Corporate Social Responsibility

Being a responsible corporate citizen, Encorp supports the philosophy of creating significant national, economic and social impact in ways that make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. Hence, Encorp’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts are geared towards enriching the quality of life and delivering sustainable value to our environment and the community around us, taking into consideration the best interests of our people and the Nation.

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.

Recycling
As part of Encorp CSR initiatives, all employees participated in the Encorp Recycling Campaign introduced in 2007. By actively promoting the benefits of the 3Rs – REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE. Encorp aims to drive home the message that each individual has a part to play in repairing the damage done to the earth for centuries. To support this effort, recycle bins have been placed in all Encorp offices to promote the recycling habit of separating waste materials that can be recycled or disposed off.

Care for the environment through festive greeting cards
Dating back from 2007, all of Encorp’s festive cards were printed with an environmental message to support public awareness on environmental issues. A tag-line was chosen from entries submitted by Encorp employee. The message was “Save the Environment for Our Future Generation”.

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.

Underprivileged
Bringing joy to the underprivileged is the main focus of Encorp’s CSR team.

  • Contribution to raise funds at “Glam Heart Charity Dinner Ball 2007” in aid of the Malaysia Red Crescent Society (MRCS), Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rhimah (RACTAR) and Yayasan NUR.
  • Exploring Marine Life at Aquaria
    The wishes of 26 children of Rumah Kanak-kanak Terbiar Subang Jaya were fulfilled with a field trip to Aquaria, KLCC on December 2007. All clad in red Encorp t-shirts, the trip was an eye-opener for the children into the fascinating world of marine life.
  • Volunteering Valuable Project Skills for the Community
    Encorp’s involvement with Rumah CADS (Enhancement Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome and Slow Learners) dates back to 2007. So it was no surprise when Encorp easily volunteered its team’s services to provide project management for the extensive renovation and rehabilitation works at the Home’s new location. Encorp is also helping to organise fund raising events for the Home.
  • Contribution through festive cards
    An on-going yearly event whereby the full 40% discount given by the supplier of Encorp’s festive cards will be donated to charitable homes ie. Rumah Hope (Home for the Abused and Abandoned Children), Rumah CADS (Enhancement Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome and Slow Learners), Home of Hope (Home for orphans, single mothers, abused women and the elderly) and others.
  • Contributing Towards Building the Reading Habit
    Encorp’s employee volunteers got down to simple construction works to build a Reading Corner for a home of abandoned children located at USJ, Subang Jaya by collecting the second-hand books from employees, repainting of walls and the construction of book shelves and cabinets.

Awareness & Causes
Among activities carried out were:

  • Running for Cancer Awareness
    Whilst most people would savour having time to themselves on a Saturday night, 10 Encorp employees volunteered their time, 6pm – 10am, in the Relay for Life 2008 event organised by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM), held annually around the world to raise funds and awareness of cancer.

Sports
The following were presented to promote sports:

  • Sponsorship for “Kegiatan Kelab Persatuan Sukan dan Kebudayaan Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia 2007.”
  • Sponsorship of RM35,000 to top Malaysian squash player, Mohd Azlan Iskandar, covering coaching fees and travel expenses for his trainer, Peter Genever, to the 2008 Egyptian Open.

Others

  • Donation of RM10,000 for “Program Seminar Percambahan Pemikiran Islam Hadhari Fasa Ke-2, 2007.”
  • Donation to Surau Al-Ittihadiah, Seksyen 9, Shah Alam for “Doa Selamat 2007” prayers.

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

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