September 2011 - MINDA Malaysian Directors Academy ...

article oneachieve progressive transformation towards excellence thatis inclusive and socially responsible whilst balancing therequirement to protect the natural environment. In short, abalance of “Profits, People and Planet”.These programmes collectively have resulted in significantimprovements to communities, the environment and businesssustainability as follows:People (Community)GLCs support the development of social capital for vulnerablegroups in many ways. As a national initiative, GLCs havecome together with other private sector players, to supportintervention programmes centered around equitable accessto education for all and in alleviating hardcore poverty throughsustainable livelihood, capacity and skills building initiatives.All these programmes cater to short term and long term needsof these communities.Planet (Environment)Responsible businesses recognise that in order to ensure asustainable future for the next generation, companies needto invest in responsible environmental practices - today. Thismeans that GLCs today focus on investing in programmeswhich include Green Projects, Proper Waste ManagementSystems and Energy Efficiency as well as Carbon Offset andCarbon Management Programmes.Profits (Business Sustainability)Business Sustainability covers the two areas of Workplaceand Marketplace. GLCs must be responsible in the waythey conduct their businesses and thus, GLCs place greatimportance on their relationships with their employees,customers, suppliers, government agencies, and communitiesin which they operate.5 th Cluster: Building Knowledge and Human CapitalDevelopmentThis cluster showcases GLCs’ touch points with peoplefrom all age groups, namely school-going children, youngadults entering further education, young adults entering theworkforce and the workforce itself and highlights the variousopportunities in terms of employment and education via GLCs.We believe development starts at a young age and with thisin mind, GLICs and GLCs support a line-up of programmesthat cater across a wide range of age groups, from primaryeducation like the Trust Schools project to universitygraduates entering the workforce through the GraduateEmployability Management Scheme (GEMS) and a host ofother employment programmes across different industries.To date GLICs and GLCs have offered numerous scholarshipprogrammes on various fields for young adults entering higherlearning education.GLCs as a network also have formal leadership developmentprogrammes to further develop human capital and the futureleaders of Malaysia. These include the Cross AssignmentProgramme (talent exchange between GLCs), CrossFertilisation Programme (talent exchange between GLCsand the Government) and the Accelerated DevelopmentProgramme for C-Suite high potentials.Among the activities this cluster featured at the Open Daywere “kopi-tiam” sessions with prominent young personalitiesgiving motivational career talks, which were well attended.GLC Open Day OutcomesThe GLC Open Day over the 3 days ended well and wasconsidered quite a success given the crowd turnout. Thenumber of visitors (as measured by stickers on visitors) wasaround 30,000.The various activities from the launch event, the contests, thespotlight corners, the booths, the CEO appearances were allvery well received by the public. The Forums in particular wasworth highlighting where the audience was focused and thecontent quality high all round. The Forum Perdana in particularwas high-energy, high-quality and much wisdom and usefulideas came out of it, as did the others too. The MalaysiansUnite for Road Safety (MUFORS) pledge wall received some3,000 road safety pledges and these include personal pledgesfrom famous personalities.Feedback form from the general public (with close to 3000respondents) indicated the following results on a scale of 1(lowest rating) to 10 (highest rating):• Quality and clarity of the exhibition: 75% rated 8-10• Helpfulness and attentiveness of the representatives: 75%were satisfied and rated 8-10• Quality of the spotlight sessions and forums: 73% rated8-10• GLC Open Day rating: 80% rated 8-10• Understanding of GLICs and GLCs: 76% said ‘yes’, 23%stated ‘somewhat’PCG wishes to record its utmost gratitude to everyone fromits constituent GLICs and GLCs and external parties whoparticipated in the event in making it the resounding successit was. The GLC Open Day was not envisioned to be an annualaffair but there is a possibility that another Open Day will beheld upon the programme reaching its next major milestoneat the end of the programme in 2015.5BOARD VIEW_SEPTEMBER 2011¹ Participating GLICs: Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP), Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera(LTAT), Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) and Khazanah Nasional Berhad.² Participating GLCs: Affin Holdings Berhad, Axiata Group Berhad, BIMB Holdings Berhad, Boustead Holdings Berhad, CIMB Group HoldingsBerhad, Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad, Malayan Banking Berhad, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, Malaysia Building SocietyBerhad, Malaysian Airline System Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, Proton Holdings Berhad, Sime Darby Berhad,Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TH Plantations Berhad, UEM Group Berhad and UMW Holdings Berhad.