Standard Chartered is pleased to present the first Sustainability Summary for Standard Chartered Malaysia. As the nation’s first and oldest Bank, established in Penang 143 years ago, Standard Chartered Malaysia takes pride in their solid foundation and remain committed to Malaysia. They are focused on delivering for their clients and communities and have clearly set out their commitment to society – seeking to be a force for good, promoting sustainable economic and social development in Malaysia. Sustainability is integrated into how Standard Chartered Malaysia does business. It guides everything they do, from the services they provide to their clients, to the way they run their Bank and support the local communities in which they live and work.

The Sustainability Summary showcases some of the sustainability and community achievements, and their approach focuses on three areas:

• Contributing to the sustainable economic growth
• Being a responsible company
• Investing in communities.

Highlights of their local achievements include 41% of women in senior management; 8,090 employee volunteer days in 2017; reaching out to over 6,000 primary school students under Bank Negara’s Buku Wang Saku programme;  contributing 1,870 intraocular lenses worth RM412,000 to underprivileged cataract patients through the Standard Chartered Foundation; and the 9th year of sponsorship for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon.

The Sustainability Summary provides details of the group’s performance of its focus areas, or pillars,  in relation to its aspirations and targets under each pillar, and aligning to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Of the fresh water people use every year, about 70 percent goes to produce the food we eat. At Cargill, we’re taking steps to manage our water resources efficiently by conserving water, improving water quality and ensuring access to clean water in the communities where we operate.

Our actions include:

• Conserving water – We are working across our supply chains and within our own operations to conserve and improve water quality. We minimize minimizing water use, particularly in areas of stress and scarcity, and improving water quality in areas impacted by agriculture. We conduct local assessments and map our plants and supply chains to determine our long-term risk and take appropriate action. We work to improve freshwater efficiency in our facilities around the world. Our progress includes improving efficiency in our operations by 12 percent between 2005 and 2015. In 2015, we set a new target to improve by another 5 percent by 2020.
• Improving water quality through sustainable agriculture – We are improving water quality in areas impacted by agriculture. We work with farmers to optimize use of fertilizer and other inputs to maximize yields, reduce runoff and protect watersheds.
• Promoting access to clean water – We promote access to clean water in communities where we live and work. In areas where we have operations in remote or sensitive locations, we install wastewater treatment technology to protect local water sources.

It’s that time of the year again to renew your membership. We’re starting early this year to give members ample time to settle their dues before the start of the new year. If you have not received our renewal notice, please drop us an email at [email protected]

Consider taking your support one step further and become a Strategic Corporate Partner in 2019.  Your visible presence helps us showcase the strength of our membership at key meetings and strengthens our ‘voice’. We hope that you will lend your support visibly be taking up one of our annual packages which include superb visibility for your company, additional memberships, complimentary events, and discounts.  Launched in 2017 and we have been growing this platform and most of our corporate sponsors have signed up for two consecutive years as they’ve seen value in being part of the program; some even committed to multiple years.
 

BREAKING NEWS: AMCHAM will be moving office in December and we are designing a space that will be user-friendly for all our members.  With this comes the opportunity to be ‘ever’ present at AMCHAM. We invite you to be part of our Corporate Wall or take up the naming rights for the two new spaces that almost all AMCHAM events will be placed.

To learn more about the program and the new office,  email me at [email protected], alternatively, you can email Yvonne Miranda at [email protected]

MITI DIALOGUE – We are sorry we had to cancel the Thursday, 11 October MITI Dialogue due to an unexpected change in the Minister’s schedule.  We have requested a new date and will keep you informed.

Next month – yes it is Thanksgiving! We all have a lot to be grateful for so we will celebrate a wee bit early, on Monday, 12 November, and this year, MY AMCHAM CARES will once again recognize companies who execute their CSR programs in a way that is strategic, sustainable, measurable and well-communicated. We are excited that our new member, the Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur will be hosting us this year and we are excited that you will get a chance to taste a new level of prestige that has come to the Golden Triangle that also offers intimate and personalized hospitality.

Come join in the celebration and extend your weekend into a Monday with a relaxing celebratory lunch! Registration will be opening soon, please register early as we have limited space.