Our Sustainability Policies have been well established since 1996 after the launching of the Corporate Philosophy and Quality Policy.
The policies are based on the 3 key pillars of sustainability, namely Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) as below:
"QUALITY IS OUR WAY OF LIFE"
To provide quality consistency in products and services, facilitate quality enhancement in human resources, and make quality contribution with respect to social responsibilities.
To also continually review and improve on the effectiveness of our quality management system.
As a leading natural rubber processor in the region, we recognize our environmental responsibilities toward society and future generations.
We strike to implement an effective Environmental Management System to support and enhance the environmental performance from potential impacts of our activities, products and services in the use of products as well as products End-of-Life.
We are committed to:
Economic and social development is hugely related to the use of natural resources, affecting the availability and the integrity of ecosystems and the biodiversity. We are committed to preserve a healthy ecosystem which is an essential condition for global sustainability. This includes the responsibility to protect the vulnerable ecosystems, biodiversity and protecting its natural environmental resources.
In this regard:
We firmly believe that promoting a positive culture and climate on health and safety in the environment we operate is fundamental to our business success and to our sustainable growth.
We are therefore committed to establish, implement and continually make improvements to our Occupational Safety and Health Management System for eliminating or minimizing risk to our employees and other parties whom may be involved.
Employees are our valuable resources and their health & safety are our great concern. Drug or alcohol abuse will pose a serious threat to our employees’ health & safety. Employees abusing alcohol or drugs are not only a danger to themselves, but also to their families, colleagues and the company’s assets. It is, therefore, the policy of our company to prevent and eliminate any event abuse of drug and alcohol at the workplace.
We are fully committed to undertake adequate and appropriate measures that will:
We are committed to provide a socially accountable work environment to all persons at the workplace by supporting, respecting and promoting environmental, labor practices, human rights and business ethics.
In respect to the commitment, we will not be tolerated should any violations of the incidents related to environmental, labor practices, human rights and business ethics where occurred in the workplace. Disciplinary action will be taken against any employee who violates the policies.
We are committed to provide a socially accountable work environment to all employees and uphold ethical business practices by supporting and respecting employees’ rights.
In respect to the commitment, we will not be tolerated should any of the incidents occurred in the workplace:
Disciplinary action will be taken against any employee who violates this zero tolerance policy.
We acknowledge our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, culture, education, background, expertise, experience and other characteristics that make them unique. Understanding and managing these differences can result in creating an inclusive working environment where individual differences are valued and respected for fulfilling the responsibilities.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion basing on three key principles:
Diversity: We encourage diverse workforce which brings excellence by bringing together unique and varied perspectives that facilitate meaningful exchange, increased creativity, broadening of shared perspectives, knowledge and decision-making capacities.
Equity: We provide fair and transparent employment practices that seek to eliminate discrimination and ensure equal opportunity across our diverse workforces.
Inclusion: We adopt inclusive recruitment measures, equitable pay and career opportunities as well as the provision of a safe, respectful and supportive working environment to our diverse workforces.
This policy will be regularly reviewed and updated to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
We recognize that forests play a crucial role in climate change mitigation, providing an invaluable habitat for wildlife and supporting the livelihoods of people across the globe. We also acknowledge that forests have reduced continuously due to agriculture, logging and urbanization.
Global warming, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity and depletion of natural resources put the earth at risk. Land rights abuse on indigenous peoples and local communities causes the loss of their homes and traditional way of living.
In view of the negative impacts exerted by deforestation, we are committed to procuring deforestation-free materials and supporting the prevention of illegal deforestation in our supply chains.
We shall:
We are committed to high standard of transparency, accountability and ethic at the workplace. We shall practice good corporate governance and uphold integrity in all its operational activities and business dealings.
The purpose of this policy is to establish an accessible and confidential trusted reporting channel (whistleblowing channel) which may be used anonymously for internal and external parties to raise concerns in relation to real or suspected wrongdoing incidents or inadequacies of any of our Sustainability Policies.
“Wrongdoing” shall include bribery and/or corruption incidents, financial transactions that may disguise corrupt payments money laundering, actual or suspected fraud, misappropriation of monies, misrepresentation, concealment of facts or information with intention to mislead, violation of laws and regulations, endangerment of personnel or public health and safety, violation of company’s policies and procedures, illegal unethical favors or privileges, criminal offences and blackmailing.
Personnel, business associates and all internal and external parties are to be encouraged to raise concerns and to report, in good faith, any real or suspected wrong doing incidents or inadequacies of any of our Sustainable Policies at the earliest possible stage.
We note that personnel and business associates who refuse to accept or offer a bribe, or those who raise concerns or report another's wrongdoing, are sometimes worried about possible repercussions. We aim to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this Policy, even if they turn out to be mistaken.
We are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment as a result of refusing to take part in bribery or corruption, or because of reporting in good faith their suspicion that an actual or potential wrongdoing has taken place, or may take place in the future. Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavourable treatment connected with raising a concern.
All complaints reported to the company are to be treated highly confidential. Information will only be disclosed on need-to-know basis. The identity of the whistleblower will not be revealed unless it is required by laws or with the permission of the whistleblower (reporting person).
Any improper conduct or wrongdoing shall be reported immediately to the Integrity and Governance Unit of the Company who then will perform a preliminary assessment of the seriousness of the matter disclosed. The contact particulars of the Integrity and Governance Unit (IGU) are as follows:-
Integrity and Governance Unit (IGU)
LRG Rubber Sdn Bhd
28th Floor, Wisma Lee Rubber,
Jalan Melaka, 50100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Attn: Ho Han Boon
Email: hohanboon@leeselangor.com.my
Tel: +6012 7988509
Whistleblowing and reporting of concerns may be made anonymously. All whistleblowing and reporting of improper conduct in good faith and not for malicious intent will be investigated and dealt with appropriately. However, a whistleblower is encouraged to identify himself/herself when reporting for credibility purposes and to allow an avenue for the us to follow up to ascertain the facts or to obtain further information for investigation purposes. Whistleblowers are also encouraged to attach reliable evidence to substantiate the disclosure and assist in the investigation.
To facilitate the use of the whistleblowing or reporting channel, we have prepared a Whistleblowing Form annexed to this Whistleblowing Policy which may be used. The Whistleblowing Form may be submitted together with additional sheets for additional witnesses or supporting evidence if necessary.
Whistleblowers may make reports using the Whistleblowing Form or they may do so in any other format of letters, email or even orally.
We are committed to apply the principles of equity, fairness and transparency to all recruitment processes. All candidates shall be communicated with this policy prior to recruitment begins.
The principles which guide us include:
In consistent with our Quality Policy Statement: Quality Enhancement in our Human Resources, we recognize that a competent, motivated and well-trained employee is essential to continued company success.
It is hence our policy to upgrade our personnel through training and development. We are committed to build and maintain an environment conducive to participation, personal growth and creativity.
Training and development is intended to equip employees with the skills, knowledge and awareness to enable them to discharge their duties in a manner of competent and confident. Every manager and supervisor holds a responsibility to ensure that their team has the requisite competency.
All measures shall be taken to ensure equal access to opportunities for training and promotion. We will endeavor to provide appropriate training to enable employees to perform their jobs efficiently and pursue career development opportunities. Training shall be given to all employees based on their training needs regardless of gender, age, disability, responsibility for dependants, belief, race, religion or ethnic origins, sexuality, pregnancy or maternity and nationality.
In particular, we will provide training and communication to our personnel and business associates covering (1) our Anti-Bribery and Corruption Prevention Policies as well as the other Sustainable Policies and related policies and procedures, (b) how to have access to our training classes and materials, (c) how to use our Reporting Channel (Whistleblowing Channel) and our Whistleblowing Policy, and (d) the consequences of any failure by personnel and business associates to comply with our Anti-Bribery and Corruption Prevention Policies as well as the other Sustainable Policies and related policies and procedures. Our training and communication will be carried out in both English and Bahasa Malaysia.
This Training Policy shall be monitored and reviewed to ensure its continued applicability and relevance to our operations.
We are committed to:
We recognize our responsibilities in managing and maintaining an effective facility management system which leads to a safe, healthy, reliable and secure working environment to our employees as well as persons at the workplace.
We are committed to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all physical, electronic information and associated assets of the company to ensure that regulatory, contractual and legal requirements are fulfilled.
We shall:
All employees shall be made aware of their responsibility in protecting the information assets of the company. Disciplinary action will be taken against any employees who are not complying with the Information Security Policy.
General Statement
We highly value your privacy as it matters to us. This Data Protection and Privacy Policy is formulated to allow you to understand how we handle your personal information. We aim to build trust and transparency with you. To achieve the objectives, we will explain what data we collect, how we use and process it, and the steps to keep it safe.
We believe in transparency and ensuring the security of your data. The personal data (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Data”) in which we may collect from you are:
General Personal Data
Sensitive Personal Data
The personal data that we process may include those data defined as 'sensitive personal data' under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 with records linked to race, religion, health, personal misconduct, disciplinary action or criminal offence.
We view your sensitive data is our top priority. We only collect and process the sensitive data under specific circumstances such as:
E-Invoice Data
In conjunction with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM)’s latest e-Invoicing implementation, we may collect additional data necessary for billing and transaction purposes from our suppliers, customers, and/or business partners. This may include personal information, contact details, Tax Identification Number (“TIN”), transaction details, invoice amounts, product or service descriptions and other required information.
We may gather your Personal Data from the sources as follows:
We process your Personal Data securely for the purpose of:
We will apply and maintain appropriate measures to protect your Personal Data against accidental, unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network.
Access to Personal Data is strictly limited to authorised personnel of the company who have appropriate authorisation and a clear business need for that data.
We are committed to take all reasonable steps to ensure your personal data is kept confidential, secure and to take appropriate safeguards to prevent any unauthorized and/or unlawful processing, accidental loss, alteration, destruction or damage to your personal data.
The measures taken include but not limited to the followings:
It has to be stressed that no method of electronic transmission is completely secure. However, we will regularly review and enhance our information security measures to ensure the compliance.
Your Personal Data might be stored in hard copies or on servers, either operated by us or our trusted service providers. We will retain your personal data as long as necessary to fulfil the needs for which it was collected and to comply with legal requirements.
We will not share your Personal Data with third parties except in circumstances where such sharing is necessary as part of our business operations.
Occasionally we use external third-party service providers for delivering services on our behalf and on our instructions as set out in a data processing agreement with the relevant service provider. We use such service providers for consultancy purposes, recruitment services, financial services, security services, IT services, communication services and integrity due diligence services. In such instances, we may share your Personal Data with such parties to the extent necessary to perform such work.
We will not knowingly disclose your Personal Data to third parties for the purposes of allowing them to market their products or services.
When required by laws, we may share your Personal Data for legal reasons but only to the extent we are required to do so.
We will only retain your personal data so long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes as set out in this Data Protection and Privacy Policy.
However, we may need to retain your personal data for a longer period if it is required to:
Upon the expiration of retention, the personal data will be destroyed from our system accordingly.
We may update our Data Protection and Privacy Policy from time to time. If such updates are minor and do not have a material meaning for your rights or the way we use Personal Data, we may make such changes without posting a specific notice on our website. You are advised to review this Data Protection and Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
We are committed to ensuring the security of your personal data. We will communicate to you if there is any personal data breach without undue delay. If you suspect or anticipate the likelihood of a data breach, please contact us as soon as possible.
Should you have any queries, concerns or complaints in relation to this Data Protection and Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, kindly contact us via the contact channels provided in this website.
The Sustainability Policies shall be reviewed to ensure its continued applicability and relevance to our operations. We will create transparency by communicating the sustainability details to employees, customers and all other stakeholders.