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The role of ESG policies in shaping sustainable businesses

Sustainability and ESG once buzzwords, have evolved to being seriously considered by both corporates and policy...

Published 30 May, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

ESG compliance: driving better production, employment, and trade

A survey by the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) on ESG reporting in Pakistan, covering public...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Business & Finance

Listed companies: SECP issues ESG Voluntary Disclosure Guidelines

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken a major stride towards promoting...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Business & Finance

PSX collaborates with LSEG on ESG

KARACHI: In a landmark development, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has signed a collaborative understanding with LSEG...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Markets

Reporting: PSX issues ‘ESG Primer’ for listed cos

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has taken yet another major step in realising its vision of ESG readiness for...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Business & Finance

ESG considerations, DE&I practices: SECP gives responsibility to Boards of listed cos

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has given responsibility to the Boards of the...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Opinion

Pakistan’s textile industry embraces ESG practices: Sustainability that lasts

Introduction In a transformative shift, Pakistan’s textile industry is setting new standards for sustainability as...

Updated 26 Feb, 2024 12:30pm

Business & Finance

Dun & Bradstreet announces incorporation of ESG RegisteredTM into its product catalogue

KARACHI: Dun & Bradstreet proudly announces the incorporation of ESG RegisteredTM into its product catalogue in...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Pakistan

ACCA, SECP sign MoU to promote investor education, ESG practices

ISLAMABAD: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Opinion

Pakistan & ESG implementation

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) values act as the guiding principle for a corporate sector’s ...

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 05:27am

Business & Finance

SECP notifies ESG roadmap for capital markets

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has notified a sustainable Environmental, ...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

Exporter caution: ‘Pakistan’s ESG compliance can affect GSP-Plus status’

SpectrEco CEO Faraz Khan says exports could take hit unless businesses follow ESGs

Published 12 Jan, 2024 09:00am

Editorials

Fitch maintains rating

EDITORIAL: Fitch has maintained Pakistan’s rating at CCC positive — a rating that has been stable since 10 July...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Markets

Shanghai Stock Exchange signs MoU with the Saudi Exchange

SHANGHAI: The Shanghai Stock exchange said it signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Exchange in...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Editorials

Financial inclusion remains a pipe dream

EDITORIAL: PwC Pakistan (A. F. Ferguson & Co.) has recently released a rather comprehensive, first-of-its kind...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Business & Finance

Faysal Bank collaborates with PICG for ESG

KARACHI: Faysal Bank, one of the leading Islamic banks of Pakistan collaborates with the Pakistan Institute of...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

Business & Finance

Companies pay up to $500,000 for sustainability ratings: report

LONDON: Companies are spending up to half a million dollars a year on a sustainability rating to meet investor...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Textile industry: water management

Unsustainable industrial water consumption has become a massive environmental sustainability challenge. Discharge of...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Opinion

How to retain the GSP+ status

As a beneficiary of the GSP+ since December 2013, Pakistan has enjoyed 10 years of duty-free access to the EU ...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Business & Finance

Macpac Films holds seminar on safety awareness initiative

KARACHI: Macpac Films Ltd, manufacturer and pioneer of flexible packaging films (BOPP - CPP), organised a seminar on...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Supplements

ESG – an important element of Salaam Takaful’s DNA

TEXT: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and their implementation – often referred to simply as...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Supplements

Salaam Takaful: Message from Rizwan Hussain Managing Director &CEO Salaam Takaful Limited

TEXT: Alhamdulillah, another year has passed and by the grace of Almighty, Salaam Takaful again has mounted a new...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Opinion

ESG and country’s textile industry

Pakistan’s textile sector is experiencing a rising requirement from the global community of buyers to enhance...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Supplements

HR Metrics: Leveraging Organizational Productivity and Sustainability through Competency Based SHRM HR Certification

Zahid Mubarik, SHRM-SCP, SPHRI, GPHR CEO HR Metrics, President SHRM Forum Pakistan

Published 23 Nov, 2022 07:20am

Business & Finance

Importance of ESG framework discussed

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) and the Pakistan Business Council (PBC)...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

SECP chief delineates challenges to sustainable growth

ISLAMABAD: Technology is a key enabler to accelerate transformation of businesses for sustainable growth, said...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Supplements

All Pakistan Chartered Accountants Conference 2022: Message from Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola FCA, President-ICAP

TEXT: On behalf of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), I welcome you all to All Pakistan...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Floods highlight need for identifying environmental issues: SECP chief

KARACHI: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan has said that the recent...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

ECB, IMF call on climate standard setters to align company disclosures

LONDON: A global standard setter for company climate disclosures should align with European and US alternatives for...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	282.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	282.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	143.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	6,022.24
Nasdaq / Jun 11	19,615.88
Dow Jones / Jun 11	42,865.77
India Sensex / Jun 12	82,355.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	38,173.09
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,037.41
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	8,864.73
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	23,697.86
France CAC40 / Jun 12	7,718.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 11	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 11	302,554
Petrol/Litre / Jun 12	253.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	67.42
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	3,343.62
Diesel/Litre / Jun 12	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	67.28

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Bank / Jun 12 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	6.11 ▲ 1 (19.57%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 12 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	6.61 ▲ 1 (17.83%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 12 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	5.21 ▲ 0.53 (11.32%)
Apna Microfin. / Jun 12 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.64 ▲ 0.97 (10.03%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 12 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	70.80 ▲ 6.44 (10.01%)
Saif Textile / Jun 12 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 12 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	43.07 ▲ 3.92 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 12 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 12 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 12 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	28.50 ▲ 2.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 12 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	20,987.89 ▼ -2331.99 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 12 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,993.94 ▼ -221.55 (-10%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Jun 12 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	398.57 ▼ -42.15 (-9.56%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 12 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.54 ▼ -1.45 (-9.07%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 12 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.01 ▼ -0.39 (-8.86%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jun 12 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	158.38 ▼ -12.76 (-7.46%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 12 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	6.17 ▼ -0.49 (-7.36%)
Hinopak Motor / Jun 12 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	374.16 ▼ -28.7 (-7.12%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 12 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.06 ▼ -1.99 (-6.85%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Jun 12 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	85.11 ▼ -6.09 (-6.68%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 12 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	55,899,181 ▲ 0.78
Fauji Cement / Jun 12 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	50,597,576 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,327,936 ▼ -0.08
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 12 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	49,092,533 ▼ -0.07
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	40,260,789 ▲ 0.74
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	38,519,154 ▼ -0.24
Invest Bank / Jun 12 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	38,443,385 ▲ 1
Dewan Cement / Jun 12 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	27,852,990 ▼ -0.43
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	26,083,851 ▼ -0.18
Treet Corp / Jun 12 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	24,336,515 ▼ -0.27

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