2018 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

GROUP STRATEGY - CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ADOPTED BY ALL UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES IN 2015, PROVIDES A SHARED BLUEPRINT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. At its heart are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are a call for action to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. At UEM Edgenta, our long-term vision is to align our corporate responsibility initiatives with the SDGs. To date, we have introduced and actively participated in numerous sustainability efforts aligned to our business objectives which support several of the SDGs and are committed to continue to do so as part of our promise to all our stakeholders. Among them are initiatives related to SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), in which we subscribe to as a responsible corporate citizen to boost economic growth and development. Our efforts to continuously innovate our offerings, especially in the areas of information and technology enables our clients to continue providing services to benefit communities. Furthermore, our sustainability efforts which are further detailed throughout this report showcases our spirit to support other SDGs such as SDG 3 (Good Health & Well-being), SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth), among others. Our performance throughout the different sectors we operate in is continuously reviewed and improved, as it is a strong feature in the execution of our strategy to achieve prosperity for our business, the growth of the people and to safeguard the future of the planet. Financial Review Stakeholder Information AGM Information 37 Governance Review of Sustainability Activities