Ummb Annual Report 2017
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UTUSAN MELAYU (MALAYSIA) BERHAD | ANNUAL REPORT 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT OUR SUSTAINABILITY Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) ILLA 4 P RS Berhad (“Utusan”) strives O STATEMENT F S to be a responsible U LE S UTUSAN strives to be a organisation by giving OP E BU T full commitment P A S responsible organisation by giving R I I to maintain a U N N O E full commitment to maintain a high standard of S A S governance in B high standard of governance our operations to I L Y I T in our operations to have a have a positive I T N Y sustainable impact E U N positive sustainable impact on V on the business, M I R M O environment, O C the business, environment, N M E N communities and our T people. communities and our people BUSINESS Over 80 years in the newspaper publishing industry, Utusan Group has weathered many challenges and intense competition. However, Utusan remains firm in its belief that it will successfully sail through all the obstacles and continuously fulfill the needs of loyal customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders. 4 TUNJA N G KEY AREAS OF CONCERNK OUR ENGAGEMENT E KAMI M l A friendlyA and conducive P working l Utusan encourages an open door communication J ER A ER N environment. Good inter-communicationP between the management team and staff. K IA E A G l betweenP the management team and the Utusan still believes in good reward system to those A N staff. A deserved to be rewarded despite financial challenges. A N l To keep staff informed on the Company’s l Utusan always gives full support to our Badan EMPLOYEES N latestI development and strategies. Keluarga Utusan Melayu (BKUM), a body which is T I l Possibilities of future career advancement.A formed for the welfare of the staff. N L U l A l Safe working conditions and educate The formation of OSHA committee helps to ensure the M M O K S healthy lifestyle. operations, plants and offices are adhering to safety E K I T A l Solid training andR succession planning. regulations l Any issues raised by the Union will be discussed in l To encourage open discussion between the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) between the members and the management. management and representatives from the Union. TRADE UNIONS l To update the members on Company’s l The top management is adopting an open door financial performance and development. concept for the Union representatives to discuss any matters of concern. l Provide up-to-date, balanced and reliable news. l Offering customers with various platforms such as CUSTOMERS l Provide stable digital platform so that news print newspaper, e-paper, online TV and social media. can be accessed on a real time basis. l Ensure newspapers reach the market timely by closely l Provide multimedia platforms for monitoring all transporters. advertisers. 34 UTUSAN MELAYU (MALAYSIA) BERHAD | ANNUAL REPORT 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT KEY AREAS OF CONCERN OUR ENGAGEMENT l A standard and fair procurement policies l Utusan has formulated a standard procurement and procedures in giving out tenders and policies that ensure an ethical procurement processes projects. are being practised. SUPPLIERS l Good communication with suppliers and l Regular meetings and communications are arranged update any Company’s development that with the suppliers to update them on any new might affect them as suppliers. development within Utusan. l Close monitoring of the performance of vendors and l Products are efficiently placed in the market agents by the Marketing Department. Sales executives AGENTS/ in an orderly and timely manner. in every state are responsible to keep abreast with VENDORS Utusan’s products’ development and communicate it to vendors/agents. l The management is actively reaching out to potential l To keep on exploring business collaboration BUSINESS strategic partners to collaborate in any business with strategic partners to help Utusan to PARTNERS opportunities that can provide recurring income to diversify its business. Utusan. l Complying with Bursa Malaysia requirements by publishing quarterly results and Annual Reports. l Dissemination of information on timely SHAREHOLDERS l Information and explanations given at Annual General manner. Meeting and responding to Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group’s concerns on the performance of Utusan . l Various events to promote arts and culture such as l To uphold the value of arts and culture. Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan and Malam Puisi. l Giving back to the people through charity COMMUNITIES l Continuing our efforts to promote education using events. our products ie Utusan Pelajar, Tutor Guru as well as l Promoting importance of education. offering sponsorships for further studies. l Complying with all regulations and policies l Promoting awareness among staff the importance of GOVERNMENT / formulated by the Government or other complying with existing laws and regulations. REGULATORS relevant bodies such as GST, accounting l Communication with the regulators should there be standards and income taxation rules. any clarification on certain laws or regulations. COMMUNITY COMMUNITY YAYASAN HUMANITARIAN CULTURE AND KUMPULAN EDUCATION AID LITERATURE UTUSAN YAYASAN KUMPULAN UTUSAN Yayasan Kumpulan Utusan (“Yayasan”) through its corporate responsibility programme known as Utusan Prihatin reaches out to various levels of society. Among the individual aid channeled through this programme is a contribution of RM5,000 and basic necessities to one year old girl, Nur Medina Normazhad who suffers from liver failure and requires a liver transplant. ENVIRONMENT 35 NEWSPRINT ENERGY SAVINGS WASTE CONTROL OTHER EFFORTS OUR PEOPLE TRAINING AND HEALTH INDUSTRIAL WORK & LIFE DEVELOPMENT SCREENING HARMONY HARMONY SAFETY STAFF SUCCESSION AND HEALTH TURNOVER PLANNING UTUSAN MELAYU (MALAYSIA) BERHAD | ANNUAL REPORT 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT In addition, Yayasan also organized a visit to the Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDK) Cahaya Kasih, Subang Jaya, Selangor to celebrate the children with disabilities and channeled some donation to the centre as part of its initiatives in reaching the disabled. Yayasan in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare Subang Jaya continues its tradition of corporate responsibility by organizing Majlis Sentuhan Kasih Aidilfitri 2017 in the spirit of Aidilfitri. 200 special Handover contribution to Pusat Pengajian guests consisting of the disabled, the poor, the elderly Tahfiz Lil Banin, Pendang, Kedah. and single mothers from various races were celebrated. Yayasan also handed over three wheelchairs to three disadvantaged recipients and five Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) cards issued by JKM to five new recipients during the event. A visit to Pusat Pengajian Tahfiz Lil Banin, Pendang, Kedah was organized to celebrate hari raya with students and citizens at the centre. During the event, Yayasan handed over a contribution of RM30,000 to cover the cost of repair works of the male dormitory at the centre. HUMANITARIAN AID Utusan has always played a role and supported initiatives in fulfilling every humanitarian aid mission to help victims of natural disasters and reaching out to those in need. Doa Untukmu Rohingya and Konsert Munajat Untuk Rohingya: Sepasang Tangan Berdoa programmes that brings together artists and literary figures have managed to raise funds to be channeled to Tabung Rohingya Utusan-TH that was established last year through a joint venture between Utusan with Tabung Haji. Meanwhile, the Tabung Kemanusiaan Aceh, which was also formed last year managed to raise donations of over RM1.0 million and were handed over to the communities at Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia. Both aids have become a platform to enhance the image and branding of Utusan as a responsible and caring institution championing universal Humanitarian aid at Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia. issues. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Utusan continues to maintain its social responsibility in upholding the Malay language through literature competitions and poetry readings to ensure that the literary arena continues to have a special significance in the hearts of our people. The 32nd Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan and Sayembara Novel Fiksyen Sains dan Teknologi UTM-Kumpulan Utusan which is in its fourth season remains as the main platform for Malaysian writers to showcase their best works to the country’s literary world. Meanwhile, Malam Puisi Negaraku Sehati Sejiwa in conjunction with the celebration of National Day 2017 has successfully revived poetry as a cultural heritage, especially among young audiences. The event was jointly organized with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Malaysia Information Department. 36 UTUSAN MELAYU (MALAYSIA) BERHAD | ANNUAL REPORT 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan 2016. In the pursuit to produce a generation of hafiz Al-Quran, Utusan Malaysia Education Unit in collaboration with Darul Quran Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) organized the Kem Remaja Tutor Generasi Al-Quran aiming at improving the skills and quality of reading and memorizing the Quran among the adolescents. Festival Hari Guru, the annual programme in conjunction with the National Teacher’s Day, organized for the 9th consecutive year has managed to strengthen the branding of Utusan in the field of education and successfully maintain cooperation with the Ministry of Education. Forums such as Wacana Bahasa Melayu Wasiat ke-6 Raja-Raja Melayu, Forum Memperingati Sumbangan Tan Sri Just Faaland kepada Pembangunan Sosioekonomi Malaysia, Forum Jihad Memerangi Dadah and Program Inspirasiku TN50 & Masa Depan Generasi Muda Malaysia jointly organized with Majlis Perundingan Melayu (MPM) have given an effective impact to Utusan’s image as a media practitioner that brings aspirations towards the country’s development. Program Bubur Lambuk Ramadan was organized in collaboration with Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia (YaPIEM) to distribute almost 7,000 packets of bubur lambuk to the public during Ramadan. Utusan also plays a role in exposuring the public to financial literacy. The inaugural Simposium Saham Utusan 2017 attracted almost 1,000 participants interested in getting information on stock and investment management. Forum Nombor 10 - Mengembalikan Kegemilangan Bola Sepak Malaysia.