KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2023

42 WE ARE KENANGA LEADERSHIP MESSAGE VALUE CREATION MODEL KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2023 The Group became a signatory of Women’s Empowerment Principles and an official partner of LeadWomen 51% of the overall workforce are female, average gender pay ratio men to women is 1:0.92 Conducted several initiatives in conjunction with International Women Day 2023, to further promote gender equality amongst employees, including pop quizzes, the dissemination of online awareness material and #EmbraceEquity pose challenge Supported LeadWomen campaigns in empowering women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, as well as healthcare and sports by engaging and insightful panel sessions and networking opportunities Encouraged more women to open trading accounts through the Bursa Securities #EqualityforEquity Campaign Collaborated with Tokenize, InvestingNote, and ShareInvestor to organise Invest Meet Up #3: Babe and Finance, focusing on empowering women to invest and breaking down barriers in areas on finance and investment Policy updates on prevention and eradication of sexual harassment at workplace followed by training for People Managers on this topic KEY PROGRESS IN 2023 SUSTAINABILITY AT KENANGA The Group is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within our workforce as part of our sustainability commitment. We uphold ethical human resource practices, maintain a zero-tolerance policy for human rights violations, and ensure transparent communication on human rights for all employees. Additionally, we continuously strive to encourage two (2)- way, open communication with our employees through dialogues and discussions. Furthermore, our employee engagement programmes seek to promote the sharing of knowledge amongst our employees, celebrate diversity, and foster a sense of belonging. OUR APPROACH WHY IT MATTERS Embracing diversity and inclusion enables us to attract a wider pool of talent, as well as to encourage new ideas and perspectives that help enhance our business. We aim to give our employees equal opportunities to succeed professionally, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity and background. We strive to improve and maintain a healthy gender-balanced workforce through our focus on inclusivity that allows each individual to thrive in their careers. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION GRI 405, 406 Inculcating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture by adopting equality and non-discriminative practices in human resource processes.

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