We are committed to developing a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous world and our social and responsible actions strategy provides us with an opportunity to lead by example by meeting market demands whilst adhering to sustainable and responsible policies, developed and adopted in light of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect in January 2016 and set targets to address ethical, social and governance (ESG) development issues.

DDCAP strongly identify with the targets and objectives set for SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Additionally, we choose our commodity based on sustainability and responsibility concerns which helps to promote the spirit of SDG 12 (sustainable production and consumption).

Developed in light of relevant ESG and socially responsible investment (SRI) principles, we implemented our own Sustainable and Responsible Actions policy. As part of our SRA policy, we became a signatory to the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (BMCC) Climate Action Pledge in 2021.

The Pledge started as an avenue to raise awareness about climate change and implement climate-related initiatives amongst organisations and business that were yet to commit to any climate-related goal and we continue to meet our pledge commitments.

By way of example, in the last 12 months we have included climate action as one of the key agendas in the organisation via our internal working groups, which in turn report into our risk management committees; we have conducted a carbon footprint audit working with an independent third party verification specialist; conducted training for our employees in order to embed these processes internally and build capacity and skills to implement our climate-related goals; and continued our engagement with an independent consultant who provides advice and oversight of our SRA policy processes and implementation.

In November 2016, we became the first and only intermediary in the Islamic financial services industry to become a signatory of the United Nations’ endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) .

In April 2020, we became a Stakeholder Endorser of the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative’s (UNEP FI) Principles for Responsible Banking, publicly demonstrating our commitment to a global banking sector that aligns with the vision for society, people and planet described in the SDGs.