Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR Programs for 2010
As a progressive and caring organisation that is committed to finding ways to improve the quality of life of its employees and society at large, KWAP as a good corporate citizen embarked upon a number of Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives. Below are several initiatives that KWAP will embark in for the year 2010:
Financial Planning for Retirement Seminar Article Contributions for newspapers Donation Drive and Jumble Sale Save the Environment Children's English Workshop Children's Educational Trips
Previous CSR Programs for 2009

01 - Participation in Career Fair

Leveraging on its knowledge in pension and fund management, KWAP participated in a Career Day organized by University of Malaya in August 2009 with the purpose of uplifting student’s awareness on the pension and fund management industry in order to encourage the undergraduate students to explore the possibilities of joining the industry when they embark in their career. Over 100 students from the Accounts and Business Faculty attended the hour long talk presented by the Head of External Fund Manager, Mr. Ambalagam R. Marappan.

02 - Article Contribution in Daily Newspaper

Manage media and stakeholders communication.
KWAP also contributed articles on a monthly basis to The Edge Financial Daily editions. The topics covered ranged from economics, fixed income, equities and risk.

03 - Seminar on Financial Planning for Retirement

As one of the core objectives of the CSR Program is to educate the public on retirement, KWAP organized a Seminar on Financial Planning for Retirement in October 2009. Fifty representatives were selected from the Public Services Department, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia and Accountant General’s Department to attend the one day seminar.

04 - Fund Raising Activity and Donation Drive

Central to KWAP’s CSR philosophy is employee engagement. To further encourage involvement of our employees in charity, activities were held such as jumble sales and donation drives to raise fund for a worthy cause. The proceeds were used to furnish and equip the Resource Centre for Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tampoi (Asli), Dengkil, Selangor. Three of their top UPSR 2009 students were also be given a token of appreciation for their academic accomplishment.

05 - Saving The Environment

One crucial aspect of our CSR initiative is to establish a work culture that is environmentally aware and conscientious. We wish to instill a sense of respect and appreciation for the environment in each and every individual in KWAP. In this regard, efforts were made to reduce usage of paper products and and encourage recycling. Also, to help reduce carbon pollution, power usage was saved through turning off the lights and electrical equipment during lunch and after office hours. To constantly remind employees to play a part in environment protection, the tagline “Save Cost: Recycle, Avoid Wastage” was introduced in all electronic communications.

06 - CSR Committee

As a mode of encouragement to instil volunteerism among employees, the CSR Committee members are elected on a yearly basis by the Management team. The committee members are then divided into teams to manage different programs throughout the year.

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