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Fima CORPORATION Berhad
(197401004110) (21185-P) •
Annual Report 2020
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Community Contributions
We believe in contributing economically and socially to the
well-being of the communities where we conduct business. With
businesses in Malaysia and Indonesia, the Group has a local
footprint in many communities. Our approach to community
engagement is driven and managed by our businesses to ensure
value is created in ways that best fit with their operations and
geographic spread.
During the year, the Group continued its community care and
involvement vide various contributions in the form of donations,
sponsorships and support in kind to charitable bodies, schools
and local community endeavours. Inter alia, we renewed our
sponsorship of Titian Samara Programme by Persatuan Al-Hunafa.
The NGO’s mission is to help secondary students with academic
and social problems to develop their life skills such as confidence,
leadership, and communication through personal development
programmes and mentoring. The programme currently focuses
on 5 schools in the Klang Valley namely, SMK Raja Lumu, SMK
Pandamaran Jaya, SMK Kota Kemuning , SMK Telok Gadong and
SMK Subang Bestari, with a total of 190 students.
Apart from building and furnishing the mosques and schools
located within and around the plantation with the necessary
amenities, our Indonesian subsidiary, PTNJL also funds the
monthly allowance for teachers and imams. The Group also
donated King Cup sardines and other food essentials to several
mosques and non-governmental organisations for their onward
distribution to the needy.
As part of our commitment to strengthening the local
socio-economic base, we provide jobs opportunities for the
communities near our projects. In tandem, the Group hires
and trains local employees at our job sites, providing technical
training and skills to improve workers’ wage-earning potential.
We also support local suppliers and entrepreneurs by purchasing
Coming to the Rescue
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Group
donated 34,000 face masks to various government
agencies which are then distributed to their frontline
and enforcement personnel. PTNJL in Indonesia carried
out cleaning and disinfection at its workers housing
complex and other public areas such as halls, mosques
and clinics. Meanwhile the Group management team had
rallied together by combining their time and resources
to mobilise care packages comprising of essential food
items to 857 of our non-executive employees (both local
and foreign) and to over 2,000 poor families nationwide.
local goods and services. A successful example of this can be seen
in Indonesia where 83.2% of contracts for goods and services
have been awarded to small and medium-sized local companies.
In addition, 21.3% of the FFB processed by the palm oil mill is
purchased from smallholder farmers and third-party growers.
Since January 2018, the Group has taken in 93 university
graduates to undergo 8 months of workplace experience with
companies within the Group (with the possibility of progression
into permanent employment) through our participation in and
support of the PROTÉGÉ program (formerly known as Skim
Latihan 1Malaysia). This program involves a mix of on-the-job
placements and skills development workshops which would allow
trainees to absorb the organisational and work culture whilst
also developing relevant job-specific training. Allowances and
benefits are given during the program. Meanwhile, our Indonesian
subsidiary, PTNJL has received a total of 20 students; 10 from
SMKN 1 Sebatik Barat and 10 from SMKN 1 Nunukan to undergo a
2-month internship during the year.
sustainability : social