The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) recently unveiled two new initiatives — the MIA Sustainability Showcase 2025 and the MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants — designed to strengthen the profession’s sustainability leadership.
Themed “Empowering Accountants for a Sustainable Future”, the inaugural Sustainability Showcase underscored the profession’s vital role in embedding ESG principles into business, turning strategy into measurable impact, and enhancing accountability.
Puan Saniza Said, MIA President remarked: “To ensure our members benefit fully, MIA is offering the Sustainability Showcase on a complimentary basis, supported by our RM1.1 million allocation to enhance members’ development, skills and future-readiness.”
The Showcase connected close to 600 chartered accountants including sustainability leaders, industry experts, regulators, technology providers, academicians, and practitioners under one roof. It centred on two key pillars:
- Sustainability Frameworks, Regulations agenda and preparing accountants for a rapidly changing landscape
- Reporting and Sustainability in Practice — to drive tangible results and equip accountancy professionals to meet evolving stakeholder expectations.
During the Sustainability Showcase, MIA also officially launched the MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants. This is a structured three-day learning pathway designed to equip accountancy professionals, finance leaders, and sustainability practitioners with essential technical and practical competencies required for ESG and sustainability reporting, climate-related disclosures, assurance, and strategic advisory.
“The programme is one of the initiatives under the MIA Sustainability Roadmap which operationalises the MIA Sustainability Blueprint for the Accountancy Profession. The Roadmap consists of 169 initiatives which are being implemented over a 5-year period,” stated Puan Saniza.
These two initiatives are critical components of MIA’s proactive leadership and advocacy in strengthening the profession’s sustainability leadership readiness. Its holistic and integrated initiatives include:
“Looking ahead, the shift towards sustainability will continue to accelerate. To stay competitive, Malaysia must build a profession that is digitally enabled, ethically grounded and sustainability competent. Strategic collaboration among industry, Government, academia and professional bodies is essential to ensure that businesses and organisations, especially SMEs, are included in this transition,” concluded Puan Saniza.
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