p.183 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT p.182 UEM EDGENTA BERHAD INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2022 SOCIAL VALUE CREATION SOCIAL VALUE CREATION Local Community CONTRIBUTING TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES At UEM Edgenta, we believe in the paramount importance of contributing to the communities within the areas where we operate. To this end, we have focused our driving initiatives under three focus areas: Education Advocating and supporting a collaborative approach in all our efforts to empower and advance education, especially for the younger generation Community Enrichment and Well-being Delivering positive impact to the communities where our businesses are rooted, including by assisting underserved communities, supporting festive celebrations, national events, sports activities as well as providing essential aid during natural disasters Environment Contributing to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection and other important environmental issues Key Areas 3 Demonstrating compliance and promoting our culture Driving partnerships and collaborations Enabling volunteering opportunities Enhancing sustainability With these key focus areas in mind, we have established the following guiding principles which guide the implementation of our CR programmes: Further to this, we have committed to other international guidelines such as the UNSDG Decent Work and Economic Growth guidelines, which strive to protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers. Meanwhile, we have also assessed and allocated resources to engage with union advisors, enabling us to better understand employee concerns and effectively address any issues or enhancement opportunities in our employment practices. Similarly, the Group has put in place a Whistleblowing Policy to provide an avenue for any parties to raise or report legitimate concerns about any actual or suspected unwarranted treatment of employees at the earliest opportunity for investigation. This will allow the necessary transparency and objectivity in identifying and addressing any risk of human rights issues. During the year in review, we also conducted HR roadshows (Talk on Human Rights), which covered issues that included human rights, human rights at the workplace, human rights wages, fair working hours, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and nondiscrimination. The roadshow was held in 4 regional sites, Menara UEM (HQ), Johor, Perak and Penang, with a total attendees of 278 pax. As an overall average, the attendees rated the session at 3.75/4. At present, we do not maintain a standalone policy on human rights, slavery and human trafficking. However, we look forward to incorporating a formal testament on human rights into our Business Code of Conduct in the near future.
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