The Asset ESG Awards 2021

Welcome to The Asset ESG Corporate Awards Submission.

The Asset ESG Corporate Awards offers a rigorous benchmarking service for listed companies with regard to corporate sustainability. The criteria used to assess the companies include a range of metrics of financial performance, which are also a proxy for gauging management acumen. Companies are also evaluated according to the quality of their governance, social responsibility, environmental responsibility and investor relations.

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Only completed submissions will be considered.  The deadline for submissions is on September 3, 2021

 

Company Information

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* Please complete all parts below

Awards

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* Which award(s) do you wish to be considered for?

All submissions will be considered under the Asset Benchmark Award for Excellence in Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance.

The Asset ESG Corporate Initiative Awards

The Asset ESG Corporate Leadership Awards

Environmental Responsibility - Environmental Management

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Please rank the climate-related risks to your business, with the most severe risk on the top

Choices Ranking
  • Severe weather risks (flooding, typhoons etc)
  • Regulatory risks. Additional costs/challenges of meeting new statutory targets to combat climate change
  • Transition risk. Costs and technologies related to moving towards low-carbon operations
  • Reputational risk due to societal perception of industry and/or failure to meet stated targets
  • Costs and challenges of treatment of hazardous waste, solid waste and water
  • Risks of stranded assets
  • Climate-change related pandemics and health events
  • Other, please specify

Other, please specify

Please outline the climate-related opportunities you have identified for your company.

Does your company verify that all parties in your supply chain adhere to internally acceptable environmental standards?

If no, please explain when your company will start verifying that standards align along your supply chain.

How often do executive officers meet to evaluate the progress made by the company in environmental protection?

Please cite any third-party certification (e.g. ISO 14000 Environmental Management Certification) verification or training on environmental protection or energy efficiency achieved over the last 3 years.

Environmental Responsibility - Waste management

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Does your company have a waste management programme?

Please complete the waste intensity table below

Non-hazardous waste intensity (Annual non-hazardous waste produced in tonnes / headcount)Non-hazardous waste intensity (Annual non-hazardous waste produced in tonnes / revenue)Hazardous waste intensity (Annual hazardous waste produced in tonnes / headcount)Hazardous waste intensity (Annual hazardous waste produced in tonnes / revenue)
Amount 12 months ago
Latest amount

Environmental Responsibility - Water management

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Does your company measure water consumption?

Please complete the water usage intensity table below

Water usage intensity (Annual water consumed in cubic metres / headcount)Water usage intensity (Annual water consumed in cubic metres / revenue)Water usage intensity (Annual water consumed in cubic metres / facility)
Amount 12 months ago
Latest amount

Environmental Responsibility - Energy Efficiency

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Does your company measure energy efficiency?

Please cite the most significant improvement in energy efficiency.

When will your company start measuring energy efficiency?

Please complete the energy consumption intensity table below

Total annual energy consumption (kWh)Energy consumption intensity (Annual energy consumption in kWh/ revenue)Energy consumption intensity (Annual energy consumption in kWh / headcount)Energy consumption intensity (Annual energy consumption in kWh / facility)
Amount 12 months ago
Latest amount

Does your company own any buildings?

Please specify the green building certification rating your company obtained, if any.

LEED

BEAM PLUS

WELL

Other green building certification:

Environmental Responsibility - Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission

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Does your company measure GHG emissions?

How do you calculate the level of GHG emission and carbon footprint of your company?

Source of emissionCalculation standardsAmount 12 months ago (tonnes)Latest amount (tonnes)Which organization conducts the third-party verification
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3

When will your company start disclosing GHG emission data?

Stakeholder Protection - Social Responsibility Policy

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Please rate the importance your company attaches to the following areas of corporate social responsibility:

(on a scale of 1-6, 6 being the most important)
Scale
1) Community investment (including charity)
2) Employee welfare (including protection for disabilities and long-term health issues)
3) Ethical business practices, including product safety, contract negotiation, fair trade
4) Family friendliness
5) Gender equality issues
6) Racial equality issues
7) Safe working environment amid public health emergency
8) Supply chain sustainability issues
Others

Others, please specify below:

What are the key components of your company's engagement with and contribution to broader society?

Stakeholder Protection - Employment and Labour Practice

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What measures has your company put in place to prevent the whistleblower policy from being compromised?

What is the percentage of net earnings allocated to professional training and further education of employees?

%

What is the percentage of women in the following positions?

Percentage (%)
Entry level (e.g.: associates, analysts, clerks, junior level professionals, etc)
Middle management (e.g.: departmental managers, team leaders, etc)
Top management (e.g.: all C-suite managers, directors, regional heads, etc)

What is the gender pay gap, in percent, within the organization in the following positions?

(average male salary-average female salary) / average female salary
Percentage (%)
Entry level (e.g.: associates, analysts, clerks, junior level professionals, etc)
Middle management (e.g.: departmental managers, team leaders, etc)
Top management (e.g.: all C-suite managers, directors, regional heads, etc)

Company staff turnover rate in the following levels over the past 12 months?

Percentage (%)
MaleFemale
Entry level (e.g.: associates, analysts, clerks, junior level professionals, etc)
Middle management (e.g.: departmental managers, team leaders, etc)
Top management (e.g.: all C-suite managers, directors, regional heads, etc)

Does your company have a policy of supporting employee parental leave and child care?

What is the percentage of total expenses allocated to the company’s child care support?

%

Please state the number of days maternity leave and paternity leave respectively

Day(s)
Maternity leave:
Paternity leave:
Is flexible working hours or work from home arrangement available for your employees
Does your company provide paid child care or on-site child care?
Do your company’s office(s)/site(s) have a nursing/breastfeeding room?
Does your company provide a return-to-work programme for employees?

Stakeholder Protection - Supply Chain Management

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Do you have a supplier code of conduct?

If yes, please attach the supplier code of conduct

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How often do you review and revise the supplier code of conduct?
How often do you conduct an assessment on each supplier’s compliance to the code of conduct and ESG principles?
Percentage (%)
What is the percentage of suppliers reviewed in the context of sustainability in the stated period?
What is the percentage of suppliers that comply with your supplier code of conduct in the stated period?

Based on the assessment results, in which areas do your suppliers have to improve?

Which of the following corrective measure(s) have you carried out as a result of non-compliance over the past 12 months?

Is the social responsibility policy in your supply chain subject to verification?

Please cite third-party verification (i.e. SA 8000 Social Accountability Certification), training or certification on social responsibility during the last 3 years, if any.

Stakeholder Protection - Health and Safety

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What is the number of work-related injuries or health issues over last 12 months?

What is the percentage of employees reported to have work-related injuries over last 12 months?

%

Please state the percentage of employees taking a consecutive 5-day paid leave over last 12 months.

%

What is the average overtime hours per member of staff in the last 12 months?

hour(s)

Stakeholder Protection - Business Best Practice

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What is the number of legal proceedings related to a violation of trade ordinance or equivalent over the past three year?

What is the company’s expenses related to the legal proceedings mentioned?

What is the percentage of net earnings allocated to the legal proceedings mentioned?

%

Stakeholder Protection - Sustainability financing framework

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Do you have a sustainability financing framework?

If yes, please attach the sustainability financing framework and the second party opinion.

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Corporate Governance - Board of Directors

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Is the CEO also the chairperson of the company?

Is your chairperson a previous CEO of the company?

* How many directors sit on the board?

Director 1

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (1)

Please state the role of Director (1) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (1) a past employee?
Is Director (1) a current employee?
Is Director (1) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (1) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (1) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (1) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 2

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (2)

Please state the role of Director (2) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (2) a past employee?
Is Director (2) a current employee?
Is Director (2) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (2) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (2) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (2) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 3

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (3)

Please state the role of Director (3) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (3) a past employee?
Is Director (3) a current employee?
Is Director (3) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (3) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (3) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (3) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 4

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (4)

Please state the role of Director (4) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (4) a past employee?
Is Director (4) a current employee?
Is Director (4) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (4) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (4) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (4) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 5

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (5)

Please state the role of Director (5) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (5) a past employee?
Is Director (5) a current employee?
Is Director (5) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (5) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (5) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (5) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 6

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (6)

Please state the role of Director (6) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (6) a past employee?
Is Director (6) a current employee?
Is Director (6) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (6) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (6) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (6) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 7

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (7)

Please state the role of Director (7) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (7) a past employee?
Is Director (7) a current employee?
Is Director (7) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (7) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (7) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (7) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 8

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (8)

Please state the role of Director (8) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (8) a past employee?
Is Director (8) a current employee?
Is Director (8) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (8) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (8) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (8) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 9

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (9)

Please state the role of Director (9) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (9) a past employee?
Is Director (9) a current employee?
Is Director (9) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (9) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (9) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (9) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 10

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (10)

Please state the role of Director (10) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (10) a past employee?
Is Director (10) a current employee?
Is Director (10) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (10) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (10) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (10) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 11

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (11)

Please state the role of Director (11) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (11) a past employee?
Is Director (11) a current employee?
Is Director (11) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (11) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (11) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (11) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 12

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (12)

Please state the role of Director (12) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (12) a past employee?
Is Director (12) a current employee?
Is Director (12) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (12) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (12) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (12) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 13

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (13)

Please state the role of Director (13) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (13) a past employee?
Is Director (13) a current employee?
Is Director (13) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (13) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (13) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (13) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 14

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (14)

Please state the role of Director (14) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (14) a past employee?
Is Director (14) a current employee?
Is Director (14) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (14) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (14) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (14) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 15

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (15)

Please state the role of Director (15) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (15) a past employee?
Is Director (15) a current employee?
Is Director (15) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (15) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (15) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (15) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 16

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (16)

Please state the role of Director (16) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (16) a past employee?
Is Director (16) a current employee?
Is Director (16) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (16) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (16) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (16) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 17

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (17)

Please state the role of Director (17) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (17) a past employee?
Is Director (17) a current employee?
Is Director (17) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (17) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (17) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (17) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 18

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (18)

Please state the role of Director (18) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (18) a past employee?
Is Director (18) a current employee?
Is Director (18) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (18) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (18) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (18) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 19

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (19)

Please state the role of Director (19) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (19) a past employee?
Is Director (19) a current employee?
Is Director (19) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (19) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (19) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (19) - Please specify other participated committee below

Director 20

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Director details

Age rangeGenderProfessional backgroundTenure (years)Compensation schemes% of shares
Director (20)

Please state the role of Director (20) on the board.

Your choice
Is Director (20) a past employee?
Is Director (20) a current employee?
Is Director (20) a family member of a person who is or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of the corporation?
Is Director (20) an INED under the local stock exchange standard?

Please specify the role of Director (20) in the following committee.

Role
Audit
Remuneration
Risk management
Nomination
Others, please specify below

Director (20) - Please specify other participated committee below

Corporate Governance - Board of Directors (continued)

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Do you appoint an independent third party to evaluate the board’s independence and effectiveness?

Please state the independent third party which conducts the board evaluation.

How often does a third party perform the evaluation?

Please provide the evaluation result.

Corporate Governance - Audit

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How many times did the audit committee member meet with the following parties?
Internal audit department
Top management of the company
External auditor

Has your company been free from fines, reprimands or other censure in the last 12 months?

If no (your company is not free from fines), please explain

What is the term/tenure limit of your external auditing firm?

Does your company have a policy that restricts the non-audit services provided by your external auditor?

What percentage of last year’s audit fee did the external auditors earn for the provision of non-audit services (tax advice, valuation services, due diligence etc)

How long after the end of your financial year did you publish your annual financial report?

Corporate Governance - Remuneration Committee

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Does the remuneration committee have the responsibility for determining the remuneration of all executive directors, including the chairman?

Please rate the following consideration(s) when determining independent non-executive director remuneration? (On a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the most important.)

Scale
Relevant experience benchmarked against comparable companies in the market
Continuing education/training
Complexity of role and contribution to the company eg chairman position of a committee
Partially/wholly linked to corporate and individual performance
The correlation between the compensation levels and future risk exposure
The remuneration is capped at <1% of the profit less accumulated loss

Do you have a share option scheme for executive directors?

Does the remuneration committee oversee the administration of the share option schemes?

What specific key performance indicators (financial and non-financial targets) do you incorporate into your incentive-based remuneration for senior management executives? Please rate the importance of the following items. (On a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the most important.)

Scale
a. Comparable compensation within the industry
b. Customer satisfaction results
c. Financial metrics (net profit, EBIT, total shareholder return)
d. Market share in certain strategic market positions
e. Sustainability targets and metrics (GHG emissions, safety targets)
f. Others

Others, please specify below

What percentage of the CEO's pay is linked to the company's stated key performance indicators?

Corporate Governance - Risk Management Committee

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Please rank the following top-of-mind areas for risk management. (On a scale of 1-6, with 6 being the most important.)

Scale
1) Business continuity
2) Cyber security
3) Environmental and sustainability
4) Financial strategy execution
5) Fraud control
6) Maintaining market competitiveness
7) Management override
8) Regulatory requirements
9) Reputation and brand
10) Supply chain dependency (e.g., suppliers and customers)
11) Others

Others, please specify below

How often did board members and senior management review the company’s risk management and compliance framework?

How often did board members and senior management receive risk management training over the last year?

How often do senior management executives report to the risk management committee?

How often does the company appoint an independent third party to evaluate the risk management system’s effectiveness?

On average, how many hours of cybersecurity training did each employee receive last year?

How often does the company perform a cyber drill?

If none of the above, how often do you review the IT infrastructure model to ensure it is kept up-to-date?

Is your information security management system certified by international standards?

If yes, please specify the international standard:

Has your company been a victim of a cyber attack in the past year?

How did your company resolve the cyber attack issues?

How much, as a percentage of the total IT expense, has your company spent on cyber security?

%

Do you have a dedicated person/team in charge of cyber security?

What cyber security qualifications do they have?

Do you require your users to change their password, for their e mail and other internal systems?

How often do the user change their password?

If no, please explain

How is the reminder sent to the users?

Corporate Governance - Nomination Committee

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How was the most recently appointed independent non-executive director chosen? Please explain the process.

Corporate Governance - Shareholders Rights

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How often do you pay dividends?

What percentage of your after-tax profit was paid out as dividends in 2020?

%

How many days in advance will shareholders receive the agenda and relevant documents for the AGM?

Days

Do all shares have equal voting rights?

Investor Relations

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How many sellside analysts covering your company?

Please list the names and firms of the sellside analysts covering your company

Name of the analystCompanyPhoneEmail
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7
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10
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Investor Relations

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Have you excluded/reduced access of any sellside analysts who issued a sell call or negative report?

How many new institutional investors invested into the company in over the past 12 months?

How many investors meetings/virtual conference/onsite visit did your company hold over the past 12 months?

How many of these meetings included a substantial communication with investors on the company’s ESG performance?

What is the company’s targeted proportion of ESG compliant investors or impact investors?

%

What is the current proportion of ESG compliant investors or impact investors?

%

Is your company considering to obtain an ESG rating from rating agencies or index providers?

If yes, please name the ESG rating body

Which ESG ratings agency do you consider to be the best (i.e. excellence, robustness and accuracy of evaluation)?

Do you commission independent third-party surveys of investor opinion towards your company

If yes, please state the third party which conduct the survey or assessment

BuySellHold

In the first half of 2021 how many buy, sell and hold calls were issued?

Digital Communications and Social Media

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Which social media channels are more effective for your company?

(Please rank them according to their effectiveness on a scale of 1-6, with 6 being the most effective.)
Scale
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Line
Twitter
Weibo
WeChat
Whatsapp
Signal
Telegram
Youtube
Live streaming platform(s)
Others

Please specify the live streaming platform(s):

Please specify other social media channels:

How often do you update the above-mentioned channel(s)?
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Line
Twitter
Weibo
WeChat
Whatsapp
Signal
Telegram
Youtube
Live streaming platform
Other

Investor References

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Please give the names and contact details of three investors who could be interviewed to comment on your company.
(Please do not give names of sellside analysts and members of your board of directors)

NameCompanyE-mailPhone
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The Asset Corporate Initiatives awards

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Submissions for the Asset Corporate Initiatives awards

  • The Asset Best Initiative in Techonological Innovation
  • The Asset Best Initiative in Social Responsibility
  • The Asset Best Initiative in Environmental Responsibility
  • The Asset Best Initiative in Diversity and Inclusion

should address the following:

1) Nature and origination process

  • What is the initiative? Has it launched or is it still in a planning stage?
  • Please give to an indication of the scale of the initiative relative to the company’s overall turnover.
  • What is the beginning purpose commitment for launching the initiative?
  • How was this idea generated? Which department(s) are/is responsible or involved in the process?
  • Do the initiatives address issues related to Covid-19?
  • Which element of the initiative is original?
  • How is the initiative unique or novel compared to other innovation initiatives in the industry?
  • How is the initiative adding value to the company and society?

2) Effectiveness and implementation process

  • What is the current opportunity the initiative seeks to address?
  • Who is/are the target beneficiary/ies?
  • How was the initiative implemented? Which department(s) are/is responsible or involved in the process?
  • What is/are the outcome(s) of the initiative?
  • How do you measure the effectiveness of the initiative(s) launched?
  • What proportion of GHG emissions has been reduced? (For environmental responsibility award only)
  • Could you provide testimony from the company’s staff who implement the initiative?
  • Could you provide beneficiaries’ feedback on the effectiveness and positive impact of the initiative?
  • How is the initiative(s) scientifically aligned with the net zero target of the company? (For environmental responsibility award only)

3) Commitment and efficiency

  • What resources were applied or used to launch the initiative?
  • What is the financial cost of the resources required to launch the initiatives?
  • How do you make sure the proceeds are used for the beneficiary? (For diversity and inclusion award only)
  • How do you measure the efficiency of the initiative(s) launched?
  • How do you ensure the initiative is sustainable in the coming years?

4) Management of externalities

  • Who are the possible negatively affected stakeholders?
  • How do you compensate the negatively affected stakeholders?
  • How do you measure the efficiency of the initiative(s) launched?
  • Could you provide feedback from some negatively affected stakeholders on the impact of the initiatives?

The Asset Best CEO Award & Best Investor Relations Team Award

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The Asset Best CEO Award

The Asset Best CEO Award acknowledges the leadership qualities of a chief executive officer.

Eligibility

Any CEO or president is eligible for the award. He or she should have served as CEO or president of the company for at least two years.

Methodology

The Best CEO Award will reward a range of skills and attributes, including inspirational leadership, strategic thinking, team and relationship building, effective communication and change management. This year, CEOs are required to submit materials outlining their achievements and share his/her vision and passion via a phone and/or face-to-face interview.

 

The Asset Best Investor Relations Team Award

To acknowledge the importance of providing an efficient interface between a company and its investors and analysts, The Asset recognizes the best IR team.

Eligibility

The IR team of any listed company in Asia is eligible.

Methodology

In addition to applicants’ submission survey results, materials submitted by IR teams that outline their day-to-day activities and provide examples of successful troubleshooting and initiatives they have undertaken in newer arenas, such as social media and web-delivered services, will be considered.

Additional Information

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You may also upload any document in support of your application.

Kindly attach the aforementioned documents along with the survey.

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Processing Fee

 

As explained in the Rule Book there is a processing fee of US$3,888 per company submission, irrespective of the number of awards being applied. This fee covers the costs for administration, research and includes a one year subscription to The Asset. (Payment of the fee does not guarantee an award).

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Processing Fee

 

As explained in the Rule Book there is a processing fee of US$3,888 per company submission, irrespective of the number of awards being applied. This fee covers the costs for administration, research and includes a one year subscription to The Asset. (Payment of the fee does not guarantee an award).

To make payment by credit card, please click here