We take pride in the excellence of our work, our environmental, social and corporate governance performance and the contributions we make to our communities. We are delighted and honored to be recognized by respected organizations for our success. Recognition in the form of an award is an affirmation that these efforts have a positive impact.
Here’s a closer look at our accolades:
Salcon has been conferred Asia’s Best Sustainability Report (within Annual Report) - Bronze at the 2020 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards, the most prestigious international awards for corporate sustainability reporting in the region. The award ceremony was hosted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An independent panel of judges reviewed 494 entries received from 17 countries across 19 award categories. After the preliminary evaluations, 102 companies from 14 countries made it to the finals. Intensely contested finals produced 40 winners grabbing 57 gold, silver and bronze medals and a Report of the Year award.
Broadcast live, the virtual awards ceremony was attended by more than 250 senior business leaders and sustainability practitioners from 20 countries. Attendees also included dignitaries from academia, embassies, trade associations and advocacy organisations.
ASRA follows a rigorous multi-tier evaluation process. An independent judging panel determines finalists and winners. Evaluation involves three rounds of assessment to select the very best in each award category. In addition to assessing the report quality, comprehensive due diligence considers companies' reputation among their stakeholders as part of the judging process.
Ms. Chern Meng Gaik received the award on behalf of Salcon Berhad. The awards were presented by Elaine Cohen, Managing Director of Beyond Business.
Salcon won a top Asian award for its CSR communication at the 2019 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards. Salcon walked away with the Bronze Award for Asia’s Best Sustainability Report (SME) award at an award ceremony which was hosted online due to the COVID-19 outbreak on 29 Apr 2020.
Ms. Chern Meng Gaik, General Manager – Corporate of Salcon Berhad received the award on behalf of Salcon Berhad. The awards were presented by Amita Chaudhury, Senior Advisor, Sustainability Learning for Business, UN Global Compact (Secondment from Unilever) and ASRA Judge . The event was graced by the appearance of the Guest of Honour, HE Mr Niclas Kvarnström, Swedish Ambassador, Singapore.
Salcon Berhad was awarded the “Company of the Year” under the category of Engineering and Construction for its third time at the CSR Malaysia Awards 2019 on 11 July 2019 .
Present the ceremony to receive the award was Ms Chern Meng Gaik, General Manager of Salcon Berhad who accepted the honour from YB Puan Hannah Yeoh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development.
Salcon Berhad was awarded the ASEAN HR Awards (Malaysia Category) at the Anugerah Personaliti Industri & Usahawan Malaysia 2019 which is organised by NiagaTimes.com at Sheraton Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 4 April 2019 (Thu). The award is in recognition of its efforts in talent development and promotion of HR excellence.
Dato’ Leong Kok Wah, the Executive Director of Salcon Berhad received the award from YB Datuk Seri Mohd. Redzuan Yusof, Minister of Entrepreneur Development.
Salcon Berhad was awarded the “Asia’s Best Sustainability Report (SME)” at the 2018 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) by CSRWork International Pte Ltd in Singapore on 6 March 2019.
Salcon is also the finalist for the category of “Asia’s Best Workplace Reporting”. The winning report demonstrates the company’s leadership in sustainability reporting and a deep sense of commitment to transparency, disclosure and value creation.