Cultivating ESG Commitment - Engaging All Employees in Our Sustainable Journey

ESG is a subject that should be shared and endorsed by all employees in a company whatever their occupation or position. Since the implementation of our United Nations Global Compact membership and our ESG policy, we have been organizing events to raise the environmental awareness of all our employees.

Annual Sustainable Office Competition

We created a yearly Sustainable Office Competition, a platform whereby all our companies in different parts of the world can share best practice in creating a Sustainable Office. The scope of the competition is aligned with our company's ESG Sustainable Goal Development (SDG) commitments:

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Goal 15: Life on Land

With some elements of fun and a competitive spirit, we have observed excellent engagement and appreciation from the staff.

Our teams in Thailand and China have taken remarkable steps toward achieving [Goal 5: Gender Equality]. They have actively promoted equal employment opportunities, career advancement, and salary parity.?Additionally, they have encouraged breastfeeding employees in a special way by offering a lactation area and work-life balance through flexible work policies on maternity and childcare leaves.

Vietnam's office made a significant impact on [Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production] by organising the "Denis Chef" contest during Family Day. Employees were required to prepare randomly selected Denis items for their families to help them understand the value of "green and sustainable consumption". This initiative not only fosters awareness among staff but also encourages them to convey this crucial message to consumers, promoting better consumption practices.

During 130th anniversary celebration of Ayam Brand? in Malaysia, our colleagues spearheaded remarkable initiatives aligned with ESG Goals 12, 14, and 15.

They aimed to "do more and better with less" by reducing resources used and limiting degradation and pollution while enhancing the overall quality of life in accordance with Goal 12 to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

To encourage consumers to recycle useful resources, part of the celebration entailed getting consumers to place Ayam Brand? cans in the recycling station at the roadshow. The team also arranged for an authorized waste collector to pick up the cans and recycle them, which supports Goal 15's objective to reduce waste sent to landfills. Additionally, with the goal of reducing single-use plastic in our daily lives and assisting in the mitigation of plastic pollution in the ocean as part of the green practice journey toward Goal 14, consumers received one Ayam Brand? recyclable tote bag for every five recycled cans.

There were many other excellent projects in addition to these top ones, including the following:

Under Goal 9, distribution to many sites in Malaysia has been combined into one delivery using a single carrier for the Northern and Center Regions. General trade consolidation has reduced energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and shipping costs. The transportation network aids in enhancing the economy and achieving cost savings, as well as helping clients increase resilience and achieve supply chain efficiency with a lower carbon footprint.

Our offices in Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Malaysia have been at the forefront of pursuing Goal 12 with a diverse range of projects. With the aim of encouraging employees to participate in more environmentally friendly activities and to cut down on man-made carbon dioxide emissions-as obesity is linked to higher emissions-the Malaysia office held a BMI challenge. The Thailand office conducted a step-count challenge competition. Furthermore, to raise awareness about upcycling waste into apparel on their family day, the Vietnam team held a "Recycle Fashion" competition.

Finally, the Thailand team also took part in an initiative under Goal 15 that involved planting mangroves.

Track our progress on: www.MaisonDenisESG.net