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Group Corporate Social Responsibility

Serving the Community

The Group’s CSR Policy ensures that CSR values are fully

integrated throughout the value chain across all our operations

throughout the globe. The policy puts an emphasis on our

capacity to influence society positively through various initiatives

to meet the needs of the community. Our focus in those who

have less within the community, underprivileged groups that

need assistance in their living.

We take the opportunity to make an impact during the various

festivals throughout the year to meet the needs of such groups.

During the period under review, we took a group of orphans for

a Raya shopping spree and break of fast in Kuantan, Pahang. We

also engaged with the surrounding community by participating

in their religious activities during the holy month of Ramadhan.

The tradition of working together with the villagers in the

surrounding area was continued with a Hari Raya Korban’s

gotong-royong activites with the community leaders and

villagers in Maran, Pahang.

We continue to instill patriotism among Malaysians and our

employees by flying giant Merdeka flags in our workplace and

along our highway corridor.

When the country was hit with one of the worst floods in

January 2015, many villages and families lost their homes in the

flood that hit east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and daily images

of those suffering were heart wrenching to watch. As every

assistance helps, the Group organised a staff donation drive for

Pahang flood victims. Proceeds from the donation drive were

handed over to the village, which was severely affected. The

Group also provided shelter for about 100 affected villagers at

the Temerloh Rest & Service Area while our Disaster Recovery

Team were deployed to help the community in the nearby

Kampung Bintang.

The AlloyMtd Group, in which MTDACPI is a member, continues to be conscious of its role as a

corporate citizen, where its operations have an impact on the communities that it serves. We take

our corporate social responsibility (CSR) seriously, as we take a concerted e�ort to contribute

meaningfully towards the betterment of our society.

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Come Chinese New Year, we took the opportunity to spruce

up and make good PDK Ceria daycare centre in Bentong,

Pahang. The children were then entertained with clowning

activities and senamrobic.

In the various festivities including Hari Raya Aidilfitri

and Chinese New Year, we prepared our highway users

ahead of their journeys by putting up travel time advisory

advertisements in major newspapers across the country. We

also offered discounted toll rates for users to relieve them

of the financial burden as they celebrate their respective

festivals with loved ones.

Integrity in the Marketplace

Trust and integrity are important values in our line of business,

and to ensure that our stakeholders’ confidence in MTDACPI

remains unwavering, we continue to uphold stringent policies

and business ethics in our daily dealings with various entities.

The Code of Ethics for Directors stands as a reference for our

leadership team to ensure that they conduct themselves in a

transparent manner in their representation of the Company.

In our communication with the public, we ensure that all key

messages are clear and concise. We remain committed to

upholding the best practices in the marketplace.

Globally, we are represented by our participation in the

Malaysia-Philippines Business Council (MPBC) with AlloyMtd

Group as the Chair, which is key in promoting trade and

business goodwills between the two countries.

Enriching the Workplace

One of the key assets of the Group is our talented employees,

which comprised a diverse group of individuals, who bring

with them a wealth of knowledge and experiences. Below is

an overview of employees’ demographics.

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As our employees are constantly on the field, where they

are subjected to various health and safety risks, we have put

in place the Health & Safety Policy, which includes standard

procedures on construction site, as well as safety measures

during emergencies.

The Group organises annual various sessions under the

Staff Training & Development Programme, which supports

knowledge building and skills training. We also aspire to

build a high performing culture through a comprehensive

Performance Management System (PMS) that takes

into account Key Performance Index and Leadership

Competencies. With this PMS in place, we want to motivate

and challenge our people to give their best in showcasing

their capabilities, as well as creating a continuous learning

culture for building future leaders in the organisation.

Conserving Our Mother Earth

As our business is closely related to the environment, we

acknowledge that every of our action can have an impact

to our mother earth. As such, we consciously evaluate our

processes and methodology to ensure that we do not leave a

negative footprint behind.

One of the keys to environment preservation is through

research and development (R&D) and the Group intends to

collaborate with institutions of higher learning to conduct

such programmes. To kick start, the Group, through ACP-DMT

Sdn Bhd, would be undertaking the R&D on micro-surfacing,

which is a critical phase in road constructions.

Ahead of the implementation of Solid Waste and Public

Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) on 1 September

2015, the Group has played a part in raising public awareness

on the importance of recycling. Via subsidiary, E-Idaman

Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Solid Waste Corporation, the

Group has introduced and carried out the 3R & Separation at

Home Awareness Programme to educate the public about

the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle. The awareness

programme was held in 24 locations across the states of

Kedah and Perlis, which were among the several states that

have agreed to adopt the new waste management law.

In addition, all of our standard operating procedures comply

with regulatory requirements including slopes stability,

structure management and terrain management. We are also

ISO compliant and regularly review our internal processes to

determine areas for improvement.

In line with Bursa Malaysia’s initiative to promote Environment,

Social and Governance, the Group intends to conduct an audit

on its existing policies and processes and identify the necessary

gaps that would promote further transparency and disclosures in

our role as Corporate citizen. Going forward, the Group remains

committed in enhancing its CSR framework and will not hesitate

to implement new programmes that will benefit the areas of

Community, Workplace, Marketplace and the Environment.

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