Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2013

OVERVIEW OUR BUSINESS STRATEGIC REVIEW CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Maxis Berhad Annual Report 2013 OTHER INFORMATION 45 WE REDUCED OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT PER BASE STATION IN 2013 BY 13% MAXIS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EXCELLENCE AWARDS (MSEA) We are the only telco in Malaysia to offer scholarships to our customers and their children. Under the MSEA programme, as many as 244 young Malaysians have benefited from an education at prestigious universities both at home and abroad. Since the programme took off in 2005, Maxis has invested RM44.8 million to enable students to pursue their dreams of obtaining an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. ENGAGING OUR PEOPLE Corporate responsibility goes beyond just delivering on these initiatives – it also involves giving our staff the opportunity to be hands-on, having a flavour of what it is that we do. It’s also about being a part of a worthy cause. To date there have been 439 Maxis volunteers, clocking in a total of 7,374 man hours. HOME ADOPTION Since 2012, Maxis has adopted two homes – the Independent Learning and Training Centre (ILTC) in Rawang, Selangor and Jenjarom Old Folks’ Home in Banting, Selangor – for two years. During this period, we have been working closely with them to see how we can best meet their operational needs, while providing training to develop their social and IT skills. Some of the initiatives that we had last year include hosting a two-day workshop teaching members of ILTC about basic IT skills at the Maxis Academy in Menara Sunway Annexe, along with a half-day workshop, also about basic IT skills, for senior citizens at Jenjarom Old Folks’ Home. Both facilities were also equipped with free wireless broadband for the residents’ use. But it isn’t all work and no play – we have also organised festive celebrations such as Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, and Deepavali at each of the homes. DISASTER RELIEF Two major and tragic disasters struck this year – Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the floods in the East coast of Malaysia. Together with MCMC and KKMM, along with the other telcos, a humanitarian fund was created to help these unfortunate victims. Maxis subscribers wishing to donate simply had to text a short code, indicating how much they wished to contribute (in denominations of RM1, RM3, RM5 and RM10) and send it to 13999 via their mobile phones. We took this a step further by proactively organising an internal donation drive to raise funds for Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Over RM12,000 was raised and channelled through Mercy Malaysia who provided out-patient treatment to victims. WHAT WE DO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Resource Efficiency We have adopted various energy efficiency solutions at most of our base stations and our Technical Operations Centres, such as solar technology, free cooling systems and energy efficient air-conditioners. • Total energy usage = 280 GWh • Target reduction = 9 GWh • Actual reduction = 14 GWh (155% achieved) Carbon Management Our target to reduce direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions for 2013 was 21,000 tonnes. We have surpassed this with an actual reduction of 26,400 tonnes. This was achieved through various initiatives, such as the modernisation of old Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), while improving our Technical Operations Centres (TOCs). This includes continuously upgrading old airconditioning units to those that are more energy efficient, and retrofitting LED lights to all TOCs. OPERATING RESPONSIBLY AND ETHICALLY Maxis operates responsibly and ethically through our “Code of Business Practice”, which guides Board members, management and employees in upholding the highest standards of ethical business conduct. This means being a responsible employer, maintaining the health and safety of our employees and contractors, ensuring high standards of labour and environmental protection in our supply chain, and transparent and ethical business practices. Maxis also ensures that the highest standards of conduct and integrity are always at the core of the Company through the guidance of the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance, steered by the Board of Directors.