certification for highlyefficient, cost-saving green buildings.

Affin Branch Solar Panel Projects

As part of our continuous effort of reducing energy consumption across branches, a solar panel installation project has been undertaken. Our long-term commitment is to have 10% of our branches installed with solar panel by year 2026. (picture of TTDI branch with installed roof top solar panel)