GLOSSARY
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AGC
Attorney-General’s Chambers
AIIB
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia Berhad (an exchange holding company
under the purview of the Securities Commission and
the Ministry of Finance)
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women
The Commission
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
(Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia)
The Government
The Government of Malaysia
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
ESG
Environmental, Social and Governance
ESIA
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EU
European Union
FCO
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
GLC
Government-Linked Company (Malaysia’s equivalent of
a State-owned or controlled enterprise)
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative
Guiding Principles
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights