MKH Annual Report 2017

PRINCIPLE 1: ESTABLISH CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) Code Of Ethics And Conduct And Whistleblowing Policy The Board is committed to create a corporate culture that adhere to the best practices of corporate governance and to uphold high standard of corporate conduct. The Code of Ethics and Conduct (“the Ethics Conduct”) which set out the ethical standards and appropriate conduct at work adopted by the Group and is applicable to all employees and Directors of the Group. The Ethics Conduct covers the areas of conflict of interest, confidential information, insider information and securities trading, protection of Group’s assets and etc. The details of the Ethics Conduct are available for reference at the Company’s website at www.mkhberhad.com . In line with good corporate governance practices and with the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, the Board has put in place Whistleblowing Policy , a mechanism for its employees and stakeholders to report any concerns relating to possible improper conduct within the Company in matters relating to financial, compliance, misconduct, wrongdoing and other malpractices in an appropriate manner. The Group encourages its employees to raise genuine concerns within the Group in an appropriate way without the fear of being retaliation and the identity of the whistleblower will be protected and kept confidential. Any employee who has knowledge or is aware that any improper conduct has been, is being, or is likely to be committed is encouraged to make disclosure through the following reporting channels via writing or by telephone:- En. Mohammed Chudi Bin Haji Ghazali Senior Independent Non-Executive Director c/o MKH Berhad 5 th Floor, Wisma MKH Jalan Semenyih, 43000 Kajang Selangor Darul Ehsan Phone (Mobile) : +6012-287 2040 Email Address : chudi@mkhberhad.com Upon reporting an incident through the reporting channel, the whistleblower will be given a report code where they can check their report for feedback or questions. At the conclusion of investigation and as appropriate to the circumstances the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director may engage with the whistleblower who reported the concern, complaint or breach, for feedback so as to help determine whether the matter was dealt with fairly and appropriately. The details of the Whistleblowing Policy is posted on the Company’s website at www.mkhberhad.com for ease of access and reference. Sustainability The Board is mindful on the importance of the business sustainability. In conducting the Group’s businesses, the impact on the economic, environmental and social aspects are taken into consideration by the Board. Details of which are disclosed in the Sustainability Statement set out in this Annual Report. 44 MKH Berhad • Annual Report 2017 Statement on Corporate Governance