Sustainable Development Awards Winners 2025
Chief Executive Officer Award 2025
Nikolai Podguzov
Chairman of the Management Board, Eurasian Development Bank
Distinguished Person Award 2025
Mohd Zamree Mohd Ishak
President & Chief Executive Officer, Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC)
Institutional Project Awards
Category 1: Human Capital Development
Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC) Malaysia Berhad
The Leadership Development Programme (LDP)
Merit Award/s
- SME Bank Malaysia Berhad – SME BANK Graduate Talent Programme (“GTP”)
- State Development Corporation «VEB.RF» – Pilot Program of Social Impact Projects
- DFCC Bank PLC – OMMM Committee Initiatives
Category 2: Environmental Development
Development Bank of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Sector Project
Export-Import Bank of India
Sustainable Finance Programme
Merit Award/s
China Development Bank – China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) New Energy ESG project
PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure (Persero) – Empowering Sustainability: The Tembesi Floating Photovoltaic Power Project – A Model for Clean Energy, Environmental Stewardship, and Economic Growth
SME Bank Malaysia Berhad – SME Bank Sustainability Journey
Category 3: SME Development
Bank Simpanan Nasional
Collaboration and MOU with Mesin Kira
SME Bank Malaysia Berhad
SME Bank Sandbox Swiss Innovation Challenge 2024
Merit Award/s
Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC) Malaysia Berhad – Portfolio Guarantee (PG) Business Credit Card
Export Development Bank of Iran – Dehrang Paket Mandegar Company
Bank of Industry and Mine – Lend-Tech Platform-Empowering Small Businesses
Category 4: Infrastructure Development
Development Bank of Kazakhstan
Rehabilitation of public roads of national significance
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
Merit Award/s
Eurasian Development Bank – Research Programme on Water and Energy Complex in Central Asia
Land Bank of the Philippines – H2OPE Water Program for Everyone
DS Finance Corporation– DS Global Corporate Center
- National Housing Bank, India – Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF)
Category 5: Technology Development
Small Business Corporation (SBCorp)
Expected Credit Loss Model
SME Bank Malaysia Berhad
Enterprise Lifecycle Scoring Assessment (“ELSA”)
Merit Award/s
Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) – Investment in Qolab.inc
Eurasian Development Bank, Fund for Digital Initiatives – ATTILAN
Pag-IBIG Fund (Home Development Mutual Fund)– Pag-IBIG Fund Online Public Auction (OPA): Affordable Homes Now Sold Online
Category 6: Trade Development
PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure (Persero)
A Groundbreaking Strategic Partnership Between Indonesia and Canada to Support Infrastructure and Energy Transition in Indonesia
Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) – Special Vehicle for Strategic Agriculture Commodities Financing Program – Government Intervention
Category 7: Local Economic Development
PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure (Persero)
Empowering Cultural Tourism Villages with Bangun Dusun Unggul (BDU) Program
Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ)
Investment in Aikawa Kurumaza Co., Ltd.
Fiji Development Bank (FDB)
The Fiji Development Bank Leveraging its Financial Instruments through stakeholder collaboration
Merit Award/s
State Development Corporation «VEB.RF» – “Hospitable Cities” Educational Programme
- New Rural Bank of San Leonardo, Inc.- “Bundled Financial Solutions in favor of Small-Scale Rice Farmers for Climate-risk Adaptation”
- Alalay Sa Kaunlaran Microfinance Social Development Inc.- Empowering Women and Youth-led Microenterprises through Microentrepreneurship and Green Energy Adoption
Category 8: Financial Inclusion
Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad (AGROBANK)
Structured Community Development Programme
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Financial Support to rural cooperative banks for deploying micro-ATMs at Cooperative Milk Societies and other cooperative societies
Merit Award/s
Development Bank of the Philippines – AGRI-PUHUNAN AT PANTAWIDPROGRAM (APPP)
Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad – Jom Jadi Perantis PUNB (JumPER)
Land Bank of the Philippines – AGRISENSO Plus and ASCEND
Category 9: Corporate Governance
Development Bank
Year of Governance
International Bank for Economic Co-operation
IBEС Sustainability Assessment Framework
Merit Award/s
- Bank Simpanan Nasional – Sustainability Framework
TEKUN Nasional – Certification of Iso 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS ) TEKUN Nasional
- Philippine Guarantee Corporation– PhilGuarantee’s Sustainable Strategic Direction
Category 10: Corporate Social Responsibility
IPDC Finance PLC.
Child Marriage Prevention Loan (CMPL)
Sabah Credit Corporation
Rural Hostel for Kuala Salong Primary School, Nabawan, Sabah
Merit Award/s
Development Bank of the Philippines – Sustaining Peace Through Environmental Protection and Preservation: Mindanao State University (MSU)-Buug Forest Project
PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) – Rebuilding the Reef: Restoring Coral and Empowering Communities in Misool
Development Bank – Karwa Project
Bank of Industry and Mine– Establishment of a Specialized Hemodialysis Center in Sistan and Baluchistan
Special Awards
Best Sustainability Report
Bank Simpanan Nasional - Upholding Aspirations, Across Generations
Best Website
PT Sarana Multi Infrustruktur
First Payor