MRCB takes top spot at Australasian Reporting Awards

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB)  won the prestigious Gold Award at the 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) ceremony held in Melbourne on Wednesday.

It said the Gold Award represents the highest standard of reporting, based on world best practices and international benchmarks that focus on transparency and accountability. 

“Each annual report submitted to the ARA Awards is reviewed by three members of an expert panel and assessed based on its comprehensiveness and transparency. This year marks the second consecutive year MRCB has won the coveted Gold Award for its Annual Report,” it said in a statement. 

MRCB was also one of four finalists for the Work Health & Safety Reporting Special Award. 

MRCB’s Chief Corporate Officer, Amarjit Chhina, said: “Winning this independent and esteemed award for two consecutive years is a testimony of our continuous commitment towards improving governance, transparency and disclosure of information to our stakeholders – all areas MRCB focused on during its Five-Year Corporate Transformation journey.” 

Amarjit, who accepted the award on behalf on MRCB, said: “Today, not only has our Corporate Transformation journey translated into improved corporate sustainability, it has also strengthened MRCB’s corporate governance. This Gold Award further validates our efforts in upholding the highest standards of reporting and stakeholder communication.”