Hong Leong Bank’s new data centre receives highest green certification in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank’s new data center has received a Titanium+ Tier nod from the Green Climate Initiative (GCI), an industry-leading green technology accreditation organisation.
With this accreditation, the Bank’s data center is officially a Certified Green Computing Facility and the only facility in Malaysia to achieve the prestigious Titanium+ ranking by scoring a near-perfect 99 out of 100 points in the Certified Green Computing Facility (CGCF) Weighted Scorecard.
This accreditation, which was presented at the Huawei Malaysia Digital Power Summit 2023, comes as the Bank continues to execute its strategic ESG initiatives, working towards its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.
In recent years, the Bank has gradually embedded ESG considerations throughout its business operations by implementing sustainability and environmental frameworks as part of its business strategy.
The bank’s new data center, which uses open-source, latest data governance architecture to enable real-time data processing, data mining, and in-depth analysis, was developed in line with the bank’s overall ESG framework.
According to Domenic Fuda, group managing director and chief executive officer of HLB, climate change will remain the most profound generational challenge which the world faces today as well as a key emerging risk for financial institutions over the next few years, given the increased regulation, demands for transparency and the need for whole ecosystems to embrace the need for action now so that future impacts of climate change can be appropriately and effectively managed.
“We take both a short-term, as well as, a long-term view when it comes to addressing climate change by being steadfast in incorporating sustainability actions and policies into our daily operations and strategic initiatives.
“These initiatives and actions throughout our business are designed to create a positive impact across our customers, community and the environment, whether it’s in business enablers like a data center or through our products and services that customers use.
“This certification from GCI is a testament to our commitment to putting sustainability at the core of our operations. We are proud to have the first Titanium+ tiered data facility in Malaysia,” said Fuda.