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| Caption: Receiving the prestigious ESG World Summit and Grit Award for Most Promising Transition under the Special Awards category was Thumbprints' Human Resource Manager, Leow Chai Chin |
--Its Founding Chairman tells the Story of their Journey in ESG
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Another feather has been added recently to Thumbprints Utd Sdn Bhd, when they bagged the prestigious ESG World Summit and Grit Award for Most Promising Transition under the Special Awards category in July this year.
Receiving the award at the ESG World Summit in Singapore last month with grace and gratitude, Thumbprints’ founding chairman, Tam Wah Fiong said that the company had adopted the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as far back as 2002/3.
This was when a publishing right licensee of The Walt Disney Company approached them about printing a children’s magazine. “Before one could join Disney’s supply chain, the company had to be audited first,” he said. “Their audit is strict but comprehensive, covering many aspects including welfare of employees and their working hours, rest days, safety and health.”
It took them almost nine months to comply with all the additional requirements. “We found that most of the requirements were already met, since we have always sought our best, without compromising or resorting to bribery, to comply with the laws of the land,” he said.
“Malaysia has very good laws governing the manufacturing industry. And, because we uphold honesty and integrity, we follow very strictly to the laws of the land. When we seek to comply with all these laws, we find that we are able to meet all the requirements for CSR, which is basically social compliance, safety and health, business ethics and governance.”
Tam recounted how, because of their Zero Corruption policy, they were forced to comply with the local laws. “There is no shortcut, and if we are issued a summons, we pay the summons, but most importantly, we seek to rectify the shortcomings,” he said.
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