Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of our business as we believe that our actions should not only benefit our shareholders, but also our employees, society and the environment. Our Statement of General Business Principles guides our actions on the health and safety of our employees, conservation of resources and environmental protection, as well as our contributions to the communities within which we operate.

We are committed to safe and healthy working conditions for all employees. Our Occupational Safety and Health committees implemented various programmes throughout the year to entrench safety and health consciousness among employees. Fire fighting courses, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, fire drills and building evacuation exercises as well as safety and health talks were among the activities carried out. At our power plants, we constantly review plant procedures on safety and health to improve our standards. Our vigilance has been rewarded with another accident-free year. At Menara Maxis, safety system checks and drills are regularly conducted on all safety related equipment.

Environmental management, especially at our power plants, continues to be given close attention. The Group ensures strict compliance with the environmental laws governing plant operation and maintenance in areas relating to environmental standards, emission standards, noise level management and treatment of plant effluents and waste water. In addition, our Telok Gong power plant has successfully maintained for the third consecutive year, the ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management systems.

Our work for the betterment of the community remains to be a cornerstone of our corporate social responsibility agenda. We offer educational scholarship awards to talented and deserving students each year to pursue their tertiary education at public universities in Malaysia. There are two scholarship awards offered by the Group, the Tanjong Scholarship Award and Powertek Berhad Scholarship Award. In addition, our Student Aid programme channels over RM1 million each year to poor students at primary schools for their educational needs. We have also organised and sponsored the annual Tanjong Heritage art competition for students from tertiary level institutions to encourage the development of their artistic talent with a simultaneous aim of inculcating appreciation for Malaysian heritage among our youth.

Our Staff-in-the-Community projects were implemented throughout the year providing opportunities for our staff to perform volunteer work for persons with disabilities, the elderly and orphans. In keeping with our tradition of "Caring & Sharing", we continue to celebrate the major festivals in Malaysia with the needy in the community. As a part of the Festival Charity Programme, we have contributed towards the development and upkeep of selected charities and voluntary organisations nationwide. We also support the development of rural communities through substantial contributions to the Electricity Supply Industry Trust Fund, which was established to develop rural electrification and conduct research and development for the benefit of the electricity supply industry.