RAUB, PAHANG, 23 September 2022 – With a commitment to be a responsible business entity, Gas Malaysia Berhad (“Gas Malaysia”), a member of MMC Group, has recently launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme with Gibbon Conservation Society (“GCS”) and Orang Asli community in Raub, Pahang.
GCS is a Malaysian Non-Government Organisation formed in 2020 and was formerly known as the Gibbon Protection Society Malaysia. GCS’s main objective is to safe the traumatised gibbons from the illegal pet trade and undertake rehabilitation activities. At present, the Gibbon Conservation Society is rehabilitating about ten (10) gibbons at the rehabilitation facility.
Gas Malaysia donated two (2) pick-up trucks to the Gibbon Conservation Society (GCS) during the handover ceremony led by the Group Chief Executive Officer, En. Ahmad Hashimi Abdul Manap and witnessed by ADUN Batu Talam, YB Dato’ Abdul Aziz bin Hj Mat Kiram and District Officer, YH Dato’ Mohammad Shahid Bin Ismail. The pick-up trucks will be used primarily to purchase food for the sheltered gibbons, transport rescued gibbons as well as building and maintenance equipment.
In addition to donating the pick-up trucks, about 40 employees from Gas Malaysia volunteered in planting a variety of fruit trees at the rehabilitation facility and participated in the river cleaning activity. Apart from that, Gas Malaysia has also contributed household groceries to about 20 orang asli families living in close proximity to the rehabilitation facility.
Commenting on the CSR initiative, Group Chief Executive Officer of Gas Malaysia Berhad, En. Ahmad Hashimi Abdul Manap said, “We subscribe to the view that our corporate ambitions and CSR efforts are interdependent for our business to remain sustainable for the long-term. Our interactions with the social system with a particular focus on reaching out the surrounding communities aligned with our CSR pillars, namely, education, environment, community and sports.”
“As we celebrate our 30th anniversary this year, it is only fitting that we celebrate this milestone by engaging in environmental conservation efforts and uplifting the communities around us. As for our employees, this CSR activity has provided Gas Malaysia with a great opportunity to engage with employees from different working levels to unite and work collectively towards a meaningful objective.”
Despite the uphill task to rehabilitate and safe the declining gibbons’ population, En. Ahmad Hashimi remained hopeful, “As long as there are attempts to support noble efforts undertaken by NGOs such as Gibbon Conservation Society in saving the endangered species, then there is hope. We are also pleased to mobilise our employees to provide a helping hand in river cleaning activities as well as fruit tree planting which will be beneficial to the wildlife living nearby. We remain encouraged that with Gas Malaysia’s modest yet meaningful contribution, it will help ease the burden of the rehabilitators,“ he concluded.
