– Money & Me, Financial Literacy programme for secondary school students in collaboration with The Edge Education Foundation –

One of our Corporate Responsibility area of focus is to promote financial literacy among high school students. Since 2016, we’ve been collaborating with The Edge Education Foundation (TEEF) to run workshops based on the theme ‘Save, Spend, Earn, Grow, and Give’ to a group of Form 4 students at Methodist Girls School Kuala Lumpur (MGSKL). The workshops (facilitated by our volunteers) runs from March to July, followed by a ‘Sales Day’ and a two-day Boot Camp. During Sales Day, students had to use their financial skills and design thinking skills that they had learnt to innovate, produce and compete to market and sell their merchandise of choice. In 2018, one team from MGSKL won second place under the team category and received a smartphone each.

The team also secured RM3,000 from TEEF for their school for winning second place in the overall school category. The average post-assessment score showed an improvement of 5% from the pre-assessment score of 51% on financial literacy for the participants. We are also proud to note that 14% of participants made the decision to open a bank account after going through the programme (59% owned a bank account at the beginning of the programme). This was one of the key learnings from the workshop series, which covered the importance of saving with a bank. We also have similar education programmes at the homes and schools that we support. Read the CR section of our Annual Report or check out our hashtag on social media #PwCMYCR for more information.

– Delivering Sustainable Futures –

Established in 1982, Yayasan Sime Darby, or Sime Darby Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad.

With a vision to lead and make a sustainable impact and difference in the lives of others, YSD’s objectives are supported by its five pillars: education; environment; community & health; sports; arts & culture. While led by independent members of a Governing Council and managed by a dedicated team, YSD works closely with the three Sime Darby companies in areas of mutual interest.

Since its inception, YSD has awarded scholarships worth RM268 million to 4,086 students both in Malaysia and abroad. Under its Community & Health pillar, YSD supports initiatives to promote the well-being of disadvantaged people irrespective of race, culture, religion, creed or gender — the YSD Sinar Harapan initiative commits RM1,000,000 annually, majority of which goes to the provision of school supplies for the underprivileged and a smaller amount for in-kind assistance during festive seasons.

YSD’s conservation projects include the Sime Darby Plant–A–Tree programme in Pahang and Perak and the Protect Team to Combat Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking in Sabah. YSD is also actively involved in the development and improvement of sports in Malaysia — the YSD Chairman’s Trophy under the Sime Darby Football Development Programme (SDFDP) for example, aims to develop children (aged 8-15) to become multiskilled professional footballers. Under the Arts & Culture pillar, YSD supports the development of a vibrant arts community in Malaysia through initiatives such as the biennial YSD Arts Festival (YSDAF) and ASK Dance Company’s Forging Traditions: Traditional Dance Training for Trainers Workshop.

Sunway Medical Centre has taken a 360-degrees approach to healthcare. Malaysia’s premier medical institution provides high standards of healthcare and advanced medical education along with state of the art technology in holistic patient care, all within a seamless medical system.

This approach also encompasses the medical centre’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This namely includes various free health screenings, public health talks, awareness campaigns on various medical-related issues, and supporting a range of community events. Sunway The Good Run, one of the centre’s notable CSR initiatives, had donated its collection of RM200,000 to the Cancerlink Foundation in 2017. In 2019, RM275,000 was donated to cover the medical treatment costs for cancer patients of the B40 group via the Media Prima-NSTP Humanitarian Fund.

In 2018, Sunway Medical Centre won the Healthcare CSR Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan at the 14th annual Malaysia Excellence Awards. This award not only recognises the hospital’s efforts in the successful Let’s Take 5 and the Let’s ACE (Attack Cancer Effectively) campaigns, but it further signifies the centre’s diligent and innovative efforts in contributing back to the society.

Additionally, Sunway Medical Centre also shares the drive to help society with other companies. Notably, the centre is currently working with Shopee to encourage Malaysians to get examined for cancer. This is to promote the importance of early cancer detection. The tertiary hospital provides conditional complimentary blood tests and 3D mammogram packages to people who donate to the ShopeeMAKNA official store. Furthermore, Sunway Medical Centre also works with the Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN) to provide free mammogram scans.

– We Care We Can –

It is Unisem’s Vision of being a leading global multinational company providing total semiconductor packaging and test services, and a model corporate citizen in the communities in which we operate.

We are committed and guided by Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”) Code of Conduct, Sustainability Reporting and other international guidelines and best practices.

We disclosed our progress and improvements in managing EES matters by preparing our Sustainability Statement according to the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standard (“GRI – Standard”) Core option. We track and monitor sustainability-related issues, including business growth, labour rights, management of workplace safety, and our environmental impact.

Unisem (M) Berhad has been awarded numerous recognitions by our valued customers, local communities, respective regulatory bodies, ministry and associations. In 2018, Unisem was given a special recognition by the Sustainable Business Award 2018 under Business Responsibility & Ethics category.

Giving back to our local communities and national development is part of our Vision and Core Values. Unisem strives to support local organizations and institutions areas of health and welfare, education, culture, recreation and civic activities.

Every year, we actively engage our local community through our volunteer programs and donations. Our donation programs are reviewed annually to ensure that distribution of corporate contributions continues to effectively address the community’s changing needs. We are very encouraged and thankful to our prized asset – our employees who continue to deliver on our tagline “We Care We Can” and to give their best to strengthen our business and bring value to our communities and stakeholders.

The COVID-19 outbreak has shaken up the world, creating a period of economic uncertainty. To shed some light on this, the World Bank Group produced a very recent Global Investment Competitiveness Report on ‘Rebuilding Investor Confidence in Times of Uncertainty’. The report was derived from multiple surveys, one being a large survey of over 2,400 global business executives in ten large middle-income countries conducted in the second half of 2019 and a smaller survey in March and April 2020.

For further discussions on the report and the current environment, World Bank Group held a webinar on ‘Rebuilding Investor Confidence in Times of Uncertainty’ on July 10, 2020. This special session brought together panellists from three different countries in Southeast Asia to provide insights on how their countries have dealt with the pandemic in regards to techniques and methods adopted as well as the efforts made to regain investor confidence. The three panelists were Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG), Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, Ratchanee Wattanawisitporn, Executive Director, Foreign Investment Marketing Division, The Board of Investment of Thailand, and Siobhan Das, Chief Executive Officer, AMCHAM Malaysia.

A very big thank you to World Bank Group for organizing this session and for inviting AMCHAM’s CEO to elaborate on how Malaysia has handled the pandemic, from mitigating the effects of the outbreak and drawing investment amidst the situation.

If you missed the session, you’re in luck, the recordings are now available online. Please click below to view the recording and if you would like a copy of the presentation slides, please download the slides below.

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– To promote a culture of excellence and generally enhance public awareness and also recognition of Design and Environment which are two out of the five VERITAS core values –

URBAN PARK

On 29th September 2018, the VERITAS Fund for Excellence (VFE) organised a gardening day in the Kebun-Kebun Bangsar park. The effort began earlier in collaboration with students from Taylors University, School of Architecture and Building Design (SABD). They designed and built a hangout spot for visitors to the park to enjoy the greenery.

LIVE DESIGN DISCOURSE COMPETITION

VERITAS Fund for Excellence sponsored four Malaysian Architecture students to attend the LIVE DESIGN DISCOURSE (LDD) – The Essential Framework, to Surabaya (Indonesia), from 19th – 23rd February 2018. The LDD series is a programme initiated by Ar Saifuddin Ahmad (PAM) that aims to create an opportunity to collaborate, network and foster better relationship among student members of the participant institutes of architects.

KAMPUNGKU PROJECT 1 (2018)

On 17th till 19th August 2018, a group of 9 VERITASians joined an expedition to Taman Negara for ‘Project Kampungku’ which is a renewable energy initiative aimed at bringing artificial lighting to orang asli villages across rural Malaysia. The VERITASians worked with the indigenous tribes people to construct bamboo frames for the photovoltaic panels, and installed with wiring and lighting to the many homes in the village.

KAMPUNGKU PROJECT 2 (2019)

On the 27th and 28th of July 2019, a group of 8 VERITASians, 5 employees of Haskell , members of EcoMy and a journalist from the News Straits Times formed an expedition to Taman Negara for Project Kampungku 2.0, a renewable energy initiative aimed at bringing artificial lighting to orang asli villages across rural Malaysia. The VERITASians worked with the indigenous tribes of Kampung Yong to build bamboo frames for photo-voltaic panels to be laid-out, and educated the locals on correct usage of the panels to provide artificial light at night.