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BUSINESS REVIEW
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
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In order to keep abreast of the latest
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
practices and procedures, specific employees
are sent for OSH training. Contracted vendors
and suppliers too are required to comply with
the health and safety measures that KPJ has
put in place, particularly at our hospitals, as
the nature of operations involves the use
and disposal of sharps and other clinical
materials.
We are ensuring the wellbeing of our
employees through our employee welfare
programme in which we offer our employees
and their family members a Group
Hospitalisation and Insurance Plan as well as
medical coverage at KPJ hospitals.
OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING
OUR ENVIRONMENT
Our care for the environment has been
a focal point of our CR undertakings for
many years now and this continues to be
reflected in the many green initiatives and
other environmental programmes we are
implementing. We are also committed to
developing and utilising environmental-
friendly practices that increase productivity
and decrease energy consumption. The
year 2012 saw us continuing with many of
the initiatives that were carried over from the
previous year.
Raising Environmental Awareness
For 2012, our environment efforts in the
community and among our employees
included initiatives such as a tree planting
project, exercises that promoted recycling,
and
gotong royong
activities, to name a few.
The year saw all our hospitals participating
in the World Environment Day and Earth
Hour. In support of World Environment Day,
we organised activities and information
displays in our various hospitals with the
aim of increasing awareness on climate
changes and the impact of wastage on the
environment. In commemoration of Earth
Hour, our hospitals are “switched off” at
the designated hour in non-critical areas.
In addition to these programmes, many of
our employees participate in independent or
state-organised environmental awareness
events.
Energy Efficiency and 3R (Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle) Initiatives
To help us achieve our goal of being an
environmental-friendly Group, we are
making a conscious effort to reduce energy
and dispose of waste in a proper manner
throughout our operations. Throughout our
various facilities, we encourage staff to
conserve energy and to maximise resources
through the employment of more efficient
methods. In line with these objectives, we
have reduced the use of plastic bags at our
hospitals and have encouraged staff to recycle
regularly. Additionally, printing materials have
been reduced in our endeavour reduce paper
usage. Furthermore, in line with our strict
policies on waste management and Safety,
Health, Environment (SHE), we have arranged
for the disposal of all sharp or hazardous
waste to be handled by contracted and
qualified vendors.
Green Developments
As part of our green initiatives, we are
constantly identifying and implementing new
ways to incorporate more environmental-
friendly practices into our operations. Through
the implementation of green initiatives in the
structural systems of our hospitals, we are
able to derive an increased level of productivity
from a smaller amount of resources.
One such example of our green endeavours
is the constant technology upgrades that we
undertake. Of significance is our utilisation
of the Picture Archiving and Communication
System (PACS), Digital Imaging Systems
and Computed Radiography Systems,
which eliminate the use of imaging films
and chemicals for processing the films. Our
newly upgraded and fully integrated systems
not only allow for the reduction of paper and
film, but are also proving to be timesaving
assets as hospital staff are able to access
information with just a touch of the button.
Our investment in facilities that will reduce
the use of chemicals and other harmful
substances as well as our development
of green buildings too, underscore our
commitment tosafeguarding theenvironment.
One such development is the setting up of
the Centralised Sterilisation Service Centre
(CSSC) in Rawang, Selangor, which sterilises
medical instruments using wet steam, thus
reducing the use of chemicals.
Additionally, KPJ’s use of green building
technology will reach a milestone with
the development of the extension for the
KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital. The new
extension, which in addition to saving
energy, will also enable waste reduction by
processing excess food into fertilisers.
As part of our commitment to creating
a sustainable future for the coming
generations, we will continue to invest in new
ecological technologies and encourage our
suppliers and business partners to join us in
our environmental endeavours.
MOVING FORWARD
Every year, staff members of the Group touch
millions of lives across the nation while our
many CR efforts deliver a meaningful and
sustainable impact in many areas. Our
commitment to good CR practices is led
by senior management and extends to all
divisions within the KPJ Group, as well as a
supply chain of thousands of suppliers and
business partners who share KPJ’s vision
to operate in a responsible and sustainable
manner.
Moving forward, KPJ remains committed to
embedding good CR practices in the areas
of the Community, Marketplace, Workplace
and Environment to ensuring a good
balance between our economic goals and
our socially responsible and environmental
friendly endeavours. All these efforts will
undoubtedly go a long way in strengthening
our commitment to “Care for Life” in a holistic
manner.
Annual Report
2012
KPJ Healthcare Berhad
The annual Gotong-Royong Anti Dengue for flood victims brings together members of the community
wherever KPJ hospitals are located.