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Securities
Commission
Malaysia
ANNUAL
REPORT
2018

RESPonSIBLE coRPoRATE cITIZEn Sustainability efforts

Sustainability efforts

The SC is committed to ensure that a culture of
sustainability is embraced across the organisation. Its carbon
efforts in 2018 expanded beyond raising awareness
of sustainability issues and focused on catalysing
change to optimise resources, eliminate wastage CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN
and encourage greener living among employees. Say no to Reduce carbon Electric Vehicle (EV)
Plastics! Footprint charging Station

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Encourage employee volunteerism • Promote zero usage of • Participate in HP • Provide EV charging bays
single-use plastics and Malaysia’s ‘Go Green for electric vehicles
straws throughout the Rewards Programme’
To further encourage its employees to give back building by returning and
to the community, the SC has rebranded and • #SayNOtoPlasticStraws recycling more than
streamlined its Corporate Social Responsibility • #StrawlessInSC 435 used toner
cartridges
Encourage the use of
initiatives through the SC HEART programme to: personal containers • QR codes to download
and cups for food and the digital versions
• Foster greater employee engagement; drink takeaway of SC and AOB Annual
• Nurture relationships between the SC and the • Reports 2017
Implement digital
community; and subscription at the
• Promote an appreciation of arts & culture, SC Library
sustainability and societal well-being. • Discourage printing
#BeGreenLeaveItOnScreen

A fundraising programme under the SC HEART
initiative, called RELIEF (Relief Effort for LIfE by SC Disorder. Activities included an exhibition and sale of
stafF), was formed to aid humanitarian support for visual art pieces by three young gifted artists on the
both crisis and non-crisis situations. In 2018, more spectrum.
than RM12,000 was raised and more than 370
kilograms of staple food items were collected by In addition to the SC HEART programme, the
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employees through various in-house fundraising SC InvestSmart ScamBuster Run returned for
activities. Of this amount, RM10,000 was donated the second year to raise awareness on scams
to the ‘The Lost Food Project’, a pioneering food and illegal investment schemes. The 6km and
bank in Malaysia that rescues quality, nutritious 4km runs attracted 2,558 participants. A total
surplus food which is still in date and edible, of RM104,240 was collected, of which the SC
employees contributed RM18,580. The collection
and redistribute them to those in need. The SC’s was channelled to a non-governmental organisation,
donation was able to provide 50,000 nutritious SUKA Society, to support their efforts in providing
meals. education for Orang Asli children through the
sponsorship of one pre-school for three years, the
In conjunction with World Autism Awareness Day in printing of pre-school syllabus for six schools for
April, the SC organised its own Autism Acceptance one year and the training of Orang Asli Community
Day to educate employees on Autism Spectrum teachers.

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