Kenanga Sustainability Report 2023

73 MANAGING OUR KEY ESG RISKS GOOD GOVERNANCE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES APPENDIX EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES We are currently developing a Group Human Rights Policy, which will be communicated to all stakeholders. This policy aims to enhance our existing practices, with a central focus on ensuring the protection of human rights across our operations. Future Outlook In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, themed “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality,” we conducted several initiatives to further promote gender equality amongst employees, including pop quizzes, the dissemination of online awareness material and #EmbraceEquity pose challenge. In conjunction with IWD23, we encouraged our employees to join the following panel sessions: • Invest Meet Up #3: Babe & Finance – “Women’s Money Talk” session, hosted by Tokenize Malaysia in collaboration with InvestingNote, ShareInvestor Malaysia and Kenanga Group. The event aims to empower women from diverse backgrounds by providing essential knowledge and insights into investing, breaking down barriers in the traditionally male-dominated field. It fosters a supportive environment for enhancing financial literacy. • #EmbraceEquity Festival 2023 – Organised by LeadWomen with the aim to empower women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics fields, as well as healthcare and sports through insightful panel sessions and networking opportunities. The event focuses on inspiring discussions, promoting wellbeing with a yoga session and fostering inclusivity in the sports industry. Attendees were given the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about women’s journeys, creating a more inclusive sports environment for women and girls. • Bursa Malaysia’s #EqualityforEquity Campaign – Encouraged women to open trading accounts to increase the number of female traders on the local bourse. As part of the campaign, we waived the account opening fee, and those who joined have a chance to receive GrabFood e-vouchers. A total of 203 employees participated in the activities organised during the IWD23 programme. Moving forward, we aim to continue advocating financial independence for women through products and financial literacy programmes. International Women Day 2023 (“IWD23”)

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