Faroze Nadar is the Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia &
Brunei (UNGCMYB), a country network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). In
this capacity, he oversees a portfolio of strategic sustainability initiatives aimed at
enhancing private sector sustainability strategies, competencies, and culture, fostering
sustainable supply chains, expanding access to sustainable financing, and ultimately
enhancing business performance. His project contributions have been referenced in
Malaysia’s National Voluntary Report on the SDGs and the 12th Malaysia Plan Mid-term
Review.
Faroze has been instrumental in UNGCMYB’s growth, tripling its membership within four
years to establish it as Malaysia’s largest sustainability platform and ASEAN’s most
prominent UNGC country network. He is also leading efforts to position UNGCMYB as
the country’s leading sustainability knowledge provider through extensive
capacity-building programs for thousands of corporations and SMEs. He is also
engaged by private sector, government, and UN agencies on sustainability and ESG
matters.
Faroze co-chairs the Private Sector Working Group under the National SDG Council,
serves on the NRES National Climate Change Advisory Panel, and is a member of the
JC3 SME Working Group. Regionally, he shapes selected UNGC’s multi-country
programs and initiatives.
Holding a master’s degree in knowledge management, he has dedicated the past fifteen
years to advancing sustainability within the private sector in various global and local
roles. A staunch advocate for courageous leadership in sustainability, Faroze is a
committed supporter of a Just Transition agenda.