102 Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad Annual Report 2021 Our Sustainability Approach About This Report We Are Kenanga Message From Chairman and GMD Following the presentation, the GMD presided over the Q&A session by reading out the questions raised by the Shareholders and the Minority Shareholder Watch Group prior to the AGM and answering them accordingly. The GMD also answered all the questions submitted on real time basis during the AGM. Pursuant to Paragraph 9.21(2)(b) of the MMLR of Bursa Securities, KIBB had published its AGM minutes and Q&As (Key Matters Discussed) on the Company’s website after the AGM. The aforementioned virtual platform has enabled the Company to reach out to a wider spectrum of Shareholders by giving them the opportunity to exercise their rights as shareholders by participating at the AGM via real-time interaction with the Board and Senior Management, and voting from wherever location they might be, even from the comfort of their homes. Apart from the engagement with stakeholders through the Annual Reports and general meetings, the Company also makes announcements relating to its quarterly results and other relevant announcements to Bursa Securities via Bursa LINK to provide stakeholders with material key information which could affect their decision making, thus enhancing the level of transparency. To strengthen its line of communication with the Shareholders, as mentioned earlier, the Board had in July 2021 designated Encik Jeremy Nasrulhaq as the Senior Independent Director, to take heed of their concerns on matters related to corporate governance and the Group’s performance, amongst others. Sustainability Management Sustainability is increasingly becoming a necessity for corporations around the world to adopt and implement within their business operations in order to be sustainable. In cognisance of the importance of sustainability, the Board of KIBB had on 29 July 2021 established a Management level Group Sustainability Management Committee (“GSMC”) to drive the sustainability agenda for Kenanga Group. Prior to the establishment of the GSMC, all sustainability related initiatives were under the purview of Group Marketing, Communications and Sustainability of KIBB. The objective of the GSMC is to support the Board in the governance of sustainability in KIBB Group including setting sustainability strategies, priorities and targets, to ensure that KIBB Group addresses sustainability risks and opportunities in an integrated and strategic manner to support its long-term strategies and success, by integrating sustainability considerations in the day-to-day operations of the Group and ensuring the effective implementation of the Group’s sustainability strategies and plans. Sustainability Plan In embarking on its sustainability journey, on 13 September 2021, a Sustainability Plan was presented to the GSMC to outline the Group’s key sustainability priorities, which was approved by the Board of KIBB on 28 October 2021.
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