Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk PT : Over 20,000 Maybank employees participate in Global CR Day

Over 20,000 Maybank employees participate in Global CR Day

Over 20,000 Maybank employees worldwide today commemorated the eighth Maybank Global CR Day where they engaged directly with the communities in their respective locations, whilst helping continue impacting lives and the environment through sustainable initiatives.

With the theme 'Enabling Communities with Solutions', the Maybank Global CR Day is part of the Group's employee volunteerism programme undertaken in all countries where it operates. It is believed to be the biggest single community programme undertaken simultaneously in one day, by a Malaysian-based corporation on a global scale. On this day, Maybankers showcase their sustainable CR initiatives that they are implementing yearly in communities where the Bank has presence.

In Kuala Lumpur, Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Nora Manaf said that the Global CR Day was a distinctive event where employees reinforce Maybank's mission of humanising financial services to be at the heart of the community.

'We aspire to build a better world while undertaking our day-to-day business operations; these are both essential ingredients for long-term success,' said Nora. 'Our emphasis is on sustainable programmes that provide long term community benefits and contribute to the progress of communities where we operate. It won't be easy, but balancing the short and long term needs is key to delivering sustainable, profitable growth that creates value for all our stakeholders.'

Nora added that this year's Global CR Day marks yet another milestone for the Group as it is the eighth consecutive year that the employees are getting together on a single day, to contribute to the betterment of society and the environment, in a sustainable and impactful manner.

This year, 105 initiatives are being implemented by employees across the Group. These included various community projects involving special children, the visually impaired, the elderly, disabled, single mothers and orphans as well as the environment in general.

The 2017 Maybank Global CR Day saw Maybank Chairman, Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin together with Group President & CEO, Datuk Abdul Farid Alias join employees of Group Global Banking to attend an informative and fun-filled outing at Zoo Negara with specially invited beneficiaries, comprising the visually impaired from the Malaysian Association for the Blind, Students from Sekolah Kebangsaan (Asli) Bukit Chending - a school for Orang Asli children, and children from the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation. The employees also helped to refurbish and clean-up some sections within the Zoo.

Elsewhere, around the globe, employees in Singapore participated in a community mobility programme to empower people with intellectual disabilities from MINDS (Movement for Intellectually Disabled of Singapore) as well as raise funds to assist them in improving their quality of life. In Jakarta, Maybankers launched a donation drive to collect school items such as bags, uniforms, books and stationeries for disabled students. Numerous other unique programmes, many of which have been carried out on a long-term basis, were also undertaken in other international markets.

The Global CR Day was first held in 2010 in conjunction with Maybank's 50 anniversary. Over 10,000 employees took part in that inaugural event. The increasing number of participants over the years reflects the strong team spirit among employees to come together and participate in such a unique global volunteerism programme.

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