Sustainability Transformation: Driving Positive Change Through Personal Actions and Commitment to ESG - Sustainable Finance

This programme is to be intended encourage all employees in the organisation to take responsibility to drive positive change through individual and collective actions to achieve meaningful transformation.

Participants will learn how to make informed decisions, adopt sustainable behaviors and inspire others to join the sustainability movement. This programme will provide participants with an understanding of what is ESG, why it matters and why everyone has a role to play in sustainability as responsible citizens and members of community and society. There will be case studies and examples to help participants identify opportunities for personal action and behavioural change. Included in the programme are activities facilitated by the trainer to enable participants to develop personal actions to contribute towards long-term and positive environmental and social changes and outcomes

Programme Outline

Learning Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

Explain importance of ESG and sustainability matters, with relevance to individuals, communities, and societies
Describe how personal and workplace behaviours influence sustainability goals
Outline of personal actions that individuals can take to contribute to long-term positive environmental and social changes

Programme Outline

Module 1 - Responsible Citizens
Understanding ESG and Sustainability

Definition and key components of Environmental, Social, and Governance
Exploring the concept of sustainability and its relevance to individuals and society
Case studies highlighting the impact of ESG and sustainability on communities and the environment

Taking Action as Responsible Citizens

Identifying opportunities for personal action and behavioural change
Developing sustainable habits and integrating them into daily life
Collaboration and engagement with local communities and sustainability initiatives
Advocacy and spreading awareness through effective communication

Assessing Progress and Continuous Learning

Tracking personal progress in adopting responsible citizenship practices
Evaluating the impact of individual actions on ESG and sustainability goals
Encouraging life-long commitment to responsible citizenship and sustainability
Module 2 - Responsible Employees
Understanding the Company's Sustainability Strategy

Overview of company’s sustainability vision and goals
Identification of key sustainability focus areas
Overview of existing sustainability initiatives within the company

Taking Action as Responsible Employee

Identifying opportunities for personal action and behavioural change
Developing individual and departmental sustainability action plans
Establishing follow-up mechanisms for ongoing support and guidance

METHODOLOGY

Presentations, case studies, discussions and activity-based workshop

Participant profile

Sustainability champions - individuals within an organisation who actively advocate, lead, or support sustainability initiatives, anyone whose role involves ESG and sustainability transformation

Trainer

Cheah Wee Leong

Director of Next Gen Banking Training,

Asian Banking School

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Cheah Wee Leong

Director of Next Gen Banking Training, Asian Banking School

Cheah Wee Leong has more than 25 years’ experience working in the banking industry with local and foreign banks in various roles and capacities. A seasoned professional, Wee Leong brings with him broad experience as a former banker and management consultant.

Wee Leong started his career at Citibank in 1993 before joining US management consultancy firm Accenture in 1997. At Accenture, he was involved in managing large bank merger-integration, process re-engineering and transformation projects. He has worked in projects in various countries including Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Mauritius and Saudi Arabia.

In 2003, Wee Leong joined CIMB as its Head of Operational Risk Management and led the implementation of the bank’s operational risk management and Basel 2 – Operational Risk framework. Subsequently, he assumed various senior roles in Trade Finance, Regional Transaction Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury and Markets division and Group CEO office at CIMB. He was instrumental in helping CIMB win numerous awards in Transaction Banking in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand as Head of Regional Marketing, Regional Transaction Banking from 2011-2014. His last role at CIMB was as Director, Group Strategy.

Wee Leong holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the USA and a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Anglia Ruskin University, UK. He obtained training from Citibank Asia Pacific Banking Institute in Singapore in 1995. He is a certified Chartered Banker, Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing (awarded by Frankfurt School of Finance and Management), Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA) Certified Training Professional and a holder of the “Certificate in Climate Risk” and “Certificate in Digital & AI Evolution in Banking” (awarded by Chartered Body Alliance, UK) and PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Certificate in Project Management. Wee Leong completed the “Leading the Sustainability in Transformation in Banking” programme with the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Germany) in October, 2022 and the “Global Shifts and Risk for Banking Leaders” at Said Business School, University of Oxford (UK) in September, 2024. Wee Leong completed the “Creating Value with AI & Data for Banking and Finance Leaders” with the Essec Business School in Paris in July, 2025.