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ESG Diamonds To Pick

Alexander Chia, Regional Head of Equity Research, RHB Investment Bank

15-Feb-23 09:15

ESG Diamonds To Pick

RHB Research released an interesting regional report recently which was titled ‘ESG Diamonds in the Rough’, where the best companies that met the criteria based on ROEs, low gearing levels, cheaper valuations vs peers and a credible ESG score above the country's median were picked. Alexander Chia, Regional Head of Regional Equity Research, RHB Investment Bank helps us understand the methodology and what are the best picks in Asean.

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Produced by: Chong Tjen San

Presented by: Chong Tjen San, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Tags:  esg investingsustainabilityasean equities





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