ESG Ratings



MSCI ESG Ratings

MSCI ESG Ratings

Secured the leader rating of AA in 2025
FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell

Remains a Constituent at 4-Star rating as at December 2022
S&P Global CSA ESG Score

S&P Global CSA ESG Score

Improved scoring to 49 from 47 as at September 2025


Awards

No
Award

ESG/Sustainability-related notable awards and recognition

1

ESG Positive Impact Awards 2024

  • Energy Efficiency (Silver Winner)
  • Relations with Local Communities (Silver Winner)
  • Innovative Partnership (Silver Winner)
  • Sustainable Products & Services (Silver Winner)

RHB Bank

2

IFN Awards Deals of the Year 2024

IFN Sustainability Deal of the Year & Malaysia Deal of the Year 2024 for LBS Bina Group’s RM200 million social SRI sukuk (Bookrunner & arranger)

RHB Investment Bank

3

16th RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards 2025

  • Best Advance in Sustainability Practices
  • Excellence in SME Banking

RHB Bank

4

BPAM Bond Market Awards 2025

Top ESG Trustee

Malaysian Trustees Berhad

5

Employee Experience Awards 2025 Malaysia

  • Best Women in Leadership Programme (Silver)
  • Best ESG Programme (Silver)

RHB Banking Group

 

6

Employee Experience Awards 2025 Singapore

Best ESG Programme (Bronze)

RHB Singapore

7

Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2025

Best Risk-adjusted Returns (ESG Principle Investments only)

RHB Asset Management

8

16th Fund Management Awards 2025

Best Risk-adjusted Returns (ESG Principle Investments only)

RHB Asset Management

9

The Edge ESG Awards 2025

  • RHB i-Sustainable Future Technology Fund: Best Overall Winner (Gold)
  • RHB i-Sustainable Future Technology Fund (2nd consecutive win): Best Fund Based on Asset Class – Equity (Gold)
  • RHB ESG Multi-Asset Fund (3rd consecutive win): Best Fund Based on Asset Class – Allocation (Gold)

RHB Asset Management and RHB Islamic International Asset Management

No
Award

ESG/Sustainability-related notable awards and recognition

1

National Annual Corporate Reporting Awards (NACRA) 2024

Best Sustainability Reporting (Platinum)

RHB Bank Berhad

2

Australasian Reporting Awards 2024

Sustainability Reporting (Platinum)

RHB Bank Berhad

3

National Energy Awards 2024

Sustainable Energy Financing, Domestic and Islamic Banks (Runner-up)

RHB Bank Berhad

4

ESG Business Awards 2024 – Malaysia

Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

RHB Bank Berhad

5

RHB Green Financing Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2024

Best New SME Product of the Year

RHB Bank Berhad

6

Retail Banker International (RBI): Asia Trailblazer Awards

Best Advance in Sustainability Practices

RHB Bank Berhad

7

The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024

  • Best Primary Placement - Pavilion REIT RM720.00 million Primary Placement
  • Best Sustainability-linked Loan – Hospitality – Minor International Public Company Limited €500.0 million Syndicated Sustainability-linked loan

RHB Investment Bank

8

The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2024

  • Best Sustainability Sukuk – SME in Malaysia Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia RM1.0 billion Sustainability Wakala Sukuk
  • Best Sustainability Sukuk – DFI in Malaysia Bank Pembangunan Malaysia RM1.0 billion Dual-tranche Sustainability Wakala Sukuk
  • Best Sukuk – Power in Malaysia Sarawak Energy RM3.5 billion Triple-tranche Musyaraka Sukuk

RHB Investment Bank

 

9

The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2024

  • Best Overall Winner (Gold) RHB i-Sustainable Future Technology Fund
  • Best Fund based on Asset Class – Allocation (Gold) RHB ESG Multi-Asset Fund RM-Hedged
  • Best Fund based on Asset Class – Equity (Gold) RHB i-Sustainable Future Technology Fund

RHB Asset Management

10

RHB Climate Change Solutions Fund The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2024

Best Impact – Resource Security (Silver)

RHB Asset Management

11

The Star Media Group Positive Impact Awards

Energy Efficiency (Silver)

RHB Bank Berhad

12

Cambridge IFA Global Good Governance (3G) Awards 2024

3G Championship Award for Corporate Governance

RHB Bank Berhad

13

Employee Experience Awards 2024

  • Best Skilling Strategy (Silver)
  • Best Success Planning Strategy (Silver)
  • Best Women Leadership Programme (Silver)
  • Best First-Time Manager Programme (Bronze)

RHB Bank Berhad

14

HR Excellence Awards 2024

  • Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Gold)
  • Excellence in Business Transformation (Silver)

RHB Bank Berhad

15

Retail Banker International (RBI): Asia Trailblazer Awards

Best CSR Initiative - Contribution to Local Community

RHB Bank Berhad

16

Retail Banker International (RBI): Asia Trailblazer Awards

Excellence in SME Banking

RHB Bank Berhad

17

The Star Media Group Positive Impact Awards

Relations with Local Communities (Silver)

RHB Bank Berhad

18

Contact Centre Association Malaysia (CCAM) Awards

Best Corporate Social Responsibility Programme (Bronze)

RHB Bank Berhad

19

Taylor’s Community #UnityinAction CSR Awards

Sustainable Education Initiative (Silver)

RHB Bank Berhad

20

ABM 50th Anniversary CSR Excellence Awards

  • Inclusive Economic Growth (Champion) RHB #JomBiz
  • Community Development/Community Building (1st Runner-up) RHB #Empower

RHB Bank Berhad

21

National Annual Corporate Reporting Awards (NACRA) 2024

Best Sustainability Reporting (Platinum)

RHB Bank Berhad

22

Australasian Reporting Awards 2024

Sustainability Reporting (Platinum)

RHB Bank Berhad

No
Award

ESG/Sustainability-related notable awards and recognition

1

The Edge ESG Awards 2024

(Silver) Financial Services

RHB Group

2

Star Media Group, ESG Positive Impact Awards

Silver for Energy Efficiency

RHB Group

3

Retail Banker International Asia Trailblazer Awards 2024

  • Excellence in SME Banking (Winner)
  • Trailblazing Use of AI or Machine Learning in Financial Services (Highly Commended)
  • Best CSR* Initiative: Contribution to Local Community, for Nurturing Future Generations Programme

RHB Bank Berhad

4

Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2023

  • Domestic Retail Bank of the Year (Malaysia)
  • Millennial Product Initiative of the Year (Malaysia) RHB MySiswa Debit Card-i

RHB Bank Berhad

5

17th Best Financial Institution Awards 2023

Best Digital Bank

RHB Bank Berhad

6

National Energy Award 2023

Sustainable Energy Financing (Domestic & Islamic Bank) - Merit Award

RHB Bank Berhad

7

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club 2023

Best Corporate Responsibility Initiative

RHB Bank Berhad

8

15th Annual Global CSR & ESG Summit & Awards 2023

Best Community Programme Award (Silver)

RHB Bank Berhad

9

ESGBusiness Awards 2023

Social Inclusion & Equal Opportunities Category for RHB #JomBiz

RHB Bank Berhad

10

The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2023

  • Best in Sustainable Finance
  • Best Sustainability-linked Sukuk (Malaysia)
  • Best Sustainability Sukuk – SMEs (Malaysia)
  • Best Sustainability Sukuk – Transport (Malaysia)

RHB Investment Bank

11

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023

Transport Deal of the Year

RHB Investment Bank

12

2023 AsiaMoney Brokers Polls 2023 (Brokerages)

3rd Best Research Team for ESG (Thailand)

RHB Investment Bank

13

2023 AsiaMoney Brokers Polls 2023 (Brokers)

3rd Best Analyst for ESG 2023 AsiaMoney Brokers Polls 2023 (Brokers) Jeffrey Tan (Thailand)

RHB Investment Bank

14

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Awards

Best Green Loan

RHB Bank (Singapore)

15

The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2023

  • Best Fund Based on Asset Class – Allocation (Gold) – RHB ESG Multi-Asset Fund RM-Hedged
  • Best Impact – Resource Security (Silver) – RHB Climate Change Solutions Fund RM-Hedged

RHB Asset Management

16

Citywire Asia ASEAN Awards 2022/23

Best Solutions for Best Sustainable Investments

RHB Asset Management

17

Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia (BPAM)

Top ESG – Malaysian Trustees Berhad

RHB Asset Management

No
Award

ESG/Sustainability-related notable awards and recognition

1

16th Annual Best Deal & Solution Awards 2022

Best ESG-Linked Cross Country Currency Interest Rate Swap

RHB Investment Bank

2

Asia Money Brokers Poll Awards

RHB Investment Bank won Best Analyst for ESG – Singapore

RHB Investment Bank

3

Bumiputera Business Excellence Awards (BBEA) 2022

Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

RHB Bank

4

The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2022

Best Impact in Human Development Fund” (Gold)

RHB Asset Management

5

Minority Shareholders Watch Group – ASEAN Corporate Governance (MSWG-ASEAN CG) Awards 2021

7th place out of Top 11 of the “Industry Excellence Award for Corporate Governance Disclosure – Financial Services” award

RHB Bank

6

A position on the World’s Most Socially Responsible Banks list

(Rank 139th out of 175) on Newsweek’s first edition of the list

RHB Bank

7

14th Annual Global CSR & ESG Summit and Awards 2022

  • Best Community Programme Award (Silver)
  • CSR and ESG Leadership Award (Bronze)

RHB Group

8

Human Resource Excellence Awards 2022

Excellence in CSR Strategy (Silver)

RHB Singapore


  • Excellence in HR Innovation (Gold)
  • Excellence in the Use of HR Tech (Gold)
  • Excellence in Business Transformation (Silver)
  • Excellence in Workplace Culture (Silver)

RHB Bank

9

Asiamoney Awards 2022

Best Bank For CSR (Malaysia)

RHB Bank

10

Employee Experience Awards 2022

  • Best Organisational Upskilling and Reskilling Strategy (Gold)
  • Best Remote Management Strategy (Silver)
  • Best Women Leadership Programme (Bronze)

RHB Bank

11

Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2022

  • World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility
  • Asia’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility

RHB Bank

12

9th annual edition of #PRAwards 2022

Best COVID-19 Related Campaign

RHB Singapore

13

Employee Experience Award 2022

Best HR Communication Strategy

RHB Singapore

14

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2022

  • Transport Deal of the Year (Malaysia) – Danainfra Nasional RM1.5 bil Government-guaranteed Sukuk
  • Most Innovative Deal of the Year (Malaysia) – Cellco Capital RM520 mil Ijara Sukuk

RHB Investment Bank

15

Global Good Governance Awards (3G Awards)

  • 3G Excellence in Corporate Governance Award 2022
  • 3G Sustainable Banking Award 2022

RHB Bank

16

Islamic Finance Deals of the Year 2021

  • SRI & ESG Deal of the Year
  • SME Bank’s RM500 mil Sustainability Sukuk

RHB Investment Bank

17

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Country & Regional Awards

  • Best Sustainability Sukuk
  • SME Bank’s RM500 mil ASEAN Sustainability Sukuk
  • Best IPO
  • CTOS Digital Bhd’s RM1.2 bil IPO
  • Best Bank Bond
  • RHB Bank’s USD500 mil Senior Unsecured Notes
  • Best Syndicated Loan – Singapore
  • Wilmar International USD1.5 bil Loan Facility

RHB Investment Bank

18

15th Annual Best Deal & Solution Awards 2021

  • Best ASEAN Green SRI Sukuk
  • SME Bank’s RM3.0 bil ASEAN Sustainability Islamic MTB Programme with 1st issuance of RM500.0 mil
  • Best SRI Sukuk
  • SME Bank’s RM3.0 bil ASEAN Sustainability Islamic MTB Programme with 1st issuance of RM500.0 mil

RHB Investment Bank

19

HR Excellence Awards 2021

  • Excellence in HR Team Collaboration (Gold)
  • Excellence in Leadership Development (Bronze)
  • Excellence in Employer Branding (Bronze)

RHB Bank