KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2019

K E N A N G A I N V E S T M E N T B A N K B E R H A D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 9 82 As one of the leading investment banks in the country, we recognise our role in contributing to sustainable growth through the incorporation of sustainable practices into our business operations and activities to ensure long-term growth and value creation. ABOUT OUR SUSTAINABILITY We are committed to our sustainability journey as a financial service provider, business partner, employer, community member, environmental steward and value creator for our shareholders. Our sustainability journey officially began in the Financial Year Ended 2018. We engaged our different stakeholder groups through various communication channels and activities, gathering input and feedback for our overall improvement, innovation and prioritisation. In 2019, we reviewed and made a concerted effort to refine our sustainability practices to align them with the Group’s priorities and direction. To this end, we are working towards formalising our sustainability governance structure, which incorporates a sustainability committee comprising members from multidisciplinary project teams from various departments. The Sustainability Committee will be endorsed by the Board of Directors. SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Our three (3)-year roadmap The following illustration explains our roadmap: STRENGTHEN FUNDAMENTALS • Formalise a Sustainability Committee which will support the planning, execution, data collection and reporting of our sustainability efforts. • Develop Sustainability Committee’s charter, roles and responsiblity. • Improve on sustainability report format. VALIDATION AND ENDORSEMENT • Deepen reporting scope and communicate targets and measurements. • Integrate sustainability practices into day- to-day business processes. • Identify suitable sustainability ratings and standards for benchmark. • Understand and fulfil benchmark requirements. • Gain accreditation. PROMOTION AND INTEGRATION • Champion, engage, build capacity and heighten awareness internally to build pipeline advocates. • Further integrate sustainability practices into the day-to-day operations of the business. • Cross-share sustainability journey and learnings with industry peers for continuous improvement. 1 CLOSE THE GAPS 2 ACCREDITATION 3 ADVOCACY ABOUT THIS SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT In 2019, we drew up a three (3)-year roadmap that will focus on three (3) key areas – to establish the base of our sustainability efforts, to strengthen processes and eventually, to achieve the integration of the sustainability initiatives into our daily operations. Our sustainability statement is reported in accordance with the Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Guide, which covers economic, environmental and social risks and opportunities. The scope of reporting for this sustainability statement is limited to our Malaysian operations only as our associate businesses outside Malaysia are relatively small in scale and size. In the spirit of continuity and comparability, this sustainability statement is reported based on the prioritised issues from a materiality survey we conducted in 2018. As indicated in our previous report, we aim to conduct a materiality assessment every two (2) years.