SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD 48 Sustainability Statement Product Responsibility In order for Sasbadi’s products to remain reliable and up to par with the current educational needs, we ensure that, amongst others: 1. Authors and their materials are assessed by our Senior Editors, Commissioning Editors and Managing Editor with respect to their qualifications, quality and relevance to Sasbadi’s publications. A descriptive and critical review process will take place upon receiving the manuscripts for the purpose of quality control. 2. Content development and modification are overseen by the Editorial and Production departments. After multiple rounds of checking and review, the final manuscript will be approved by our Publishing Manager before being published. 3. Editors undergo regular training to ensure they are up to date with the requirements and direction set by the Ministry of Education. We also encourage our authors to keep abreast with such developments. Copyright compliance is also essential to our business. Thus, we carefully monitor the usage of contents and actively mitigate any copyright infringement risks. We also continuously educate our people on copyright and licensing issues. We are committed to adhering to data protection as data is a valuable asset to the Group. We have developed a policy for information management which provides guidance to our employees on how to control the usage of and restrict access to our data whenever necessary, in the interest of the Group. There is no known occurrence of copyright infringement or product quality issues during the FYE 31 August 2025 as well as the past 2 financial years. There have also been no reported cases of quality issues received nor were there any that were correspondingly unresolved during the FYE 31 August 2025 as well as the past 2 financial years. Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is critical in facilitating our operations and the Group strives to build long term mutually beneficial relationships with our suppliers. Therefore, we engage with our suppliers in a fair, transparent and ethical manner. We review our suppliers based on, amongst others, price and payment terms, product and service quality, operation scale and their geographical proximity to our facilities. Suppliers who share similar core values with us would be our preferred suppliers. We take all reasonable effort to conduct appropriate evaluations of our potential suppliers. We would regularly check on the supplies received and occasionally engage other suppliers on trial basis. This is to promote healthy competition among our suppliers and encourage better performance. One of our procurement practices is to source for materials locally whenever possible. As such, nearly all of our supplies are obtained from the Klang Valley, save and except for products that are not manufactured locally, such as simili paper. This is because we believe in contributing to our local economic growth and sustaining a healthy ecosystem for local players. We find that engaging local partners enhances the Group’s efficiency by allowing us to deal with potential risks that may arise from supply chain disruptions. It also reduces cost of purchasing and compliance, as well as minimises our carbon footprint by reducing emissions related to transportation in the supply chain. The percentage spent on local suppliers for the FYE 31 August 2025 was 94.24% (2024: 91.55%). CREATING A SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE Our employees are the core of our existence and our greatest asset. Their skills, dedication and care define the success of the Group. We strive to provide a positive working environment by constantly engaging our people, creating opportunities for their growth and development as well as emphasising the practice of a balanced lifestyle. This has been important especially post pandemic, where livelihoods were threatened and job security became a key concern for many employees. As such, we continuously update and revisit our policies and guidelines in compliance with the relevant labour laws and regulations of the local government. These cover issues relating to compensation and dismissal, recruitment and promotion, working hours, leave, career development, diversity, anti-discrimination and other employee welfare related matters. We also engage with our employees on a regular basis to provide updates on the Group’s developments, as well as to motivate them and address any difficulties they may be facing.
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