KUCHING: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd is developing an Anti-Bribery Management Systems (ABMS) which is scheduled to be certified by early 2024.
Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Datuk Hussain said the initiative is in line with SEDC’s strong stance on integrity and good corporate governance.
Abdul Aziz, who is also the chairman of Sarawak Metro, highlighted the company’s commitment to carry out the effort because “integrity is crucial in fostering the collective growth and prosperity of the company”.
“After SEDC obtained the ABMS certification, we continued to improve governance at our subsidiary companies by rolling out anti-corruption initiatives such as Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA).
“In addition, SEDC also introduced a new integrity award in line with the aspirations of the federal and state governments to enhance and enable good corporate governance at all levels of administration.
“Therefore, award recognition will be granted to entities that show commendable performance in audits,” he said when officiating at the SEDC Integrity Day 2023 at Riverside Majestic Hotel here today.
Meanwhile, he revealed that SEDC has been shortlisted as the top five agencies for the Integrity, Governance and Anticorruption (AIGA) 2023 Awards at the National level.
He hoped that the staff involved would always prioritise commitment to integrity when carrying out the tasks.
“It shows our collective efforts to ensure that our governance and compliance are at the highest level,” he added.
On the SEDC Integrity Day 2023, he said his team had organised the Integrity, Quality and Innovation Month (IQIM) spanning from October to December 2023.
Activities during IQIM included integrity talks, an e-poster competition, integrity walkabout, innovation and quality convention (iqc), productivity talks and SEDC Open Day.
Also present were Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya and SEDC general manager Datuk Abdul Hadi Abdul Kadir.
