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Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd wins Bronze at 6TH Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards
Singapore, 19 May 2021: Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd has won a Bronze in Asia’s Best Sustainability Report (SME) at the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA), the most prestigious international awards for corporate reporting.
Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd was also one of the finalist in Asia’s Best Supply Chain Reporting at the awards ceremony today.
“I would like to thank Ms. Teh Soo Tyng and her team as well as Eco Sentido Sdn Bhd for their hardwork and dedication in going the extra miles for the sustainability of our company despite the challenging environment,” Mr Teh Leong Sim, Managing Director of Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd said.
The winners were revealed in an exclusive event hosted virtually in Singapore due to the ongoing pandemic.
The awards ceremony began with the opening address by the Guests of Honour
H.E. Ms Kara Owen, the British High Commissioner to Singapore, and H.E. Mr Niclas Kvarnström, the Swedish Ambassador in Singapore. The awards ceremony also featured a string of rapid-fire sessions with ASRA judges.
“Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd’s report shows exceptional leadership in transparent reporting of its sustainability performance and reflects its readiness for a resilient future,” Rajesh Chhabara, managing director of CSRWorks International and the founder of ASRA, said.
An independent panel of judges reviewed 494 entries received from 17 countries across 19 award categories. After the preliminary evaluations, 102 companies from 14 countries made it to the finals. Intensely contested finals produced 39 winners grabbing 57 gold, silver and bronze medals and a Report of the Year award.
Broadcast live, the virtual awards ceremony was attended by more than 250 senior business leaders and sustainability practitioners from 20 countries. Attendees also included dignitaries from academia, embassies, trade associations and advocacy organisations.
ASRA follows a rigorous multi-tier evaluation process. An independent judging panel determines finalists and winners. Evaluation involves three rounds of assessment to select the very best in each award category. In addition to assessing the report quality, comprehensive due diligence considers companies’ reputation among their stakeholders as part of the judging process.
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Note to editors:
More comprehensive information on the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards is available at www.csrworks.com/asra
For more information, contact:
Teh Soo Tyng
Eco Sense Secretariat
Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards
Email: sootyng@netsgroup.com.my
About the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards
The Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) recognise and honour sustainability reporting leaders in Asia. The Awards celebrate best practices in sustainability reporting. The vision for ASRA is to become the most inspiring recognition for sustainability reporting excellence in Asia. An independent panel of distinguished judges evaluates the entries to select the winners.
ASRA aims to give organisations, large and small, the opportunity to showcase their sustainability efforts, thereby building trust among their stakeholders, adding value to their businesses and attracting responsible investors.
About CSRWorks
CSRWorks is Asia’s most prominent sustainability champion. Besides the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards, we also organise the annual Asia Sustainability Reporting Summit, a highly admired international conference. Our Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen programme honours the region’s most inspiring women leaders through an annual listing.
For more information, visit www.csrworks.com
Winning The Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award
CONGRATULATIONS TO NETS PRINTWORK SDN BHD for WINNING THE PRIME MINISTER’S HIBISCUS AWARD for the 5th time consecutively (2019/2020).
This NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENT PERFORMANCE is a Recognition for the Silver lining over the pandemic overcast in 2020.
We are proud that our Vision to embed and live by the sustainability principles has been recognized and resulted in this award. As we continue to do our part for the environment, we applaud the support from our employees who are the bedrock of our successful operations all the while. While in business, we are also sharing best practices with our stakeholders with forums and engagements, locally, regionally and internationally throughout the pandemic.
Once again thank you for the committee of PMHA for this acknowledgement of our commitment toward the Environment.
Eco Office Initiative Project (EOIP) Stakeholder Meeting & Achievement Certificate Presentation
Ms. Teh Soo Tyng (Programme Director of EOIP) presented the certificates to Mr. Kelson Kee (Junior Chamber International (JCI) Petaling Jaya), Mr. Ramakrishna Damodharan, Managing Director of Adipven (M) Sdn Bhd, and Mr. Lim Tik Hau, founder and principal designer of Haus Studio.
Eco Sense Talk
The Eco Sense Talk is part of a series of capacity building programme carrying different topics with the aim to nurture the Sense for sustainability among the stakeholders. This time we work with our strategic partner Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) to co-organise this talk.
Education Tour
A group photo with the visitors from Junior Youth Chamber (JCI) Petaling Jaya and JCI Hong Kong for their Junior Ambassador Program. We have received a total of 31 junior students and their senior from JCIPJ and JCI Hong Kong.
Student Visit from INTI International University & College
A group photo with the students and lecturers from INTI International University and College. We have received a visit of 39 students and 3 lecturers from INTI International University and College which including 8 students and 1 lecturer from Sheffield Hallam University, an INTI Collaborating University.
Celebrate Life & Earth Event at Eco World
In conjunction with Earth Day Celebration in Eco World Development Group Berhad, we were invited to showcase and sell our eco products at the event. This event was conducted to spread the green awareness within the company.
Eco Sense Workshop 2.0
For the first time in Malaysia, Eco Design and Innovation Centre (by Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd) have successfully bring the Eco Sense Workshop 2.0 on 5-6 March 2019 at Timespace, Seri Kembangan, conducted by Mr Yuttana Anothaisintawee. During this workshop, the participants were exposed to upcycling design, learned how to differentiate the value of the waste, how to market their innovation from the waste material and how to turn the waste into a profitable business.
Student Visit from Sunway University
A group photo with students and lecturers from Sunway University.
Eco Sense Talk 2018
Souvenir presentation to both speakers Mr Zachary Haris Ong and Associate Professor Siu King Chung.
Press Release
Press release published on 19/7/2018 at Sin Chew Daily
Interview of Associate Professor Siu King Chung
Interview of Associate Professor Siu King Chung about upcycling matters on 17/7/2018 at China Press.
Swap-Up Day 2018
Mr Zaki Suratman from Life Line Clothing Malaysia Sdn Bhd was presenting a talk entitled ‘Second Life’ to the staff of Nets Group during the Swap-Up Day.
Premium Kerbau Emas Mechandise Available Now!
At Nets MyTalents, we are more than proud to announce our collaboration with Karyaneka, one of the local leading promoter of Malaysian arts and handicrafts. Please find a range of our extensive and premium in-house brand of Kerbau Emas merchandise at the following retail store:
Retail Store: Karyaneka
Address: KL Craft Complex, Section 63, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.
Kerbau Emas Merchandise: Drinkware, Clothes, Home & Living, Bags and etcs.
Stay tuned with us for more updates.
Student Visit From Sekolah Menengah Analisis Kimia Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
A group photo with students and teachers from Sekolah Menengah Analisis Kimia Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Souvenir to the students sponsored by Nets MyTalents, the in-house brand for Kerbau Emas.
Eco Sense Talk – Design From Ordinary To Sustainability
The Eco Design & Innovation Centre is organising the Eco Sense Talk themed ‘Design from Ordinary to Sustainable’. The speakers will share the creative usage and development of design for sustainability benefits. The medium use for this workshop will be in English. The registration fee is RM 20 for students, RM 50 for non students (early bird registration before 13 July 2018).
Event Date: 24 July 2018.
The details of this event can be found at
http://ecodesigncourse.wixsite.com/ecosense.
Environmental Award Winning
Ms Teh Soo Tyng, our Sustainability Strategy & Programme Director receiving the winning awards during Fuji Xerox 2017 PIXI Awards Ceremony on 7th June 2018 that was held at Fuji Xerox PJ Showroom. This is the first time we are participating in this competition and have won first place in Environmental Category after submitting our Sustainability Report 2014. This annual competition was held as a recognition for the innovation and excellence in digital printing work from users of Fuji Xerox solutions across the region.
Southern College University Visit
A group photo with students and lecturers from Southern College University.
Students and lecturers were briefed with Safety Briefing and Environment Policy, Visitor Safety, Health and Environmental Guidelines upon arrival.
Students were briefed by staff about the process flow in CtP production.
Students were excited to learn about the process of printing by using offset printing machine.
Students were exposed to cutter machine and the importance of recycling materials.
Students were briefed with the usage of digital printing machine.
Award Winning
Nets Printwork Sdn Bhd had once again won the SME Award at the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award (PMHA) 2016/2017. This time, we had also bagged another two awards i.e. Selangor State Award as well as the Exceptional Achievement Award. The awards were presented by Datuk Nik Azman, director-general of the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department to Ms. Teh, Sustainability Director who represented the company to receive the awards on 23 March 2018 at Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Long Service Award
We celebrated 20th Anniversary (1997-2017) during the CNY celebration and presented the Long Service Award to employees who has contributed for more than 10 years. From the right, Mr. Tony Teh, Mr. Teh Beng Khoon, Mr. Teh Leong Sim, Ms. Siu Teng, Ms. Agnes Chang, Ms. Ng and Mr. Kyaw.
Eco Design 2017 Conference
Ms. Teh Soo Tyng presented the paper entitled: “From Stakeholder participation to Stakeholder Engagement, Emotion leads to Action through Eco Art Festival (EAF)” at Eco Design 2017 Conference on 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 at Tayih Landis Hotel Tainan, Taiwan.
Installation of Solar Panel
We had installed solar panel at the roof top of our building No. 52 on 14 August 2017.
Students’ Visit
Students from INTI College visited us.
Students’ Visit
We had 40 students from Sekolah Menengah Analysis Kimia, Padang Indonesia.
Students’ Visit
We received visit from Mass Communication students from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.
Myanmar New Year Celebration
We celebrated the Myanmar New Year on 15 April 2017 (Saturday) with our Myanmar workers. This is the second year that we hosted the Thingyan celebration to show our appreciation for their contribution as part of the NetsEco family.
ACCA MaSRA Award 2016
We had once again won the ACCA Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Award 2016 – Best Sustainability Reporting in SMEs on 10 January 2017 (Tuesday).
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