Sumitra Nair’s Post

Wonderful to be back in Sabah after a long time. My last trip was before Covid. I had the privilege of representing Telekom Malaysia as a panellist at the Integrity, Governance and Anti-Bribery Convention 2024 organised by the Sabah state government in partnership with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. It was a great opportunity to polish my Bahasa Malaysia public speaking skills:-), while discussing the intersection of integrity, governance and anti corruption issues with ESG. Collectively with my fellow panellists Salmah Mydin and Shahriman Yusri, I believe we managed to impress upon the audience the importance of managing Environmental and Social issues with a high level of integrity and ethics. This includes avoiding green washing or green hushing. I also had the opportunity to listen to highly committed MACC officials as well as Datuk Shuhaily, the Director of Crime Investigation at the Malaysian Police. Datuk Shuhaily’s speech was most inspiring and thought provoking in reflecting on impact of declining moral values and integrity, and consequent challenges for the future generation, if we as a collective society do not reverse the tide soon. All in all a valuable trip and hope to be back soon.

Glad to be partnering Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) Navina Balasingam in equipping Telekom Malaysia suppliers with sustainability knowledge. CMM and TM jointly presented a bespoke session last week for our suppliers to encourage the adoption of CMM’s Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide. This partnership would not be possible without the steadfast support of TM’s Group Procurement. Thanks Muzammil Haniffa MCIPS for being there to encourage our suppliers.

Here's a brief look at how Telekom Malaysia is integrating eco-friendly practices into our business and operations.

Sharing my thoughts on Sustainability in relation to TM and the broader industry in this video. Thanks Nurizni Wafa for the engaging moderation!

Happy World Telecommunication and Information Society Day!

Sharing my thoughts on the intersection of Sustainability and Technology.

Sharing this article in FIDE FORUM 's annual publication, where I share my perspective on the intersections between digitalisation and ESG, or as more commonly referred to as the twin effects of #digital and #ESG. The article was written in the middle of the year, when I was still in my previous role, but has just been published this month. Hence reference is made to my previous employer Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Thanks Kay Luan TAY Manpreet Kaur for the opportunity.

A Saturday afternoon well spent with fellow sustainability practitioners at the GRADUAN Aspire+ 2023 conference. Our panel shared the what, why and how of corporate #sustainability and what it meant to the careers of the aspiring talents. The icing on the cake was the highly engaged audience which was primarily made up of undergrads and job seekers. They raised many insightful questions, and spoke very confidently. They really made an impression. Thanks team Group Human Capital Management Telekom Malaysia for the opportunity and your hard work!

Congrats Siti Hajar Osman , team Deloitte and programme partners for an outstanding inaugural Board Ready Women Programme. I found it to be such a well thought-out programme, catering to the needs of aspiring board members. The quality of participants, speakers and role players was second to none. Well done indeed! It was a truly valuable and memorable experience all around.