Corporate Social Responsibility

It is our belief in Encorp that for us to achieve a long-term sustainable business success, we must create value not only for our shareholders but also for society.

The concept of family in Encorp begins with our employees – those behind the desk, at our corporate offices and also those at the various project sites. We hope to enlarge our family by sharing the Encorp Experience with our valued shareholders, associates, service providers and most definitely our customers who put their trust in our products and eventually, in us. Ultimately the Encorp family also extends to the social and business communities that grow from our various projects.

Through the creation of shared value, we welcome inputs and feedbacks from every member of the Encorp family. Only through this openness, the true Encorp Experience can be achieved. In due course, we plan to bring together daily business operations to meet the long-term value both for both the business and society as a whole. Our G2G (Good to Great) credo and pursuit of QSVS (Quality Standard, Value and Service) are our guide to success. Success to us is defined in terms of internal financial returns yet emphasised with external social and economic results.

OUR PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

A commitment towards sustainable development
In addressing the challenges within the property and construction industries, Encorp has established the following guidelines in an effort to promote sustainable development.

Encorp prides itself as being a responsible and environmentally conscious developer. Apart from adhering to the environmental requirements by the relevant authorities, key activities and measures taken by the Group include:

  • In Property Development

    • Ensuring Encorp’s property development have sufficient flood mitigation measures.
    • Providing sufficient slit and debris traps.
    • Turfing of exposed slopes to minimise erosion at construction sites.
    • On-going water quality monitoring at sites.
    • Development of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for larger project sites and submission of reports to the Department of Environment (DOE) on a monthly basis.
    • Landscaped green area within each development.
  • In Construction Management
    Environmental impact considerations at Encorp’s Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) construction sites addressed the following:

    • Controlled earthworks with minimal land exposure.
    • Compliance to Environmental Impact Assessment requirements and procedures.
    • Minimising wet trades which reduces involvement with environmentally hazardous materials such as cement, quick lime, mould oil, asbestos, etc.
    • Effective stock-taking to ensure minimal wastage of building materials.
    • No on-site burning and proper disposal of waste materials to approved dump yards.
    • Minimal workmen employed on-site with proper site accommodation provided.
    • Construction and demolition waste management.
    • Usage of environmentally-friendly construction materials on-site, such as using timber-based block out for service ducts instead of polystyrene.
    • Compliance with all regulatory requirements on Environment Protection and Safety, the Environmental Management Plan and ISO 14001.
    • Minimising use of wood-based materials – the main structural building elements of the Teachers’ Housing project, such as walls and flooring, was mainly concrete based.
    • Careful planning of landscaping which forms an integral part of the planning and design of Encorp’s overall projects.
    • Promoting a safe and clean construction site.

Creating awareness
Encorp supports the work of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in their cause to inspire millions of people worldwide to help save our oceans, endangered species and the environment. With this cause firmly entrenched in our sense of purpose, Encorp pledged 50% of the purchase cost of Encorp 2009 Hari Raya greeting cards to be donated to WWF Malaysia. The sum pledged was subsequently donated in May 2010.

Not to be left out on a worldwide event to raise awareness on the fight against global warming. Encorp switched off its lights for one hour on 28 March 2009 from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm as part of the support for Earth Hour. The yearly event, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is to raise awareness on the need to take action on climate change.

FOR THE COMMUNITY

In line with Encorp’s Mission to enrich the quality of life and create value for all its stakeholders, we believe in giving back to the community around us by helping those in need.

Extending our hand to those in need
Bringing joy to the underprivileged is the main focus of Encorp’s CSR team.

  • Contribution through festive cards
    Encorp also pledged 50% of the total purchase cost of Encorp’s Hari Raya 2008, Season’s Greetings 2008 and Chinese New Year 2009 greeting cards was donated to Rumah Ijabah Anak Yatim & Al-Hafiz, a home for abandoned children in Subang Jaya. We believe in helping children in need and that any amount that can be donated goes to help provide a better living environment for these underprivileged children. 
  • Donation drive in aid of the Palestinians
    Encorp also joined the donation drive in aid of the Palestinians which was spearheaded by the New Straits Times Press through the Gaza Fund Malaysia. The funds collected were to be used to buy medicine, equipment and towards rebuilding Gaza. Always in support of our Government’s move for humanitarian aid, Encorp donated RM10,000 through the NSTP Fund.
  • Giving to Poor Students
    Encorp contributed RM5,000 to the Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pelajar Miskin (KWAPM) or the Poor Students Trust Fund through a fund–raising campaign ‘Karnival Tabung Pelajar Miskin’ organised jointly by the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Persatuan Suri dan Anggota Wanita Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (PUSPANITA) and the Manifestation of Sarawak Cultural Arts (MESCA). We truly believe in and support the campaign’s objective to generate more donations for the fund which gives much needed monetary assistance to purchase uniforms, pay school fees and to provide other forms of support to poor families who are unable to send their children to school, irrespective of race or religion. 

Awareness & Causes
Among activities carried out were:

  • Running for Cancer Awareness
    For the second year running, Encorp joined some 2,000 others to participate in the all-night ‘Relay for Life KL 2009’ event organised by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM). Held on 30 May 2009 in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, the 16-hour event saw our team members taking turns to walk around the track as part of a relay throughout the night until the following day, signifying how cancer never `sleeps’. As part of our effort, the Encorp team also set up food stalls of which all proceeds of the sales were then donated to NCSM.
  • Support to Fight Cancer
    Continuing its support to fight cancer, Encorp contributed RM35,000 to the Pink Ribbon Deeds (PRIDE) Foundation gala charity dinner on 19 June 2009. Funds raised at the event were channeled towards the establishment of the PRIDE Centre at University Malaya Medical Centre, a palliative care facility for terminally-ill cancer patients.

Sports
Encorp truly believes in helping further the nation’s sports initiatives and this is firmly entrenched in our culture whereby all employees are encouraged to participate in sporting activities organised in-house or by others. We also extend our helping hand by:

  • Sponsoring RM40,000 for Mohd Azlan Iskandar, our national squash player to boost his career and Malaysia’s image as home of world champions in squash. In 2009, Mohd Azlan Iskandar participated in eight tournaments, namely the Columbian Open, British Open, Petro Sport Open, Hong Kong Open, World open, Spanish Open, Dutch Open, Qatar Classic and the Saudi Open.

AT THE MARKETPLACE

Promoting Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) Technology
As an early believer of the benefits of using the IBS technology in construction, Encorp is and remains an active promoter of this technology both locally and internationally. Among activities to promote the benefits included participating in a vendor network programme in March 2007 to share our success in involving a large pool of Bumiputra vendors in the national Teachers’ Housing project. The benefits of the IBS technology highlighted by Encorp included:

  • Consistent workmanship and high quality finishes
  • Structural performance
  • Reliability
  • Longer column spans for unobstructed use of space
  • Durability
  • Promotion of local content of products and materials
  • Replaceable facades
  • Cost influence
  • Minimal maintenance and touch-up of finished product
  • Built-in mechanical and engineering (M&E) services

AT THE WORKPLACE

Human Capital Development
We focus on the knowledge, skills and abilities that make it possible for people to do the best that they can in organisational settings. These include recruiting, investing in and supporting people, utilising various tools among other things, raining, coaching, mentoring, internships, business development and human resource management.

Human capital is one of the most valuable assets for Encorp. The collective attitudes, skills, and abilities of people contribute to organisational performance and productivity.

The current global recession has forced companies to carefully and wisely identify, develop and retain talented staff for efficiency and effectiveness. Encorp sees any expenditure in training, development, health and support as an investment, not just an expense. The right investment in human capital will appreciate with time.

We have set out to:

  • Align our organisational values, mission, vision to the Human Capital Development Strategy for talent retention
  • Convert the organisation values into measurable KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to track and manage the investment on human capital development
  • Implement the succession plan initiative
  • Continuous development of staff is the key to building a team of the highest calibre. As a start, Encorp put its team through a comprehensive in-house training programme over four days at the end of May 2009. Trainers put staff through the paces on the fundamentals of personal and company aspirations, strategy, goals, organisational structure, rewards and development opportunities.

Being a Preferred Employer
Encorp’s employee relations programmes and activities are geared towards creating and sustaining a positive working environment. Efforts to resolve work-related problems and special programmes to recognise and reward employees’ contributions to the organisation form part of the Company’s efforts towards becoming a preferred employer.

Several enhancements were introduced to existing policies to further promote employee retention. These includes:

  • Recognition & Retention programmes
  • Entitlements & Benefits plans and programmes
  • Training
  • Health and safety programmes
  • Internship / Industrial training
  • Employees’ involvement and contributions to community
  • Recognition of employees’ children who excel in key examinations

OUR EFFORTS CONTINUE

Our CSR programmes and initiatives are neither massively publicised nor undertaken on a large scale but we truly believe in making a positive difference. At Encorp, we are dedicated to creating value for our employees and customers, providing them opportunities to grow with the organisation and the communities we help develop. We are committed to building a happy workforce and society that in turn form a strong support structure of a successful organisation that is able to add value to the community, economy and the Nation.