Bangkok--25 Jun--Enterprise Asia
A total of 52 projects across Asia were selected as therecipients of this year's Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) byEnterprise Asia. The Awards, often dubbed the Nobel Prize for Sustainability, washeld in Macau for the first time, after having been held in Singapore and Delhi
previously. The Awards also recognised four business leaders for their roles inpromoting CSR practices within their organisations and across their industries.
Over 300 submissions from 28 countries were received from companies across Asia,with judges led by former Minister of Environment of Taiwan, Dr Eugene Chien,sieving through the submission over a two-months judging period. Besides beingable to demonstrate the design and execution of sound and effective CSR programs,nominees are required to demonstrate the extent that CSR practices have beeninstitutionalized within their organisations and the measurable impact of theirprograms to people, community and environment.
The Awards honor Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsiblebusiness practices, demonstrating companies' leadership, sincerity and on-goingcommitment in incorporating responsible and ethical values, compliance, respect forpeople and individuals, involvement in communities and protection of theenvironment into the way they run their businesses.
Dato' William Ng, president of Enterprise Asia said, "the quality of this year'ssubmission is outstanding. It was a truly monumental task to decide on the best, asevery submission was of very high quality – demonstrating the expertise andcapability of the region's CSR practitioners. This is a far cry from when we firststarted giving out the awards in the year 2009. Much thought has been given to
impact and measurability, as a result of increased reporting requirements."Prizes were awards in six categories:
1. Social Empowerment
2. Investment in People
3. Health Promotion
4. Green Leadership
5. SME CSR
6. Responsible Business Leadership.
Tan Sri Dr Fong Chan Onn, chairman of Enterprise Asia, and former Minister ofHuman Resources and founding chairman of Sustainable Energy DevelopmentAuthority of Malaysia, presented the Awards trophy and certificate to recipients.Dr Fong said, "today, we highlight the efforts by businesses to promote sustainablecorporate practices and an ethical and compassionate business culture. More than
ever, we now see the urgency to institutionalize responsible entrepreneurship as amean to protect our market share, shareholder's value, and the sustainability of ourbusinesses."
The four business leaders named as recipients of the AREA Responsible BusinessLeadership Award are Batara Sianturi, CEO of Citi Indonesia, Dato' Michael Tio,Group Chief Executive and Managing Director of PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd,Paul Norman Janelle, President of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. and Seah Kian Peng,CEO of NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Limited.
Among the notable projects winning the AREA were Mandir Sahabatku and MandiriYoungTechnopreneur Program by PT Bank Mandiri Tbk., Empowering TobaccoFarmers Community through Community Learning Group by PT HM SampoernaTbk., Cooperative Service Station by The Bangchak Petroleum Public CompanyLimited, BACK-TO-FARM Project by Universal Harvester, Inc., and Build A CompanyThat Is Everybody's Dream by PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd.
Full List of Recipients of the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2015
Responsible Business Leadership Category
1. Batara Sianturi, CEO, Citi Indonesia
2. Dato' Michael Tio, Group Chief Executive and Managing Director, PKT Logistics
Group Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
3. Paul Norman Janelle, President Director, PT HM Sampoerna Tbk., Indonesia
4. Seah Kian Peng, CEO, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Limited, Singapore
Social Empowerment CategoryA.S. Watson Group (Hong Kong), A.S. Watson Global Volunteer Day, Hong KongCepatwawasan Group Berhad, Cepatwawasan Humana Education Resource Centre
(CHERC), MalaysiaCeylon Tobacco Company, Sustainable Agricultural Development Programme
(SADP), Sri LankaExpolanka Holdings PLC, Venture Engine, Sri LankaFrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Ltd, Hong Kong Milk Tea Day 2014, Hong KongHayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd, Seaweed Innovation Project, Sri LankaIRPC Public Company Limited, From Bench to Community, ThailandKumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad, Entrepreneurship Development Program(EDP), Malaysia
Lamina Films, Lamina's "Dream" Educational Project, ThailandNew World Development Company Limited, The New World Springboard, HongKongPermodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Malaysia Unit Trust Week, MalaysiaPort Authority Of Thailand, Determination of the Princess Mother & Giving Love andWarmth to the underprivileged Children Project, ThailandPT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., Mandir Sahabatku, IndonesiaPT HM Sampoerna Tbk., Empowering Tobacco Farmers Community through
Community Learning Group, IndonesiaS&P Syndicate Public Company Limited, S&P Kitchen For Kids, ThailandThai Life Insurance Public Company Limited, Thai Good Stories, ThailandThe Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited, Cooperative Service Station,ThailandThe Shell Company Of Thailand Limited, Shell Thailand CNS Terminal Fire WaterPipeline Replacement Project, ThailandToshiba Information Equipment (Phils.), Inc., Building a Nation Trough QualityEducation, PhilippinesTrans-Asia Oil And Energy Development Corporation, Harnessing Energy Literacyfor Planet Earth (HELP Earth), PhilippinesUniversal Harvester, Inc., BACK-TO-FARM Project, PhilippinesWNS Cares Foundation, WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) Computer Literacy Project,IndiaInvestment in People CategoryAP Honda Co., Ltd, Safety Thailand, ThailandMah Sing Group Berhad, Mah Sing's Investment in People, MalaysiaMetropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA), MWA Plumber for People Project,ThailandPKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd, Build A Company That Is Everybody's Dream,
MalaysiaPT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., Mandiri Young Technopreneur Program, Indonesia
PT Trakindo Utama, The Trakindo Education Cooperative Program, IndonesiaShah Cement Industries Ltd, Amar Nirmaney Ami - Building My Home, BangladeshHealth Promotion CategoryA.S. Watson Group (Philippines), Watsons Generics: Improving Lives of the FilipinosOne Pill at a Time, PhilippinesBillion Hearts Beating Foundation, Billion Hearts Beating: for a heart-healthy India,
India
DLF Foundation, AAROGYAM – Comprehensive Healthcare, India
PT Combiphar, COMBI HOPE Health Living Education, Indonesia
PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Peduli Kasih, Indonesia
Sampath Bank, "Hope for a Life"- Endowment of Neuro Navigation System, Sri
Lanka
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Takeda-Plan Healthcare Access
Program, JapanGreen Leadership CategoryAmpol Food Processing Ltd, Reduce Waste by using 3 Rs, ThailandArthaLand Corporation, We Are ArthaLand: We Are Green, PhilippinesBritish American Tobacco Bangladesh, Probaho (Water Filtration Project),BangladeshHang Lung Properties Limited, "Hang Lung Green LEEDers Program", Hong KongKPMG, Rainforest-to-Reef (R2R), Malaysia
Lafarge Republic Group, Beyond the National Greening Program, PhilippinesLand Bank Of The Philippines, Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) on LANDBANKfinancedProjects, PhilippinesPARKnSHOP, PARKnSHOP Energy Saving Program, Hong KongPETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, ecoCare and ecoCare EnvironmentalEducation Centre, MalaysiaPTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, Bio-Agri, ThailandRicoh (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Much About Mangrove, MalaysiaRizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), RCBC Green ATM Project,PhilippinesSelangor Dredging Berhad, River Rehabilitation Program, MalaysiaSPCG Public Company Limited, SPCG 36 Solar Farms, ThailandSME CSR CategoryMuang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited, Muang Thai Life AssuranceCommunity Development Volunteer Camp, ThailandPuritas (Pvt) Ltd, Sath Diyawara, Sri Lanka