CAHYA MATA SARAWAK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

12 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015 Message from Our Group Managing Director While our sustainability story may be new to some of you, we would like to reassure you that CMS has always endeavoured to operate its businesses in a responsible and sustainable manner. Here at CMS, we are committed to prioritising responsible management and sustainable development on the Economic, Environmental and Social (EES) fronts to secure the future of the Group and create long-term shared value for our stakeholders. Value is created by making the most of top-line growth opportunities, bottom-line improvements and risk mitigation activities. As we continue to embed sustainability within every level of our organisation, we continue to uphold a spirit of excellence and drive innovation throughout our operations to enhance business efficiency and bolster our competitive edge. We have begun to integrate the sustainability agenda into our overall strategy and operations in a more prominent manner as we recognise it is key to the success of our business. To this end, 2015 saw us introducing Sustainability Key Performance Indicators (SKPIs) within our various Business Divisions to help them focus on managing their long-term environmental and workplace performance. As our respective businesses make good strides forward, we will focus our efforts on setting more aggressive sustainability goals each year to improve our overall EES performance. For our maiden Sustainability Report, we have adopted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines as our principal framework. The GRI is today the most widely used standard for sustainability reporting due to its holistic coverage. Overall, I am pleased with what we achieved on the sustainability front in 2015. Solid Progress within the CMS Family At CMS, we strive to combine the best of two environments: the warmth and companionship of a family environment, with the professionalism of a well-run meritocratic-listed company. This enables our staff to work in an environment in which they can thrive; one where they feel empowered and supported by their leaders. Our objective is to hire the best people, retain them, nurture them within a creative environment, as well as work together with them to find new and innovative ways to deliver ever-increasing value to our four stakeholders, namely our shareholders, customers, staff and the community. In 2015, we set KPIs for all senior and middle managers to engage with their teams. I am pleased to see that this resulted in more open communication and active engagement which has now become an integral part of our culture. The most recent employee satisfaction survey in 2014 showed a staggering 93.7% of our employees are happy in their jobs. Our efforts to create a conducive workplace environment where our staff can be the best they can be and where they can find a harmonious balance between work and life, is certainly paying off. The year in review also saw us making significant progress in developing a safety culture. This has been the direct result of every individual’s commitment to create an incident-free workplace within the Group. The earnest commitment of our people helped make 2015 one of our safest years and enabled us to achieve a zero occupational disease rate. The CMS safety culture was reinforced even as more staff became aware that accidents not only impacted the KPIs and bonuses of the respective business units materially, but also that they impacted the KPIs and bonuses of every employee across CMS, although to a lesser extent. YD H DATO’ RICHARD ALEXANDER JOHN CURTIS Group Managing Director Dear Stakeholders, I am pleased to present the inaugural standalone sustainability report of cahya mata sarawak berhad (cms or the group), which underscores our commitment to undertaking business in a responsible and sustainable manner. Focusing on our Economic, Environmental and Social performance in 2015, this Report represents our preliminary efforts to align with Bursa Malaysia’s sustainability reporting requirements for 2016. It also serves to reduce our perceived non-financial risk profile by positioning us as a company that is upholding a sustainability-based (and thus safer) business model which will ultimately draw more investors in.