AXA Malaysia continues committing to corporate responsibility

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- AXA Malaysia recently organised Corporate Responsibility Week (CR Week) for the eighth consecutive year, as part of its efforts to give back to the community.

The annual initiative reinforces the company's commitment to empowering lives and helping to build a more sustainable society.

The theme this year is 'Corporate Responsibility in Action' for AXA Malaysia to raise awareness and advocate the importance of health, wellness, education and social welfare among its staff and community.

AXA Affin Life Insurance Berhad chief executive officer, Rohit Nambiar said: "We at AXA Malaysia, recognise that a healthy and sustainable society is critically important to our community, economy, business and people.

"This CR week is a great avenue for us, as a corporate, to engage our staff to contribute to a good cause and help the underserved community.

"We believe the long-term success of AXA Malaysia contributes to the health and well-being of society in general."

Various activities advocating different causes were held from June 25 to 29, such as healthy sushi-making class, cancer awareness campaign, blood donation and pre-loved sale where funds raised were used to improve students' classroom in Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Delima.

To share the true spirit of Raya, AXA Malaysia invited children from Pusat Aktiviti Kanak-Kanak (PAKK) to its head office in Kuala Lumpur for a celebration filled with fun, festivity and activities. The employees also collected a generous donation of groceries and household essentials worth RM12,820 for PAKK.

AXA Malaysia also gave out RM50,000 in donations to five non-governmental organisations - The National Kidney Foundation, National Cancer Society Malaysia, Yayasan Jantung Malaysia, World Vision and WWF Malaysia.

AXA Malaysia promotes corporate responsibility as a continuous, year-long agenda. In conjunction with CR Week 2018, AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (AAGI) introduced Employee Social Responsibility Leave to encourage employees to participate in local charities and good causes beyond the CR Week.

AAGI employees are allocated two days in a year to join volunteering activities of their preference, without utilising their annual leave.

AAGI human resources chief, Mohd Syukri Ahmad Sudari said: "The launch of Employee Social Responsibility Leave is yet another feature of our commitment to championing innovative initiatives that serve to empower people's lives, starting internally with our employees."

CR Week is a global initiative involving all of AXA's employees worldwide. Held in association with AXA Hearts In Action, it strives to empower employees around the world to act upon corporate responsibility as part of their day-to-day life.

Last year, more than 60,000 employees participated during the week in volunteering and fund-raising activities.

-- BERNAMA