Full Release: Petaling Jaya, 12 November – UEM Edgenta Berhad (“UEM Edgenta” or the “Company”), the leading Asset Management and Infrastructure Solutions company in the region reaffirms its commitment against corruption and towards good governance as it signs the Corruption-Free Pledge with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UEM Edgenta, Dato’ Azmir Merican, led the declaration of the pledge in the presence of MACC officials, the Company’s Board of Directors and close to 200 employees. The ceremony took place recently at UEM Edgenta Learning Centre in Petaling Jaya witnessed by MACC’s Selangor State Director, Dato’ Haji Alias Salim.
“The pledge reinforces the will and corruption-free stand of the Board and management of UEM Edgenta and sets a clear leadership tone that there is no compromise on the issue of corruption. It also demonstrates our long-standing commitment to promote integrity and good governance amongst our personnel. We do not tolerate abuse of power or corruption and we are serious in ensuring that there are no corrupt practices or elements of corruption throughout our organisation,” said Dato’ Azmir during his opening speech at the Company’s Integrity Day 2019, which also played host to industry experts and speakers discussing on a range of topics related to compliance, anti-bribery and integrity.
The Corruption-Free Pledge is an initiative introduced by MACC, a promise made voluntarily on an individual capacity, by an organisation and its employees to ensure pledgers who signed will be more responsible in conducting their duties and to abstain from any corrupt activities during their holding of office.
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