CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Group recognises its social obligation towards the community and its various stakeholders. In this respect, the Group continued in its initiative to strive for a balance approach in achieving its business profi tability and the expectation of its stakeholders and the community. The best way for the Group to achieve this is through sustained and focused collaboration with a non-governmental organisation.

The Company together with its related company has chosen National Kidney Foundation (“NKF”), a non-profit charitable organisation which is dedicated towards promoting the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases through education, training and medical research. The collaboration will involve participating and contributing to the various events, campaign and activities of NKF in various forms such as donations, sponsorships, staff volunteers and resources.

The Group in collaboration with NKF had on 22 October 2008 organised a one day event on Health Talk & Screening Programme for its staff and the public at Bangunan AmAssurance whereby participants were given free health screening. During the event, our employees collected cash donation from the staff and public for NKF. Besides that, the Group also made contribution in the form of money to NKF which goes towards providing subsidised dialysis treatment and medication for the needy kidney failure patients

Our celebration of festivities has also included those who are less fortunate. During the Ramadhan fasting month, the Group through its holding company also took part in the Buka Puasa event organised for the orphanage children at Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.

In addition, the Group also provided a venue at Amcorp Mall Charity Bazaar for use by charitable organisations to conduct their fund raising activities. Ongoing initiatives such as recycling campaign are deployed by the Group with the objective to preserve the environment.

The Group will continue to channel its corporate social responsibilities through NKF and its various programmes. The Group will also participate in other activities which will benefit the community especially around its places of business as well as other charitable activities where appropriate.

This Statement on Corporate Governance is made in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors dated 27 May 2009.

Health talk by representatives of National Kidney Foundation   Body mass index check		Public queuing for free health screening   Blood glucose and cholesterol check