Malaysian public listed companies are invited to be considered for the Awards.

They will be assessed in four dimensions based on the Bursa Malaysia CSR Framework – Marketplace, Workplace, Environment and Community.

Companies are divided into two categories:
• above RM1 billion market capitalisation
• below RM1 billion market capitalisation

In each of the 2 categories, there will be 4 Awards – one each for Marketplace, Workplace, Environment and Community. Some key criteria in each dimension are outlined below.

Marketplace

• Corporate Governance (Board composition, committees, practices)
• Stakeholder Engagement (Policies, engagement with customers, suppliers, government, civil society groups, media, investors, communities)
• CSR Management (Reporting, communications)
• Procurement & Code of ethics (Policies, training of employees)
• Product Responsibility
• Codes of conduct & adherence to international standards

Workplace

• Code of conduct (Equal opportunities, health & safety, trade union rights)
• Health & Safety (HSE Management system, improvements, training)
• Human Capital Development (Training, appraisals)
• Work-life balance (Benefits, provisions)
• Working conditions (Induction, handbook, grievance procedures, communication with staff)
• Diversity & Equal Opportunity (Gender, special needs employees, minority groups)

Environment

• Current environmental footprint (Measurement & reporting on CO2 & other greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water, waste)
• Goals for improvement (Targets, reductions, programmes)
• Environmental standards
• Effect on biodiversity
• Environmental impact studies
• Promotion of sustainable development (increasing biodiversity)
• Legal non-compliance/fines

Community

• Alignment to international standards
• Measuring social impact of contributions
• Programme partnerships
• Community investment focus areas & capacity-building programmes
• Impact assessments on environment, society, local culture/heritage
• Employee Participation & Volunteering
  
  

The Process 

• Stage 1 – All public-listed companies are requested to complete an online questionnaire.  The companies’ responses will then be assessed through a scoring system by an independent third party organisation, and the scores will form a basis to shortlist the top 50 companies.

• Stage 2 – A quality review will be conducted of the shortlisted companies’ responses and supporting evidence submitted or published. 

• Stage 3 – The shortlist is submitted to a distinguished panel of judges who deliberate and decide on the awards’ winners.