KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Community Outreach and Employee Volunteerism Programmes The Group recognises the importance of contributing towards the betterment of the communities in which we operate. Throughout 2017, we continued to inculcate employee volunteerism in our community outreach programmes. Listed below are some of the highlights: • We continued our support for Pusat Jagaan Anak Yatim An- Najah – a home for underprivileged children. We invited the children to Karnival Kewangan, a roadshow led by Bank Negara Malaysia to introduce the concept of financial literacy. During the year, we also hosted the children to a fund-raising concert, ‘The Bare Necessities Choir’ by the Persatuan Kebajikan Epidermolysis Bullosa Malaysia. • Our nationwide blood donation drive delivered sixty-two (62) bags of blood from eighty-three (83) employee volunteers. • We continued our annual participation in the Bursa Bull Charge and The Edge KL Rat Race charity runs with Kenanga Group runners and on-ground employee cheer teams. More than RM3.2 million in funds raised through these charity runs were channelled to deserving charity organisations. • We continued our support for Dialogue in the Dark – a social enterprise that aims to elevate the lives of the visually-impaired by equipping them with relevant skills. We participated in their fund-raising event for Concert in the Dark – where audience experienced live music in total darkness. • We continued our support for Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa (YSS) with our staff participation in their 2017 programmes: – February 2017, six (6) of our employees participated in the Sarawak Mission to Miri – July 2017, seven (7) of our employees participated in the Sabah Mission • We participated in the ScamBuster Run on 15 October 2017 with fifty-six (56) employees as volunteers. This fun run was organised to raise awareness on illegal investment schemes and scams. Proceeds from the registration fees were channelled to the National Kidney Foundation Malaysia. Related policies and guidelines include: Group Code of Ethics and Conduct for Employees Group Fit and Proper Criteria for Management Key Responsible Persons and Company Secretary Policy Group Whistleblowing Policy and Guidance Notes Sponsorship Policy Annual Report 2017 71 sustainability statement More details on page 53 of this annual report.